Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-21
'PANnANDLES AND TIGERS STAGE
GREATEST cRIDIRON GAME EVER.
!. VIEWED IN that CITY, HE SAYS
fndependents Must Stop Wonderful
Aerial Attack In Order to Win
on SABBATH.
sManhandlers."

Mannan0lerS.
That's what a Cleveland sport
writer says Of the Columbus Pan
handlers. who invade Rock Island
Sunday to do battle with the indie
pendents.
1t, was the beef and Drawn Of the
famous Nesser brothers that caused
the writer to arrive at the term OF
"Manhandlers."
Writing about the game last Sun
day between the Cleveland Tigers
and the Panhandlers at Cleveland,
he says:
1T was the fourth quarter Of one
of the greatest football games ever
staged in Cleveland. The scene
was League park. The opposing
teams were the Cleveland Tigers
and the Columbus Panhandlers, or
should we term them "Manhan-
dlers" for that is what the beef
and Drawn Of the famous Nesser
brothers reminded one Of more than
any one thing. Cleveland had been
setting the pace Z to 6 when Frank
Nesser relieved himself Of one OF
the prettiest place kicks ever
Btaged here or anywhere else. 1t
was from the 42-yard line. a re-
markable effort. to say the least.
That made the count 8 to Z against
the locals with seven and one-half
minutes to play. 1t looked as II
the stuff was all of SO far as VIC
tory for the locals was concerned.
Chances are nine-tenths OF the folk
gave up the ghost"
And then he goes on to relate
how the great Cleveland aggrega-
ton fought with the. desperation
born of despair over the possibility
Of being beaten for the first time
IN three years. Fighting their way
slowly, painfully towards goal. aid
ed by penalties, George Brickley
knitted his way through the strong
Panhandles' line in the last two
minutes of play from the 2-yard
line for the winning touchdown.
First In Three Years.
It was the first time in three
years that the Cleveland goal had
been crossed, and the Panhandles
turned the trick by brilliantly for
ward passing. Frank Nesser, the
6 foot s inch specimen Of grid war
rior, did the passing. Cleveland
papers called 1t wonderful, for the
big fellow has a knack Of running
backward and looking In one direc-
ton while he lets the ball travel
In another direction into the arms
Of a waiting mate.
It is just this wonderful seria
attack, aided by q terrific line.
smashing attack that the Inde.
pendents will have to solve in order
to bring victory to Rock island
Sunday. It is certain beyond 6
doubt that the Panhandles will pro
vide the greatest football treat thai
has ever been accorded tri-city
fans the privilege to witness.
Manager Walter Flanagan re
turned yesterday from the trip tt
Cleveland, Massillon and Canton
and the tales he learned about the
Panhandle team were enough t,
make his hair stand on edge.
The Cleveland manager told hin
that the Columbus team is withou
doubt, the toughest, toughest team
In the professional game. He di'
not mean by that that they stool
to unfair methods to win. On tn
contrary he said 1t Is q wonderful
craftsmanship aggregation. II
said that the men battle like tiger
on the field and Just the momen
the opponents display a sign @
weakness, it's all of for the latte;
He further admitted that hi
team had won Sunday against tn
Panhandles, principally because
had secured the break Of the gam'
It was only dogged-fighting abiltt
In the final few minutes that pushe
across the winning touchdown. b
said. And he further said that tn
losers were no doubt weakened b
the absence of four Of their be:
known stars on account Of injuries
Afraid Of EN-.
The fact Of the matter is, he tol
Flanagan, that the Panhandles hav
such reputation for terrific pla,
ing in the east, that many Of tn
best teams sidetrack game wit
them. He was frankly informe
that If the Independents can BET
Columbus, 1t will make every gri
aggregation in the country sit u
and look towards Rock Island.