Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-23
Nest Des Moines Team Takes
Game From Rock Island
Without Touchdown.
IOWA TEAM is HEAVY ONE
local Aggregation Puts Up Good Fight
Against lt-Held for Downs With
in Few Inches Of Goal.
SATURDAY SCORES BY To-
CAL FOOTBALL EIEvENS.
Rock Island. o; West Des MoIncs, 4.
Moline. -; Monmouth. o.
Moline Club. %; Knox. q.
Davenport. o; Ottumwa. D.

| Davenport. o; Ottumwa. D.
In the best football game seen on To-
| al fields this year, the West Dss
| do.nes high school team defeated the
| tock Island high school Saturday af.
| ernoon. a place kick in the first half
| giving the visitors the advantage of
ne score of 10 o. The game was a
Iard battle throughout. and though
| defeated, the Rock Island team on gen.
sral points of the game outplayed the
yisitOrs. both defensive and offensive.
puGtinS, which was used TO a large
xtent by both teams. Ehrhorn of the
ocal team showed better than L. Ma
;omber. captain OF the West Des
MONIES team.
There was considerable criticism of
he officials and a number of decisions
II Referee Barr of Davenport were
questioned The referee is not crit
lied as having favored either side in
entionally. but is charged with negl;
;ence and laxity on some points of the
game. which. had he followed strictly
would have materially changed the
aldHulHS OF the TWO teams.
The specific complaint is that he al.
owed the visitors four downs az a cri-
-ical point. and that the place kick
which decided the game was made on
the fourth down. when Rock Island
should have been in possession of the
ball.
Rock Island Kicks or.
Tho -
and opened with Rock Islands kick off.
The ball was returned but a short dis
lance, and the game was on in ear
nest. For some minutes West Des
MONIES made rapid gains. hurdling be.
ing a favorite method, and an effective
ground gaining play. The weak point
of the Rock Island team was on the
right side of the line, and the Des
Moines captain quickly found the open
ing between tackle and end. Both
sides were psnalized many times for
off-Side plays, and this was the unpleas-
ant feature of the game West Des
Moines. by short but steady gains car
ried the ball right 10 the goal line and
within half a yard of touchdown.
when the Rock Island team, by remark.
able defensive work. held them and
gained the ball. Rock Island punted.
and the bali went back TO the 35-yard
line. In the first play Lift broke
through the Des Moines line, and
tackled his man behind the play for
big loss. With the ball on the 25-yard
line. after several attempts to make
the required five yards. West Des
Moines formed for a place kick The
ball was snapped to s. Macomber, and
sent squarely between the goal posts
by l.. Macomber. the captain and left
tackle. II was a pretty kick. and de-
cided the game.
Gains by Heimbeck.
The ball was kicked of by West
Des Moines to- Lift. who returned il
a short distance. Heimbeck. whose
big gains proved the best feature of
Rock Islands offensive with the ex-
.cept:on of the punting, was sent
around the end for gain of 10 yards.
Ehrhorn punted. and the ball was sent
well into Des Moines territory. The
visitors attempted a punt, but the kick
was blocked by a sensational plunge
by ontgomery. and the ball rebound
ed for loss of over 10 yards. Anoth-
er punt was attempted. but Rock Is
land was offside. and was penalized
tor 10 yards instead The ball shortly
went to Rock Island. and after two
Towns a place kick was called The
ball was passed too high. and Ehrhoru
was compelled To punt instead. sending
the bali behind the line The ball was
punted out, and Lift returned it 10
yards Hoimbock went around the end
for big gain. and the Rock Island
team seemed on the way for the goal
line at a rapid pace. when the half
was called.
Play AT Punting.
In the second half punting was re-
sorted TO 10 2 large extent by both
sides. West Des Moines punted back
after the kick of and Rock Island
had possession of the ball. Heimbeck
went through for 20 yards. Lift made
a gain of 20 yards. and Heimbeck fol-
lowed with a l5-yard gain. the ball
being carried 10 the l5-yard line. where
I was lost West Des Moines attempt
ID a quarterback run. but failed. the
quarterback being downed for a loss
IF over 10 wards After several ex-
changes Of punts Rock Island was in
possession of the ball in West Des
Noines' territory. Heimbeck made a