The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-09
LlIIDE|RS IN
SERIOUS MOOD
FOR BIG GAME
BY NAT GEIsMAR

Referee, sound your whistle Tor
the second round-Rock Island
| versus Davenport. The leading en-
counter this week on local fields
between two prep school aggrega-
( lions is scheduled to be pulled on
Saturday afternoon, across the
river, between the high school
teams OF Rock Island and Daxen-
port. Rivalry Of years will be IN
the hearts Of the players and OF
the onlookers.
The teams Of the respective In
situations are preparing for the
battles in nightly practices that are
more than ordinary, as the spirit
Of soberness Is supreme and all OF
the members OF both teams go
through their antics with one
thought in mind, Beat Davenport"
I or BEAT Rock Island"
Rock Island players probably are
taking the affair with more seri-
BUSINESS than the Davenporters,
who have won the majority of their
games. The season for the Island
ers is just beginning to look nice.
With the men returning to condi-
ton and the defeat handed to
Sterling, things have taken on a
: different aspect and there is new
hue on the horizon.
AS the big battle approaches the
chance OF the islanders has risen
from way down in the list until now
they are given an even chance to
win over the corn boys. Daven'
port has been lucky in its last few
games and II the demon of bat
luck does not hit the locals there
ssais every chance in the world fol
4 the Crimson to beat the Blue.
Davenport has a team that play
in different form in nearly ever.
game. When scored on they turf
into a bunch Of fighting fools o.
they lose heart altogether and pla.
like grade school boys. This, how
ever, holds true in the other char
acteristics they have displayed, toe
Rock Island, on the other hand
is used to anything. They hav
met all kinds of luck, mostly bad
and this will help them in the bat
tie Saturday because it will take al
awful lot to upset them. How
- team will act IL things do not turl
Aout their way is one of the thing
RXthat helps determine winner be
y fore the battle.
Davenport is not taking vaca
ton in the way Of practice. Ever
night the players turn out in full
force to prepare for the invaders
Davenport at the first of the sea
son exhibited few signs Of strength
but the results of their last fey
games show that they are stronge
than thought. although they hav
been favored by more than ordi
nary share of good luck.
In Camp. the Davenporters hav
quarterback who is demon il
all departments Of the game. Fl
Is the owner and user of a highl
educated toe. Said toe had a fiel
day at Des Moines last Saturda
when it kicked the field goal tina
won the game and was one of tn
feet that made countless gain
through the strong North hig
front wall. Camp also throws
wicked pass and is punter c
ability.
Moliners have chartered a spe
cial Pullman car to take them t
Champaign on Saturday, where tn
Swedes battle Champaign high in
game that will probably be the dc
Gliding tilt for the state title. Bot
schools have powerful machine
and the game promises to be
thriller from start to finish.
Champaign In out for reveng,
the defeat given them last year b
sthe Swedes. being the cause 70
their resentment. Moline on tn
sother hand has visions of the stat
title, and 30 far their pace has bee
sheaded remarkably straight in tina
sdirection.