The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-30
By BRUCE COPELAND.

me camp OF the Rock Island lnde-
1endents today on the eve Of their
ypoch-making or epoch-breaking |
Jrofessional football game tomor-
xpw afternoon with the Chicago
Tigers at Douglas park.
I Whether or not the gent Of good
Artune will arise from the ruins
- the Islanders defeat by the Sta
1eys two weeks ago, will be deter
mined largely by tomorrow's punch
against one Of the best all-around
rrofessional elevens in the national
darby.
Tho Independents will have the
opportunity to wipe out the Staley
defeat by piling up more than q
1D-0 score. by which the Starch
makers vanquished the Tigers last
Sunday at Cub field, Chicago. after
one Of the most spectacular foot
hill games of the current season.
There will be additional prestige
attached to . victory over the tt
GERS. 1t Is seldom that q team
with such an illustriaus personnel
suffers the ignominy Of two sue
cessive defeats.
Il Beei, Drawn and brains.
BY this. 1t is implied that the IT,
gers will be armed tooth and nail
to slash their way to a decisive
victory over the Independents. The
Tigers have beef, Drawn and brains
TO accomplish almost anything they
desire on the gridiron. Without a
doubt, it will be the toughest game
OF the season for tho Islanders. 1t
| will be a game in which the relent-
less fury attributed to major foot
y ball will surge at its flood tide.
In Chez, quarterback; Malone
and Barrett, halves, and Falcon.
fpllback, the Independents will face
q 190-pound backfield-the heaviest
crew Of runners that have ever ap-
| peared 1T Douglas park. Their re-
| 6tDtence to such powerful quartet
- pr0blematical. Thus. 1t is indi-
Eeted that the game primarily will
evolve into a merciless clash be-
tween the opposing linemen in or
der to blast holes for the onrush-
ing backs.
Tigers Great Drive.
The Independents will carry a 2
pound weight advantage in the line,
which may be discounted for
nsught. Experience and endurance
will be the only factors in deter
mining superiority in the forward
walls. The Tigers will use Meagher
and 'Knopp at ends. Matthews and
Bennett at tackles, Keefe and Pierce
ct guards. and the redoubtable and
rgsourceful Paul Shorty" Des Jar
dien at center. What an array!
Every mans man former college
star Of All-American honor or men
ten!
The Independents will not be
lacking in determination. fighting
I'd they will on the losers end from
the beginning. There are no false
hopes of victory in the Islanders
camp today. But there Is beetling.
bolligerent spirit pervading the
training quarters that bespeaks the
hghting unit with their backs
against the wall. Over-confidence
has been utterly dispelled by the
ighominy Of the Staley defeat and
Tho embittered denunciation of their
supcriors.
Sid Nichols a. Pivot.
J The Islanders will take the field
under the leadership, of Sid Mich
old, whose all-star play as cog
In. the independent machine was
hSAvily responsible for last weeks
triumph over the Chicago Cardi-
nsas. Nichols, who IL now resi-
dent Of Rock Island, has been d.
1eeting signal work all this week
under the eyes Of Coach Ursella;
ami has his role we'll in hand.
Nichols Is ono OF the smartest
football players ever seen at Doug
la park. Thoroughly imbued with
thA Bob, Zuppke brand Of strategy.
sid mixes brainwork with physical
power to the utter CONSERVATION Of
opposing teams. which he demon
strated 10 impressively last Sun
day. Nichols has devoted consid-
etAble time this week to drop
kicking. and the fans needn't be
spfprised TO see the diminutive bat
.tefing nm step out Ut any time
And drop one over for goodly dis
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