The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-26
ISLANDERS Get
STIFF WORKOUT
FOR MOLINE n

III sALIBI Al.

II Old Man Dope speaks enel
truth, Rock Island high school viii
enter the Moline game Saturday
with the odds slightly II their
favor. The team settled down to-
night to . week Of long scrimmAgse
to at the boys for the big EaMe.
Coach Khmmsl said last night tha4
last weeks contest was the best
game played by the team 90 fAf /
this season. There are several
weak places. however. which he ex-
poets to remedy before the Moline
game.
at the, hands OF Monmouth, . team
that the Islanders conquered the
week before last. The score was
notlarge enough to give q big adj
vantage to either team, but shows
that the Islanders are slightly
stronger. The count of the Moline
Monmouth battle was 60, Mon
mouth scoring on, the interceptioa
Of q lateral pass The "Swedes"
have an alibi, however. They say
that because OF the fact that the
Jerseys of the two teams were the
same color. they were prevented
from scoring. They forget that
the Jerseys hindered Monmouth ~
we'll a Moline.
GrilIing the Dope.
The Islanders defeated Nom
mouth Z to 0 In . game in which
the score would have been seve6
points more. but for bonehead
plays pulled by the Islander quar-
ter in the last few minutes. The
locals had forced the ball, down
the field and were on the vineyard
line when the wrong play was CALI
ed. Although this didn't score six
points it must be taken into co.,
sideration, when looking over the
dope between Rock Island and No.
line. As it now stands, Monmouth
held Rock Island TO- one touch
down, the game ending with the
ball ON the Monmouth one-yArd
line; and scored one touchdown on
Moline.
On looking over the records Of
both teams Rock Island looks the
stronger. The Islanders have
racked up six straight games on
the victory shelf while the Moline
squad has lost the last two games
It played, those against Monmouth
and Galesburg. The Islanders
have defeated such teams as keo-
kuk. Monmouth and Geneseo, while
Moline drubbed Spring Valley and
Ottawa. The locals started the
season we'll by fighting the alumni
to Q 80 victory. Moline was de-
feated 80 to o by the grads.
Although the members OF the
team think they can give the Mo-
line Maroon and White squad
beating, they know that it will be
no pink tea. Moline Rock Island
games never are. Both teams fight
their hardest, no matter who wins.
The showing made by the Is
landers in the last several games.
although not perfect, has con-
WINGED Coach Kimmel that the team
will come out OF the Moline game
with the most points. No school
team so far this season has placed
the ball behind the locals goal.
Several times In the Keokuk bat
tie it looked as though the Keokuk
team would score, but the Islander
line always held for downs inside
Of the five-yard line.
Dope on Davenport.
The Islanders failed to score one
touchdown on Geneseo, as many as
the Iowans did against Geneseo.
The score Of the Rock Island game
was 7-3; the Davenport game 1870.
There are several reasons for this.
and in the minds Of many II the
field had been dry the islanders
would have won by three touch
downs. The locals l40-pound
backfield had hard going several
times In the mud, while the beefy
Geneseo backs were not bothered.
Geneseo was also playing on the
home lot which is always q slight
advantage.
| Although Davenport has slight
odds on the Islanders on paper.
the locals think this year that they
can break the long list Of lowan
victories against Rock Island. Cap
tain Layden is reported to be the
fastest man on the Davenport
squad. The Islanders, however,
think Of Duncan and Harper in
connection with Layden and speed.
Harper last year won nrst In the
so, 100 and 220-yard dashes and Is
| going in high speed so far this fall.
| Duncan Is faster than Harper
and . better open-feld runner
than the dark flash. The touch
down last Saturday was made by
him running 80 yards through the
whole Geneseo secondary defense.