Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-04
MARINE CRIDOERS
GUESTS OF HONOR
AT BANQUET HERE
Chicken, Ursella, NOHak, Gunderson
and Bueland Feast With hide
pendent Players.
DIR. MUELLER POSTMASTER
unneapolis Stars Grab Early Train
for HOme-(abaret Entertain
ment Is Furnished.
BY HECk.

Chicken, Urseila, Noyak, Gunderson /
and Bueland, stars Of the Minneapolis
Marines football team, whose brilliant
work Sunday enabled the Rock Island
Independents 10 put over n decisive
victory in the third game Of the season
with the Davenport Athletic club, were
guests Of honor at an informal dinner
last evening at the Rock Island ciub,
made possible through the generosity
OF q group OF local football fans.
Some forty fans and players gath
cred round the festive board. Dinner
was served at CHS followed by IN
formal talks and cabaret entertain
ment, Or. c. W Mueller playing the
role Of POSTMASTER. The happy gath
ering broke up at o'clock when the
Minneapolis stars were rushed 70 the
station In taxicabs In time to grab
RATHER for the Minnesota city. me
local fans, whose generosity made the
dinner a possibility included Or. c. W,
Mueller. jim Normoyle, Lou Meumann'
Bill Quinlan, Tom Haege Hugo Mosen-
fielder, Moeh Finkelstein, Jack llghe
and J. A. Cahail.
After thanking the local fans for the
consideration and support afforded hin
and his four teammates, Chicken
stated that he was glad he was able tt
help the Independents, the toughes
team the Marines ever played, TO
victory over their bitterest rivals, th'
Davenport eleven. When preached OF
the subject Of playing in Rock lslant
next season. Chicken stated that III
and his teammates were strongly con
sidering the proposition. He added
however, that inasmuch that all wer
subject 10 the army draft, they hat
made no decision as yet. They are al
strong for Rock Island however an
there is hardly a doubt but that al
i've Minneapolis stars viii don indie
pendent uniforms next season if the
are not in the service by that time.
The calibre Of The entertainment fur
nished at the dinner was three of tn
leading acts from the Illinois theatre
Al wild. a yodler of note pleased wit
Ills speciality and popular songs. Ger
trude Dudley & Co., entertained wit
songs and chatter, and the Minstrel
De Lux. q company of seven people
wound up the Offering in fitting style
tno Bradley. manager of the Illinois
also responded with jokes and songs.
trio composed of Louis Kolls. JAG
Pardon and Frank Blair rendered tn
latest songs in perfect harmony.
Tho gathering held last night wa
not the annual meeting and banquet c
the Independents Manager Waite
Flanagan stated last night that Oh
time for the annual affair had NJ
been set as yet but that a date woul
be selected in The near future.
May Play Sunday.
Rumors we're going the rounds L
day that the Davenport game did n,
wind up the 1917 season and tn;
Flanagan was dickering with a gan
with Hammond for next Sunday Han
mond disposed Of the strong Wabas
A. A. In rather easy style last SUI
day, Barrett and Driscoll starrin
Manager Flanagan would neither afr
nor deny the rumor. but intimated tn
he would make a statement tomorro
on the matter Of another game. TT
Hammond eleven would prove b
drawing card here It is practical
certain that the Minneapolis sta
would again play next Sunday, shou
game be arranged with the HaI
mond club.