The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-30
WIRES he CAN
REJOIN SQUAD
BY NEXT WEEK
Expect 5000 at Sundays Game
Boosters Set for Parade To-
morrow Night

News that Fred Denfield, star
tackle of the 1920 Independents, is
expected to reioin the fold was
smiled by Manager Walter Flanagan
this morning. Denny wires from
Duluth that he is willing to leave
there after Sunday. He is playing
football with the Duluth team, and
inasrnuch as it has an important
game scheduled for Sunday, Dem
field was unwilling to leave sud-
denly.
Flanagan has been trying for
several weeks to induce the big
fellow, who two years ago was an
aIl-Amerfcan choice while playing
with the United States Naval acad-
envy team, but Denny could not see
his way clear to separating him
self from a good position. However,
the call of the Independents seems
TO have gotten the best of him, for
yesterday he wired that he would
be willing to come on if job
could be secured for him.
His return should put the finish
ing touches to the line. His play
ing last year was highly pleasing
to everybody concerned and there
is no doubt that he can fit into a
snug place on Coughlin's machine.
The team eased up on strenuous
training yesterday and it was plan
ned to have only light workouts to-
day and tomorrow. These should
be the finishing touches to two
{ weeks of spirited preparation for
( the opening battle of the season
lagainst Detroit Tigers at Douglas
park Sunday afternoon. No real
scrimmage work has been INDUCED
in because Captain Coughlin did not
wish to run chances of having any
player injured before the season
gets under way.
Douglas park has been placed
under excellent condition for the
combat, and all that is needed is
the best wishes of the weather man
to make the day a brilliant success.
Fully 5000 people are expected to
crowd into the park before game
time. Reservations have been go
ing rapidly since the sale began
Monday. In fact, the calls for seats
have been greatly in excess of de-
mands for general admission tick
cts. The one dollar price is intend
ed primarily for those fans whose
finances prevent them from paying
more. The bleachers at the west
end of the playing field are unre-
served, and then no extra charge
is to be made for standing room
space between the grandstand and
the west fence. More than one
; thousand general admission pur-
chasers can be accommodated
Those sections of the grandstand
and north bleachers centering with
the field cost one dollar additional
/ for reservations, making a total of
Il SEQ per seat. The east wing Of
the grandstand and both ends Of
the north bleachers are being re-
served at 80 cents and war tax, or a
total of $l.65, the general admission
price OF last year.
Parking Space Provided.
No automobile will be permitted
within the enclosure, but the man
agement has arranged for parking
. accommodations on the four and
one-half acres north of the park.
This space, comprising part of
Douglas field, has been leveled to
permit easy access. A guard will
be provided by the management to
iooh AFTER all maCnlneS using This
space. 1t is said about l 900 cars
can be taken care of. Others should
ind ample parking space on the
streets adjoining the park.
A force of $50 men has been en-
ployed to handle and direct the
crowd These will also patrol the
fence inside and out to forestall
any effort to take the park by
storm.
Booster Parade.
Bill Atkinson, who has been dele
gated the job of chief announcer
ana enthusiasm creator on the oc-
casion of the big booster automo-
bile parade through the tri-cities to-
morrow evening, was reported to
have been seen testing his voice
near the cemetery this morning.
Passersby were startled at seeing
q number of the headstones shak-
ing, so it must be that Bits voice
possesses all the qualities Of
strength attributed to it, and then
some.