Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-14
HOLD 'EM Even
IN FIRST HALF
Rock Island High School Football
Warriors Tied With Moline
at End of Half.
NEITHER SIDE HAD COUNTED
FIuke Touchdown by Pillow City Boys
Not AIlowed-Big Crowd at the
Game, Despite the Snow.

Rock Island and Moline high schools
played even in the first half of the
annual game at Athletic field in Mo
line this afternoon. The doughty Rock
Island boys Kept possession OF the
ball fully half of the time and Moline 1
was forced to kick repeatedly to keep
the oval out of the danger zone. Meth
er side scored.
Neither side got within easy strik
ing distance except once and then
after forward pass had been at
tempted by Moline, Whiteside for the
Plow city grabbed the ball and ran
down the field for a touchdown. Ref
cree Moore, however, refused to allow
it to count.
Both sides are standing the battle
well and little time was taken out in
the first half
Despite the snow, there is large
crowd at the game.
Both In Good Shape.
With both teams in fine condition
and the ground spr'nkled with snow,
| the annual football game between
Rock Island and Moline is being
played this afternoon i'll Moline. The
weather conditions did not keep any
of the fans away from the game and
| there was one of the largest crowds
| N q history nj Oa hnt
the two schools on the field when the
game was called at . o'clock. On
dope Moline had the better of the ar
gument as they were somewhat heav-
Ter and had rounded into form earlier
in the year. Rock Island besides be
! ing lighter than their opponents were
handicapped by the absence of the
heaviest and most powerful of the
llinemen, Frey, whose injury in scrim-
image last Wednesday evening kept
him out of the game.
| Moline i'm Fine shape.
| Despite the bear stories which came
from Moline all week, it was admitted
/ just before the game by the Moline
coach and captain that the team was
4
was nothing to mar its prospects of
winning. From all indications the
| game should be a fast and furious con-
test and the winner will have to earn
its victory.
/ Little Money Up.
But little money has been wagered
on the game. While in Moline bust
70
the outcome of the contest, this meth
cd of backing the team in Rock Island
has been frowned on for years, and
there is a general sentiment against
betting In the school itself i'll Rock
Island there is very little betting done
on athletics, and the school authori-
ties do all in their power to discour-
age it outside of the school.
While some big bets were reported,
it is probable that no wager of over
SIS has been made. and there are
only few that involve more than S.
West Ends to Play Here.
I One of the very best of the indie
pendent games of the year will be
played tomorrow when the West Ends
of Moline clash with the strong team
from Spring Valley which has been
cleaning up every thing IN its part OF
the state. The West Ends are in fine
z fettle and despite the easy victory
) scored by the visitors over the EaS
Ends of Moline earlier in the season
) the chances for victory appear about
even. The West Ends have met witt
5 defeat but once this year and tha
{ was at the hands of the Independent:
) of this city. The disbanding of the
Independents made return mattel
5 impossible but the West Ends claim
( they could have beaten the locals haC
they played again. A large crowd o
( local patrons of the game is expected
to go to the game tomorrow as thi!
& will be the last chance to see an in
3 dependent game of football in this cit,
ss.