The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20
INDEPENDENTS
WORK HARD FOR
DETROIT CAME
with Eighteen Men in Uniform,
Team Shows Renewed Pep
and Ginger.
BY J. l. HUGHES.

With every man on the job, the
independents pranced through one
of the best practices of the season
at Douglas park yesterday after
noon under the direction of jim
Councilman, the new captain. Eight
cen were in uniform and everyone
| worked like a Trojan for two hours.
The new order of things reQuir-
ing every player here for daily
practice, struck a popular chord,
not only with the fans but with the
athletes, as well 1t means bet
ter teamwork, on which the hide
/ pendents rely most, and too. it
means those players who work
hard all week will not be RELOCATED
| to the sidelines when the referees
whistle is heard. After all, prac-
tice is the bane of a football mans
life. 1t is something he endures
for the sake of getting into real
mix once a week.
| The time is all too short this
week for the Independents to pre-
pare for the hard tussle Sunday, at
| Detroit, against the formidable
Tigers of that city. The players
were allowed to rest Monday after
the bruising battle with the Chi
cago Cardinals. On Tuesday Con-
cises by way of limbering I'D
on signals and plays with a view
to perfecting the mechanism that
was found lacking last Sunday. An
other long workout this afternoon
will practically wind up the re-I
1,eas1 L. 60,
is scheduled to leave Rock Island
Friday afternoon at 4:40 O'Clock for
Detroit 1t is probable that a
short drill will be held Friday
morning. The squad will arrive in
Detroit Saturday morning but there
will be nothing strenuous on the
program that day.
Gavin Shows Well.
The fullback problem appears to !
be solved with the acquisition of !
Pat Gavin, formerly of the Buffalo |
All-Americans and Detroit Tigers. |
True to his word, Gavin arrived in !
Rock Island yesterday in time for |
drill. He displayed an adeptness !
At learning signals, and before the !
afternoon was over was versed in |
all the plays of the team.
Gavin is powerfully built, being
endowed with particularly large
legs, the kind that give driving
power and are difficult for oppo-
nents to cling to. He is fast, re-
mlndlng one of Fred Chicken in
his getaway at the snap OF the bail.
He runs low and with a swaying
motion
Gavin is said to be the type that
regards all players alike. That is,
reputation never awes him, for
There is nothing he likes better
than to hurtle his $50 pounds
against the men reputed to be the
best in the business. He proved
this by his remarkable Iine-pIunc- !
ing against Jim Thorpe and his
Canton Bulldogs at the Polo ;
grounds in New York last Deem ,
Der, which game was won by his :
team, the Buffalo AIl-Americans-
by 7 to 3 score.
DICK Barker. product of Iowa :
State college at Ames. who was !;
secured from the Decatur StaIeys. .
ooks TO be welcome addition for
inc duty. He appeared for prac-
Ice yesterday for the first timeII =
md like Gavin, had no difficulty T
n mastering the Independents II
Hays and signals. With Duey Lyle
nd Emmett keefe, Barker solves
he problem of the guards. He is
hort but stocky and charges in the v
manner that usually reaps the L
reatest results. p
Every member of the squad is in S
hape with the possible exceptions II
I Lyle and Walter Buland. LYLE C.
eceiYed many hard knocks in Sun s.
avs game and came out with u
ONE badly knotted muscles in his o
highs. Careful attention is bring n
1g him around into form again c.
nd it is expected next Sunday will e.
nd the trouble entirely gone. Ii
Buland was in uniform Tuesday ii
Or the first time since the game W
nth the Staleys, in which he re- c.
eiVed badly twisted knee. The HI
yelling is receding and the mem re
ct feeling much better. according tie
walter With Buland in playing al
laPe again. the team will have the u
ervices of three tackles in Travis lie
-ealy and him. al
Vic MeDefee. who 1o,-,o5 ~ tn
at Morningside college, IS II
pSp dL END ami IN
lances are he will get the chance
prove his worth against Detroit
,ith ODE Woenig and Oke smith b,
enefee's presence seems to have t, ~ d,
'etied the question of the ends O.
jug Earps, the huge cantsr ~ ~
ON Monmouth coIlegef seems - ID 10
I'VE taken a strange hold On the re
vot job. Possessed of bnrI =" tb bnf m
ways commands respect and ~ &c
rtain degree of speed that nIac,a gu
10 best advantage, Earns is 80 gu
'cted to develop into one Of t eh da
ST centers, in the country W. as
arold Hanson as his understntn n
ere is little left to worrv 10y Ivy IN
is position. over an
Councilman, of course. has no Nc
an proved his claims at 0nartor no
ok but should he get hurt in e s,- ey
me Sid Nichols can step in 60 y OF
ly. There is no dearth Of mp TO
rial for the backfield in EddG DIG
wax, Lane Bridgeford. Ca1Sir'
logan and Vanderloo. with W. TT
) also in line for half or fUii
needed ii'