The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
FLANIGANAND
20 PLAYERS To
BATTLE CARDS
Expect Victory But Anticipate
Strenuous Afternoon With
@ Driscon g Company.
BY J. L. HUGHES.

the Independents, 20 strong, hop
ped aboard a Rock Island train at
4:4o O'Clock this afternoon for
Chicago, where they are slated to
battle the Chicago Cardinals at
Normal park on the south side to-
morrow afternoon.
The players included Vic Me
nefee, ODE Woenig and Oke Smith,
ends; Brick Travis, Frank Cough
lin and Walter Buland, guards; Ed
Healy, Emmett Keefe and Duey
Lyle, guards; Jug Earps and
Harold Hanson, centers; Paddy
Quinn, Grover Malone, Eddie No
yak, Jimmie Councilman and Lane
Bridgeford. halfbacks; Sid Nichols,
Walter Brindley, quarterbacks;
Eddie Duggan and George Wander
loo, fullbacks.
The probable lineup at the start
will be: Menefee and Woenig, ends;
Travis and Coughlin, tackles; Lyle
and Keefe, guards; Earps, center;
Nichols. quarterback; Councilman
and Novak, halfbacks, and Wander
loo, fullback.
Manager Chris OBrien of the
Cardinals has announced the fol-
lowing lineup to oppose the indie
pendents at the start: Sachs and
Marquardt, ends; GiIlies and Breen,
tackles; Brennan and Zola, guards;
Rydzewski, center; Driscoll, quar-
terback; Mcmahon and Barry, half
backs; Koehler, fullback.
While Brick" Travis and Vic
Menefee only Joined the team this
week, they have shown ability 10
absorb plays and signals readily
and it is believed the team will not
be handicapped by their appear
ance. Walter Buland's knee is i'll
such shape that it is considered
unwise to use him Sunday. There
fore, the road was left clear for
Travis. Menefee was secured pri-
marily to take the place of Dave
Hayes. He is expected to bolster
up the defense of the team and aid
the offense materially.
With the exception of Earps.
every man on the line will be in
flrstclass physical condition when
the referee sounds his initial
whistle. 1t should not be thought,
however, that Earps is not in fit
shape to play. So far as bones and
muscles are concerned. he is ready.
but the damaged optic he received
at Decatur is still in the tender
stages and viii have to be guarded
carefully
At quarterback Sid Nichols is both
cred slightly with one knee, but not
enough to keep him out of the fra
cas-. There seems little likelihood
Walter Brindley will be inserted in
the lineup, as his bad leg is still
causing a limp.
Councilman, Novak, Bridgeford,
Duggan and VanderIoo show no eff
fects of the wear at Decatur. Con-
zelman is expected to do most of
the punting this time His passing
is also counted upon to help the
Islanders along to victory.
Team Confident.
The Independents are confident
of shaping a defeat on the Cardi-
nails but not overly much. All the
boys are too wise and too well
versed in the game to figure thew
have a cinch at any time. They
expect to triumph. as is natural.
but will be perfectly satisfied with
victory by small margin.
Manager Chris O'Brien of the
Cardinals is satisfied his team nos
sesses strength sufficient to stay
the advance OF the Independents
ana ultimately cop the verdict
"hlle the large score of the Ak
ron Indians against the Cards was
NJ entirely unexpected by O'Bnien. new
VI ertheless II has in no way dis
IA nedItehed MN or his team, for Ak
ron powers are too well known
70 make the defeat appear in the
,lS1I OF disgrace The Cardinals
nao hoped 10 hold the Indians
even. or to low score. Since the
game, however. O'Brien has strenr-
theheu considerably, SO if the In
dependents do succeed in winning
no matter how small the score. It
viii be satisfying.
The Cardinals place their great
est hopes in Paddy Driscoll. Justly
famous quarterback. Any team in
the country would be glad to have
PADDY at the helm but he seems 20
prefer sticking with the Cardinals
year IN and year out. As long as
ne remains in the game, the ele-
ment of danger for the IndenenJ-
ents Will not be lesseued.
Besides Driscon, O'Brien has
barry of Notre Dame and halfback
and kohler OF Northwestern at full
Ddck Mcmahon, the other half /
cannot be recalled by the writer
but 1t is a foregone conclusion he is
firstclaSS halfback to have re-
placed "Swede' Helstrom of Mi
nois. Helstrom played with the
Cardinals against Akron. KoehIer
was with the Stsleys last year and
the year previous disporte5i him
self for Northwestern. Barry's ex-
plolts are thought of in connection
with the great record established
by Notre Dame teams of the last
couple of years. II
According to report from Chi
cago, the kickoff will be made at
$50 O'Clock This would make it
1880 o'clock Rock Island time so
every fan intending to see the game
reproduced on The Argus grid
board is advised to be on hand at I
mat hour, If not sooner. He who
comes Erst viii be best served.
CHICAGO SCOTT