The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-24
BY Bruce Copeland.

A Further indications that Sun
'6ay,s football 1t Douglas park be-
tween the Independents and the
Ideal A. C. Of st. Paul, would be
fought with mid-season tenacity.
sWefe apparent today when MAN.
sages Flanagan announced that the
Independents would start the game
With every member OF last years
machine, with the exception Of Bob
Fosdick. who a. yet has been I'M
able to leave his coaching and
teaching at an Iowa high school.
With the arrival Of Chicken. Mar
shall and Fitzgerald. the regular
roster Of the Independents will be
complete and all the players will
10 hurled at the Ideals with the
determination to carry away the
hrst game Of the season by an
overwhelming score.
All In Fine Form.
Chicken, Marshall and Fitzger-
I'D are reporting in the best Of ply
sical condition. Chicken and Mar
shall have been playing semi-pro
baseball all summer, while Fitz has
mixed baseball with golf. tennis and
football practice with an Omaha
high school squad. As all three
are thoroughly versed in last years
signals and plays 1t is expected
they will hop right into their old
form and rush the Ideals of their
feet.
That the Ideals will prove tough
customers was evident today In a
. dispatch from st. Paul newspapers,
stating that the visitors are COM
ing to Rock Island bent on upset.
ting islander hopes right off the
reel. The Ideals have several
players who would have no trouble
catching on with any Of the big
pro teams now in the field for the
worlds championship title.
Dress Up Tomorrow.
The dependents will hold their
firet dress rehearsal tomorrow aft
ernoon at Douglas park. The new
uniforms that have been on display
In the show windows Of Young 4
McCcmbs' for the last week will
be donned for the first time. The
Argus camera-man will be on hand
to snap the players In various
-stills and action poses. Staff sig
nal drill will be held after the
game In order to sweat the new
ness of out the Jersey and mole
akin.
Manager Flanagan also announced
today that Sid Nichols, one of the
greatest halfbacks ever developed
at Drake university, Des Moines,
has been obtained for the Independ-
cnts and will report for action to-
night along with Chicken, Marshall
and Fitzgerald. Nichols is only just
out Of college, where he made a
sterling reputation for his ag-
gressive offensive playing In the
Missouri Valley conference cam
pa1kns for the last four years.
Good Man for RI.
Flanagan believes that Nichols is
Just the man to assist in giving the
! Independents a formidable set Of
substitute backfield men. The Is
lander boss will also have another
conference with Johnny Schiller Of
Davenport today and hopes to gel
the former Cornell captain to jolr
/. the club In time for Sundays blow
ION.
. Schiller. Nichols and Waddy
Kuehl would make splendid trk
Z OF secondary backs for the hide
Spendents and the chances are they
Twill be retained as such. il SCHUYLER
should agree to join the club
FKuehl has worked assiduously with
the team In every practice session
and has mastered thoroughly al
the intricacies Of the Minnesot,
\ shift. SO he can be relied upon L
s-take his place in an emergency
{ whenever called.