The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-17
FOOTBALL FOR
THIS YEAR IS
UP T0FAND0M
f.hariIe BrickIey Considering Trip
Here -Duluth Paper Tells of
Marine ROut.
BY ]. l.. HUGHES.

BY J. l. HUGHES.
Tickets for the Independent-Du-
'uth game at Douglas park next
Sunday, were placed on sale yes
Ferday. Advance purchasers may
secure reservations at either
Hickey or Martin stores for the
bieachers while grandstand and
box seats are to be had at Foley's
drug store
IL is up to Rock Island and tri-
ffty football fans to show Sunday
whether or not it is advisable for
he. team to bring a big eastern ag-
gregation 10 Rock Island by paying
he large guarantee demanded If
attendance indicates this can be
done with a minimum risk. Man
hger Flanagan will proceed to ar
range for the appearance of Char
lie Brickley. famous Harvard star.
and his New York giants, an organ
Ization fostered by owners of the
Giants baseball team. Mark Dew
in. who played several games with
Fhe Independents last year, is
quarterback for BrickIey
Brickley has Indicated to Flani-
gan he would shift his schedule
about so as to leave the way clear
for the long trip to Rock Island if
satisfactory terms are arrived at
Approximately $4,000 railroad fare
would be required for such an I'M
dertaking, and with the additional
amount needed to meet salaries of
high priced players it can readily
be seen the figure demanded can
not be q small one
as Start at 2:3O.
The lateness of the season makes
pc necessary to start next Sundays
game at 2:30 o'clock, 80 minutes
earlier than heretofore. Fans
should bear this well in mind.
Tie Duluth A. c. is sponsored by !
the Knights of Columbus council |
in that city. 1t is Familiarity known |
as kaysees. or Caseys, as the choice /!
may suit the individual This is !
the first year in the history of the !
Duluth club that It has won the |
championship of Minnesota and the |
northwest from the Minneapolis |
MARINES, and naturally every foot |
Dali fan in the northern city is duly |
excited over the accomplishment. |
In anticipation of the victory over
the Marines, 5000 fans turned out.
we have stated heretofore in
Marines
were outclassed by Duluth but it
remained for account in the Duluth
herald 10 explain in detail lust
now decisively the trick was turn ,
ed For the sake of giving local !
fandom an insight into the quality |
Df play Duluth undoubtedly Duts I
forth and also to squash the ru-
NOR that the Marines did not have
their full strength in the game. the +
rory of the result, as it appeared /
Saturday morning in the Herald /
pgether with lineup and summary.
herewith presented:
BY SANDY M'DONAID.
The Duluth Kaysee football
team defeated the MinneaDoIis
Marines, Il to 0 yesterday aft
ernoon (Armistice dayC, at
Athletic park in a contest that
gave the victors the title of
professional champions of Min
nesOta. 1t is the first time in
the history of professional
football in the Conner state
covering a period of - wears
that the Marines have lost the
title.
Close to 5000 fans. manv of
them from nearby towns. saw
the contest and every spectator
pronounced it the greatest grid
battle ever staged in the north
Five minutes after the first
KICKOFF it was easy to discern
that Duluth was packing a nice
oalance of power and that the
Marines would be defeated
FROM the start the Duluth
packs found little trouble in /
smashing through the Marine
llhe for substantial gains while
Minneapolis had real trouble in
Trying to punCtuTe the kavsee
defense. Let 1t be known here
tnat the Marines made the first
down but five times while the
KayseeS made first down is
tines
Mill City Team 0utplayed.
Duluth outplayed Minneapo-
lis IN every department of the
game and Overwhelmingly so in
the second quarter. when the
locals scored II points. In this
period Method and Gilbert both
scored touchdownS and Cald-
Wen booted two perfect goals.
me Duluth backs. Harris. Gil
bert. Method and Holmgren.
slammed through the Marine
line almost at will and skirted
the ends for nice gains. Holm
gren dashed around the Marine
lo-yard line just before Duluth
made its first score.
The way Russell Method.
Walter Gilbert and Bunk Har-
ris hit the visitors line for re-
peated substantial gains had
the great crowd in frenzy. On
several occasions Method hurl-
ed his way through the oppos-
ing defense like trick dog go
ing through a paper hoop.
Duluth did not resort very
often to the aerial game. but
when they did they made good,
one of the passes travelling 30
yards from Harris to Dick
oDonnell, the delivery being
perfect On another pass for.
nation, Harris faxed and went
through the line for eight
yards The Marines compIeted
Two short forward passes. but
tailed in five Others. three of
winch We're intercepted by On
lu1h PLAYERS