Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-12


tax reached $31525,
Purely er-contidence and the lack
Of practice was the reason for the In
dependents defeat yesterday. Rock
Island was also in a crippled condition,
Davenport and Kolls being unable to
don football togs.
/ Davenport presented the expected
yesterday II was strengthened with
several stars, who made their first
appearance in this city. Donavan at
quarterback and Williams at half were
the star ground gamers of the Iowaus
/ Donovan executed two pretty drop
F, kicks. which won the game for his
team.
Coach Lift has ordered a stiff scrim-
mage practice to be held tomorrow
night in preparation for the big bat
tie of the season next Sunday with the
Marines. During the last week, Rock
Island held only one practice In prep
aration for the Davenport game.
, Rock Island was underdog in yester-
! days game and had everything tc
lose, while the Davenport eleven had
: everything to win and therefore went
! into the game with all the confidence
t in the world The game staged by tbs
Iowans yesterday proved that they
had been drilling faithfully for thu
= contest with the Islanders.
Manager Flanagan stated today tina
!, there would be no third game between
= the Independents and Athletics Tn
!, superiority of the two elevens can b.
!, doped out II the locals cop the gam
= next Sunday with the Marines the
: : will worry little about the defea
y handed them yesterday and it vii
have little to do with the claim the 10
calls will lay.
Jerry Mansfield was again the bi
n gamer for the locals. On two oC
v casions he registered several lon
n runs yesterday. He scored the local!
a only touchdown and nearly brok
, away for another in the third perio
. after he tore of 30-yard run throug
:, the whole Davenport team.
= It was too bad yesterday ths
:. 0'Leary was unable TO play the Who'll
~ game against the Davenport clever
or 1t might have ended differentl,
= The Camp Dodge star suffered an IL
!. jury to his right ankle in last Sunday
game and was unable to participate !
"A only part OF the last quarter of til
y. ~ game Sunday. He registered man
u long gains while in the contest and
!, took three or four men to dump hin
~ Many things are expected of OLear
III In next Sundays game
u Mayer, the big linesman who halle
Ne from Camp Dodge, played a stellf
y game while in the contest His wor
~ was very satisfactory to Coach Lii
and he probably will play the entiI
ne contest next Sunday.
re Williams and Donavan, two dan
ne horses. starred for the Iowans. Boz
men played wonderful defensi,
d game. Kuehl starred for the Athle
IN les and was big gamer for the vii
III ners. The Davenport team as who
NJ played their best game of the seaso
or The Rock Island line did not pls
ne up to its usual standard yesterday al
u several long gains were register,
d through the forward wall OF the I
lg fanders. 1t seemed as though ever
s. thing went against the locals Sund;
al every member of the squad having h
r. off day.
ne
r. Rock Island did not play the O
ne time game that the Islanders ha-
up been known to display That n
in hard" and knock EN- OUT spirit W,
he lacking. This weeks practice wi
a make different team of the locals al
their sole intentions are TO cop Ii
ha contest against the Marines.