The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-18
LICK Of PRACTICE lNDPooR
esPhYSICAL CONDITION ACCOUNT
FOR FIRST UPSET Of SEASON
.1saA D6Sy Abuses Flay Aasss WA Iazzsl - Pssfy
CsnlIneusl Isaaasn 81 win ~ - Csasstna1s Ferry.
aNHss nnseYaFd 1sn - Star Ilay.
By Bruce Copeland.

~
noon ct Douglas park and, Incl
.dentally. assisted their conquerors.
the 6taleys OF Decatur. In attaining
considerable reputation in the pro-
1essional football neld by 10 VIC
tory over the widely herslded IL
slanders.
The Staleys had NO valid excuse
Tor winning. although YESTERDAY
they were the best team. The In
dependents deserved to lose for al
lowing an otherwise inferior team
10 catch them wholly out Of physi-
cal condition. rush them on their
feet and> precipitate them into such
imp0tent confusion that disrupted
every vestige of the Incompatible
teamwork Of former triumpas.
J: 10 Not Win on Merits.
The Staleys, conditioned perfectly
and taking advantage OF every break
s.that swept them closer to the repu-
ton they sought to gain by defeat
/. ing the Independents. did not win
on the sheer merits OF the game.
Their one and only touchdown oc-
,jcurred in the second quarter as a
I direct result ofFred Chickens SOM
nolent antics In the secondary de-
tense zone that enabled Councilman
to run 43 yards for the first touch
down scored against the lndepend-
euts since the memorable game with
4 Hammond last year.
ias Making this . regular autopsy Of
i! post-mortems, the stationing OF
Jerry Mansfield at right end proved
the miscalculation that was pri-
marily responsible in allowing the
/, fleet an dartful Councilman to his
]. clear title to the only touchdown OF
x the game. Mansfield was smother
ed completely by the interference.
n Then It looked as II Chicken only
thalf-tried to run Councilman down.
"a Ursella, playing with an injured
knee, was In no condition to stop
i the runner after Chicken missed
the chance. Halas picked Rube of
and Councilman sprinted across the
e. line.
- Linemen Save Staleys.
The Staleys presented shifty
though sometimes confused and Ill
timed attack. The presence Of Ha.
las, Blackjack, Trafton and Cham.
= berlain In the line saved them from
4 utter rout, despite the mediocre
playing OF the Independents. Hala'
and Blackjack played havoc witt
the Independents left wing. botf
extensively and defensively. Traf
ton, the big former Notre Dame ant
Camp Grant pivot lineman. seemet
/. to play a rowing defensive center
Z most OF the game. spilling play aft
er play In al. parts Of the second
AIRY defense zone.
Ii Traitor broke through the lint
with frequent effectiveness. He wor
I : ried Fitzgerald, Lyle and Healey
either pushing them backward init
plays or checking line bucks. h'gl
or low. Chamberlain was a bull
! wark ut left end for the Staleys
I I Not an inch of ground was gainet
around his post. The former All
I Western Cornhusker and Cantor
Bulldog was . veritable ogre, Wit
! lowered above the field. ready t
! eat up everything that came hi
I 4 way.
M. Pearce Poor General.
V Unaided, the Staley backfielt
4, would have been stopped in thei
tracks in nine plays out OF ten
"Pard" Pearce. quarterback, whil'
he excelled in running back punts
displayed sandlot methods of direct
1 ing an attack against team who's
phys.cal deficiencies proved thei
Town undo.ng. One Touchdown
spsgainst such a weak sister as tn
4 Independents proved. is an indica
4 stion of Pearce's. poor generalshi2
He seemed to choose his plays a
ssrandoni rather than strike constant
4 " at the weak spots in the Island
i sers' line. H.
4 The fact that sternaman. Conzel
j man and Lanum. the other backs
I scould gain only Al yards taroug!
the line, and 1903, including COnzel
mans 4S-yard run for touchdown
was the reason why the Staley
/ could not pile up decisive score
Il spearce gained "A yards running
] hack punts. but he was dropped Il
! his tracks on catching Wyman'
7 nun. on the Islanders 49-yArd line
y Htesnaman's right tackle punt net
ted SIX yards. from whence Conzel
man scored the lone touchdown.
i$s Work Of Single Runner.
Rock Islands offensive weakness
may be discerned from their ute
Inability to gain through the lint
and around the ends. They gained
- total Of only "A yards throug.
] the line. and Is around the end
7 This is the usual record Of single
! backfield runner in almost an,
kame. With Halas. Blackjack ant
fConzelman thanking right end
chamberlain. Sternaman and Lanun
on the left. and with Traitor and
TCCnzelman rowing around the sec.
! ondary area, ho~es OF material
gains were dispelled early.
While utterly miserable in poin,
/! 81 team efficiency in the hrst half
! the Independents Inc was some
what redeemed by furious playing
sof Walt Buland. who made a mon.
key out Of the widely advertised
Bert Ingwerson, until he (Buland)
srss clipped by Councilman while
seeing down on . punt late In the
Il tec0nd quarter and had to retire
Y nth q badly sprained right ankle
when Buland was assisted OF the
lid. the crowd groaned In com
y IN accord. 10 his splendid do
ne1ve work had been clearly mo-
j eeable from all parts Of the deld
Tumble 1evives Staleys.
n I ABIDE from Chickens open-dooI
e1icY IN letting Con1elman run 20,
41aleh1own, theeo uarA several dc.