Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-16
lSLANDERSSHOW
COOLIES or pep IN
STIFF WORKOUTS
roach Lift Directs Team In serim'
mage Practice IN Full Grid
Uniform.
THAT OLDTmE SPIRIT Is BACH
Men Are Bounding Into Good sondi'
Zion Marines VIII Not BE
Found Wanting.
LEY COON SMITHl.

lBa NNVE WI " To
Get out and Rough NJ we're tne
words Coach Dick Lift issued TO mem
hers of the Rock Island Independents
football players last night sixteen
plavers M mll uniform graced Doug
las park under the glazing glo" oil
the huge arc lights Ia the most siren
nous scrimmage practice staged rs
The locals this season
Every member W8s fun OF pep aud
ginger that has been lacking for lhe
last few weeks f0. the remainder
of the year there VIII BE no more
white collar" workouts. Eaen pfdg-
tice viii be I'm full uniform aud ioi-
lowing the workout the trainers
Tommy Mathews and Bert Benson.
will give the needed finishing touches.
The local trainers will place The team
ia the best possible condition Tor lnt
rruelling contest on sunday WIN tue
Minneapolis Marines
Football of the same hiFh order lhd'
prevailed two weeks ago when The
Minneapolis Marines appeared here
will be- i'm vogue Sunday afternoon on
Douglas park gridiron when the north
west champs win return 10 TINS e'I'
and play the locals second game
for the tide A crowd even largti
than the one ont TO see the teams IT
action during the first tile lis expected
for the Independents measure mp ii
every respect to the high standard o
the Minneapolis grid aggregation
The same uncertainty that accom-
uapied the clash two weeks ago WI
be the order of the day. for the Ma
rines will find the Islanders just a
Tough Oppositi0u as two weeks age
The Independents will have the hes
lineup that has represented it on lib
eridiron this year Several new face
viii appear In the lineup. Manage
Walter Flanagan admitted that at leas
two new men would appear in the Il
Gals battle array ON Sunday I'm
Marines will start the game with th
same lineup that they sent again'
the Independents Two weeks ago, eS
cept that Sandy probably will replac
Noyak at halfback
Marines Expect TuSsIe.
Manager Dunno of the Gophers
coming to this city tomorrow nigt
with the expectations of one OF ih
most gruelling battles his team ha
ever played The Marines manage
stated that a defeat handed them b
the Independents would mean the fri
beating they received in five year
The Gophers have gone through fin
consecutive years without detea
and each year coping the northWe
championship which is one OF Il
greatest records ever attained by a
Independent football squad.
Eyes, Chicken and Ursella will pls
Sunday. il th@'e is any possible chan'
for them" said Manager Dunno. wv
need our whole team OF regulars
win over the islanders and we al
doing everything in our power
place the injured in the best OF cor
dition. No doubt we struck the har
est snag in years when we battle
the Independents. but We are eXpec
ing a victory on sunday. although
great battle is being looked forwal
20.
Who Made Statement!
After Manager Walter Flamg;
made a statement that he would n
play the Athletics out of the tri-citi
then President j. Reed Lane of q
D. A. G.. comes back and said tn
he was not in favor Of the game els
where 1t is supposed 70 have be-
in the Athletic camp that if thi
game be arranged between the u
eleyens it ought to be played in Peoi
as a crowd of 10000 people won
probably witness the encounter.
The Independent leader stated
day that he does not think that
third contest will be arranged wi
the Davenport team Two games
enough with the Iowans and in ca
we cop Sunday there is no dispute
to which is the better eleven.