The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-02

81 Bruce Co1eland.

sina since his SCREENS il1ness
~ lat several we1ks Was to
e Ihs Argus this moening that
= slowly getting hack = Old
- form, which means dat the
- ihjs Tot" will soon ~ ma
si11 asuund in wsll-worn circles -
Tre last falls football starS u
\ 1l1ll and caSost n 1ndsb ut
y 1Ioaiesu has besa vesy. IN end.
G1jng To his physicians, u Nns
~ ndomitable will and recupesa-
~ sewers that finally restored
- to, slowly improving health.
TN took . flyer down town yes
frdsy, but fingered ct his old
oan(s only . short time, still weak
o1d wan from the attack that laid
In low.
Chafes to Appaase Fans.
Despite his still Weakened condi-
4ion. Flanagan knows that Rock Is
laad football fans are clamofing for
nevs Of q bigger and better foot
III machine than the one that rep
resented the city last fall at Doug
- park. Flanagan himself had be-
m to chafe to get into action and
start tho ball rolling for another
spectacular season on the profess
sioaal gridiron.
Sir Walter wants the fans to
know that it is going to be q diff
ficult matter this year to organize
such . formidable aggregation that
almost brought the worlds cham
piouship to Rock Island last year.
NJ Independents did much to in
crease the popularity of the fall
sport last season. with the result
this year that practically all the
Heading Industrial plants OF the mid
De west are organizing the best
football teams that money can AL
lure.
Raids 'OH Players.
Chief among the new entrants in
The coming pro football derby will
b the Staleys Of Decatur and the
walworths Of Kewanee. These
plants have been raiding the ex-
college ranks OF every available
player by offering them far greater
Inducements than have ever been
projected. There seems to be no
end to getting the best players in
the country to line up for the sea-
Don. Money has been no object
Whatever in the hectic desire to
build up a championship football
eleven.
Several Of last years Independ-
snts have already been approached
n the Staley and other grasping
engagements. and Flanagan be-
lieves that it will be hard to bring
tome of them back to Rock Island.
However, Sir Walt wants every
: football fan In the tri-cities to know
Hat he will bend every effort to
Keep the old champs intact.
Brands False Runors.
Rumors that the Rock Island
Management has signed several
hsW stars for this seasons outfit
we're spiked when Flanagan. ex-
planned that he had had several
Sach luminaries in view, hat that,
during bis illness they slipped
away and Joined other teams with
Tie ready cash to allure them. Walt
\ pinning all his faith on the re-
turn Of Rube Ursella, Chicken, No
uk, Marshall, Henry, Fitzgerald,
I wyland, and such local stars a.
Jerry Mansfield, Fat Smith, PADDY
Quinn and Robb. Walt Buland and
0kis Smith have been in Rock Is
land for some time and are rarin'
70 begin when the first call is Is
\ med.
flanagan explained, that the in
creased railroad rates will cut deep
hto the local exchequer this year,
tad for that reason an effort will
| y made to eliminate weekend rail-
md fares by rounding together a
tsam that will make its daily abode
light in Rock fsla9d. Walt says be
coald organize . mediocre team In
nye minutes with the available nu-
eleus on hand, but. In order to
maintain last years high standard
10 10 determined to put . team Into
the field that will set the whole
iootball world sgog.
Announcements concerning the
Deeaonnel Of the now independents
vsfs promised by Flanagan by the
mt Of next week. He is getting
stronger each day and BY that time
e hopes to be able to devote his
mlt time to the team and the seized.
III.