The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-07
HIGH IElmlS
PREPPINe FOR
DAvENPoRTERS
Aanual Tussle Between Schools u
Be Played Across the River
!, g Saturday.
BY NAT GHISMAR

Determined TO take no chances Of
staleness. football practice for the
Rock Island high school team was
called on yesterday. Orders to re-
port In full force today for the be-
ginning Of four days Of stiif grind
were issued.
II Is the time OF the year when
the men have to be watched the
most and careful attention Is al
ways paid in order that any signs
OF staleness may be detected and
the condition nipped in the bud and
cultivated.
Although the team did not betray
any sign Of the dreaded staleness
against Sterling, this is the time
when 1t is most likely to appear.
An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure. Tonight the boys
will again get down to the grind
and prep for the battle across the
Mississippi.
And incidentally the little affair
against Davenport is the principal
topic OF conversation at the local
institution. Spirit has risen be-
cause of the defeat handed to Ster-
ling and the locals are regaining
confidence in themselves. The fight
put up at Sterling was better than
that displayed against Moline, and
II the locals improve on this a lit
tie bit, and no doubt the mere sight
of the Davenport team will put
them in fighting mood, there is some
chance for the locals to be on top
Of the heap when the affair ends.
The Islanders came out OF the
Sterling fuss without any Of the
men materially injured. With
prospects of the men who were
banged up against Moline being in
the lineup, and that Alvine may
play, has put the locals chances
way up.
The Crimson showed great i'm
provement against Sterling ant
the team from that city will voucl
for the statement that Rock 1slant
fought from whistle to whistle al;
never gave the Sterlingers a chance
to take the offensive. Sterling gav'
a fine battle and their team is jus
as strong as Clinton or any othe
team that Rock Island has playet
this year, of course with the excep
ton of Moline.
The one outstanding feature a
Sterling was the cleanness OF tn
game. When the Islanders invade,
Clinton the home team played in
manner that came in for much crit
cism from even their own towns
people. At Sterling there was n
semblance of any kind of playing
but that of the cleanest nature
Added to this the home folks treat
ed their visitors with fhe highes
courtesy and did all they could t
make things pleasant for the Grin,
son and Gold. Some of the mem
bers of the team would even lik
to return on Thanksgiving for an
other game with the victims of las
Saturday.
Moline furthered their claim TO
state honors by putting to rout tn
strong La Sale aggregation. whic
had earlier in, the season held tn
strong Dayton high school to a l
to score. Moline will invad
Champaign on the coming Satur
day, in the game that is supposed t
be the hardest OF the season TO
the Swedes.
Davenport sprung surprise an
trimmed the strong North De
Moines high squad, 9 to 6. Cam
who pilots the Davenport squat
staged a field day at the expense c
the North high crowd, maxim
numerous gains. and was respo1
sible for all of the Davenpor
scores. Camp will be a source c
trouble to the locals when the tw
teams get together in their annus
tussle on ArmiStice day.