Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-12
'IOWANS TOO FAST
Rock Island, High School Team
Outclassed by West Des
Moines on Latter's Field.
LOCALS DEFEATED BY IS TO 0
Losers Put UP Game Fight, but Line
Weakened in Second HaIf-Mo-
line and Davenport Win.

| Pitted against one of the fastest
| high school football teams in the state
| of Iowa and the middle west. Rock Is
| laud high school was defeated by the
| West Des Moines team Saturday after.
noon at the Des Moines grounds, by a
| score of 46 to 0. That Des Moines
rrnved the superior team was not a
surprise, but ii had not been expected
| that the score would be so great Phe
| local team was much lighter, being out
weighed about five pounds to the man.
1t was an uphill fight from the start.
but the boys were game, and in the
first half by plucky work, held the
score down to II During the second
half the Rock Island line weakened
under the pounding of the Iowa teams
heavier players, and the West Des
Moines boys hammered into the guards
and tackles for big gains. The kicking
was limited MacOmber of the Des
Moines team made six touchdowns,
and Newman scored two, and kicked
all but two goals
The Lineup.
Following is the lineup of the two
teams:
Rock Island-Kinner, lie; Bremen,
1t; Reck. Ig; Paul. C; Montgomery, rig
Shinstrom, TT; Shinstrom. TT; Fraser.
re; Lift, OBJ; McManus, lib; Taylor.
RIB; Rich, fb.
Des Moines-Hammitt, lie; Phillips
1t; Underhill, lg; Kamber. c; White.
rg; Shrader. TT; Chappell. re: Wag-
no oh I-In
Newman. fb
Davenport is Scored On.
Kewanee high school gave the Dav
export team IA hard tussle Saturday,
and made the Iowa boys hurry to keep
the game. The score was II to in
favor of Davenport The team over
the river was in bad form. and the dis
appointing work was general and not
confined to any one man. The line
was much weaker than in the Rock
Island-Davenport game. Kewanee's
score was made on goal kick by
Cushman, the quarterback.
Moline Saved by TcchnicaIify.
Moline won the game with Clinton
high school Saturday by score of 3
to o. the decision of Referee Isaacson
giving the Moline team a safety on q
technicality. The ground was heavy
and slippery. but the game was a hard
and fast one. Moline failed on the for
ward pass. The ball was punted be
tween the posts, and caught by Schuy
Ter. and on technicality the play was
declared a safety. Clinton showed the
best headwork and generalship and
played surer game.
Locals Meet Them Next.
Rock Island Saturdays to meet the Mo
line team. AS the game is being allowed
by the authorities of the two schools.
and particularly of the Rock Island
school, after it had been almost de-
cided to cancel it, the spectators. out
siders as well as students, are being
warned to curb their enthusiasm. and
to make no display or demonstration
on the grounds that may arouse bit
ternesS. The game will be hard bat
tie. and unless care is taken, the. in
terest in the contest is likely to result
in complete seyering of athletic rela-
tons between Rock Island and Moline.
as has already been the case with DAY.
export
Davenport Curtain Raiser.
Davenport is being considered as a |
raiser for the Ames game at |
Iowa City Nov. "a No definite ar |
have been made yet III
Davenport is selected, an excursion |
will probably be run from that city for
the game
Another Tie Game.
The game between the Moline East
Ends and the Peoria Socials |
played at Peoria yesterday. ended in |
a tie, to 0. as did the first game |
played in Moline.