The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-01
BY BRUCE COPELAND.


played In Decatur.
BY BRUCE COPELAND.
Super-football yesterday enabled |
The Rock Island Independents to
crush the redoubtable Chicago Tig- |
ers--a handpicked team Of former
all-star collegians, by the decisive
score Of 20-7 at Douglas park, while
grey mists scared away several
hundreds Of fans who otherwise
would have been thrilled to the core
by witnessing the utter rout of the
Tigers and the vindication Of Fred
Chicken.
The failure Of Bob Marshall to
kick goal from touchdown in the
first quarter, afte- Chicken had
crashed through the Tigers line for
the first score Of the game. gave the
Tigers a one-point lead at the end
Of the first half, which ended is.
An unbroken series of short for
ward passes. Chez to Amman, re-
suited in the Tigers only touch
down in the second quarter; and 1t
seemed as if this almost invincible
play was to be the Tigers best wea-
pom for the remainder Of the game.
However, the Independents opened
UP smashing attack at the begin
ming of the third quarter that COM
pletely carried the Chicagoans off
their feet.
i Check Menacing Passes.
A. The Tigers attempted their pass
ving play as a means of overcoming
( the Islanders crushing line attack,
but safety-first methods Of the In
dependents kept them from enter
ing the danger zone Pressed for
yards in the second half. the hide
pendents were a veritable phalanx
of speed and power and asserted
their superiority by two hard-earn-
ed touchdowns.
Individual triumphs were many
, The highly Wanted Tiger stalwarts
including Shorty" Des Jardien
Charlie Barrett, Gil Falcon. MOLLY
Malone, Milton Chez, Amman and
Keefe, were outplayed at almost
/ every turn of the game by the fierce
and winning tactics of the Island
ers.
keefe, Barrett, Matthews and fin
ally the grea. Des Jardien had to
leave the game, battered and hruis-
ed. The greatest personal triumph
Of the Independents defense was
the elimination of Des Jardien by
Hal Gunderson in the final quarter
when the tapering Ohicagoan, who
never before had met a master o.
his game, was forced to quit aftel
repeated gains through his center
position.
"Gundy" All Over Field.
Gunderson's constant batterin.
finally told on Shorty" as the gam,
wore on. Time after time, the biz
6wede tore through the line an,
nailed runners in their tracks, o
stopped them In the line for n,
gains. He played remarkabl
rowing center, frequently spillin
plays and stopping runners of tn
tackles.
Perhaps the vindication Of Ere
Chicken was the outstanding fea
sture Of the game, in the way o
qualification to his staunch support
ers, who have always yielded hir
their most implicit faith. Still
weakened from the illness tina
made him appear so ineffectua
against the Staleys two weeks age
Chicken played the best game Of hi
career. His smashing plays o.
tackle resulted in two touchdown!
the first one coming after the frs
seen minutes Of play.
The playing Of the entire teal
as q unit was the most impressiv
demonstration of championship tr
city football ever witnessed g
Douglas park. Man for man, tn
Islanders displayed every earmar
of real champions. In considera
tion of Akron's 100 defeat of tn
Canton Bulldogs yesterday, the In
dependents may be counted upon
defeat both the Rubber City outf
and Jim Thorpe's Cantonians whe
they meet later this month in Roc
Island.
W All Like Supernen.
Superman tactics Of Edison Shaw
Duey Lyle. Oak Smith. Sid Nichol.
Eddie Novak, Arnold Wyman, 30
Marshall. Waddy Kuehl, Freema
Fitzgerald and Eddie Healey wer
noticeable in almost every play
ShaM's ability to sift through tn
line and spill opposing plays wer
nsssource OF many thrills. Due
lyle played his usual superb gam
ut tackle. breaking through an
Mailing runners with steady fire.
Z quency.
Lyle, suffering from a damage
fiSht ankle. was replaced by Ere
4 Denfield. former Navy star, late Il
TfhN fourth quarter. Denfield's OF
1ensive work was a treat TO IT,
8randstand fish. His charging box
n Q4 the whole left wing OF the tt
sfe and tore huge gaps in the lin
Wyman to plunge through TO
last touchdown Of the gam,
4aSld made good with a yer
!lrs seldom known to a playe
gltng to master a strange sig
q drst scoring OF the gam
After thu 1rst sevcn minute
Rock Island lost the to-
80 sS Ttssst sAlss he east 50,