Sunday, September 23rd @ Rock Island, IL - Douglas Park - 2,500

The Lineups:

Rock Island.......vs.....Sterling Ind.Kolls.................. C................Meyers Smith................ LG...............Ziegler Nelson...............RG.................Wahl Robb..................LT..................Hahn Harty.................RT...................Bert Freeberg.............LE..................Dunn Hoar...................RE.............Tomroy Murphy............QB..............Gifford Davenport.........RH.................Bleht Brindley............LH..................Grew Mansfield..........FB.............Gibhardt

 

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3

4

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Sterling Independents

0

0

0

0

0

R.I. Independents

7

6

7

13

33

RII Brindley yd Run (Brindley 1pt)
RII Davenport yd Run (failed)
RII Quinn yd Run (Brindley 1pt)
RII Robb yd Run (Kolls 1pt)
RII Mansfield yd Run (failed)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

INDEPENDENTS WIN OPENER

September 23rd - The Independents came out in midseason form and piled up 5 scores vs the team from Sterling..

Source -Rock Island Argus September 25th, 1917