Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-05

Mansfield had the huge crowd on it,
toes when he carried the ball 10 yards
on a kickoff He advanced the ball
from his own goal line TO the Ma
rines 39-yard line before he was
downed The run was one OF the
most sensational ever made on the
local gridiron as he carried the oval
straight down the center Of the field,
outstepping the Minnesota eleven. lie
was downed by Ursella on the Goph-
ers' 3O-yard line. Mansfield played
only part Of oue-quarter.
This run filled the locals with pep
and they Immediately advanced the
ball 10 the visitors three-yard line,
where a tumble kept them from seor-
/ ing. They played in hard luck on
+ two other occasions. In the last half
/ the locals had a new backfield per-
/ forming
OLeary, who started the second
7 half at right halfback, on several oc-
casions advanced the ball eight to
twelve yards through the heavy Goph-
ers' line. His playing was on the
spectacular order and he made nearly
all the tackles In the third and fourth
quarter. He was feared by the
Gophers.
In the third quarter he scooped up
a blocked dropkick on his own 40
yard line and carried it 80 yards be-
fore he was downed. He played q
wonderful game both on the defense
and offense. OLeary halls from Camp
Dodge.
Locals Show Fight.
The Independents displayed more
, fight in yesterdays game than ha:
been exhibited by them this season
With odds all against them the Is
landers went into the game with th'
b sole intention of coming out the win
ner. They never gave up at any stag
Of the contest and were always work
E Ing hard for a winning marker,
There we're no individual stars Of
p the team. Every man displayed
s wonderful game. Murphy directet
S the team in satisfactory name
= and the backs advanced the oval nice
< ~ The line played brilliantly an
i held the Gophers on many occasion
e for downs.
The Marines are the best Organiza
e ton that ever stepped on the loca
d field to oppose the Islanders. The
I exhibited everything they had an
= played a wonderful teamwork game
/ Their Minnesota shift worked like
l. machine until the locals began [
K solve it in the second period. Ever
81 man on the Marines eleven with th
J. exception Of Ursella were uniyersit
u stars Ursella proved his worth as
kicker and an open field runner q
IS did Chicken The locals had fhei
s. hooks on Chicken from the start an
X he failed TO exhibit his usual ia
d game
y The Independents are not discou'
% aged over their defeat Yesterday I
IS they will begin early this week
l. preparation for the Davenport gan
+ here next Sunday TWO weeks aa
81 Davenport lost TO the Marines 40
II The lineups
Is independents Freeborg re- Fo
ic dick r Smith rs koiis and Rob
% C. Wylaud, lg Ilarty, u; t'Uyer, Il
ID Murphy, OBJ, Buiudley and Jorgense
Is III Davenport Quinn and O'Leary !
and Robb Mansfield and Muilin, fb.
* Marines Marshall lie; Halleran az
d, Palmer Il; Goslad, lg Gunderson,
I'd Dunno, rg Buland TT, Redeem, r,
'd Ursella qb; Chicken and Sundby, ri
vs. Novak, In, and Sampson. fb.
- Touchdown Ursella.
j. Goal from touchdown-Ursella
TO ropkiCk-Brindley
Referee-Weich, Iowa.
Umpire Jefferson, Minnesota.
sc Head linesman Il. Lift.
~ Time of quarters-t2, IS, IL and