The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-01
JACK COLLINS
TAKES LEAD IN
BOOSTER WORK
Is Placed IN Charge of Annual Ed.
ton of The Argus for In.
dependents.

! Jack Collins, always one of Roct
Islands genuine football boosters
| has volunteered his services 10
Manager Walt Flanagan of the In
| dependents in getting out the an
nual booster edition of The Argus
for the benefit of the team. Need
less to say, Jacks offer was read
lily accepted. He plans to start I'M
mediately on the proposition. The
edition will appear the day preced-
ing the opening game, Oct 2.
Last year Rock Island mer-
chants filled an SPACE supplement
OF The Argus with advertising, and
1t is believed that an even larger
section will be taken care of this
season The money thus realized
goes long way toward meeting the
initial expenses of the team.
Flanagan is dlckering with the
Detroit Tigers to appear here as
the initial attraction OF the season.
In a long distance conversation
with the manager of the Tigers last
night, the latter was impressed with
Rock Islands offer. In such an
event, tri-city grid fans will be
treated the major league stuff right
at the start.
Eighteen teams from as mapv
cities compose the American Pro-
fessional Football association
Herewith is the correct list: Rock
Island, Detroit, Dayton, Green Bay.
Buffalo, Decatur, Minneapolis, Ak
ron, Canton, Chicago, Muncie, Ey.
ansyiile, Louisville, Cleveland. Co
lumbus, Rochester; Tonawanda, n.
l., and Hammond, Ind.
Smallest City.
Take note that all OF these cities
are larger than Rock Island. Ma
lorIty OF the teams are maintained
by manufacturing establishments,
like the Staleys of Decatur. or Dav-
ton, where the manager of the Tri-
angles is the athletic director of
-FOUR Industrial plants. Naturally.
the road Is easier for these clubs.
Not only is the financial end of
tnelr Undertaking assured from the
but their players are
easily provided with lucrative posi-
tons aside from their football du-
ties.
Rock Island fans should hear in
mind that they are getting as goo;
football as any of these cities. and
at about one-half the price. consid-
erlng the crowds this city can bank
on compared to 12,Oe9 and Is, 900 in
the larger places.
All indications point to the 1921
season as the greatest in the his
tory of local football II will have
TO be, If the Independents are to
noId their heads up with the rest.
Read in New York.
Notice handled recently by the
Associated Press telling of Frank
Ioughlin's addition to the indie
9endents was read in the New York
tribune by Dave Hayes, one of last
Years ends at Notre Dame. where
coughlin was tackle and captain.
Inc result was a letter from
hayes to Manager Flanagan, ask
ng for terms to play with the In
dependents. Hayes writes that he
would like nothing better than to
'lay alongside his former captain.
Berry, halfback at Note Dame in
-920, is also anxious to connect
With the local team because of
Ioughlin- Berry lives in Chicago.
The only dra is the fact that
lie is coaching a high school team
n that city and probably could not
,et to Rock Island for sufficient
Practice, although he very likely
would be in fit condition. II ar
angements can be made whereby
3erry can get away for the last
wo or three days of each week.
hances are he will be seen on the
Ocal field.