The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
AUGK POINTS
TOWARD GAME
WITHPARSONS
No Game Saturday
But Get Hard
Scrinu7aage.

Augustana, college football team
swung into the first real practice
yesterday afternoon since the game
with Wabash charlottesville last
Saturday. Monday was a. day OF
rest for Swedberg's huskies, and
Tuesdays practice was given over
to receiving forward passes, tack
ling the dummy and signal drill.
Yesterday the story was different.
Art sent his men through a short
signal practice, >and then an hour
OF scrimmage followed. The game
with Wabash Saturday plainly
showed that on the defensive Augie
has a wonderful team, but it is in
the offensive upon which the Luth-
Grams must putasome hard knocks.
This is especially>true of the back
field. Although reputed as having
one of the fastest backfields in the
conference this year, the Augieites
could not get started in the game
with Wabash, and it is here that
Swedberg will give mast of his at
tention. New plays and formations
are also in line. N0thing but
straight football was tried in the
game at Charlottesville, as there
was very little time in which the
Augie mentor could whip hisAteam
into shape. Art is taking up the
task of correcting the faults evil
dent in the teams play against Wa
bash, giving every man individual
instructions. Although the show
ing made by the Augustana war
riors was more than satisfactory.
nevertheless. the game brought out
the weak spots of the team. and
these will be done away with be
fore the next tussle. which will
come with Parsons college at Rock
Island. Oct S.
Little is known of the strength
of Parsons college, but Judging
from past years, Augie should have
little trouble in disposing of the
German eleven. However, II will
be a different eleven that goes into
the fracas against Parsons. ENgi-
bility rules will probably keep Nor
ton, Alsene and Buelow out of the
contest This is due to the late
of the three men in
question. as they did not come into
school until two weeks after regu-
lar work had begun. Art will prob
ably use Pearce at quarter, and
Peterson at one of the halves Hol-
land will more than likely hold
down the fullback position, and
either VanAlstvne or Lincke at the
other half The first conference
game of the season comes with L.
ltnois Wesleyan at Bloomington&
Oct. Is, and by that time all missed
work will have been made I'D and
the regular lineup will be used.
-Four of Swedberg's men have not
been able to report to practice this
week due to injuries incurred in
the game with Wabash. They are
Captain Chuck Larson, Erhart Pc
terson, A. Larson and Solmonson.
Captain Larson has been nursing
one of the optics, Peterson is laid
up with sprained ankle, A. Lar
son IS suffering with a charlie
horse, and Solmonson is nursing
a twisted knee. Oren Littig, smash
ing fullback for the Swedes dur
ing the 1918 season, who twisted
his knee in the second nights prac-
tlce, Is recuperating nicely, and
probably will be given a chance in !
The game with Parsons. Two or /
three days will see all the inYalids
back into their football toys ready |
Tor more.
Swedberg is still scouting for ad- !
1itlonal backfield material. He has /
very little material with which to |
work IN this department. Although !
hat which he has is of high rat
ng. yet should any of his backfield
men get rocked during a game he |
would have a problem in replacing
hem. Nothing has been heard from /
either johnson OF Minneapolis nor
collins. Both of these men are
'ackfeld men and their presence
1t Augie would add greatly to the
strength OF the team. However.
erickson is showing up we'll ans
an be used at quarter and Littig
viii be a valuable man at full. /
Irubby Wood seems to have a firm
lold on the center position. and
he wing positions are we'll taken
are OF by Wallie Swanson and
July Wilson. Rosencranz is show
ng class at end also. Cornell and
Chuck Larson will stand ND
Igainst any of 'em at guard, and
Larson and E. Peterson are a