Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
$: $ OVID OF 5000 SEES ANCIENT
'is' ENEMIES OF ROCK ISLAND FALL
BEFORE ITS POWERFUL ATTACK
Long Runs and Terrific Line
Plunges Puts CrseIIa's Men In
Front UndispUted.

Displaying their superiority from
the start, Rock Island Independents
succeeded in no uncertain manner
in quelching all hopes Davenport
A. G. may have had for a winning
football team this year. The final
count at the end Of the melee at
Douglas park yesterday afternoon
showed the Islanders on the long
end of a 80 TO 0 score. Davenport
fans had looked for and expected
better showing by their team.
The game clearly demonstrated
that the Iowans are minor Ieaguers
when pitted against the powerful
aggregation assembled by Coach
RUDE UrselIa
Estimates place the crowd al
5000. Official figures will proba-
bly, reduce the actual paid attend
ance.
Two New Faces.
Island city rOOters we're sur
prised and pleased at seeing two
new faces on the field. Fitzgerald.
center, and Novak, haIfback, ar
rived unann0unced. The work Of
this pair had EN- all on their toes.
Fitzgerald is Notre Dame man.
having captained that team fr 1915.
Novak is no stranger. He is an
other Of the old Minneapolis Ma
rines.
There were numerous long gains
made by the Rock Island backs.
but the thrillers of the afternoon
came when RUDE Urseila circled
left end in the last quarter for 30
yards and a touchdown Then a
few minutes after and Fitzgerald
Intercepted his second pass of the
game and scored a touchdown on
80 yard run. Chickens Celebra-
ted plunges could not be stopped
Time and again he ripped through
for his three five and ten yards
NOvak went in in the third quar-
ter. played the same sIashing game
and chalked up several drives off
tackle good for u. IS and IS yards
During the time Tom Henry was in
the game he plowed for consistent
gains Jerry Mansfield did stellar
duty in advancing the ball. always
being there with a good advance.
Paddy Quinn got into the pastime
in the last quarter and succeeded
in doing much, both on the offense
and defense.
Davenport's backs were helpless
against the stone wall resistance
of the Independents line. Once
they succeeded in making first
down without the aid Of the for
ward pass Buland and Lyle at
tackle positions smeared many of
the plays before they could get
started. Fitzgerald was in every
r. 17rg-
a large number of tackles. Fats
Smith performed in his old cool
headed manner at guard. Wyland
Throughout.
Marshall Like a Papa
Young Bobby Marshall was Just
like a father to both teams. He
never missed a chance to help a
PROSTATE player to his feet. But
how he did break up many passes
as defensive fullback. He snagged
4 pass over the line for the second
touchdown.
On the other wing position, Oak
Smith came into his own. His de-
fensive work was one Of the out
standing features. The way he
went down on a dickOff and tackled
kuehI in his tracks made the
bugs happy.
Summary
Rock Fitzgerald. c; Wy
land, lg; Lyle. It; o. Smith. lie; F.
Smith. rg; BuIand. TT; Marshall,
re; UrseIIa. OBJ: Chicken, lib; Hen
~. RIB. Mansfield. fb
Davenport - CIapyool. c; Rund-
berg. lg; Shaw, 1t; Miller, lie; Sizes
rg Mitten, IT; Kennedy. re; Cum
mings. Oh; Murphy. lib; Kuehl,
RIB; Burlingame, fb. 4
Substitutions-Fo Rock Island {:
Novak for Henry. Quinn for Chick
en-. For Davenport: Stuemer for
Cummings, Morrison for Miller
Touchdowus = Trsella t2), Mar
shall. Novak. Fitzgerald. Goals from
touchdowns, Ursella f3i.
officials - Peter Welch fAmesl
referee: c. L. Raw (Des Maoinesl
umpire; Graham (Nebraska) head
liresman.