The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-03
n REGULARS here EARLY TO
NIP SELVES INTO SHAPE FOR
|. eRUELLIne STALEY ENCOUNTER
fhndms to Hold Daily Practice Sessions at 2:3o;
! Only Few Choice aeats Available; staleys Load
ing Up With New Plays to 'cBafde" RI

fnaieattons today are that Sun
= abundance will exceed any
1870 sporting event ever held
10 tri-cities by several thou
- Manager Flanagan announc-
- ~ morning that there are only
n sannarative few choice reserved
- left In theIbig stand and only
4 rmilsr few in the north-feld
laachee reserved section. With
- tina, the management might
- hadfo erect additional seating
sercusbodations. for tits realized
IN {uiiy 5000 fans, at least, will
nvadmission to this game.
Seee Lowest Guess
!, M more optimistic predict that
- than 5000 will witness the
~ contest between the two most
|SsmIdabis professional football
isvens in the world. Midseason
Gvy Of comparative records
Uuves that the Independents and
alleys are. without doubt, superior
= the hest teams in the Ohio field.
where the professional game has
Sesn In great prosperity for the
Iast Is years. There is no doubt as
- the ultra class OF the Staleys,
no seem TO be developing greater
frPm IRON week to week. However.
there Is some doubt as to what the
Independents can accomplish
ssJnst such team as the
Itarchsrs.
Immediate purchase Of all re-
naining seats at Douglas park is
vyxsntly advised by the Independ-
sutI management. in order to facil-
itsts al plans for the promising en-
. counter there Sunday. Those who
SDst "a buying their ducats until
he ed Of the week will simply be
ct Of luck when the fateful day
lawns and the teams are rarin' to
step oft and show of before the
ala gridiron crowd. There should
Mt Be- even . single delinquent pa
TOO In the tri-cities, for this will
ha football game that will be dis
euessd and re-discussed over the
broad scope Of the entire nation.
Injuries Demand Odds.
The handicap of injuries are ex-
pected to keep the Independents
itum stepping out as favorites. I'm
dR no circumstances will local
npaey be gwen away on the home
tsam. Even money will be the best
Yield on the part Of tri-city sup
portefs. Many bets with odds on
the Staleys were reported today, in
dlcating that the wiseacres pick
10 etarchmakers to win.
There isn't a chance of Rube Ur-
sslla returning to the game in time
70 oppose the Staleys, no matter
how regretable is his loss to the
Independents in their present throes
II Development. Rube is still laid
4 up, although getting around nicely
I with . damaged knee and shoul.
DEF: and it is on the urgent advice
q bis physician that he is refrain.
hy from all strenuous action. ever
. coaching the squad from day te
day.
Buland Improving.
Walter Buland's injured righI
ankle has healed SO that the bis
fellow might be able to 60 in Sun
~ and perform as usual. No one
bat Buland himself knows what in
tsase pain he suffered from the pc
sliar sprain received in the for
mar staley game. The leg bone was
Affected singularly. retarding con
valescsnce to almost disparity. Bu
ND has been getting around al
nsht but the slightest overexertiol
voald bring binding pain.
| Jerry Mansfield. the Independ
eafs grand little line bucker. is still
AtApacitated BY an impaired knee