Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-17
EASY PICKING
FOR AUGUSTANA
Hanson Military Academy Of Full
ton, Overwhelmed Saturday
by Score of AS to o.
SUPERIOR AT ALL POINTS
Rock Island High School ldIe-DaVen-
port and Moline Win Their
Games.

In one of the most one-sided games
ever played in Rock Island. the Angus
tana college team Saturday defeated
the team from the Hanson Military
academy at Fulton by score of 45
70 0. At no point in the game did the
visitors have a show against their
heavier and more skillful opponents.
The Augustana boys lad by far the
best of il in weight. and they Outplayed
he Fulton boys in all of the points of
the game Had the locals put more
inirit into the game the could just as
readily have made the score double
What it was. for there was but one pos
Siblo outcome of the game. As II was.
no Augustana boys consented TO cut
ing the last half of the game FIVE min
utes short to accommodate the Wis
tors. The captain Of the Fulton team
sad that at the last minute his team
which was to make the trip to Rock
Island backed out, and he had to Sc
lect what material he could on such
short notice.
From the time that AusUstana kick
ed off to Leland at 3: 90 until time was
called the local boys had things all
heir own way. Leland returned the
ball 10 Yards. where it was lost on
downs to Augustana. AuEustana by Il
series of quick plays sent the ball
close to the goal, when a tumble lost
the ball to Fulton. They were held for
downs. and in another minute Angus
.tana had scored. amid enthusiastic
cheering from the slde!:nes, where n
good crowd had gathered to witness
the contest. The kick for goal failed,
leaving the score to o. The first half
was productive of four more touch
downs. three of them by Swanson. and
the other by Purn, who scored the first
touchdown of the game.
Three of the five goals were kicked,
leaving the score at the end OF the
half % to in Augustana's favor.
Several Injured.
The second half went much as the
first did. with the exception that sew
eral changes were necessitated in the
lineup of the two teams. Strawn, Full
tons center, was put out with a dlslo-
Gated collar bone. and Hamilton suffer
ed a slight injury to his spine. Others
who were put out by slight injuries
were allowed to go back into the game
in place of the players who were more
severely injured. Oberg succeeded
Lofgren at end for Augustana. Peter
son was placed at right tackle, and
NewstrOm at right guard. During the
second half Hail. Berger and Forsberg
THROUGH tho limo for tOlPh-
downs, and with two successful goal
kicks the score stood at As at the close
Of the game The back field for Au-
gustana played an excellent game, and
the weak point throughout was in the
fumbling of the ball, which was quite
noticeable during the entire game.
Howard Leland, of the academy team,
was one of the best players on the
field, and had the whole team been
composed of such men as he, the re-
suit would have been different. Many
a good play by Augustana was spoiled
by his efficient line plunging. 1t SEEM
ed that he was in the midst of the in
reference on every play. He was put
n the game during the second half,
and proved himself to be much more
efficient player than the man he sue
ceeded.
While the game was a One-Sided at
fair, it gave the Augustana team an
opportunity to discover some weakness
es in its play, and the boys during this
week will be given some hard practice
by Coach Coldren. under whose direc-
ton the team has made wonderful i'm
proycment in a very short time.