Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-14
AS GOOD AS A VICTORY.
No Scores in the Rock Island-Galesburg
Football Game.

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A very pretty struggle took place at
the baseball park this forenoon be-
tween two verv evenly matched teams,
representing the High schools of Rock
Island and of Gales burg. The COM
paratiye sizes of the two teams was
very striking. Rock Island putting up
speed against beef. Galesburg's work
in the early part of the first half was
marred by ineXcusable fumbling and
Rock Island got the ball many times
| because of this loose work. Stafford
won the toss of the coin and chose the
goal. giving Galesburg the kickoff.
At 1915 Richardson kicked to Rock
Islands 1O-yard line, where il was
caught by Mitchell, who, by very
clever lodging, carried the ball to the
center of the field before being
downed. Then by a series of line
bucks by Hodgdon, Totten and Mitch
ell and long-end runs by the same
backs, Rock Island advanced the ball
to Galesburg's 30-yard line. The ball
was kept in Galesburg's territory all
the remainder of the half, see-sawing
back and forth, first one and then the
other side having the ball. Score 90.
After rest of Is minutes the Sec
ond half began by Hodgdon's kick off
to Galesburg's 30-vard line, where
the man was downed almost immedi-
ately after catching the ball. Now
Galesburg, who put in two fresh backs
and two new line men during the in
Permission, by some very rapid bucks
and plunges with one or two endruns,
carried the ball toward Rock Islands
goal, but after having advanced the
ball about thirty-tive yards, they failed
to make the necessary five yards
and the ball went to Rock Island.
Behind beautiful interference Hodg-
don and Totten made two or three
runs around the end for gains of from
) to % yards. Jens and Stafford
aided by substantial plunges through
Galesburg's line. When on Gales
burg's 10-yard line and n touchdown
almost within reach, Rock Island
could not make the necessary five
yards in the four downs and the bail
went to Galesburg. The ball changed
hands two or three times during the
succeeded in advancing far before be-
ing held for downs. the final score
being %.
u0 VI Inc was Il
surprise to Rock Islands most ardent
supporters, who expected Il score
against them to be as great as 20 to ..
Too much praise cannot be given the
nervey little boys representing Rock
Island for their excellent work.
The game was a very clean one,
perfectly free from such conduct as
often mars this sport.
The unpleasant part of having |
games on our own grounds is that per- |
tanning to finances. The fact that the |
team is playing winning ball ought to |
be sufficient to insure them against |
losing from s. to S15 on each game |
because of poor atteuGssnce.
The lineup of the teams was az fol-
lows:
Rock Island-Tuttle re. Dack TT,
Jens re-, Stone C. Montgomery lg,
and Stafford If, Barnhart le, |
qb, Totten rh, Hoddgson
In, Mitchell and Stafford fb. Substi-
tutes, McCulloh and Call.
Galesburg C, Darst Il, |
Thompson TT, Norris 1t. Robinson re,
West lie, Willis qb, Welch rh, Davis
lii, Richardson fb
Charles j. Blyman, of this city. was
umpire.
The Galesburg and Moline High
school teams are playing this after
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