The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-28
AUGIE EXPECTS
OREDEEM SELF
AT MAPLEC CITY
SWedberg to Take Is Men On Trip
TO MOnmouth-May Go in
Automobiles.
BY KENNETH CONRRY.

| Augustana college football team
leaves tomorrow morning for Mon
mouth where the locals will NEE
the Maple City aggregation in the
| afternoon Coach Swedberg will
take Is men on the trip.
Indications point to real battle
Although the Monmouth eleven has
won only one game out of the four
played this season, a great i'm
proVement has been evident during
the last two weeks in Stegeman's
squad. Also the Maple city team
has received a lot of encourage
ment and hopes of beating Augie
from the decisive defeat which
last week. Monmouth is under its
second years coaching by Siege
man, gridiron star for Stages Chi
cago university eleven. Three men
are back this year from the prev
ious years quad, L. Wallace, Hof-
stetter and Scott, all line men. Sec
ond string men from last year form
the bulk of the Monmouth line,
while Grant. Granville, and Ert-
mer are new men with Monmouth
this year, playing in the bacltield.
Granville, left half, is a great open
field runner, and if given a chance
will make things lively for. the
Augustana crew. He made the only
touchdown of the game with Lake
Forest in which Monmouth de-
feated the latter, to 8.
Swedberg, Augie mentor. is con-
fident, however, that his men can
defeat the Monmouth eleven Long
practices have been held every
night this week, scrimmage taking
up most of the time. Steady i'm
provement along all lines has been
the result of the long hours of
practice, and especially in the
charging of the line. The charg
ing of Augustana against Millikin
did not come up to standard, al
though this can be explained by
three of the Augie linemen being
knocked groggy during the first
few minutes of play. However,
there was room for Improvement
and much time has been spent in
charging up and down the field.
SWedbeTg is confident that his line
will tear holes through that of
Monmouth big enough for a freight
train to go through. Swedberg has
been working Rog Peterson at full
this week and Erickson at quarter.
Erickson piloted the Moline high
school team last year and made
creditable showing. He knows
football and is quick to pick the
weak spots in the opposing team
Art may give the youngster a
chance Saturday against Mon
mouth. and in that event Rog will
go back to full. Swanson, who has
heretofore been filling that posi-
ton, Will revert to his regular po-
sition at left end. Wally does very
well at full, but his logical position
is the wing. 1t is doubtful that
Ericsson will start the game. but if
Augie piles up a score during the
first half, which Swedberg thinks
his men VIII DO, the above substi-
tutions may take place.
Whether or not the student body
and the band Will accompany the
team to Monmouth is now 2 uues-
ton. A special train had been char
tered on the Rock Island Southern
to take 200 students and the foot |
ball men to Monmouth. However,
in order to secure the train it is |
necessary to sell $50 tickets. About |
fifty is all that have been disposed |
Of so far and unless some mighty |
last sales take place the trip will |
have to be called off. In the event |
hat the special falls through, |
Swedberg plans to motor to Mon |
mouth. In either case, there will |
De 40 or so students with the team.
Probable lineups.