The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-20

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81 IN HKUCU VVpAAH IL
iass for . return Same y
I'm the Decatur Stalsys
s.~1oned today by Manager
1srrast Of the Rock lsla1d
Sssts. after the stafchmak-
,sss. Is assure the Islanders
~ guarantee for another
A. = Dexter Park pavilion.
through with them, and
's - TAI tho world they don't
rlay o. again." Manager
~ explained. n gave
Hslas to understsnd that |.
"A play for the original
ssi and would have eyan
~ further. His utter IN
ss 70 our just claims does
W 1870 our confederation"
~. Prem dsrgast produced . !
III which he received from
"a Sunday, urging him y
ia original guarantee terms
~ 4 return game this Sunday
=! -. he Independents and
ssss could be announced during |
5 eealay's staley-Loean Square
2so b tie Dexter pavilion.
leFee to Old Terms.
~. natter was put before the
,sInnd PLAYERS and It was de-
l2i Il accept the terms for want
iatter proposition. Manager
ss,st wired Halas in dus
~ announcement to the Of
III iii he would be amepable to.
srs9Vsl Of their previous con-
i Hshs called Manager Prender-
NJ II re long distance telephone
~ night and infromed him
II yould be impossible to play
ISlandsrs on the guarantee
"A, 81 agreed to assume the re-
dhfllty fot all expenses of the
It'd, Having assumed many
" themselves, the Rock Island
11aseuient could not understand
n tke Staleys remained SO obdu-
~ proposing something alto
y unusual In professional foot
Saw Trick It First {
I believed l scented q trick Of
u but now l am positive that
~ does not wish TO- play Us
nia.s Manager PrendergAst said
IN they professed indihsrenct
m reply that would accept thu
ns~uf our former contract, i
- obvious that the Staleyl
q stalling for time. ! beliey'
Wepld close the deal satistac
~ when It wouldsbe too lsta To-
~ Ut into consider4 tom (
4 the event that the Smiley
NJ have agreed to meet the lp
pndents this Sunday, Manage
gn1efsast was ready to reject tn
~ and hold out for q game Jar
tAsreby giving the Independ
n ample time to condition them
~ for another stiff, contest o
Dsxter Park tanhark. But n
~ word has been receive
- Manager HalGs, so Manage
a19gast resolved today to ca
" negotiations.
4 Unusual for . Loser.
j q denot understand. why the
~ assume such q dictAtOrt
sde when we defeated them d.
NY" prendergast explaine
we're entitled to an Increase
latss, il for no other reasc
lecause We accomplished VIII,
etAer team was able to do b
-. The truth Is that we Won
n Nm willing to make ,fufth'
lnions in order to beat the
y. ] am positive that they d
az to sick another defeat I
4 Me Of their schedule plal
! - hll.p
Manager Prendergast 10 1t
- ring for a big Chicago co
I'd n is on the trail Of Z
u Indians. He sent out Vir
Ray to open negotiations I
: game and Learned that I
z eleven had not yet return
al " Pacific coa8, where I
sfs have been barnstOrmi
teeir scoreless tie in Chica
Ne Staleys.
hleys Also Seek Game
no learned that the Stale
anpting to sign Akron To-
y the Dexter pavilion" Pr,
~ reported. Let them 60
tAey like. We defeated s
~, sad will have the flrst 4
= si.oa will keep its players /.
tor such contest
saassr Prendergast receiv
nsss from Promoter Schri
= Dexter pavilion tat
would be at his dispo
ver he cared to use It.
: oss boss is still gum-shoe
and expects some i
sply within the nsxt few ds