The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29
By,xLIBI ALL

NM hikh schools clash tomorrow
i Douglas park. in the annual bat
M there promises to be one OF the
ATTEST scraps ever played by the
eehools. Good old-fashioned foot
ball weather and a dry field have
assured perfect conditions for the
hir came and fans are expecting q
eood return for their money. The
i,lapders have q slight advantage
On raper. but both teams will night
their hardest
A vast crowd Is anticipated. as
this 10 the big game in both teams
schedules. Douglas park has a
sealing capacity Of 5000, so there
viii be room for all. All the stu
dent body of other schools will be
out enmasse, besides the alumni
;stAst always attend the gamA
Both squads are now In mid-sea-.
ION form and have spent the last
week in hard practicing. The Is
haders scrimmaged against the
seconds for an hour on Wednesday
nd Thursday. Tuesday the locals
lpent the afternoon at signal drill
! n the gym. as it was too wet out
! ade. Tonight the team tapered on
Ne weeks work with long sig.
III drill at Douglas park.
Il Moline Hard Drilled.
Coach Senneff has. II anything,
/ iept his charges buster than the
islanders. Coach Kimmel has kept
he team working every minute,
and both elevens will start the con-
I tsM with a week Of hard work be-
hind them.
The local men are basing their
claim to a victory on their past
ykecord, especially on the Monmouth
victory. Rock Island defeated Mon
mouth, 20, two weeks ago, and
!ist week Moline received a drub-
hing. 60. at the hands Of the same
team. Many who saw both games
state that the score should have
been 90 both times, and that Rock
Island and Moline are evenly
matched.
The Islanders will enter the field
tomorrow with confidence, which,
20 far, the Moline squad has lack
d. Not over-confidence, but the
knowledge that every man on the
team has been tried and not found
Wanting. The locals have won six
straight games, none Of which was
set-up Their goal line has not
yet been crossed this year. Gen.
eseo. the only scholastic team to
score on the Islanders. made its
points by = drop kick after the Is
lsnders held for three downs on
Tie 2o-yard line.
Moline on Losing End.
Moline. on the other hand. has
lca three games and won two con-
tests so far this season. The
Alumni. Galesburg, and Monmouth
vi handed defeats to the maroon
aad white. The "Swedes" were
able to win only from Spring VAL
icy and Ottawa.
weight. age and experience must
~ be taken into account. The Is
nnders are outweighed, but have
greater experience. The ages Of
9e players are about even with a
night shade to the locals.
II weight decides football games,
sollne should win by a large mar
I'm. Man for man, the islanders
sle outweighed on the average OF
Mo pounds. The Moline line, boil
sfed by several players resew-
sIne elephants, outweighs thef To-
81 line; and it is on this advan-
use thai Coach Senneff has built
ais offensive.
Iae average weight of the Is
anger line is 165, while the maroon
~ 3. white forward wall averages
40 pounds. In the backfield. the
.stedes' are at a greater advan-
* IN weights. The high back.
ZIG the lightest ever, averages
aiy l42 pounds. The "Swede'
~ckneld weighs 100 pounds. Ihat
&c locals are lacking in actual
W they make up in speed. Ac'
~saing to old timers, there nevel
~. quartet OF backs that con
Saed SO much speed.
X |. Experience Leads.
!. IN experience, the Islanders havi
~ Moliners on the jump. Ever!
- OF the Islanders, with the ex
~p'ion Of Hall. have had at leas
years experience.
~ kinds OF football willbe dis
s.ssd tomorrow. The Molin,
cn has taught his men to u.s.
@ashing attack almost entirely
" weight Of the Moline line ans
Ictneld point to this a. . win
~ system. To win with thi
ashing game, the "Swede" for
~ wall must outplay the Island
~. line from tackle to tackle
snn'cn In itself is no easy affair
tae men, with the exception o
y have lad experience, and th
mas shown ito hghting spiri