Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-10
PLAY A CLOSE GAME
Knox Victorious Over Notre Dame
After An Exciting
Struggle.
FUMBLES COSTLY TO LATTER
Four Thosand People Witness Con-
.ar test at Twelfth Street
Park.

ness settled trife too early, owing
to bank of clouds that arose in the
west during the game.
1t was the first time teams repre-
senting the two schools had ever met
on the gridiron, and there was much
interest in the result. Knox proved
| tightening fast, and won through
speed and sureness. End plays were
the Galesburg teams best ground
gamers. Notre Dame, on the other
hand, was slow behind the line and
did better on line bucks, in whicfr
Salmon, the full back, was the star
performer. SaImon's punting was al
| so effective and served to save his
team from a worse defeat. Notre
Dame, in spite of slowness, might
have won had they not fumbled twice
at critical times. Their touchdown
was made in semi-darkness when one
of the Knox players was laid out. and
| the greatest confusion prevailed.
Knox vigorously protested the score.
Knox Wins Toss
Knox won the toss and chose the
south goal. At 3:15 the Knox play
ers lined up to receive the kick off,
and at 1920 Salmon, the captain and
star player for Notre Dame, sent the
pigskin to Zalusky, for Knox, who re-
turned it 10 yards. Knox fumbIed on
the first down but regained the ball.
On the second down Wilson went
around left end for magnificent run
of 80 yards. Hopkins was next sent
through tackle for 10 yards. Wilson
bucked center for yards. AT this
point Knox fumbled but again re-
gained the ball. Wilson was then
played in rapid succession until the
goal line was crossed, ) minutes from
the kickoff. Zalusky kicked goal.
Score, Knox 6, Notre Dame o.
The teams changed goals and Sal
mon kicked to Zalusky again. The
ball was returned 10 yards. Wilson
went through center for another ).
and Hopkins followed by yard
gain around end. Ackerson fumbled
| and Notre Dame secured the ball.
Salmon was played three times i'm sue
cession, gaining three, two and one
yards respectively. Nyrie then went
around end for II yards. Doar was
tackled for a loss but Salmon went
through center twice for gain of .
yards each time. Doar was then sent
around end for a yard. Salmon was
next played five times, gaining an
aggregate of II yards. Notre Dame
fumbled but regained the ball. Sal
mons men then tried for drop kick
for goal but missed.
Knox Punts Out.
Zalusky punted from the % yard
line and Salmon returned the ball )
Yards Notre Dame were unable to
make an inch at this point, so were
| forced to punt. Martin, for Knox,
broke through and very neatly
blocked the attempt and fell on the
ball. Knox was soon held and after
two unsuccessful attempts faxed for
an offside play on a punt signal and
secured their 10 yards. \ few small
gains were made but in a few downs
| Salmon was forced to punt. The ball
sailed through the air 50 yards. Will
son smashed through center for a
yard, and then Knox punted for %
yards. Salmon smashed through CEN
ter a couple of times for small gains
and then McGrew kicked. The ball
was down on Knox's yard line. Ia
husky punted out 90 yards and the ball
was not advanced. 1t was not Notre
Danes ball but they were forced to
punt for their third down. The re-
mainder of this half was mostly line
bucks with long end gains. Time was
called for the first half at AIS.
Ackerson Replaces Wilson.
/ In the second half Ackerson was
placed in at full instead of Wilson on
the Knox team. Knox kicked off to
Notre DANES 80 yard line. Salmon
bueked for yard and Doar went
around end for 10 yards. Knox held
I and got the ball on downs. Zalusky
went through tackle yards. Hop
kins failed to gain while Zalusky went
over for 3. Ackerson buclled for
I 3 Yards and Hopkins failed to make
) any advance again. Knox fumbled
and Notre Dame fell on the ball. The
blue and gold punted 25 yards. Ack-
erson bucked for . yards twice and
then Hopkins went around end foI
lis yards. Knox fumbled again and
} Notre Dame got the ball. Salmon
punted. Notre Dame got the ball back
after a few downs because Knox held
, men in the line
) For the next few downs the bal
switched from one side to the other
without any material change in the
position. Grogan caught and heeleo
punt which entitled Knox to free
place kick for goal. From this point
Knox buclled straight down the field
for touchdown. Zalusky kicked
goal. Score, Knox u. Notre Dame
10. Notre Dame kicked off to Kno,