The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-19
BEAT CLINTON,
Then MOLINE,
TEAMS SLOGAN

BY KAT GRISMAR-

/ BEAT Clinton. then Moline"
That is the spirit Of the football
squad OF the Rock Island high
school, who are putting In more
than two hours Of hard practice
every evening at the Reservoir
practice field. The team has set
tied down to a period Of real train
ing and expects to be in super-con-
dition for the Moline struggle.
Clinton will give the Islanders
more fight than it did Davenport
Saturday as the Clinton men spent
most OF the game Saturday getting
used to the field and the large
crowd. Playing on their own lot
they are not expected to be trou-
bIed by this. The up-river aggre-
sgation gave Davenport a real bat
tie at that, as the low score against
a finished team indicates.
The Crimson will enter the ARRAY
minus Captain Hall but with the
other men in good condition. With
the exception of the captain The
team is in better shape than 1t has
been for many game. Hall could
play but it is more important that
he be saved for the Moline affair
than play against Clinton. March
is probably lost for the balance OF
the season as it would be foolish
for him to play football any more
this year. March will leave the
hospital in the near future.
At last the high school aggrega-
ton is in good enough shape to
scrimmage. For the last three OF
four weeks there have been so many
men on the injured list that it has
been next to impossible to &c
through real scrimmages. The
squad has lined up against the sec
onds but not for long time in rea
honest-to-good ness-scrimmages.
Scrimmage has long been th'
form which coaches use to pu
their men in condition and withou
these little tussles team is badl!
handicapped. Since Rock Islam
has had to abstain from the usua
mode of practice for so long, it i
a good thing that they are able t.
20 through these now when the D!g
ger games are approaching.
II has not yet been settled wheth
or the reserves will play East MO
line Saturday, but it is probabl
that things can be arranged SO ,ha
the two teams can meet.
The second team deserves a
least one game all of their ow
during a season as the second me
come out every night to help Ii
varsity along. Without resery
squad it would not be possible fC
~ a team to come through season
good enough shape to play har
4 teams at. the close of the schedul
Many times the second team
nothing more than doormat ft
the first squad and it is no fun
be stepped on and not have niue
of chance to retaliate.
Moline has suffered taste of il
eligibility in the shape Of Dick II
line. star halfback. who has bee
declared low in one of his Studio
and hns been ordered to stay on ii
sidelines during the Canton gan
next Saturday. 1t is good bet thu
Mr.. Toline will be at his 'old pc
when the whistle starts the Roc
Island Moline duet. Sundine, wi
recently suffered a shoulder injur
is also expected to be in the lincl
when the Swedes and the Crimsc
mix.
Davenport meets the strong low
City aggregation this coming wee
end and the Davenporters expe
to continue in the form they d.
played against Clinton and hand
defeat to the college town bunc
II Davenport sets out to do pc
sible thing it is a good bet th
they accomplish il.