Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-26
FALL OF THE VETS
Rock Island High School Puts il
Over Alumni 81
too
SEASONS FIRST FOOTBALL
Old Players Never Have Chance to
Score During the
Game.

The high school team had things its
own way in the opening game of the
local football season saturday after
noon, when it met the players selected
from the high school alumni. The
game was played on Augustana cam
pus. If the graduates thought that
they had even a slim chance 10 win
the contest. they realized before the
game had continued five minutes that
they were mistaken; and incidentally
It was learned that Rock Islands high
school football squad is composed of
material that should make a winning
team.
The final score would have showed
even more points in the school teams
favor. had not Coach Wanner, when
he saw that the alumni had scarcely
SHOW of scoring. taken out some of
the older players and placed several
new candidates on the team in order
that they could demonstrate their
abilities in an actual contest. The
final score was 81 to 0.
Alumni Had the Most Weight.
The graduates had slightly the ad-
vantage in weight. Where they show
ed the greatest deficiency was in team
work. though they did creditable work
considering the little practice they
had gone through in preparation for
the contest Then also they were sur
passed in speed. this youthful quality
seeming to have been lost in some of
the old time warriors since the time
they fought their last gridiron battle
as members of former high school
teams.
The temperature was sWcltering,
comparatively, for a football game,
and several of the players were COM
PEELED TO call for time in order that
they could remain in the contest. This
was true more so of the alumni play
ers. who had not practiced sufficiently
to give them good wind and staying
power.
SOuderS Kicks Of.
Capt Souders started the first half
| by kicking off for the high school.
Mosenfelder received the ball on the
3O-yard line and advanced 10 yards
| before dOwned The alumni could not
gain and resorted to a punt. The high
| school got the ball and made steady
gains but they lost it within few
yards of the goal on a tumble. The
alumni could not gain and punted.
| Again the school approached close to
goal but the alumni braced up at the
| critical moment and held their OppOn-
ents for downs. When the younger
team got the ball again. their fast line
/ = tI,N Co..
touchdown. Coleman kicked goal
which made the score to 0. Durin z
the next few plays, Marquis ran
around left end for a big gain of 40
yards. and the school soon carried the
ball over for another touchdown and
goal kick, which brought its score to
IL points.
Marquis Sensational Run.
Within a few minutes after the sec
ond half had started Marquis broke
through the alumni line and made It
sensational run of IS yards to the goal.
With the goal kick the score stood:
High school. IL; alumni. 0. AS soon
as the school again had the ball in
it's possession Lift was forced through
the line and shot across half the field
for a touchdown bringing the points
90 to 0. BY this time the guards were
worn out and could do comparatively
nothing. The school boys again gain
ed steadily and a touchback brought
their score to %. Within a few min
uteS they made the fifth touchdown.
Coleman kicked goa. The score stood
81 to 0. Henning was next sent over
the line. Coleman kicked the ball
squarely between the poles. Time
was called and the final score stood:
High school. 81; alumni. 0.
How Teams Lined Up.
The players lined up as follows:
ALUMNI. HIGH SCHOOL.
Frank ..-.........L c........ McManUs
3. Channn .......L t......... Ehrhorn.
WEIGH ............L g....... Van Calder
Cameron .-...--- G. -..-..-.-. DetIon
Giles .-.-........r- g-......-..... Scott
w Channon ......r. t......--.. Coleman
Marshall T. g.......... HennnR