The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-02
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~ Douglas park. NeE0- /
~ the game were closed
80 IN the Planters Hotel.
~ Manager flanagan Of
aeuendents, Manager George
~ q the Staleys, and = high
M ppprssenting the Staley ath-
~ d Decatur.
~ aIl-day conference between
~ vas necessary to bring about
ssIisfactory agreement to tri-city
I'M fans, whereby the Staleys.
sreatest sensation Of the year
snfeesional football. abandoned
Intensive plans Of their own
ssaortsrs to stage the great game
iscstur, in favor Of Rock Island
M il superior bid.
Stalsys Bellttle r l.
Il IA etalsys have deeply resent
v aspersions against their victory
- he Independents by the inde-
i1riye score Of 10, in which It was
I.rlied that the winning touchdown
5s practically a gift; also that
~ islanders were in no suitable
|Sndition to give them battles One
\ the strongest inducements ohsf
| = the Starchmakers was that the
|psuA in Rock Island would give
|hem another chance of proving
lheir sueriority or otherwise.
y The Staleys are cocksure that
|ihsy can defeat the Independents
IN even a greater score than two
weeks ago. They boast they ARE
|logical contenders for the worlds
championship by virtue OF their
victories over the Independents and
Ghicago Tigers. Now they see a
Ithsnce Of further demonstrating
IlherNrowed prowess by coming to
M Island next Sunday and dis
INN al doubts as to who's who.
Team Brags Prowess.
S5afton, Staley center. was called
- tie conference along with sew
/ ~ members Of the team, and de-
Elsfea that the Independents were
,softest playing proposition
om be had ever opposed. Leave
III Trafton for that. The player
Az strong and speedy enough to
4 Try the battle to almost any GEN.
pf prominence. He, however,
ods it on thick.
Z has. suave with noticeable
of vindietiveuess toward any
snent. avowed openly that he
~ positive his team could defeat
~ islanders by at least three
bschdowns without having his own
keQal line even so. much as threat
taed. Each in their turn, the Staley
players convinced their officials
that they would be taking no
chances in playing q return game in
p0ck Island, doing their utmost to
belittle the Independents.
Seof Sunday Victory.
The Starchmen even sc0ffed Sun
days victory over the Chicago IT.
sers, remarking that they 1.-THE Sta
leys) would have defeated the tt
sers BY four or five touchdpwns on
. dry field. In fact. the players
In no stone upturned for the ben
eat Of their employers in convinc-
mg them that the Independents
would prove soft picking: and then
: whack at the Ohio champion for
Tie title.
30, after forcing Manager Flani-
ean to yield the largest concessions
ever accorded a professional foot
eall team. the Staley m0guls decid-
60 to sign the contract and posted
forfeit to that effect. BY so doing,
sney are running the risk Of incur
nng the utmost displeasure of De-
eatur fans, who have ben plugging
lof the game for the last week or 10
Gays. Decatur boosters were plan
aing to offer the islanders alluring
Inducements to play in Decatur.
Flanagan Stands Pat.
Before accepting Rock Islands
oio, the Decatur men sought in ev-
efy way to dissuade Manager Flan-
van from playing Sunday in Rock
Island. They brought strong per-
sonaiities to bear, but to NO aveil.
alanisan stood firm on his resolve
mar the game should be played
oere or nowhere: and his determin-
suon finally won out.
since defeating Rock Island. the
Staieys have done everything in
ueii power to belittls tho INDIE
sshoents' grand playing record.
,aey have referred openly to the
nlAhders as "softies," "punks."
.owdies." "small-towners" and
~1er epithets equally as distaste-
w. They have given central I'LL
so's 70 understand that the Island
- are vastly overrated football
@ IL their quest for supporters.
Their Regard for Us.
ins Staleys are out to win the
sollas championship by hook or
oo9' that is admitted. They are
ssm IN their consensus that the In
ssspendents are mostly veteran,
oAeh down truck horses. which
s.ves them the self-uttered call n
ne only logical contender to play
~ the title. They are certain they
wi catch the islanders woefully
~ OF condition. a. they did two
s1s ago. They do not concede
- team a solitary chance Of even
Srtoaching their goal line.
tnese are some Of the motives
vanced by the Staley players IL
pp:rt Of their plea that the game
played in Rock Island. The
asey enough to admit that the
I,eities comprise . more fertile
n.a for receipts and Manager
aa'san's liberal concessions flg.
largely In dissuading the Sta.
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