Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-12
WALTERFLANICAN
AGAIN TO MANAGE
LOCAL GRID TEAM
election Takes Place at Annual Ban
quet OF Independents AT Rock Is
land House.
cHICKEN DINNER IS SERVED
Slaie's Attorney Floyd +. Thompson
aud toaeh Dick Lift Respond
with Stirring Talks.

Rock Island Independents football
team. the most successful in the his
tory Of the club both from a financial
standpoint and OF victories, was
brought to a formal close with the an
nual banquet held last night at the
Rock Island house.
The following officers we're named .
for the ensuing year:
Mauager-W Walter H. Flanagan.
Assistant Manager-Jack Collins.
Captain-Frank Smith.
Captain Smith at first declined the !
honor Of serving another year as cap
tain. stating that some of the other
PLAYERS should be given a chance, but
his objections we're overruled. The
matter of a coach was laid over until
next fall. All other plans too we're
laid over because Of the uncertainty
of things.
Plates we're laid for As players, Of
ficials and fans, and chicken dinner
was enjoyed at $3.50. Following the
dinner some Of those present were
called upon for short talks States
Attorney Floyd r. Thompson added a
patriotic touch to the meeting with g
stirring talk on Democracy and it
is safe to say that after the session
adjourned, "A 1S-karat Americans left
the banquet hall No special program
had been arranged for the evening.
During the dinner fat checks were dis
tributed among. the players, each man
who played the entire season sharing
equally and those who played only
part Of the games were reimbursed
proportionately The split this sea-
son was more than twice that of 1916,
Jack Collins, assistant manager Of
the team the first man to speak,
thanked the players for their loyal CO.
operation during the year and hoped
for a bigger season in 1918. Man
ager Walter II. Flanagan. who COM
pleted his 9th year with the team.
thanked the players for their efforts.
EVERY year has been a bigger year
with the Independents" he said. and
next season We are going to step out
and break an records" He also
thanked the business men OF the city
FOR their assistance In a material and
moral way Captain Frank Smith and
Ted Davenport also responded briefly
Valuc OF Training.
Coach Dick Lift who led the indie
pendents the last half of The seasoC
gave the boss q straight from the
shoulder talk II a thing is worth
doing at all 70 is worth doing we'll
is the way the mentor put IT, He ther
pointed ont the mistakes the. PLAYERS
had made through ucrlsciug theii
training toward the end Of the season
aud Zee laid two defeats TO this fault
:. He commended the fighting spirit O
the team and said it mad always beer
so since The inception OF the club il
1912. lla laid this lighting spirit t,
the plan Ot the Independents in di
vidiug The spells al the end of eacl
season lie pointed out that no play
or received more than the other am
that all had everything TO gain ant
nothing To- lose
In opening his address States Attor
ney Thompson stated that he hat
heard that the team might disban
next season because Of the war. II
urged the players TO continue thei
efforts in 1918, pointing out that Pres
ident Wilson had recommended tina
there be no cessation of sports be
Z cause Of the worlds strife Pickin
up the subject of the world war Their
he made a stirring appeal TO all pres
Ont to remain loyal to the government
He then told clearly and briefly VIII
we are at war, and of the unres
OF the masses. He recited the earl
history Of America to show where dc
mocracy was established and the prin
ciple we were fighting for. He denie
that any king had the right to rule O
dictate TO the masses through divin
right. He likened the European bat
tlefield to a huge gridiron, adding ths
the allies were holding the line tha
Uncle Sam was now forming a bach
field that would soon break throug
the defenses of the opponents an
score touchdown and also q liic
goal. His remarks were greeted wit
much applause.
Following States Attorney ThomI
sons talk the meeting adjourned. 70
lowing are the names OF those VIII
attended Walter II. Flanagan. Day
Finkelstein, John b. Hawley Floyd /
Thompson, Walter Williams, Thoma
Cox, Charles W. Flanagan. Bert |
Wennerstrom. J. II. Normoyle. Tol
lIaege, ]. A. Cahails Glenn Kincalt
Joe Morris Loyal Robb, Walter Brine
ley. Ted Davenport p. c. Quinn. Lou
tNOllS, Ell fTetDSFS, meyer MOTIF
Frank Smith. Guido Wyland. D.
Stapleton, Jay Mansfield. r. H. Lit
Leland f. Dempsey, f. j. "Nips" Mul
ply, John Harry. Tom Mathews, !
Jorgensen. c. F. zwicker. John Co
Inns. ROY n Mansfield, Louis Felger
baum, Fred NJ. Reddy, Bert Benson
Jack Mosenfelder, Dow Van Din
Harry Coleman Oscar Larson, Robel
Marks, William Smith. Thomas Car
ter, Davenport Times. Frank Gordon
Davenport Democrat. Carl Ed, TT
Argus, Richard Bimson. Moline Di,
patch and Clemens f. Wilhelm, Dali
Union.
Mansfield Joins Army.
Il was announced during the ever
ing that Jay Mansfield. star backfel
man Of the 1917 team. had enlisted /
The regular army. Thus the teal
loses one Of its best men right at III
start Jay. it is expected, viii leay
the city sometime today for activ
service
LID ON BOXING AT
C,TFVET,ANn T.TFTE1