The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-27
BY NAT GElSMAR.

Doped to lose by an imposing
score, Rock Island high school
football team is in fighting mood
for the invasion of Douglas park
tomorrow afternoon by their rivals
of % seasons-the Moline high
school gridiron warriors.
! Determined to cause the great
est upset in the history of athletic
relations between the two schools.
the Islanders can be relied upon to
! battle and contest Moline every
inch of the way. The locals may
lose, as Moline undoubtedly has
one of the greatest teams in its his
tory, but it will take all the foot
ball ability of which the Plow City
representatives are capable. En-
tering the struggle with their backs
to the wall, the Islanders can be
counted upon to give the best ac-
count of themselves thus far this
season. 1t is the game they have
been pointing towards, and regard
less of past or future defeats,
victory over Moline would cause
the season to so down in history
an unqualified success.
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The game is scheduled to start at
) o'clock With the prospect Of
fair weather and moderate tempera
lures, one of the largest crowds on
record is expected 10 file through
the gates. Moline fans are in a
frenzy of excitement over the Won
derful showing of their team so far
this year and can be expected to
report in top-heavy numbers. Rock
Island fans are not TO be found
lacking in support of their team,
and practically the entire student
body of the school will be in at
tendance.
Moline will be able to present all.
for the game, but Rock Island will
be handicapped by the enforced alb
sence of Hugo Alyine, giant tackle;
Clarence Marsh, tackle, and Marcel
lus Rinck, all tri-city fullback of
last season, who after starting prac-
tice this year left the school for
Lake Forest academy. If these
three were to be seen in action
against Moline, the dope very
likely would assume more radiant
hue for Rock Island.
Moline has a brilliant backfield
combination and really formid-
able line for defensive purposes. In
Captain Schmidt, the Swedes have
line smasher who perhaps has
few equals on high school grid
irons in the state of Illinois, while
in Simpson, the midget quarterback
they have a fine field general and a
classy open field runner. The other
members of the backfield measure
up we'll alongside of this pair.
Too Many Injuries.
Coach kimmel has been obliged
to experiment to a large extent
since the season began. Injuries
have upset the team at every turn
and it has been next to impossible
to keep the same line up for any
great length of time.
The setting at tomorrow's ARRAY
Will Uc " ILLS SoiuAuu uils do that
which is the background at Yale
J Harvard game. The Moliners in
their north section of the field and
, the Islanders on the opposite side
of the gridiron will send up cheer
after cheer and the din when the
teams appear on the field is ex-
pected to be terrific.
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yells by four cheer leaders, Herbert
Ryerson, Frank Gadient, Keith All.
derson and last but not least, Miss
Lola Straw. These opponents Of
pep will be attired in the proper
= regalia for the occasion and will
add much to the imposing scene OF
packed grandstands.
Lester Weinroot will be on hand
to lead the Swedes in their chorus
and noise from the Moline section
of the field is expected to equal
that of the Islanders. Many antics
that go with championship battles
are scheduled to be pulled before
the affair and the celebration of the
winning school will be scene thai
will be remembered for years tt
come.
The enthusiasm at the respective
schools has reached the highesl
! point. Pep" meetings this morn
ing showed that tie students have
entered into the affair with ali
their hearts and the pupils Of ths
E losing school are sure to be sor
: rowful lot.
$ Locals Outweighed.
: Outweighed four pounds to tn,
= man, out-experienced by theil
enemies, out-conditioned through
I many accidents, and doped to b,
1 defeated badly, the Islanders ar.
5 sure to fight from start to finish
: with extra vim to Offset this disad
5 vantage After one OF the most dis
astrous seasons, in the way of in
! juries, that the school has evel
known, the islanders are entering