Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-15
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MERSECUREOF()R
MARINES BATTLE
Independents May Have Services OF
Dew Byers and Durry Moss
Rest Of Year.
TEAM Is ROUNDING INTO SHAPE
Islanders Are Preparing to 80 into
Battle Next Sunday with
Minneapolis.
RY COON SMITH.

All indications are the Rock Island
Independents will spring several darh
horses in the battle with the Mime /
apolis Marines at Douglas park GRID
iron next Sunday afternoon
In all possibility Dow Byers and
Durry Moss will perform with the
green and white battlers in the great
est game Of the season Everything
for the future of the Independents
rest on this contest, A win will place
the Independents among the best
teams In the country and by virtue OF
a victory over the Gophers the Is
lauders can claim the northwest
championship and can ask a game
with any team in the country for
contest to decide the national indie
pendent title. On the other hand, a
defeat will lower the locals chances
for any honors oth>r than trt-city and
state champs
| To much satisfaction to the football
1 fans Of this city it has been announc-
cd that in all possibility Byers, Wis
cousin star, and Moss, brakes great
athlete, VIII play with The Independ-
ents against the Marines. With the
addition of these two stars, Rock Is
land will be greatly strengthened for
the crucial battle with the Marines.
Byers. when attending the University
! of Wisconsin, received honorable men
ton from Walter Camp as backfeld
man on the All-American team, and
has been declared by many critics as
one of the best open field runners in
the country Moss, a North High
school star Of Des Moines and Drake
college. may make his appearance
with the locals Sunday. Moss was one
? of Walter Brindley's high school op-
ponents several years ago Moss is in
Brindley's class and rated as one OF
{ the best high school players DeS
b Moines has ever turned out Manager
i Flanigans right hand bower Viz
: Bredimus, who is acting manager fol-
? the Islanders in Des Moines viii know
by Friday for a certainty whether
Byers and Moss will perform with th'
( Independents Sunday. Much credit il
} due Vic for the star men he has sc
D cured from Des Moines for the lnde
Y pondents. He is secretary Of the lOca
p organization,
All the members Of the Islanders
{ squad realize what a tough PROPOSE
e ton they are going up against on sun
. day and are devoting all their tim
i to practice and staying in condition
I for the remainder of the season
t Coach Lift drilled his men in one O
Y the stifest scrimmage practices eve
$ held By the locals under the glarin
/. arc lights on Douglas park gridiro
h last night. All the players are raI
T. idly rounding into shape for the bi
V battle Sunday and they expect to re
a turn with a victory.
n Players Getting Into Shape.
vi Although several members of TIA
9 aggregation are in poor condition nov
% they expect to be In excellent shan
IT for the gruelling contest on Sunda'
d Davenport and KolIs will apnear /
IS the game after a Tay-off OF two week
Louie's knee has completely heale,
is as has Daveup0rts ankle. and man
P things are expected of these two star
10 in the game AGAINST tbe Gonhers @
\ Sunday II was at first thought m;
n DY.earv nrobablv world he nnab1e
10 plav. but word was received from IL
star gridiron man n CamD Dodge Il
day that his inbred knee is innnrovir