Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
HIGH SCHOOLS TO
BATTLE FOR Grid
TITLETOM0RROW
Davenport and Moline Elevens VIII
Meet On Iowa's Field in CRU
elal Game.
LARGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
Blue and Red Warriors VIII BE weak
ened by Loss OF Claypool ana
Makeeyer.

The high school championship OF
the tri-cities will be at stake tofhoT-
row when Moline eleven VIII tussle
With Davenport at the Ihree Eye
league park In Davenport. the con
test will start at $3.50 o'clock and IL Is
Anticipated that a large crowd Will De
present. .. ,.ho,1
eleven TO COP looks rather slim when
n IA announced that ''Midge' Makee-
yer and Captain Claypool will be IN
able to play. These two men are prop
ablv the best high school talent IN TIE
,ri-cities and with their loss the
Iowa school will be greatly uahu ~
capped. Captain Claypool starred u
the Rock Island Davenport game sew
eral weeks ago. He is out OF the game
with torn ligaments, while MaAeeFei
Ia suffering broken arm. -.--
Word comes from the PloW CITY
souad that the Moline nigh schooi Is
In excellent condition and is predlct-
ing A. win over their rivals across the
river. Coach Wood drove his men
through the final practice prior to the
tusale this afternoon and every man
anneared TO be in excellent condition.
the Moline eleven is confident that
thew will return with victory. Inc
work of Coach Wood this season has
heen wonderful. The team represent
ing Moline probably is the best turned
ont from that institution in years
There are no individual stars and eV-
ery man plays for excellent team
work. The Moline team has demon
strated that 1t is a machinelike eleven
as the victories it romped away WITH
are due TO teamwork.
Davenport Weakened.
Although Davenport has a great ag
gregation this season 1t Will be weak
ened tomorrow without the services o
Makeeyer and Captain Clapool. Clay
pool will leave big hole at center
lie probably has been the best ptyo
man the Iowans ever had and Lind
saw who substitutes for him, has
great handicap in size and weight al
well as IN experience. The Dayen
mort linemen have developed unde
Captain Claypool this year, and he ha
been an example 70 every man whit
PLAYED alongside Of him. Claypool Il
determined 10 get crack at Molin'
and he may be able TO perform TO
part Of the game Makeever was in
iured in the Clinton game and ha
been nursing a croken arm and col
larhonc since. Nudge is a star in NOR
WAYS than one. His playing has beef
all-star during the season, and hi
presence back OF the line and anon
the backs was O spur 90 the efforts O
the entire eleven.
The harmony of the squad will b
3 more noticeable in the game with tn
Moline eleven than in any of the pre-
vious performance credited to tn
lowans The interest and old ightin
spirit that Davenport heroes have al
ways displayed against the Plow Cit
boys has made training a pleasure.
Coach Wood Predicts a Win.
Coach Wood OF the Plow City eleve
has not been wasting any time durin
the last week and has been holdin
strenuous signal and scrimmag
drills Of the year. He predicts a wi
over the Iowans by a single touch
down. De Clerk will start the gam
at quarterback for the Moline teal
with Frohme In his usual position {
full. The Moline squad is in exec
lent condition and will pit its regula
team against the attacks of th
Iowans.
The teams will present the follow
ing lineups:
Moline-Swanson. lie; Captain Nj
Keever, It; Trowbridge, lg; Haley, {
Green, rg; Hoyt, TT: Wilson, re; Z
Clerk. Oh; Sill, In: Alsenze, rh; an
F'rohme, fb.
Davenport-Ruhl, lie: Mercy, Il
Block, lg; Lindsay, C; Kettlesen, re
Schmidt, TT; Schouweiler, re; Da
pb; Sears, III; Koch, rh, and Harr
Makeever, fb.