The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-17
Rochester, Jeffs To Practice In Davenport
Fasteners SllOlU Great
Ability Against Akron
And The Chicago, Bears

gave way before one grand smash
Of the Akron line, and someone,
somehow, scrambled through <and
blocked the punt. It was the
break that Akron had been wait
ing for. After Rochester held for
downs with the ball scarcely three
inches from the goal line, fans re-
allied that nothing short of a
miracle could stave off defeat.
However. the punt was blocked be-
hind the Rochester line and Al
Nesser, the blonde sandlOtter who
first gained fame on the gridiron
with the Columbus Panhandles,
managed to hurl his 200 pounds
through a hole on the left side of
Rochester's line as the punt was
blocked. In the wild scramble for
the ball. half dozen warriors OF
both teams bounced upon it, but
when the mass of humanity was
untangled Eesser was on the bot
tom clutching the pigskin with both
| arms. The score then stood ID to
+; IL in favor of Rochester. Akron
needed the extra point to tie the
score. Coach Brewer, who entered
the game in Beck's place in the
| third period, stood on the 15-yard
line and elected to try a drop kick.
kreinheder. giant center, snapped
the bail back to Brewer and the
sawed-off leader Of the Pros let go
with drop kick. As he booted the
| pigskin Rochester linemen blocked
| it. Then another break in Ak
ron's favor enabled the Pros to
come out of the conflict with a tie
score to their credit. Rochester,
anxious to block Brewers kick, was
offiside when one of the backs
jumped over his own line before
Kreinheder passed the ball to
Brewer. The extra point was add
ed automatically and the day was
saved"
Bears on Sunday.
/ There is more to the story, but
this covers the details that permit
ted Akron to escape with a tie.
1 And then to think that the Jeffs
lhopped RATHER for Chicago and
:, two days later played the famous
Bears practically to a standstill.
With weeks intermission before
meeting the Independents, it can
be said without fear Of contradic-
ton that the islanders have as
J much or more to fear in the Jeffs
as they had in the Bears.
|, Among the stars comprising the
Rochester team are Joe doc" AL
,, exander, one of the greatest line
, men ever turned out at Syracuse
university. Alexander is playing
. center and directing the play OF
the Jeffs. Then there is Benny
: Boynton, who two years ago was g
) brilliant performer at quarterback
: for Williams college, in the east
: His playing earned him the pre-
4 mier honors of the season, he be
4 ing Walter Camps all-American Sc
: lection for the position.
i The Jeffs unquestionably have {
! team that compares equally will
3 anything in the country. The gam,
t next Sunday should be as good Of
( better even than the Rock Island
, Chicago battle a week ago. Tha
the fans realize this is shown b,
the demand for tickets already
e Given fair break with the wealth
s er, there is little doubt that tn,
4 mark of 4,749 paid admissions t,
i see the Bears will be shattered b,
J. 500 or 1000 more If the Independ
0 ents succeed in defeating Roches
t ter, much Of the sting that wen
= with their defeat by the Bears will
e be wiped out.