Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-22
Famous Nessef Brothers WIN Give
Exhibition Of Passing and
-a,.- Kicking Before Start.

All set Tor the Dl8gesI lOOtUdlI
attraction in the history Of the grid
kame in the tri-cities. Douglas
park, the scene for the baltic be-
tween the Independents Ind the
Columbus Panhandles, or rather
'sManhandlers," Is In excellent con-
dition for the struggle, and with the
I'D Of the weatherman, who has
promised fair day, the park should
be taxed to more than its capacity.
Not only has interest in the con-
test reached the towns within q
radius Of 40 or so miles OF Rock
Island, but even as far as Detroit
they have their eyes turned in the
direction Of this city. This may
sound like q far-stretched state
ment, but II Is true, nevertheless.
Manager Walter Flanagan received
Z, letter from Ed Sullivan, formerly
q tri-city newspaper man, now with
q Detroit paper. in which 1t is stat
ed that grid devotees Of that city
are betting that the Panhandles
will beat the Islanders by at least
seven points. Tie reason for this
10 the fact that the Panhandles
defeated the Detroit Heralds re-
Gently by a score Of to 0. 1t
was the Detroit first squad, too.
that was trimmed; the same team
that was barely no ed out by Ham
nond.
Send Delegation.
Muscatine is to send delegation
: Of 100 or more fans on q special
car. The newspaper in that city
has devoted considerable space to
the game and interest has been
aroused to the fever point.
The same is true in the various
towns and cities within favorable
distance of Rock Island. Gales
burg is certain to be we'll repre-
ssnted in the vast crowd, along with
Monmouth and other points along
ne interurban. When Hammond
pEyed here early in the season,
several hundred from that section
invaded the city and went away
again more than satisfied for max
ing the trip. Roads are in an ex-
csllent condition and 1t is assured
that hundreds of outsiders will
Journey here in machines tomorrow
morning.
Latest reports indicate that the
advance ticket Gale has exceeded
all expectations. Reserved seats
are practically at q premium at
this time. Owners Of automobiles
desiring to have their machines
parked at an advantageous position
are expected to head for ne scene
Of the fray in the morning. Ittwill
be . case OF first come, first served.
The Panhandles are expected to
reach Rock Island shortly after 10
o'clock tonight over the Rock Is
land lines. They were scheduled
to leave Columbus at an early hour
this morning.
m NtronEeSt Lineup.
A much stronger lineup than the
ono which bowed In defeat by a
close score to Cleveland Tigers
last Sunday, will be sent against
Rubc Ursella's trained pigs. In the
game a week ago, the Panhandles
were weakened by the absence OF
four of its best known players. All
OF these have recovered from in
3urfes and will start against Rock
Island.
without q doubt, the greatest fea-
ture Of the game will be the per-
Torrance of the six Nesser broth
era, who form one Of the brightest
spots in the gridiron history OF the
country. Their playing has been
the subject Of special articles in
the leading magazines and news
papers OF the country for many
years. We may have Bobby Mar.
!; shall, q youngster Of some AZ years
Who can still outplay 80 per cent
OF those 20 years his juniors. but
even he has to take of his hat tc
age In the person OF John Nesser
quarterback, who Is in his 46tf
year. There is no questioning the
claim that John Nesser is the oldes,
man playing active football today
n viii be interesting to compare
his playing with that Of Marshal
from an endurance standpoint, fol
1t will be q contest that will brinf
out all the strength in both teams
50 In Exhibition.
The game is scheduled to star
at $50 o'clock. Preceding thi,
time. the Nessers will offer ant
exhibition of kicking and passing