The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
Notes of the Game
By ]. l.. HUGHES.
Especial to The August


/ Green Bay. Wis. Oct. 3o.-A
heavy fog. which enguIfed the city.
swept over the field like smoke
screen. It was difficult for the
/! players, but they will tell you the
reporter had the toughest time, and
ne admits it.
Stationed on top of the grand
stand n the extreme end. the play
ers were mere phantoms when play
was in the opposite portion OF the
field Oke Smith says the ball was
lost in the mist on nearly every
punt.
The Independents did not lack
for friends in the stands up here.
We found q condition similar to
that occasioued by Rock Islands
and Moline's rivalry. De Pree, ad-
!. jacent to Green Bay. always turns
out to root for the opposition.
When Rock Island pranced on the
field there was plenty of assurance
that I'VE are for you" A few Rock
Island fans made the long trip. but
you can Just put it down that they
all rode the cushions
Green Bay plays Hammond mere
next Sunday and the programs ad-
, vertised that the Indiana crew
would be here regardless of wheth-
er Rock Island was beaten or not.
But, again, you can put it down
{ that the Packers believed they
4 could win and were bitterly dis
! appointed at the reverse. CcnSen-
: sus after the game, as reflected by
: comments dropped by Green Bay
d rooters was the best team won.
: Be it said, however, that Green Bay
!. put up a scrappy tilt all the way
II and there were times when the sit
d nations looked anything but en-
. couraging. Not until that second
( Touchdown were the Islanders on
II easy street, for the fog offered eT-
d cry opportunity for the home boys
e. to get away with something tiukey.
d Manager Walter Flanagan pre-
sided in the role of water boy. You
would have smiled, too. seeing him
scoot out when the call was heard,
!, only to retrace his steps hurriedly
Is and retrieve the forgotten pail. The
,r fog couldn't hide the scared look
ID on his face when Councilman flash
E. ed the s. o. S 1t was a bad day
a for uuarterbacks. Not only did
n Captain Jim go out with damaged
leg. but Sid Nichols, who relieved
N him, wound up with a sprained LEFT
~ wrist. He had IL bandaged tonight
II A tendency 70 tumble. induced
largely by the Indictment weather
IN which caused a numbness in the
$ fingers. marred Rock Islands 9th
"A erwise good playing. The worsl
"a feature Of this was Green Bays re
to covery Of the majority Of them a
r critical times.
y. u While his defensive work wa
.. negligible. Hayes was dangerous Il
Rock Island in the matter OF re
ceiwing forward passes The iftti
tn fellow has an uncanny knacF o
ed getting within reach Of the flynn
xs egg.
nd So far as Frank Coughlin is con
es cerned. one Green Bay fan wa
"a heard to remark coming into tow
d. on the street car, that he was tn
best player Rock Island had W
is NAV be wrong, but we expect Fran
30 will be looking elsewhere for EN-
= ployInent next week
or This man Buck, who gained sue
nd an enViable reputation at the UNI
d. versity Of Wisconsin, was tarta
tS in many respects for Rock Islam
,Iz and in other ways he was soft
ne little fake stuff executed proPeri
mt and Buck usually los. track OF tn
n ball. He goes we'll above the 250
- pound mark and is fast on his feet
,Is Everything considered, Green Ba
20 aspired to bring the Staleys her
a for a contest for the national tltle
=. but it all depended upon the out
n. come of yesterdays game. We pre-
is dict the Packers will be satistle
he to carry the championship OF Wis
consin hencefoTth, as it has don
ut so efficiently in the past
mt The Minneapolis Marines made
rk great impression here. Opinion
ed are Rock Island will have to pu
forward everything to win mex
o 12I Sunday at Douglas park.
nrI Buck Gavin had TO watch thing
en- from the sideIines, much as it wen
is against the grain His arm is
as serious condition from the cut II
e. Cured at Manicowoc when he fe
,as during scrimmage on the jagge
nd srd of a broken pop bottle. Ever
effort will be made to have hi
mi ready for the Marine game, but I
inr one is overly enthusiastic aboI
emf Che chances. There would ha'
ard been less trouble with him the
yesterday, although Wander Il
re put up a scrappy game all the va
ass Bob "Ziggy" Hasbrouck IS
-is Younger brother of ''Ziggy. {
for original from Muscatine. He max
ked this correction on the impressi'
ara prevailing that he is the basketb;
star. He played the last quar-
nd. at haIfbaCk for Wander Loo a
ght made a good impression, albeit
,a o was uncertain OF the signals, a c
re, cumstance TO be expected IN VIE
etc. Of his recent acquisition. The
the dependents have d set Of signals
complicated as any team in t
country.
The team pulls away from he
. shortly after midnight and is d
in Rock Island at 2 o'clock No
day afternoon. Is every man gla
Well, they couldn't feel much ha
pier if they were going home
4 ! mother They assert they do
want to leave Rock Island aga
Iff IL can possibly be avoided.