Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-05
Football Game Between Rock Is
land and Davenport Schools
Ends in Tie, o to o.
MAS A GREAT CONTEST
Local Boys Showed to Better Advan
tage in All Points But Could Not
Cross the Line.


nigh school made a score. was one OF
the best and hardest fought football
games ever participated in by tri-city
hiSh schools. In all of the points of
the game Rock Island showed better
work than the Iowa boys. but at crit
cal moments were unable TO continue
the gains over the goal line In the
first half Davenport was forced to
punt several times to take the ball out
of dangerous territory, and the same
was true of Rock Island in the second
half Early in the first half Rock Is
land seemed by far the superior team.
| Toward the last of the half the team
weakened slightly. but in the second
entered the contest with renewed spir
il. Davenport too. braCCd mp in tn,
second. and though the ball was ut
tines in dangerous ground, neither
side could get the ball far from the
center of the field McManus tried 4
drop kick in the second. but it failed
on account of the distance, and the
only chance Of Il score was lost
Was IL Bitter Contest.
The game was a bitter one, but
i throughout the contest there was moth
4 port had the heavier team, but this
| proved no great advantage McManus
| punted better than Malloy. the Rock
| Island boys made greater gains in the
aggregate. and in generalship the boys
from this side had the advantage of
the Iowa team.
The feeling among the 800 or more
spectators was intense. and the two
! teams were cheered continuously One
! feature that was creditabIc to Rock |
| Islands supporters. was that nOtwith |
standing the bitter rivalry. at frequent |
! intervals the Rock Island contingent |
! broke out with ringing Davenport |
/ yclls. Between the halves there was
some slight disorder on the field. due |
to tine excitement and enthusiasm. but |
/ the police interfered, and prevented |
any serious outbreak by ordering three |
hot-headcd youths from the grounds |
There was some complaint that the |
police disseminated against Rock Is |
/ land enthusiasts, and while this per
haps was true. the officers deserved |
credit for keeping as good order as
they did
Plays of the Game.
Davenport kicked OFF to Roche who
returned the ball - yards. McManus
made five yards on a play around right
end Kinner lost five yards on an at
tempt around left end and McManus
punted to Brownie. who was stopped
on Davenports 35-yard line. Guy made
five yards, but fumbIed the ball, |,
Davenport reSained it and Guy, at Il
second plunge through tackle, made
first down MallOy made four yards
through center and fumbled the ball
but luck was with them again and
they regained the ball Malloy made
four yards and Brownie tried the for
ward pass. but there was no one there
The ball hit the ground and Referee
Sidell brought it back TO Rock Island
on Davenport's 53-yard line
McManus made Il fine sprint round
left end for 20 yards, but failed to
gain on second attempt and puntcd
to Brownie on Davenport's 15-yard
line. Rock Islands ends were fast and a.,
Brownie failed TO return the ball out
of danger Malloy puntcd to Lift who
brought the ball back 10 yards. Rock
Island funmbled the ball on the first +
play. but Rich recovered it and Lift !
=
end and on a second attempt made ,
three more around BenZinger.
Where Luck Counted. =
Rock Island was solving Davenport's1 :
defense frequently and a uchdOwn
seemed forthcoming. But Daven-
ports luck in securing the > all at cri-
teal stages and punting out of dan
ger the Islanders would certainly have
scored. Rich plunged past Otto for IL
four yards and McMa4us added three
more on play around right end The
ball went TO Davenport on their 20
yard line. Malloy punted to McManus
who carried the ball out of bounds. S
On play through OMeara, McManus a
made - yards and Taylor added 10 on n
4 sprint around Benzinger McManus S
lodged Brown for five yards, but failed h
III the next play. Captain Mac tried 1t
lCain and added two yards, but on the
next Taylor failed to gain and the ball a
went to Davenport on downs within o
striking distance of their goal and of v
'ourse they punted. Two attempts "
falling to gain, McManus punted to r;
Brownie. but he was dropped in his tc
racks and Malloy punted to Lift who \
ran the ball back 10 yards After Nc G;
Nanus had failed TO, gain. Rock Is
and was offside and McManus punted
% Brownie Malloy punted to Nc a
Manus who fumbled the ball after re- \
turning il five yards. Malloy punted a
% Lift and he brought the ball back +,
eight yards. Taylor made Is yards on v
a sprint around Benzinger and Lift n
lodged him for eight more. Taylor &
made two yards ON the same play Nc
Manus punted to Brownie, who was
1owned on the spot. Malloy kicked a 7
short punt and Davenport got the ball. L
In Rock Island Territory. 4
Malloy plunged for - yards, and thei
ball was on Rock Islands 50-yard line,