The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12
STALEY TEAM
WINS IN MUD
FROM CANTON
Claimants of National Pro Title
Rush Over 10 Points in
Second Half.

chicago. III, DeC- IT. laying IN
a rainstorm and on sea of mud,
the Staleys made good as national
pro champions by banking the
powerful CantoP Bulldogs, 10 70
o. yesterday afternoon at the Cub
park. Up to this battle the Bull
! dogs had been beaten only once
all season and had held the Buff
falo All-Americans to tie. A fair
sized crowd braved the weather.
Twice before this fall Canton had
been unable to play here because
of the mud, once with the Staleys
and once with the Cardinals.
Fast play was impossible, the
players sliding and wallowing al
most ankle deep in the mud. After
three or four plays the numbers
/ on the backs of the men were OBJ
! liberated, and it was almost i'm
| possible to tell friend from foe.
In spite of this there was little
time taken out for injuries. Big
| Trafton, the Staleys' great center,
was hurt before the teams lined
up, diving at the Bulldog who had
received the kickoff, and being
forced to leave the game. AS a
result the battle between him and
Feeney, the Canton center, both
! old Notre Dame stars, failed to
materialize.
| Both of the Staley scores came
in the last half, Dutch" Sterna-
man booting the wet pigskin across
the bar on a place kick and Cham
berlin receiving a forward pass
from Harley while standing be-
hind the Canton goal line.
1t was battle of great lines,
with plunges featuring. End runs
were well nigh an impossibility,
as the fleet backs. like Pete"
Stinchcomb, Chick" Harley and
pie" Wray, three All-American
halfbacks, couldn't get footing. The
best sprint of the afternoon was
Chick" Harley's run of eight
yards when he started the play at
the opening of the third quarter
Stinchcomb worked the first half
and Harley the second. They did
all the punting for the Staleys, and
both were in rare form consider
ing the watersoaked ball.
Canton tried desperately with
forward passes, but the Staley ends
and secondary defense kept knock
ling them down until the closing
moments of the day. Then the
Bulldogs got away with three beau
ties, Way and Slackford, former
NOtre Dame star, catching them.
The ball was in Canton's possess |
sion on Staleys' 30yard line, when
the game ended.
~Dutch" Misses Kick.
Neither side could do much in
the first half Once pete" Henry
fumbled bad pass on a punt, and
the Staleys got possession of it. |
This happened on the Bulldogs !
30-yard line, and Dutch" Sterna-
man tried for a place kick, but
missed.
In the second quarter pie" |
Wray replaced Smith of Centre at /
left half and did some brilliant
work from then on. Towards the
end of this period Stinchcomb |
punted to the Canton 4-yard line.
where the ball was fumbled and |
George Halas recovered it. The
Bulldog line showed its caliber
here by throwing back three as
saults. A forward pass failed just
before the half ended.
The Staleys worked the ball
down the field after the kickoff in
the third quarter, Harley's run and
a short forward pass, with some
short plunges off tackle and
through the line, placing it on the
Canton 20-yard line 1t was here
that Sternaman changed his shoes
and booted the goal for 8 points
from the 25-yard line.
A little later the Staleys gained
possession of the ball at the Can
ton l2-yard line. The quarter end
ed here, but when the fourth was
started Harley tossed one for IL
yards to End Chamberlin for a
touchdown. Sternaman kicked the
goal, making the score: Stalevs,
10; Canton, 0.
Staleys: Canton.