Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-17
FORMER MEMBER or CHICKENS
AVIATION TEAM AND FRIARS OF
FORT WAYNE JOINS ISLANDERS
Big Fellow viii Play TackIe-Jer-
ry Reaches City Sooner Than
Was Expected.

Bashaw. last year tackle on Fred
Chickens Overland Aviation school
team of St Paul and previous to
that a member of the Fort Wayne
Friars great professional team. ar
rived in Rock Island at O'Clock
this afternoon ready TO don the
mOleskin and perform with the In
dependents for the season.
The fans are acquainted with the
ability of this man because Of mis-
wonderful playing against the In
dependents in two games last fall
both of which the locals won by
close scores. He is a rearing. tear
ing lineman, into every play with
bulldog fighting spirit.
Not only has he acquired a great
reputation as a professional play
or. but a few years back he was a
stellar lineman at Michigan uni
versity. His addition to an already
strong squad will be the cause Of
much rejoicing by Rock Island
rOOters.
Mansfield Arrives.
Jerry Mansfield reached home
sooner than was expected and
threw considerable JOY into the
hearts Of the assembled throng at
Douglas park last night when he
was seen in at the fullback posi-
tiOn. Jerry arrived in the city yes
terday morning from Memphis,
Tenn, where he was holding down
a job as steamdtter on a ConstruC-
ton project. His boss decided to
grant him a. 90-day furlough TO
play football, and Mansfield up and
quit Saturday night. Pigskin is his
middle name and he just naturally
couldn't miss the fun that is going
to be dished out during the next
couple Of months in these parts.
Snappy Practice.
The practice last night was by
far the snappiest that the candi-
dates have been put through thus
far. The appearance of Dempsey
and Mansfield and another big line
man by the name Of O'Brien can
be attributed as the cause.
Demps got on the receiving end
of the forward pass rehearsal with
Grsella throwing. and even though
It was difficult TO see the ball in
the air. ne didn't miss one that
came his way. He snapped the old
egg in much the same manner as
ne was wont to fondle a baseball
during the summer. hooking the
high ones, low ones and close ones
with his mid-seasOn form. The
coach shot the pill with a deadly
accuracy. indicating that this form
of play viii be used extensively as
an offensive measure.
Mansfield dug his cleats into the
ground on each play and tore
through at tie maginary foe with
all kinds of pepper. The first wills
tie can't sound too soon for Jerry.
The squad lined up with Wyland
at center OBrien and Campbell.
guards; Blankenburg and Wyman,
tackles. Dempsey and Swanson,
ends, Ursella, quarterback: Mans
field. fulIback. and Quinn and RObb
at halfb2cks. Other men who got
a chance to get in on the workout
were JOrgensou, Kimble, Lorenz
and Swanson.
The fellows are fast acquiring
the technique of the Minnesota
shift. Ursella has the knack of
pitching in and instructing his
men in a manner that all can IN
derstand.
The same is true of all the men
out to make the team. It means
that Rock Island will have the
strongest team in the field this
year that has ever represented it
on a gridirOn.
Let's go, boys! High up and at
EN-,