The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-23
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= 1aied 70 help the Independents
& S;v RI 10 1870 football lid Sunday
4 1oon 1t Douglas park, are set
I - Amy sense Of the word. IN
1aels, the Independents YIN
1879 one Of the strongest pro-
asIrssi football elevens ever seen
= ~ northern neld, with their
80 augmented Ipotently By for
s1e eollsge stars Of recognized ~
~ above bulletin telegram from
svI11nsn Fitzgerald Il typical Of
4 ~ apirit that shall win games for
- Independents this tall. II comes
7 - 1 player who has absolutely
\ = regard for monetary recon-
800. All that IL under Fitz' hide
4 jove Of football and the lure Of
\ ytct0ry. In all his communications
- Manager Flanagan and The
Afsus, Fits never once has raised
( ~ question Of money.
70 begin with, the ideals have
/, ,ogt4d q forfeit Of 500 with the
4 Merchants Trust company Of St.
Pal To guarantee their appearance
hefe Sunday. Dispatches received
sday by Manager Flanagan state
ut the Ideals will leave st. Paul
. Saturday evening at 1880
o'clock and will arrive in Rock Is
Ind At $50 o'clock Sunday morn
~.
Line q tho Ideals.
7 The Ideal football team 10 com.
I pesed Of some Of the best independ-
1t players in the twin-cities, also
Ipsmer high school player and
EhAve been playing together for
'nearly the last 10 years, relying on
speed and teamwork 40 the main
6elor in defeating opponents.
n Louie PAIL they have one Of
~ easiest quarterbacks in the
seata. He 10 clever. fast and shifty,
and has been sought BY the Mime
ipolis Marines ever sipce Rube
ursella left that team. He played
tvo years with Central High school
and for the last ave years has been
With the Ideaas., He 10 captain Of
this years eleven.
Two Real Stars.
Harry Nelson and Elmer Dixon
recent acquisitions to this years
tam, are two husky backtleld met
n whom the team depends largely
br the bulk Of their offensive work
Nelson played two years with the
Great Lakes Navy team and indie.
pendent football on the 1ocal grid.
iron, while in Elmer Dixon they
have a player who IL considered
one Of the best halfbacks in tht
, state. He played on the champion
Banholzer eleven during 1917, II
which year they won the city title
and last year with the Bubbles
Stsam Of this city. Mikesh, who ha,
been with them for the last thfe,
years, was out with the Universit,
II Minnesota team last fall. but wal
Ineligible on account of his studies
y Obrin, halfback, was with tn,
81. Thomas college eleven f0ul
years ago; also played with one o
the Camp Dodge teams and ha'
been with the Ideals for the las
two years.
Tom Cunningham was with tn
Johnson High school. Kosar, full
hack, has been with the team sine,
It's organization.
Have Star Ends.
Maidl, Wiecher and Pavilick
ends. have also been with the team
dnce its organization, and playe<
only Independent 70 ,tball. A. Glon
ming played on the Creten higl
school team, and aiong with A
PAIL and Paar. played with some o
The leading elevens in st. Paul.
Leon Hanley was with the Grea
Lakes navy team and is also a new
man on this years team. L. Jan
sen, guard. played on the cham
pionship Central high school team
u 1916 and has also been with tn
team since its organisation alonl
with Sharrow and J. Bourour, 9th
q guards. Cigler and F. Dixon
centers, have only played on tn
Independent gridiron, While Dixol
10 also = new man on this year
team. He Is husky and 1 great de
tenstve player.
! Ten Years 10 Field.
The Ideal football team was OF
ganised 10 years ago. playing o.
me side lots Of st. Paul and nearl
one-haif Of the present team ha
been with the eleven since its OF
ganization in 1910. Since that tim
they have been Champion man
times Of the minor leagues in tn
city In 1918 they won the stat
championship and defeated tn
husky aviation school team. ais
the Minneapolis Steel 4 M&chiner
team and the saltwater army IN
navy team.
Last year they suffered defeat Z
the hands Of the Minneapolis M
rines. but pulled othrough q SUI
ceesful season and were the onl
team in the state to defeat th
saltwater army and navy team.
The handicap OF last year. cause
" . lack Of weight, hes been grea1
y overcome, due to the addition {
me new men.
Tho Ideals have . stronger, an
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