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

lew days. why WOulQn the Md /
rines play a second game? They car /
ried home something like $4,000 Of /
Rock Island kale, getting so per cent I
OF the gate receipts, +
The Minneapolis players stated after /
the game that Rock Island was the +
scrapiest bunch of players they had /
ever met, They admitted that the /
breaks Of the game were with them on
several occasions.
Did you ever see such a crowd at a |
football game? More than thousand
Of the people present were on top of
the grand stand, fences and club house.
A continuous line of people swarmed
the gate from 1870 until after o'cock
trying to gain entrance to the park.
The crowd became so heavy that one
of the fences on the east side of the
field gave way More than two hum
dred fans fell to the ground with it.
After the first half the people began
to swarm to the side lines.
That man OLeary is sure some
clever player Manager Flanagan has
signed him up for the remainder Of the
( season. He halls from Camp Dodge
and last year was star on the South
Dakota university team He was
wizard on solving the plays executed
I by the Marines and it was an impossi-
bility to get him out of the way as he
made nearly every tackle in the fourth
quarter.
aNips" Murphy exhibited clever gen
/ eralsbip in the last quarter Of the
game. He had the Marines worried SO
over forward passes that the Mime
sofa backs were out Of the play nearly
the whole quarter
Tie Marines team work and inter-
enee was perfect No other team that
ever opposed the locals exhibited such
clever interference. On all plays the
man with the ball had perfect inter
ference from FIVE men Guyer and
Freeberg made themselves useful by
breaking up this wonderful interior
fence Oh many occasions,
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island is placed on an equal with any
team in the country The Marines are
considered the best, as they defeated
the Canton Bulldogs several weeks ago,
who claimed the independent title. The
, Independents arc equally as strong
, aud if II hadn't been for a few breaks
, Sunday, the local would have won.
There were. as predicted, many fans
p from Davenport and Moline present
, roofing all the time for the Marines
Many DaFenporters were heavy losers
. on wagers made against the locals
! They wagered that the Marines would
+ defeat the locals more than fourteen
points.
derful resistance in the first quarter
o When 1t held the Marines on theh
n own 3-yard line As the game pro
Q crossed the stronger the independent
O became ana III the last quarter the Ma
rines registered their required yard;
e
e Pfping up the game for next Sunday
j. ~ looAs as LAoush tue davenport Ath
s letlcS are que for a good cleaning
s since ROCK Island met the Athletics
II lew weeks ago they nave been. de
Ieatea tnFee unes ana TWO weeks ag'
Y lost 10 me MARINES by an oYerWhelm
Il nothing to say after the game yester
t. Jay
e
q I4e Independents are IN cripple
d cohultloh ana II tney weEe IN goo
h siidpe YESTERDAY no DOUBT would nav
co .9 ,,. me contest. lhey 40 not ad
/ ti.lS t ~ lne RIaflhes are bettef team
k anu Il d return game is staged the Is
It pagenpoE s,.. ana koiis are in Grip
d p10" 'onu-'loh'
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le 9salIel PILli'liey AGAIN maze hinsel
o over the Iieo opponents goal from the 50
. . shortly after he was removed f fS
9.
lie t;s "a .i'liisilel =, 'o-yaFo run N III
II 3 1ll.' u per 'oG was tue most speetacq
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