Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-04
IOWANS TRIMMED
Rock Island High School De-
feats Iowa City Team in a
Pretty Contest, II to o.
SHOW MARKED IMPROVEMENT
Local Boys Play Better Game Than
Any Earlier in Season-Fight-
ing Chance With Moline.

The local high school football team
surprised its followers and showed
marked Improvement over it's playing
previously during the season Saturday
afternoon when it defeated the high
school team of Iowa City IL to 0. 1t
was an excellent game from the spec
tators' standpoint, being open and
clean for the greater part and marked
~ plenty of feature plays. The low !,
City team had slightly the advantage
n weight over the local players and
IN the whole displayed excellent quail
tiles at the game, but were inferior to
Rock Island principally in speed ana
interference in offensive play. A.
the lineup appearances indicated a de-
feat for Rock Island and the first few
minutes of play further upheld this be-
lief Poor playing at critical mo-
ments later in the game were costly
o the visitors in three or four in
stances, though twice they showed un.
expected strength when they held
Rock Island after a slow but steady
| march down a good stretch of field
and turned the progress of the bail
when near the goal line.
Iowa City FumbIes.
| Rock Island kicked off to the visit
ors, toward the south goal with the
wind in their favor The visitors,
catching the ball, were downed after
a short return, but made steady pro
gress to the center of the field Here
Rock Island held them and returned
the ball by center and off tackle plays
an almost equal distance. Iowa Cit
held and got the ball but were held
under the required 10 yards the first
two downs and tried q punt. In thel.
eagerness two Iowa City players got
off side, and, following a good punt
were penalized 10 yards from where
the bail was kicked. This placed them
on the Is yard line and they formed
for a second punt. The throw wdc
bad and the quarter back missed the
pass. Rock Islands plucky fullback
Roche. broke through Iowa City's lin"
and fell ON the pigskin before any on,
of the visitors could cover it.
The ball was on the five yard Inns
and Rock Island made an end play
for a three yard gain. Roche's sigma
was called and ne smashed thrOugt
centeT/for the necessary distance
making the touchdown and scored five
points for Rock Island. The ball wa;
carried over at one side of the fiel,
and Lift failed in the goal kick.
The remainder of the half wa:
played for the greater part in low;
City's territory. Rock Island made tn
longer gains but each side frequentl,
held for downs Lift punted and tn
Iowa City man. in trying to pick III
the bail, fumbled it along the groun,
till it passed over the goal line The.
were about to kick back from the l
yard line. as the rules provide, whel
time was called
III Makes Second Touchdown.
The second half opened with bot
teams showing greater determinatio
I and spirit. Iowa City made desperat
( attempts in both end runs and cente
! plays but seldom made gains of NOR
1 than five or six yards. After about !
! minutes of the half had been playa
1 the Iowans attempted a forward pas
4 but the player fumbled the ball an
a Rock Island man fell on it. TIL
I local team then commenced a stead
) progress down the field and gained a