Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-11

ter on the team; the boys played the
game to the last whistle, and as a
matter of fact at the last of the game
was practically outplaying Moline. It
is not often that team keeps up the
fight as Rock Island did vixen the
score has been hopelessly turned
against it,
Through Forward Pass.s
Moline's superiority rested entirely
in its skill in the use of the forward
pass. This open field play is some
thing for which Rock Island is not
equipped, and Furthermore, the local
boys had not until Saturday, had an
opponent this season which used the
forward pass extensively. The for
ward pass is a most difficult play to
defend against, and Rock Island was
quite at sea against it.
On the old football formations Rock
Island was the superior.
Due to Mckinley.
Moline owes it's victory largely to
the work Of its coach, Harvey McKin-
ley, of the Jackson, Hurst & Stafford
law offices, former Illinois university
star, and graduate of the Moline
team himself. Coach Mckinley has
worked hard with the team this sea
son, and has given particular atten-
ton to the open field formation and
forward pass, which Moline credits
its victory to. Mr.. Mckinley went 70
UitnnSC Tbinn,rO Nfinnnr1to y
with the express idea of securing
pointers on this style of play, and the
university plays were faithfully repro
duced in the game Saturday by Mo-
line.
Record Attendance.
The game was witnessed by between
1000 and 5000 people, one of the larg
est crowds which ever witnessed a
| high school contest in this city The
two schools had hundreds of enthusi
asts, waving banners, splitting the
atmosphere with school yells and max
| ing themselves hoarse from cheering
The grounds were well policed and
the spectators were kept from tn,
field properly. There was little of the
disorderly rioting some times seen al
| high school games where the feeling
| is so intense, the sentiment of moSt
being to prevent any such demonstra
| tons. Between the halves it appeared
for moment that there would be
trouble. but the influence OF more sen
won the day, and melee was pre-
vented.
| Score i'm Five Minutes.
| Frey kicked off to Moline who ad
vanced 20 yards from the Is yarC
line. Moline punted and the ba.
rolled out of bounds at the As yarC
line, from where, following two play:
Of small gain, they made a nice pun
to within six yards of goal. Rock Is
land Immediately punted, but Molin,
was off side and Rock Island wa!
given five yards from where the pun
was kicked. Roche was played of
tackle for three yards. His sigma
was again called but he fumbled afte
breaking through the opponents lint
and a Moline player fell on the bail
The teams were within 16 yards o
goal and the visitors advanced aroun,
the local teams right end for fiv,
yards. Two offside plays by Rocl
Island penalized them 10 yards and tn
next play was called within a yard o
goal Dewend went over in cente
play and Woodyatt kicked goal, max
ing six points for Moline.
Moline kicked off to Lift who re
turned the ball back of interference
20 yards. Fraser carried the ball Of
an end run for 10 yards. Roche mad
three yards off center and Slaughte
punted, but the kick did not carry tn
ball much further than the center O
the field. Moline having the bali, the
carried it in the first play 10 yard
and on an end run five yards. Wood
yatt followed with two long end runs
each for 20 yards. Ill the last beiu
tackled by Lift within Is yards c
= goal Lift made a good tackle, bu
in doing so wrenched his knee. II
continued the game. however, for
) time. Within few yards of the poles
Moline was held by Rock Island fo
downs in two center smashes, Of on
and five yards and an end run of tw
lizards. Getting possession of the bal
Rock Island tried punt. The drii
zling rain which had commenced t
fall made the ball very slippery an
Brennan, who was to punt, tumble:
Mailey fell on the ball over the lin
and scored another five points for MI
] line. The goal kick failed.
Il Work Forward Pass.
The next touchdown was earne
after an effective double pass by NJ,
line. At the kick off Moline returne
10 yards, Young made an end run {
nine yards, fake quarter back ru
was tried but resulted in no gain, an
Moline was penalized 20 yards for nc
making the five yards required on
quarter back run. Moline puntet
Rock Island returning a few yard
and Fraser made an end run of l
, yards. Following a penalty of fiv
yards Slaughter regained that distanc
and the home team punted, Molin
sIreturning the bail 10 yards from tn