Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-07
ENOUGH AND MORE
Rock Island High School Scores
SO Points in First Football
Game of the Season..
VISITORS FAIL TO TALLY
Washington Proves No Match for the
to Monmouth College.

The high school football team bad an
easy contest Saturday afternoon at Is
land City ball park when they lined up
against the eleven from the Washing
ton, Iowa, school. The score was G3 to
10. giving evidence of the superiority of
the Rock Island boys.
The game was played entirely in
Washingtons territory, and time and
again the Rock Island halves plowed
through their opponents line for gains
of from to 20 yards. An even more
overwhelming score would have result
ed, but Coach Hall in the second half
put in all of the substitutes and at the
close of the game practically the en-
tire second team was holding the Wis
itors and making occasional good gains
on them. Rock Island had a consider
able advantage in weight, but far out
classed their opponents also in play
ling, passing the ball with more accura-
icy, tackling in better form and main
tanning much better interference.
Better Than Was Thought.
One result of the game is that Rock
Island is seen to have better team
this season than many had surmised it
to be- AS more than half of the play
ers are in their first regular season, it
was thought that their newnCss would
lprOve a weakness TO the team as a
whole, but they proved themselves able
players in every department of the
game
| The game itself Saturday was con-
tinuous series of long gains by the
home team, as following each kick off
the players went down the field stead
lily toward WashingtOn's goal and scor-
ed generally within five minutes of
play following the kick off. Twothirds
of the scoring was done in the first
fhalf, but the subs in the second half
pushed the visitors before them much
as the regular team and easily were
superior
| Slaughter, the colored boy at left
half, filled his position remarkably well
for new player and made a good por-
ton of Rock Islands points. Fraser at
end played in his usual excellent man.
ner and placed many long end runs to
his credit, while his tackling was a
Feature. In playing quarter Lift prov
ed valuable, passing the ball carefully
and paying well at every period. Bren
nan at full back and Smith at right
half all showed themselves to be good
back field men. The line was good in
hnl in, int 4
strength at every position.
4 The game ended without any very
remarkable plays taking place. In the
first half Benson for Rock Island caugh
the ball while Washington attempted
J forward pass and carried it over the
goal line. In the second half the visi
. tors, after catching a putt. were force,
over their own goal line, Rock Islam,
thus scoring a safety. Paul was useC
in drop kicking and succeeded in TIVE
out of four attempts. In this depart
ment of the game as well as in goa
kicking, for which Lift is being used
it was seen that more practice is need
ed. Lift missed more than hal fof hi
trials for goal.
a crowd of 800 witnessed the contes
, and the high school cOlOrs and the root
: ing were again i'll vogue. The schoO
; members tried their new yells to goot
, effect with the girl and boy yell mas
, tiers leading the crowd.
} The Lineup.
One of Wasmngton's players, Turner
} was injured in the first half, receivin:
a bruised arm. Otherwise the gam
was without any accidents.
| The teams lined up as follows:
| ROCK ISLAND WASHINGTON