The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-14
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j, Bruce Copeland.

~ 0gsy oes
1870. entsred in the American
1870 iof Professional Foot
"a cIans' classic gridiron derby.
- ,ianniag . surprise attack
s,,st ths Rock Island Independ-
~ = sunday afternoon 1t Doug
% m.
s..1esa received to-day BY The
49, ssssft that tho Stsleys have
Z working together with two
Ss,sas for The last thgee weeks
~ 40 ofher determination than to
,"s1arse themselves in solving the
/ isdspsadents' style Of play.
rhs staleys have q playerk in
"a. and have been working with
~ sntire teams every afternoon
s,om 4 O'Clock to s. The scrubs
~ zen drilled to run plays from
n dsytous formations Of the Min
rssola shift, q executed by the In
Sss1adeats, while the regulars have
N coached to disrupt the forma-
uoas.
Ssrs They Wnl Win.
Ths staleys, to q man. believe the
f,d1nsndents are SO overconfdent
tAst they expect q walkaway when
~ tsans clash Sunday afternoon.
Aside from this, the Starchmakers
m convinced they have the best
Tan ard that they will viii strictly
"a he merits Of the game. They
have besn practicing for three
vsslu and last years college stars
a To team are reported as being
sysu n better form than . year ago.
Well, that's a fine howdydo. isn't
4! Coming to beat US at our own
nme, q II we're! That has never
occurred before Rock Islands ex-
ecution Of the Minnesota shift has
Abaaled completely every opponent
1pe TIE last two years. Now. the
SAleys are out with what is re-
ported a positive defense against
this powerful form Of attack.
Ths game offers q wide variety Of
prospective thrills. First OF, 1t
promises TO be the first well-match-
a tuSsle ever seen at Douglas park.
ne rivals stand pretty much on
Wsa terms in point Of weight,
tpssd and experience. Both have
tulNiyins smatterings Of high class
college talent; both have substan-
~ brswn acquired from the pro-
llssional ranks. !,
Ursella VI. Poarca. :
} The game offers a battle Of wits
letveel Rubes Ursella and Pard
eafcA Rube might be- alluded to
= The king Of the sandlots In for
usr years. Last year, before he
NJ expelled from the University
4 Pennsylvania for playing profess
1onil baseball, Pearce was consid-
20 the best quarterback among
y Big Six-Harvard, Yale, Prince
e, Pennsylvania. Cornell and
Artmouth.
It q also apparent that there will
y Z battle royal in - line be-
tNs@ Walter Buland. the mainland
ns tickle Of the Independents, and
mgxerson Of last years University
q Illinois team. who was selected
one Of the first string All-Amer-
ican tackles by Walter Camp.
Thefe should also be a brilliant
INWARD passing duel between Wy
nan, Mansfield and Marshall for the
meependents. and Koehler, Halas
20 Chamberlain for the Staleys.
me line-bucking and end-running,
VIVA Chicken, Kuehl. Novak and
Acaols. should be interesting as
0mpafed with the work Of Sterna-
man, Psarce and Koehler.
Battle ct Center.
II the center Of the line there
would b another snappy battle be-
Na fitzgerald OF the Independ-
ma and traitor Of the Staleys.
~ and Trafton were teammates
Noers Dame and were in con-
IN competition for the center
o'ce traitor played during the
-, ~ o. 1918 with Jerry Mansfield on
- camp Grant eleven.
lns tri-cities will also be treated
y : demonstration Of the Canton
MaAogs class by watching 0uy
,Susnosrlain perform for the STA
~ y left end. Chamberlain has
M ssyN three years with Thorpe's
impions before joining the sta
- He, like Shaw and Riddell.
~ Product Of the University az
",Uiaska's great football coaching
.saaser Flanagan announced this
!. ains that the reserved seat sale
y uate has exceeded 500. which
als. u my previous