The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-12
KE0kUK );
QUINCY 5
The Football Opener at Hubinger
Park Proved Good Contest
on Saturday After
noon.
KEOKUK PLAYS WELL
inexperienced Men Show up Well in
Contest and the Team Looks
Good For the
Season.
KEoKUK PLAYS WELL

The Keokuk football season of 1908
was ushered in auspiciously Saturday
afternoon when the Quincy High
School and Keokuk High School
elevens met On the gridiron at Hub
niger park. The contest was a good
one as the final count, to 5 ex-
plains the result of the battle waged
for forty minutes before nearly two
hundred spectators.
With few exceptions the game was
devoid of the latest football tactics
The forward pass was attempted sew
eral times by each team but proved
unsuccessful except in one instance
when Quincy gained ten yards on a
short pass. A triple pass was at
tempted once by Keokuk the last
pass proved fatal the ball being
fumbled. Quincy attempted double
pass on the third down and ten yards
to gain and another tumble resulted.
The contest was so close at all times
that the quarterbacks did not risk
plays and open work made possible
by the present rulings.
First Half.
In the first half things looked ex-
tremely good for Quincy. The Keokuk
team was on the defense almost all
the time, and Quarterback Weismann,
who piloted the team during the first
half, was called upon frequently to
pull down Capt. Grieser, who constant
ly broke away on end runs by plung
ing close to tackle. Grieser was the
only sure ground gamer for Quincy
and did great work. Duncan and
Hayden at left half and left end. were
like stone wall and Halfback Camp
bell and Quarterback Montgomery
We're unable to sain around them. The
defensive work of Horn at center was
also good.
Twice Quincy was within striking
distance of goal, once drop kick was
attempted, and once the ball was car
RED over the line but tumble oc-
Cured and keokuk fell upon the ball
This tumble by Quincy saved the day
for the local boys. Keokuk was kept
on the defense and only once, when
Capt. Parsons broke away for thirty
yards was the ball in Keokuks terri.
tory. The half ended with neither
side scoring.
L,IS
Peckstein took quarter the second
half and Weismann supplanted Mar
riam at tackle. The team was thus
strengthened but Quincy was favored
during the first few minutes Of play
and scored touchdown No goal was
(! kicked
Keokuk then received the kickoff
| and was then the aggresser until the
4 game ended. After a seires of PLAYS
Peckstein circled Grieser for thirty
| yards Keokuk was unable to gain
and punted. Quincy received the ball
On the thirty-five yard line but lost two
1 yards on the first two plays. A
double pass was then attempted and
j Quincy fumbled. Hayden then did
J good work, falling on the ball and
changing the tide of battle greatly. A
/ series of bucks by Reiner gained
/ ground steadily and Keokuk had the
pail within seven yards of goal with
! three down to N'oss the line. At this
I point of the gante the excitement was
intense. The many spectators crowd
! ed along the side line within three
] feet of the play, the ball being in the
corner of the field. Reiner. who had
carried the ball for four downs, was
called upon by Quarterback Peek.
/ stein to win the game. On the first
! attempt a fearful plunge through
right tackle Melted three yards. The
/ same play failed on the second at.
! tempt and four yards was needed for a
i score Reiner was again called upon
and showed wonderful stamina as he
gathered the ball for the final at.
/ tempt. Four yards through Quincy IS
line was difficult with the half and
ends in close. Reiner took the ball
broke the line but almost STONED
within two yards of goal. A second
surge was irresistible and with Quin
cy players attempting to drag him
down he crossed the line Weisrlann
then missed difficult goal by a mar.
row margin. Time was called i'm.
mediately after the kick.
The keokuk team played good ball
] during the entire period and the first
game of the season pleased Coach
Merrill, While the team in som. DO.