Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-03
KINK IN KEWANEE
henry County High School Eleven is
Let Down by Rock Island by
Score cf12 to o.
STRUGGLE is A PRETTY ONE
Visitors Make a Better Showing Than
They Did Against the Locals
Last Season.

When a clean. fast and WELDON
tested football game was concluded
Saturday on the AugUstana athletic
field. the final score of II to o was in
favor of the Rock Island high school
team. a hard fought for victory having
been gained over the Kewanee eleven.
Both teams played we'll. Each one.
however. made a costly error that had
a material effect on the final score.
The first was made by Cushman. of
Kewanee. who. after catching a punt,
fumbled over the goal line. \ player
Of the home team fell on the ball and
Rock Island scored its first touchdown.
in the second half Heimbeck dropped
the ball after he had fought his way
over the goal line. and five points We're
lost for the local team.
HennIns and Lit I'm Lime Lighs.
Henning and Lift deserve mention
for good playing. Henning played for
the first time at half back. where he
had Capt. Souders' position. SOUders
being out OF the game because OF an
injured knee. Lift was making good
gains and giving good interference till
he hurt his side and knee severely in
the second half, and had TO be taken
out. McManus. who played LETT enu.
took everything that came his way.
The KeWanee players were not par
ticuIarly weak in any part of their line
up. but were defeated by superior, all
around playing on Rock Islands part.
They were a smaller team than their
opponents. the players averaging l45
pounds or about eight pounds lighter
90 a man than Rock Island. They form
a much stronger team, however. than
the one that represented the kewanee
school last year. when Rock Island
Gained victory by the one-sided score
Of - to >.
Visitors Kick or.
The two Commute halves We're free
from arguments over decisions. and a
friendly feeling prevailed. The ke-
vance boys we're shown through the
higl school building in the forenoon.
and were given a hearty send-off Sat
urday evening when they departed
over the Peoria for their home town.
The game was started by Kewanee
Kicking off toward the south goal.
Heimbeck caught the ball and made 10
yards before downed. Kewanee show
ed strength Immediately and held
Rock Island for two downs when Ehr-
horn punted. The ball sailed down the
field 60 yards. AS soon as the kewa-
nee players laid hold of it he was down
ed. thus leaving the 60 yards as clear
gain to Rock Island Kewanee failed
10 make the necessary three yards. and
| the ball was given to the local team.
| The latter were held ana punted.
FeIIed on Goal Line.
| Cushman caught the ball on Kewa-
| nee's goal line. Before he could ad-
vance Coleman tackled him. causing
him to tumble the ball. Heimbeck
dropped on it, giving Rock Island a
touchdown. Henning kicked goal. The
score: Rock Island. 6; Kewanee. o.
The remainder of the half was Occu-
pied with a series of gains on both
sides. bur with the ball gradually get
Iting nearer to Kewanees goal. No
other plays of Importance were made.
! The second half started by Rock Isl
and putting the ball into play with Il
kickoff 10 the 15-yard line. For awhile
! the teams played even. Then Rock
iIslaud began to make steady gains to-
wards the goal. Heimbeck was forced
lover the line. scoring the second touch
down. The goal kick was made by
Coleman. Score: Rock Island, u;
Eewanee. 0.
After the ball had been in play a
short time Rock Island again started a
STEADY progress across the field. Mar
/ quis made four yards; Lift made eight,
and in the next play 10. Heimbeck,
with the next plunge. was carried over
! the line. but he fumblcd the ball and
1.-The touchdown was lost. \ few more
small gains and time was called, Rock
Island having the ball on Kewanee's
ground.