The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-06


Obtained for trial with the In
dependents He is expected to
join the sqnad today, according
to announcement from Mama
ger Walter r flanagan this morn
ing. Little hope is now held
for the returned Fred Denfield
who seems to be securely anch-
Ored in DufutIl. Superstition is
that Fred is due TO be married
shortly.
The Independents bumped
against first class opposition in the
Augustana team at the college
campus yesterday afternoon. The
Younger and lighter athletes who
are bringing the Rock Island
school back to a place of prom
inence on the football map made
the older heads hustle for every
thing for over 80 minutes. The
scrimmage proved ideal for both
aggregations and it is considered
likely that one or two afternoons
each week can be devoted to such
drill, now that the ice has been
broken
That which startled several hum
dred onIookers most was the abil-
ity of the college team to advance
the ball at times against the line
that proved almost impregnable
for the Detroit Tigers. Several
times the youngsters ripped of
plays that Melted considerable
yardage, and the one responsible
for most of the display against-the
independents was Curt Norton.
Norton undoubtedly is one of the
flectest backs in college circles in
the state
AS was to be expected, the indie
pendents plowed through their
smaller opponents for a number of
teuchdowns-thre to be exact.
The college lads had the ball within
Ii yards of the independents goal
once but lost out on an incompleted
forward pass over the goal line.
The big fellows managed to work
several passes Gor substantial
gains. and the backfeld alternated
in long advances with the ball
The scrimmage primarily was to
give each team a chance to put
offensive and defensive tactics into
use in preparation for their next
s-Augustana meeting Par
sons college Saturday, and the In
dependents the Staleys at Decatur
Monday The Independents con-
centrated on interference and open
work with occasional line smashes,
while the college resorted princi-
,pally to end runs and of-tackle
smasheS.
The interference of the indie
,pendents looked greatly improved
over that shown against the Detroit
Tigers last Sunday but there still
remains much ground for better
ment. Several times are college
ifneInen eseeped through and nailed
the runner before he had fairly
started.
On defense the Independents in
clined toward raggedness. Per
haps they underestiInated their OPP
position. but it was some minutes
after the kickoff before the rush OF
the college was effectually stopped
High tackling and misjudgement OF
distance. made the Independents
lock bad for a spell.
Jimmie Councilman ran the team
from quarterback in the absence OF
Sid Nichols. Sid, however, who
udl SlbihE1 II O1AI LILO A4O1llC HI
Des Moines, watched the after
moons work from the sidelines in
street clothes. Councilman was all
Missouri Valley conference quar-
terback while a member of the
Washington university team of St
Louis, and the manner of his
handling the plays indicated that
the Independents will not have to
tho hnc~nu Of thair
only quarterback eliminated from a
game by injuries this season.
Lane Bridgeford, former Knox
college player, was used the full
route at fullback, while on either
side were Eddie Novak and Walter
Brindley. Bridgeford shows the
markings of a sterling fullback but
seems to lack ability in an import
ant essential of the position
tackIing. He reaches for the necE
and shoulders instead of the hips
A hackfield mans duties do no
consist entirely of running with tbs
ball
Harold Hanson, former hinneap
oils Marine, was employed at cen
ter. lie demonstrated good defeu
sive qualities. jug" Earps, for
Iner Monmouth college man. wa:
used at guard. This player has the
ideal physical build of a linemar
coupled with speed and should de
velop into a first class performer
Ed HeaIy and Oak Smith com
pleted one side of the line, while
Duey Lyle, Walter Buland and Stan
ley Mills thanked Hanson on the
other side. ODE Woenig and
Emmett Keefe watched the pro
ceedings from a respectful dis
tance but were not called upon tc
display their talents against the
youngsters.
Back to the routine of signals
this afternoon. the Independents
are set for the final workouts pre-
ceding the important conflict with
the Staleys. a long session tomor-
row afternoon at Douglas park
with the probability of a short
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