The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-09
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70 START 'EM
By Bruce Copeland.

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BIZ Bruce Copeland.
4 Sul,ee up and shake the moth
81 Of your oveyc6ats and ear
kSa Because next week will
~ no vanguard OF this years
ION Independents back to
Dosglas park football lea!
lsnaser Walter N. Flanagan has
$500 With the Rock Island Fans
seIation for the lease Of the
~ and announced today that
n wednesday, Sept. Is. will see
Indepsudents gslloping over
I ~ lecai heath in the first work
p q tho season.
1csstsiu "Rube" Ursella is ex-
~ to arrive in town Monday
n viii begin Immediately to line
IA IL moleskin cohorts for the in
(. ~ tryouts. The "Rube" has been
%yinr baseball this season in q
Isnesota bush league and IL tit
- rarin' TO go. The league sea-
Gn closes Sunday and "Rube" is
pected to hop the next train for
Nh Island.
Expect Chick Back.
Doubt is still expressed about the
nturp Of Fred Chicken, the gyrat-
+ around gamer, whom, 1t is al
~. has been holding out on the
lriependents for q seasons stipend
Z 1880. Fred might or might not
isye bsrkened to the call Of big
loash, but Manager Flanagan ia
inyiug 1t to Ursella to bring
Chick" back to earth; and so,
,oth "Rube' and Fred might re-
post together.
Fianigsn is also expecting to
\ md Johnny Schiller, last seasons
Ef,a hslfback on the Cornell uni
lessity eleven. Schiller, who is q
nsttye Of Davenport, will not re-
turn to college this fall and nego.
Nstions for his services at Douglas
pafk q one of the prospective
champion Independents have beer
d the wind for several days.
schuler would make q fine run
ING mate for Chicken, or possibly
h might be used to advantage a
- Johnny is one Of the bes1
laehs. ever turned out at Cornell
a the Ithacans will be sorel,
veGlsned by his refusal to return
b 10 Big Red Team at the foot o
0aysa lake.
Gets Ames Star.
flanagan has signed Q linemaI
laHDd Burns, who last year star
N potently for the Ames colleg'
tim. Burns came to town yester
dy to buzz Flanagan for q berth
wing only for q tryout. Thu
lAyer expressed doubt as Il
whether or not he was the RICH
hind Of q player the Islanders wer'
s1akng. However, this auguret
yell. The most Of them are in
Aimed to be sure of their ability be
FIRE they are tried out. Burns viii
\ ct Q thorough trial. He Is short
tocky and looks hard as nails.
Rumors as to the alleged dicker
hs between Jerry Mansfield an
he Staleys Of Decatur, were spik
d Yesterday by Flanagan. who an
ncunced that Jerry at no time hal
wished to sever his affiliations wit
10 Independents. This news Will
b welcomed as q toothsome NOR
nl for the Douglas park wolves
Who regard Jerry AZ one Of the bee
hl- around backs in the country
~ none.
Buland Karin.
Walter Buland, the manhandlin
tackle, 10 the only one Of the In
lspsndents who has weathered tn
interval In Rock Island. The BIT
iellov, 10 huskier than ever and
bfonzied by camping all summer
Jerry Mansfield's "Dilly Inn" o
ne Mississipp'. Buland is rarir
% tear into an opposing line. H
y literally ferocious. He growl
fonstantly and is walking aimless
y around checking off each day o
10 calendar.
Oak Smith came to town sewers
weeks ago and turned down q "
csativs offer to coach the MissOul
&hool Of Mining at Rollo, Mo-. !
eFoef to play again with the II
aependents. Oak has been dishin
ot plate lunches at Martins NJ
u Tor the last several week
waiting the first call to pfactic
ne, too, expects this to be his be-
year.
The home town trio, composed
fM" Smith, Paddy Quinn an
loyal Robb will also be on han
~stA[t the festivities.
sFih" Coming Bach.
All doubts as to the return
freeman c. Fitzgerald. last year
oahollating center, were allaye
ns morning when the sporting e,
20 OF The Argus received q lie
- from him, announcing that I
soald be in Rock Island in amp
sms to start regular practice vii
0s champs.
ntz" seemed to drop from sigl
ssiins the spring and summe
aaaser Flanagan made freQuel
airies to his former business q
- IN Omaha. Neb., but withol
Nl His epistle today was typ
~ 2 letterhead Of the Concrete 81
Gaeering company. Omaha Netio
y sank building, Omaha.
nazserald will stack up with Il
- OF them when It comes to pla
Z rowing center. He alwa.
salows the ball like q weasel A.
always be depended upon
!. . play. recover = tumble
se EN- off in the open field. !
- elusive a. the fastest end ~
remains q mystery why his Oh
position II center. Rock