The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-09
TEAM PUTSIN
LONG SESSION
WITH WET BALL
Accustpm Selves to FASTENING In
Indictment Weather-0ne Never
Can Tell
BY ]. L. HUGHES.

squad with the exception Oh zap
tain Jimmie Councilman. was on
hand at Douglas park for a session
with a wet ball, but all did not mix
in the strenuous program Lane
Bridgeford, Duey Lyle and Oke
Smith remained out of uniform and
took only light limbering up exer-
cises. Bridgeford and Lyle are
nursing sore shoulders while Smlth
has an infection on one foot. Lyle
shoulder has been bothering him
more or less all season but it did
not reach an acute stage until Sun
dav. Duey never said anything
about il up to then but the pain be
came so severe that he sought adj
vice of Manager Walter Flanagan
and was promptly ordered to an
osteopath. 1t is not expected to
keep him out more than a day or
two.
The mud waIlowing proved OF
sbenefit to the squad, for it was the
FIRST time this season it had been
called upon to grapple with slip
perry bail. Should next Sunday be
inclement, the results of yesterday S
drill will be more apparent.
Captain Councilman was scheduled
to rejoin the team this afternoon,
following treatments of his injured
leg at the Tri-City Sanatarium in
Moline since Sunday night From
all indications, the experts at the
sanatarium have accomplished i'm
portant results by their attentions
and it is believed Jim will be able
to enter the battle with the Staleys
unhindered by a dead" limb.
He will take things easy during
the week, so as to allow the leg
ample opportunity in which to come
around to normal again. He will be
able to rehearse his forward pass
act with ODE Woenig unrestricted
each afternoon but will not let him
self cut loose with the leg until he
is reasonably certain of no setback.
Yesterdays drill consumed two
hours in spite OF the weather, and
this will be the length of each after
Moons program through Friday. On
Saturday, prior to boarding the late
afternoon train for Chicago, the
squad will take final workout. The
players will arrive in the Windy
City before 10 O'Clock Sunday night
and will be rushed Immediately to
hotel on the north side, near Cubs
park, where a normal nights rest
will be had. Sunday morning should
find every man feeling fit to play
tho game of his life against the
Staleys.
Staleys Land Usher.
According to reports, the Staleys
have landed a new lineman in Lou
TTChnF form RI nf
versity, and first string AIl-Amer.
= can of Camps. Usher is Chicagoan
81 and finds it to his liking to afil-
III late with an aggregation of the class
o fthe Staleys. He is rated a great
player at either guard, tackle or
center. It means the Stalays will
be well fortified in line talent for
the smashes of the independents
Only New Player.
Usher is the only new man added
to the Staley role since the Island
ers were beaten at Decatur early in
October by Il TO 10 score. Man
ager George HalaS has been content
TO go along with the team that has
been travelling a victorious course.
on the other hand, the Staleys
viii meet in the Islanders a greatly |
NHs+a@NtA AlhtAp I1bil lIdI which !
bowed to them by a margin of four
points at the start of the grid. Halas !
does not know what he is going
against in Brick" Travis, Buck"
Gavin, Jerry Johnson and "Ziggv"
Hasbrouck, the men who have sue
cessfully replaced Coughlin, Hayes.
Malone and Fitzgerald
The StaleyS have improved ONLY
insofar as better teamwork makes
more powerful machine. while the
Islanders not only have added pol
ism TO the teamplay hut new players
or proven strength. The succession
OF triumphs-four 10 be exact-fol- /
lowing the defeat at the hands of
the tSaleys, is proof of the increased
power OF the Independents.
The Staleys have an unblemisheI
record to maintain, and to succeed
VIII demand every ounce of power
ana strategy IN the makeup of the |
Ais-American men, who are the |
boast of the team
The close call Rock Island had |
with the Marines, was really a /
blessing in disguise. Consecutive |
victories over recognized strong !
clevens had a tendency 10 make the |
locals careless in their attitude to-
ward the Marines. and this was
heightened by the apparent indiffer-
enCe of the fans in referring TO the
Minneapolis crew The near-defeat
served the purpose of impr6ssinc
the players with the Importance OF
CHASING every foe as formidable
when the first whistle sounds. OF
course, this would not have held
true IN facing the StalevS. for none
better than a Rock Island PLAYER
realizes the strength of the organi-,
cation, but it did 40 much toward
getting ali the bad football out of
each mans system before such an
important conflict.
The independents will enter next
sundays game with the knowledge
they must show their fight from the ;
first kickoff and never lag until the
last blast Of the referees whistle. !
whereas the Staleys are apt to be q
bit careless in their estimation of !
the locals by reason of their earlier :
victory. Just what effect this will !
have on the final result remains to
be seen. If Rock Island gets the I
jump. which it is pointing toward
II Will take more than a "Chick"l r
Harley, Pete Stinchcomb or Dutch" /
Sternaman to overcome.