The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-22
Journeys END
FINDS PLAYERS
IN GOOD SHAPE
LIGHT workout at University Field
This Afternoon TO Remove
Kinks in Muscles.
! fsnecial to The Argus.)

Detroit, Mich, Oct Zz--f eellns
no i'll effects from their ID hours
az confinement to railway cars,
the Rock Island Independents ar
rived in this busting metropolis OF
Michigan at 8 o'clock this morn
ing, confident they will be returned
victnrs over the Detroit Tigers at
Eayin field, the city's big league
baseball park. tomorrow alter
noon
Manager W. n. Flanagan hustled
them all into cabs as quickly as
they found their way out of the
Wabash special, that was their S on
the trip from Chicago, and hur-
ried the drivers TO the Statler no.
tel. where rooms had previously
been engaged. Inside of an hour
every athlete had become accli-
mated to the hustle of the city and
were demanding attention for the
inner man. Manager Flanagan saw
to it that one of the finest break
fasts this Elaborate hostelry is
capable of producing was served
them.
The plans for the afternoon call
for a light lunch about l o'clock,
after which the players are to be
taken to Detroit university, where
the football field has been placed
at their disposal. Captain Jimmie
Councilman declared that nothing
strenuous would be permitted. He
expressed regret that the week
has been a short one in which 10
practice for such a hard battle as
the Tigers are certain to put up
but felt that a liSGt workout today
and a long nights rest would find
the Independents in fairly good
shape for the game.
This contest has been highly ad-
vertised but it is feared a COM
paratively small crowd will be on
hand when the first whistle blows.
The reason of this is obvious. De-
troit grid fans had looked to Bill
Marshall to produce a team cap
able of holding its own with the
best in the country and the defeat
by Akron last Sunday has caused
them to cool perceptibly. Detroit
has a habit of supporting a pro
fessional football team only il
8 event it stands at the front. 10 ~
ever, Rock Islands fame has pre-
ceded it and a crowd of at leas
5000 is expected TO turn out ant
witness the brand of ball playe(
Z in the west
Realize Task.
Coach Marshall of the Tiger
j realizes the life of his team prac
i tically depends on it's success
against Rock Island. Accordingl
he has the Tigers out morning an
afternoon every day this week an
it. is a foregone conclusion Roc
Island will be matched at ever
stage of the game. The Tiger
have been coached TO break up tn
forward pass attacks of the invad
4 ers, which is said to compare wit
that of the Triangles, whose scalp
the Detroiters captured after a deS
perate battle two weeks ago.
Neither Marshall or Conzelma
would make any predictions aboU
the probable result The Tiger
boss had expected to defeat the Is
& lanGers In their initial clash q
Rock Island October 2, but was dis
agreeably surprised at the strengt
OF the westerners. While that con
test ended in a scoreless tie, Mar
a shall is sportsman enough to ad
u init his club had a narrow escap
n and therefore he is doing nothini
more than hope.
Councilman. quiet and unassum
q ing. could hardly be expected Il
& declare himself sure of victory
s Still, his confident manner make
1t impossible for him to hide tn
thoughts of a triumph
In Foss and Clago, Detroit hal
two of the greatest ends in tn,
game today" Councilman stated
while Sackstcder in the backfielC
is menace to any team. In goin,
against these men l know we will
have to fight from first to las;
and while | believe We stand al
equalchance of winning we are no
going to enter the game with tn
idea that it is ours; that the play
ing is a mere formaIity"
Manager Flanagan broke into tn
conversation at this point with tn
declaration that he would fire an
of his players If they thought 70
a minute they couldn't be beaten
And there was no doubt that h
meant it. either; considering tn
quickness with which he acted il
cutting Coughli., Hayes and Ma
lone, former Notre Dame stars
from his team.
Lineup Uncertain.
Councilman was uncertain how h,
would line his men up at the start
He thought it probable Woeni,
and Smith would be at the wings
Travis and Healy at tackles; I.yl,
and keefe, at guards: Earps. a
center; Noyak and Bridgeford al
halves; Gavin. at fullback and
himself at quarter. He said Bridge,
ford had been drilled all week al
halfback with view to giving him
the big test against Detroit Tho
fe1mer Knox college star declares
he will make good.
Detroits probable Lineup was
given as follows: VosS and Clago
1T ends; Straw and Gardner
guards; Guy. center; Stobbs. quar-
teFhack; MOgel and Sacksteder,
halfbacks; DePrato, fullback.