The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-23
NO SPECTATORS
AT DRILLS NEXT
WEEK, Is ORDER
Give Fans Last Chance to Sec
Squad Workout Before Game
With Detroit
BIZ J. L. HUGHES.

OPPORTUNITIES for the football fans
to watch the Independents in prac-
tice prior to the big opening game
/ of the season with Detroit Tigers
| Oct. 2. Manager Walter Flanagan
announced this morning that every
one is invited to witness the drills
of these two days, but beginning
Monday, secret sessions will be the
! order. Captain Frank Coughlin is
anxious to try new plays and sig
mails, and he is therefore guarding
against any possible chance of the
| Tigers being tipped off to what is
going on. The practice behind
closed gates is deemed especially
necessary in view of the fact that
the Michigan aggregation will be
working out at Davenport.
| Two sessions will be held each
day, morning and afternoon The
squad will go through its PAGES at
Douglas park tomorrow morning,
asd in. the afternoon will be found
at the Reservoir, due to the high
schools appearance against Alexis
at the regular field. Douglas park
will be the scene of both workouts
Sunday.
Discussion of admission prices
is going at merry clip among the
fans at this writing. One hears all
kinds of rumors about the cost of
the game this year, but Manager
Flanagan has let it be known that
the matter is still uncertain. He
refuses to make any definite an
nouncement until the seating ar
engagements have been completed.
He says the bleachers are being set
up with a view to increasing the
accommodations over last year, and
that the number of seats will be
the deciding factor of the price
question.
That a boost over last years fig
ure vii come, seems almost assured
1t has been pointed out that Iowa
and Illinois universities have in
creased price of attendance at the
principal games for the reason their
seating capacities are less than in
majority of the conference cities.
At Iowa the increase amounts to ap-
proximately $1.25.
One fan was heard to remark that
one should be willing enough to pay
81 to see a team like Detroit open
the season against the Independ-
ents, when it is considered that
$165 was given in 1920 to see the
locals take on a St. Paul aggrega-
ton in a game that was really set
tied before the first whistle
sounded.
Still, there is the fellow who is
working only part time and really
cannot afford to pay 50 for an aft
ernoOn'S entertainment The man
agement says it wants to take care
of such fans, if it is possible. So it
goes. Everyone has a different idea
about the situation. The price Ques-
ton has developed into a Chinese
puzzle that should take some tall
figuring to work out to the salts
faction of everybody.
Out of it all, however, one fact
stands out prominently. If Rock
Island is to have the best in foot
ball, the park must be filled to
capacity at each game And the
fact remains, too, that this can be
done only by placing the cost with
in comfortable reach of all Rock
Island is glad to have major
league brand of football, and it is
the writer's belief that the fans will
stretch a bit and make a few sacri-
fees to keep it at the high level.
Flanagan intimated that he may
be ready to make announcements
tomorrow that will be pleasing to
the fans. He refused to even hint
what they would be, but chances
are they are worth while looking
for. He was busy at the park ali
day experimenting the erection OF
the bleachers.
Many calls have been pouring in
already for reserve seats TO the In
dependent-Detroit game. 1t is ex-
pected that these will be ready to 90
On sale by tomorrow night. A new
system of handling the tickets is
being worked out with a view TO
selling the best seats as they are
! called for.
PotthOff a Panter.
'Fratz" Potthof, aIl-Missouri
valley conference fuIIback. appear-
ing LOT the first time as a candidate
lor the Rock Island independents
yesterday afternoon delighted tba
crowd that was out to witness tba
practice at Douglas park with his
iohg, nigh punts. Potthoff cot near
~ all of his kicks off in exceJIoy,+ |
form indicating that the local ag-
gIesaIlon is not going to suffer in |
THIS respect this fall.
A squad Of Is were ont under
the Watchful eye of Jimmie Conzel- |
man and Sid Nichols, and the usuaI |
program OF setting up exercises and |
signal drill was interspersed with |
instructions to the bacf1field on |
open heid running and rehearsal in |
catching OF pUnts. |
Obe Woenig and Councilman ioin-
ea Potthof in testing their legs nv
the punung method Woenig avar-
aged from to 10 yards better than
Fotthon, but his kicks had less
helght than those of the former
washington university star Sow
eraI of Obe's boots carried close 70
oV YARDS, which would seem to in,
dlcate he will be the first choice
LOT Kicking duty. Councilman show
ed ne can do things along this line
IN a pinch by getting off several
class. syn al
The sacks of sawdust were again
put TO important use. Besides eiv-
-ng the Interference and linemen ,
something to dive at in the course I
81 running OF plays. they were I
USED to school backfeld and end {
men IN the gentle art of sidesten- !
ping The sacks wefe strung ont
n single formation with q 5;.P,.