The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-29
FOOTBALL men
Get READY FOR
GREAT SEASON
Staleys of Decatur Here Oct. g
Davenport is Refused
Franchise.

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iron was heard at Chicago Satur
day, when franchise holders in the
American Football association as
sembled at the Hotel La Sale to
discuss details of the approaching
season and prepare the road for the
greatest year in the history Of this
particular line of the fall sport
Manager Walter Flanagan of the
Rock Island Independents met with
football leaders from Canton, Cleve-
land, Buffalo, Dayton, Akron, Chi
cago, Decatur, Minneapolis and 9TH.
er important cities of the middle
west. He reports that the enthusi-
asm manifested bids fair to bring
the pro grid game to the front
ranks of American sport this
year.
Flanagan arranged partial
schedule, listing several of the re-
cogniZed best teams in the coun-
try. Among these are the Staleys,
Detroit Tigers, Dayton and Mime
apolis Marines. The following are
the dates agreed upon:
Oct. 8 -StaIeys at Rock Island.
Oct. 16-CardinaIs at Chicago,
Oct. 23-DetrOit Tigers at Rock
Island.
Get. 30-Rock Island at Green
Bay, Wis.
Nov. Minneapolis Marines at
Rock Island.
Nov. 13-DaytOn Triangles (place
Undecided).
Nov. 20-ROck Island at Chicago
against StaIays.
Nov. 27-Open.
The Independents boss plans 70
start the season Oct'2 but has not
yet completed arrangements for a
game on that Sunday. He is anx-
ious to bring one of the big teams
here for the first contest but none
of them appeared anxious to tackle
the locals at the outset.
The Nov 81 date will be kept
open by all teams of the associa-
ton for the purpose of a possible
engagement between the runners
up for the championship at that
time.
Dayton wants Rock Island to
journey there this year but F7ani-
gan hopes to schedule the game for
this city.
Negotiations with Buffalo are off
apparently. That city baked at
guaranteeing the Independents
$500 to make the trip east and
wouldn't consider an offer of SO. 700
from Flanagan to have the game
played in Rock Island. They ask
ed for a chance to consider matters
further but Walter decided to book
ned for Buffalo to protect himself
New Members.
Applications of the Minneapolis
Marines and Green Bay, Wis, Pack
ers were received with favor by the
association and both cities were
voted franchises. Davenport rep
resentatiyes were heard but after
careful consideration, a franchise
was denied the Iowa city. The as
ISOLATION was not satisfied with
character of the organization which
is seeking football for Davenport,
according to reports.
Flanagan declared that a team in
Davenport this fall would injure
the attendance at Independents
games when he was asked for mis-
opinion of Davenport's application.
Herbert Sizes and George Flanagan,
promoter, spoke for
Flanagan was asked
what he knew about football and he
declared that he had played the
game with Armour Institute in
1902.
When the franchise was denied.
Sizes intimated that Davenport
would foste~ a football team any
way and attempt to stage counter
attractions to the Independents.
The Detroit Tigers claimed Frank
Toughlin, recently announced Is
signed to an Independent contract,
belonged to them. This contention
overruled when Manager Elan
gan produced kilograms and let
ters to show the former N0tre
Dame star had come to terms with
lim.
After the meeting, Flanagan hop
ped over to South Bend, Ind,
IOughlin's home, for a conference
with the big fellow COughln as
5ured him that he is satisfied TO
play in Rock Island this fall and
las no intentions Of going any
where else.
Flanagan expects to make an
of players soon While
n Chicago, he dickered with a
couple of men with national reputa-
ions. One of these, backied
player with NOtre Dame last year,
$ anxious TO play here with Cough
in However, he is coaching IN
chicago and Flanagan is afraid ne
couldn't get the proper pracuce
With Rock Island.