The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-27
By Bruce Copeland.

By Bruce Copeland.
tught hundred-odd. rain-dodging,
eiiy football fanatics huddled
nlhsr yesterday afternoon ut
nglas park and Witnessed their
DcHon for the worlds profess
al impart two hours Of football
lsuction to the light. inexperi-
-. but clean and scrappy Ideals
In Paul, the independents pry-
y Oh the seasons lid to the mel
I Of $50.
IYAs score does not indicate the
y Of the game from the stand
= Of interest. for although the
~ were vastly outplayed in al
every department Of the
~ they remained . dangerous
III throughout the game thst
6lntsned to daunt the unexpect-
I'd thereby cross the Rock Is
II goal line.
Thsfe were several moments
hing the one-sided contest when
nths were halted from suspense
oen the Ideals rallied sporadical-
and cut loose with scoring stuff
II wa checked only by tho most
}ncentfated defense. The Ideals
Night gamely to the end through
~ falling rain that would deter
(ncst any team Of such light
|(signt as the seasons initial vic
nj Outweighed fully 10 pounds
y ~ man, the Ideals made the
lls3ondents exert their best,
sfeby making it one Of the best
games to witness.
4 Old Punch Intact $
Tho most gratifying result Of the
me was the revelation to the
ns that the old punch is still ~
Rgty a. ever. which was demon
ated by the way the Ursellaites
escted their attack against the
posing line. Using the deceptive
lnnesota shit, the flrst touch
|1wn was registered In four min
~ Of play; the second In elk.
hiking two touchdowns in the
III 10 minutes Of action.
The Independents displayed a
uprising degree Of team perfec-
~ on the oHense, last years
Eighty scoring machine tearing
|hgs gaps in the Ideals line for
tladiiy consistent gains. Starting
|eA game with his veteran lineup.
M the exception Of Polly Cook
Davenport at right guard, Cap
|lin Ursella brought all his old
|sntegy into play and soon found
~ fimsy spots in the opposing
he. Against these weak positions
|tvariably the right wing. he shot
Nv Mansfield, Eddie N0vak and
ned Chicken with the utmost re-
|lAtlessness. The Ideals had NO
|gpans Of breaking up the various
|9ift formations and were helpless
4 check the advance.
IN Fault In Defense.
Rock Islands whirlwind attack
Aaght be alluded to ~ the chief
loase Of victory, although the
- held exceptionally we'll In the
inches, considering their utter
~ Of scrimmage practice prior
y the game. Loose defensive play
N apparent In the broken field
ID overhead game and with more
s@ual competition. failure to break
p forward pass attacks and brok-
q held running might have had q
0)paraging influence upon the
ocpfe.
Speed played q most important
Motor In addition to the effective,
aees Of the shift formation. The
iedependents ran themselves bow
legged, the backs charging low
vA great force. the linemen
slccking and boxing with stag
wiring Jumps and the outside
seardians tackling hard and sure
= wide end runs or bucks Of
aekle. It was smash and smash
safd all the way, without . single
sesp despite . steady. drizzline
stn and a mud-blanketsd isld
y almost rocked with Charlie
~. etc.
TAe Greunl.Gaining.
The Independents out-rushed
seir opponents BY AT yards 10
~. utilixing only As plays in the
vaole game to score % points
vaiie the Ideals used s. plays
vHaout crossing the line. Ufsella
va his cracks made II flrst downs
ssainst i've by the Ideals. Tho 10
|e.is punted only once and attempt
= only one forward pass. Tho
tsf. Ursella to Smith, netted Z
%yafd gain In the FIRST quarter
vtseila's lone punt happened in the
eond quarter, Rnbs booting tn
III on first down to further add
y " Ideals discontinue.
The general playing OF Waddy
aeeal erst ~ eab for Chicks1 q
WAT Aalfback and then ~ under
way for Urseila at quarterbael
= me fourth quarter. WAS the ont
s0ading individual feature OF tn
ae. Kuehlia e3-yard run Through
okea laid for . Touchdown Il
~ THU >-~-- - USa~h~ Z