The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
ADVANCE SALE
OF TICKETS
LARGE FIGURE
Unusual Demand Explained by Dol.
lar AdmissiOn-Release Four
Candidates for Team
BY ]. L. HUGHES.

independents and DETROIT Tigers
little argument on the gridiron at
Douglas park next Sunday is I'M
usually heavy, according to re-
ports. In fact, 1t is exceeding ex-
pectations by considerable mar
gin and gaining momentum each
hour. The general admission price
OF 81 which permits a fan to ac-
qIiire a reserved seat without I'M
due drain on his resources, is,
perhaps, the greatest reason for the
early rush. Yet, another important
factor is the quality of the game.
bringing, as it does, one of the
recognized strongest teams in the
American Professional Football as
socfation to Rock Island at the very
start of the season.
All grandstand and box seat re-
servations are being handled by
FoIey's drug store, Nineteenth
street and Second avenue. The
bleacher seats can be procured at
either Martins, No. 16, or Hickey's,
No. s.
See Tigers Work.
A small army of Rock Island
fans journeyed to st. Ambrose col
lege field in Davenport yesterday
afternoon to get their first glimpse
of the Detroit Tigers on the field.
To say that the impression was
favorable, is putting things light
". Coach Bill Marshall of the
Michiganers has assembled an or
ganization that appears every bit
as high class as advance notices
have limited.
The visitors will not indulge in
any5Feal scrimmage against the col |
lege eleven, as previously announ- |
ced. This change in plans was !!
deemed advisable by Coach Mar |
shall when he perceived that the
ST. Ambrose team this fall is of |
rather small stature generally. He |
has no desire to send his giants |
into the youngsters and ruin chances
of injuring few of the lads. There
fore, the college boys will be made
use of only insofar as they can help
the visiting gridders to perfect their
forward passing attack.
1t is Marshall's opinion that men
of the caliber he has gathered to-
gether are not really in need of
scrimmage practice for the reason
they already know how to tackle,
block and run from A to Z. AS to
getting into proper condition, he
believes that signal drill. kicking
and falling on the ball with sys-
tematic setting up exercises, are
sufficient for hardening muscles.
The writer visited the Dempsey
hotel in Davenport last night,
where the Detroit players are quar-
III tered. for the purpose of meeting
" Coach Marshall, who is regarded |
as an all-around good fellow. Incl |
dentally, he succeeded in meeting |
few of the stars of Marshall's !
team, among them being "Tillie" /
Voss, giant end; Angus Goetz, all |
American tackle; Jerry De PratO.
fullback, and Blake Miller, end. The
thing that impressed him most was
the fact that every member of the
squad Crawled under the covers be
fore o'clock. They all retired
early with no urging from the boss.
Working Up Speed.
Speed, that all-important factor
that enters into the making of a
really high class grid aggregation,
is being produced in the Independ-
ents this week. With signals and
plays mastered in a satisfactory
manner, the final days of drill prior
TO the big opening game are to be
given over almost exclusively to
quick execution of attack.
Sid Nichols, the poppy quarter
back. has been delegated charge Of
the team during the absence of Cap ,
tain Frank Coughlin, the first half ,
of this week. Sid rushed the squad
through two hours of lively re
hearsal yesterday afternoon that in :
dlcated the team should be
smooth working machine when ii d,
prances forth for the first time be
fore admiring thousands next Sun d,
day
Eddie Duggan, who is aspiring TO .
the fullback berth, is displaying
much better work than characteriz-
ed his efforts at the beginning of
the training period. The more the !
fans see him workout at the full !
back position. the better they like !
him. He indicates that he is anxi-
Gus to show his real worth in a !
genuine battle.
Release Four.
The heavy hand of the boss /
alighted on MesSrs. Tillmont, | 7
Thorpe, Feurborn and Hardwood I 9
after yesterdays drill. This quar- G
tet was told that the Independents 7
would try and worry along without
their services this fall. Tillmont
and Hazelwood were cut loose be-
cause it hardly seemed possible for
either TO get into proper PLAYING
condition. while Thorpe, who has
been seeking the quarterback berth
and sFeurborn. a candidate for end c
have not displayed the required O
amount of pep. With Sid Nichols h
and Walt Brindley going great
guns, there was really no chance
for the diminutive Thorpe to make P
the grade. Feurborn seems to have A
lost the skill that characterized his i
gridiron work in college. Hazel
wood, a 252-pound giant. enjoyed
an enviable reputation in college L
circles about 10 years ago, but he C
Is long past the stage of useful +
ness on the gridiron- Joe Tillmont
was a teammate of Brindley's at
Drake university last fall. He car "
ries too much excess avoirdupois a
for his height. ia
| IL
Philadelphia--The director of n
public safety announced he would
not iSSua n hermit for the Ranpv