The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17
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Peoria. Nov. 17.-Comparative
scores give the Urbana high school
football eleven, due to clash with
the Peoria high aggregation Friday
afternoon to decide the champion
ship of the state an edge of almost
one hundred points on the locals.
While the University city crew
has fought only six games their to-
tai counters register "a better than
the Peorians. Adding 81 points,
the average for their six contests
to equalize the number of games
played, the Urbanites' chalk board
shows Sc in their favor.
In view of the fact that they have
encountered three Of Peoria's op-
ponents and in two of them run up
considerably larger total than
the Herke tribe, the dope points to
the visitors from the east as fav-
orites in the battle next Friday.
Edge to Peoria.
Both elevens have played and
BANKED Clinton and Bloomington
but with this difference-the To-
Gals battled the enemy on their
home grounds, while the Bronson
clan did their cleaning up on a
gridiron strange to them
In spite Of the seeming advan-
tage, however, and the expressed
confidence on the part of both men,
tors that their outfits will come
out on the heavy end. the tussle
Friday should be one Of the fastest
and hardest fought football con-
tests ever staged on the bluff
field.
In fighting spirit the Herke men
cannot be surpassed. They have
their first chance in q decade to
cop the state bunting and to reach
their objective they feel positive
they can NOW down the best in the
way Of opposition. ..
Indications are that the crowd
that witnesses the game will out
number those usually seen only al
a Thanksgiving day clash between
Manual and Peoria. Ducats are
going faster than was at first an
ticipated and Manager Lckland re-
ports that prospects are for a rec,
ord crowd Of from 5000 to 5000
spectators.
Peoria Star Eligible.
Announcement that Guy Woods
side kick to Johnny Zinser at half.
back. had successfully passed his
examination yesterday afternoon
and would be eligible to compete
in the Urbana scrap sent P. II. 5
stock on the upward trend again.
Woods has been out of the game
for two weeks owing to the unsat-
isfactory state of his studies. but
he came through yesterday WITH
colors flying in the special tes'
and entirely removed any blotcl
from his classroom record.
His Temperance in the lineuE
means a lot to the hopes OF the Ma.
room and Black followers. The
scrawny half was developing into
one Of the classiest backfield mer
ever turned out at the Maroon and
Black school at the time Of his set
back, and outside of Zinser was BY
far the biggest ground-gaining as
set the team possessed.
His loss was felt acutely in the
Moline md Pekin tits, and had the
youngster been in mOleskins bott
scores would have undoubtedly
have read from 10 to 20 points bet
ter.
Woods return to the fold means
that Mitchell and Sanford will bott
be available for the fullback post
Brewer will direct the team from
quarterback, while Of course Zinsel
will hold down the other halfbacl
berth. The line will be intact agar
with Montgomery back from dut!
in the rear territory.
Likewise Coach Bronson OF Ur
bana will enter the game with hi
forces complete. The same lineuI
which composed the team through
out the year will be pitted agains
the Herkemen.
Both Arc Confident.
While they concede the gam
will be q bitter one, mentors OF tn
two aggregations still persist il
their predictions that their gang
will push over the winning touch
down.
Coach Herke declares that hi
youngsters should win in the las
half. Bronson Of the Urbana crev
and his assistant Coach Colemal
think their eleven should grab tn
lead and maintain it throughout tn
game.
That Zinser will be the bigges
factor in determining the outcome
Of the fight is. foreGone conclu
sion. The deer foot captain ma!
untangie himself At any momen
during the battle and dash tn
length Of the field for the teilinl
touchdown.
Indications are that the Ufbsn'
| tribe may attain . slight lead y
the first portion Of the scrap %