The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-04
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BY BRUCE COPELAND.


least. Tor tri-eity fandom 10 watch
dsvslopments IN tho impending
clash AaGwsen the tncorporatorS Of
The Rock Island Independent 4. G.
and tho committee appointed By the
directors Of the Rock Island Fans
association to sublet Douglas park
from he association.
Both aldes promise interesting
Developments Just which ono shall
survive, time alone will tell. There
Will be six mouths in which to
thrsah ont the football question
before It d time 70 take the 6eld.
By that time there will have 70 BE-
perfect harmony or else Rock L.
Land will cease to shine in the foot
ball armament.
One Of the opposing factions 10
negotiating for the services Of one
of the greatest drawing cards in
the professional football field. It
vas proposed to outbid the world
for him, If necessary, and bring him
to Rock Island to take full charge
I of tho football team. This player
IL almost ready to accept the o6er,
It u said.
There are several qualifications
which will have t. be assured BE-
fore the tri-city football public will
give its dollars in support OF Z
representative professional team.
The team management will have
to be popular with the multitude
The sporting public will moi
brook closed accounts or perfume.
tory explanations IN regards to the
management Of the team.
The real situation will have u
be revealed from week to week.
| There will have to be = compc'
tent coach. who shall either plal
and coach or devote his entire at
tention to the development Of tn
team.
Recognized stars will have to b.
SIGNED and brought to Rock Is
land to live throughout the play
Ing season.
The utmost integrity will have Z
: be exercised in all negotiation
with other teams and every consid
Grafton shown them while they AZ
/ In Rock Island.
It makes no difference which con
tending faction gets the palm. Rule
Of the above nature will have to b
complied with II Rock Island hops
to compete with all the other tor
notch professional teams
CITY PROUD OF NIKE DUNDEE
While he may never become bar
tamweight champion, Mike Dunde
LOT Rock Island, has the reputatio
Of one Of the toughest boys OF b
division.
Mike has never been accorde
the unanimous acclaim OF his fe
low-townsmen. but the time hi
come when tho little wop must /
i considered a ono Of the for
most bantams on the trail
Champion Joe Lynch.
Mike has been demonstrating h
skin right along. He has Just r
turned from the south after an e
tended campaign in which
fought and won three hard battle
HE outpointed Battling Barrier
stopped AL Walker Pacific Goa
champ and shaded Dick Grihin.
Grimm gave Nike his harde
flght and for q time It was believ'
that hs had lost the popular dec
sion. It evolved, however, the sto
Of the fight had been revised to 4
| credit Griffin with the shade. MI
brought back Fort Worth eli
pings, two Of which gave him
] shade and one . draw.
Parhaps Mike cannot hit with q
same power ~ Lynch. but he
:, Just Is good. II not better box
= than the champion. Topnotch lit
: fellows are seldom mismatchs
= and for this reason their skill
. quite apt to become tiresome
many fans.
:. This prevailed during the Du
- dee-Roy Moore bout last summer
= Douglas park.
Fet0 x16I uSu 1OoS nAS sAssS
;, Lynch while on his feet. the Sal
Al Herman had grabbed the cfo'
from Kid Williams. The Kid to
the championship from John
II Coulon when the latter was too
= gone to defend himself.
~ Few Of the little fellows are vi
- might be called maulers. They
:. boxers essentially, fighting with
." utmost speed and skill. :.
II The beauty Of Mikes work q u
o Inc IL coming right along and It
IN ia be deplored that he hasn't
s yaded the east Is yet.
Mike 10 on the verge OF bal
.iwith Joe Lynch. All Rock Isl.
should pull hard for the doug
little "Eetalian" to win.