The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-20
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- the Rock Island indie
~ md their supporters, far
.Ssssr will derive more benefit
... fIrfoa's cancellation Of next
s.sssv1 scheduled game at Doug
~. st than as IL the Bulldogs
= - to live up to their con-
800 coming now is despair
,ar Jim Thorpe's excuses Of
-1w. when he cited financial
s1n e their incentive to close
n ION with Akron in Akron
" 3Imksgiving day. 1t is true
= n highly Wanted Bulldogs
~ show their molars in Rock
1rf but in their stead tri-city
ssa I'm zee q much better football
- 4 he 1920 COLLEGIANS
Z rittsburgh.
~ three weeks ago J. F. Null
- 4 the Wheeling Steel 4 Iron
s1aration, Yorkville, Ohio. acting
+ uajunction with Captain Gar
n Of the Washington and JET
ifyen college team, organized a
tntstive team in view Of playing
e!Aer Canton 4, or Akron a post
spascn game. Mullauey, q George
tevu veteran and now a high iron
slehl, and Garbisch, whose play
III for W. 4 J. this year has been
,easstonSl, picked the best possible
slNen to oppose the Ohiosns.
Ohieans Fear to Play.
M plan was put before Canton
~ Akron officials, but the latter
me- tho project q deaf ear. prob
sbly for the same reason that Ak.
ua WEIGHED out Of playing Rock
Island before the Islanders had
suffered their first defeat. and also
Re motive Of Canton in cancelling
nat Sundays game, which had
bssa scheduled at their own sug-
ssstiou.
Nullaney and Garbisch then turn
d their attention to other profess
s.onal teams and Immediately open
n negotiations with the Rock Is
.land Independents. Manager Flan-
igan saw instantly a wonderful op-
Dcftunity to settle two long-stand-
Ing disputes. Here was a superb
ulaIy Of eastern college stars. A
ume with the Independents would
saR comparisons ~ to which is
superior: q high class professional
football team or a high class col
lese eleven! and which is the most
spectacular - eastern or western
style Of football?
sui. Canton remained on the
islanders schedule at that time, as
well q the Dayton Triangles. Prior
TO last Sundays defeat by the lat
Ter. he Nov. % date was still open.
y Akron had crawled out Of their
agreement to close the season in
Rock Island. At first Dayton
agreed to return game here Nov.
z, but upon their return home
Aey decreed to play Akron tomor-
fcw and then close their season.
Signed for Dec. 5.
Long before these negotiations
vsfe begun. Manager Flanagan took
tas opportunity to book the Null
laney- Garbisch all-star college elev-
@ ior . post-season game Dec. 5
" Douglas park. The game was
scheduled with the utmost secrecy.
u vas to be q surprise package to
oe announced a week from today.
when Canton cancelled yesterday,
10 other high class teams were
AVAILABLE. SO Manager Flanagan
was imDelled to offer the collegians
next Sundays date.
manager Mullaney accepted the
oaef last night over long distance
puone, and next Sunday will see
NE greatest college football aggre-
ssoon that could ever be called to
play on the same team, as oppo-
aenu for the Independents in q
same OF wide national interest.
for the first time in the history
VI Football three different college
sapalns, all playing college foot
All the same year. will oppose
professional team. These will be
.aptaln Garbisch of w. & j., Cap
n m.n II. Stein Of the University Of
,."tsourgh, and Captain Lentz Of
'ne University Of West Virginia
All IN Today's Games.
Inc balance of the lineup will be
Of W. and j.. Ohio State
=. .aa georgetown players. Every
payer who comes here next Sun
Wy played his last collegiate foot
sn, game today. After today oil
ni % Tree. Doubtful ones, Is t.
.ue identity Of these college stars
40 urged to look for their names
~, tney appear tomorrow in the
,,nesps OF W. and j., Pittsburgh
west Virginia, etc.
ING complete all-star lineur
n na'ca VIII oppose the Independent
He1t Sunday will be as follows:
Name and College. Pos. W.T.
Gtalrell Nv. 4 il lie. Isl
x: Stein Nv. & il III. III
y, vna Nv. &J.) LG. n.
!. Stein Pho C. Is: