The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31

| VINO could join the team only on
the day of the game were a Getrl-
ment to team play. Consequently
Coughlin, Dave Hayes and Grover
/ Malone. former Notre Dame play
ers, were cut loose
! Next came a long jump to De-
troit, where Oct % a return game
was played with the Tigers. The
| Independents showed more class
with Oke Smith on end and Brick"
Travis of Missouri at tackle, and
the result was Is TO triumph.
Rather than spend days valuable
for practice riding trains. Manager
F1anlgan hustled his charges to
Manltowac, Wis. near Green Bay,
which was slated for the Oct. 80
contest The team trained at the
summer resort that week, then met
and defeated the northerners in
their own bailiwick, Is to 5.
Two Injured.
That game was costly in thar
Conzeiman, star quarterback and /
neld general. was injured Buck" |
Gavin, plunging fullback, who had |
joined the team prior TO the De-
trolt game, was also out of com
mission from a cut by a broken !
bottle incurred on the training field !
at Manitowac. The team returned /,
home to meet the Minneapolis Ma
rineS on Nov. 6. With defeat star
ing them in the face, Councilman, /
Gavin. Woenig and Travis. all four
OF whom were up for repairs, were
forced TO enter the game in the
late minutes. The winning of THAI
contest by scoring two touchdowns
IN the last two minutes of play for
IA to } count, will always stand
as one OF the greatest thrills pos ,
Slole on a gridiron. Eighty-fiye ,
YARDS 10 goal with only two min ,
ntes TO play were covered by three :
passes, Councilman to Woenig. for
he winning score.
Hopes OF the fans to see tho
otaleys on the home field wera
when it became necessary
or the Independents to Journey 10
for a second crack at the
lotables. That was Nov. Is. and
Iithough defeated the locals on.
played the champions practicable
ne ehtire game. Snow and slush
ailed to dampen the spirits of the
ne finish to overcome a tn n
core, the result of one of "D,fcb,,
'terhaman celebrated place kicks.
II PROBABLY would have been wise \
OF the management Of the team to +
ave called II a season after that p
anne, but the opportunity to plav 9
duluth, team that had beaten tbs :,
Marines IA to o couId !,
ot De overlooked. Led by Cap W
an Fred Denfield, a former indie "
tne DuIutherS invaded n
iock Island Nov. 10, extremely con !,
ueht Oh showing the Islanders I'D. "
hd We're humbled, rs TO 0. before +,
ne Oh the smallest crowds that N
yer turned out to greet the indie r,
endents on their home field. ~
That was the finish. Manager n =,
lahigan was forced to take the h,
sserse IN the treasury and then m
u deeper TO meet the expense of ~
he game. and the payroll in part a,
NOV II passed uneventfulIy
la)ority of the players had pulled
STAKES Tor home when some
ing or stir was created the fol
wing tuesday. Manager Flani-
an received a proposal from Day-
N Tor game in Rock Island Dec =,
A score of fans took il unon
emselves to sell sufficient tickets
n such a contest but convinced
emseiveS the cause was homeless
hen, by Friday night. it was
own that less than one-haR ~
nat was needed had been pledged.
Id so passed the season OF 1921
No Heralded Stars.
Suite Inherent than other big
ANS or the American Professional
'otball association. Rock Island
IS not an aggregation of herald
stars, For the most part they I
re recruited from the smaller
Tools Inc all-American element
5 noGceably lacking in the make :
OF the team. but by results the g
ais convinced a doubling world r
their class.
mmie Councilman who :,
ong the first arrivals and who q
succeeded Frank Cougb- L
as captain, was perhaps the
It known by reason of publicity n
eived when a member of tbe o
lous Great Lakes eleven during
time. Ed Healy had establish. q.
a reputation on eastern grid o
Is as a member of the Dart
TN college team and Brick n,
vls was known to Missouri Val IL
ioItowers of the sport for his
ing on the University of Mis- Fl,
4 team. keefe had attained re-
n as Great at-a.-