The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-27
INDEPENDENTS
GLASS DAzzLES
Ex-C0LLE|e'l|h|!Ns

BY BRUCE COPELAND.

George Brickley. al Piefotti anu
sY}inger" Doane, former college
Gfars whom Manager Flanagan OF
IL independents. brought TO Rock
Island last week In hopes OF "
inn them to bolster up the Indepen-
dents in view Of coming tough
canes, requested their releases
Voluntarily today and received
them. pronto.
Bricklsy, Pisrotn and DcaaA
vho witnessed Sundays game with
ne Chicago Cardinals. were amazed
ri the speed and skill Of the lnds-
pendents; 30 much ID, in fact. that
they agreed they were not IN tho
proper condition to give good ac-
counts of themselves ON such short
notice.
AT first, the players requested
that they be given two or three
weeks to remain here and work out
under the eye OF Coach Ursella, be-
lievink that in that time they could
regain their former effectiveness
which made them feared players
during their years at Trinity and
Tufts colleges. respectively.
Would BE Too Costly.
This request was considered
from a financial point Of view and
rejected. The Independents this
year are carrying five more men
than last fall, and the incurred ex-
penses for a squad of 20 players Is
iii ,nat the management can at
ford. So Manager Flanagan acqui-
esced to their Plea that they be re-
leased rather than be retained and
fall short Of expectations, and IN
cur added expense.
The management Is quite salts
fled with the present personnel Of
the Independents and, although or
the lookout for one or two players
" who might be inserted into the line
M TO good effect in the last games
Of the season, no further acquisi'
tons are contemplated. 1t is be-
lieved that, with the present team
intact, a higher brand Of team
work will be perfected than as Il
players OF uncertain condition wer'
10 be obtained and thus disrupt
4 winning combination.
After a close scrutiny of the in
dividual players physical condi
ton Sunday. Manager Flanigal
and Coach Ursella said today the
are satisfied that the squad o.
hand at this time might be expect
ed to develop into one of. il no
q the best professional team in tn
= country.
Ar Work Out Daily.
No doubts are entertained as t
the physical condition Of the out
of-town contingents. 1t was learn
ed that Fitzgerald. Shaw an
Healey are working out every al
ternoon with tho Creighton colleg
squad in Oma' a, where Healey
being retained as regular coach fo
the ends. Fitz and Shaw are bs
ing assisted by the Creighton hea
coach. Charles w. Backman, fol
mer Notre Dame star. and la!
year coach at Northwestern.
DR.. Williams. chief football mel
tor at the university of Minnesot;
has recalled Bob Marshall an
'Pudge" Wyman to assist tn
0ophers in getting into condit'o
70 oppose Bob Zuppke's Illini TIL
coming Saturday. Both Marsha
and Wyman will work out daily
uniform with the Gophers. and thu
3 their effectiveness as Independent
should be augmented greatly.
Report from Minneapolis ais
stated that Fred Chicken is reco,
ering rapidly from the effect of h
leg boils. which necessitated an OF
Grafton here last Saturday. Ma
shall verifies Chickens declaratio
that he is adhering strictly to a
training regulations, which he
combining chiefly to indoor gymna.
tic work.
Nichols Comes to Stay.
Sid Nichols, the individual sta
OF last Sundays defeat of the Oh
cago Cardinals, notified Manage
Flanagan today that he will retur
to Rock Island tomorrow and r,
main here for the remainder Of II
season. Nichols will DO accorde
suitable employment so he can !
on hand every night to direct II
Independents in practice durir
Rube Ursella's enforced layoff.
Reports from Chicago today II
Dictated that the Tigers will con
to Rock Island on Sunday all s,
TO wipe the sting Of their defe;
last Sunday by the Staleys; an
that they will be well stocked wi.
the best players available.
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