Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-15
WEST END VICTORY
East Ends Defeated Before a
Large Crowd in Second
Encounter of Year.
FINAL SCORE is ID TO 6
Winners Have Hard Time Pulling
Out Ahead. as Losers Put Up
Great Defensive Game.

The Moline West Ends, claimants Of
the state championship of independent
football teams, had their goal line
crossed yesterday afternoon for the
first time this year in their second
game with the East Ends. The West
Ends won the game by a score of a
to 9, having a hard time in defeating
the team which they defeated earlier
In the season by a score of IL to 0.
The contest attracted a large crowd,
as the East Ends were confident of
turning the tables on the West Ends
and getting even for the first defeat
which the latter had ever given them.
The fact that the West Ends were in a
very crippled condition strengthened
the hopes of the orange and black
players and they came very close to
realizing their desires.
Story of the Game.
The East Ends won the toss and
secured the advantage of the strong
wind blowing from the west. The
West Ends kicked to them and forced
them to punt after two fruitless at
tempts to gain. Hartzell's kick was n
long one and it carried the ball we'll
into the territory of the blue and
white. The West Ends carried it back
nearly to the center before being COM
PEELED to relinquish it and then the
East Ends took a squirt and carried
it to the 35-yard line, from which
point Hartzell booted a drop kick over
the cross bar for the first score of the
game.
The West Ends came back strong
and after the kickoff they soon carried
the ball to the courtyard line from
which point Wolfe smashed through
tackle for a touchdown. The goal kick
which followed made the score to 3
in favor of the West Ends, where It
remained to the close of the half.
In the second half the West Ends
started off with rush and soon scored
their second touchdown on a line
plunge by Anderson. MacManus
kicked goal and the score was II to 3.
Following the kickoff, the East Ends
took advantage of the wind and soon
had the West Ends on the defensive.
With the ball on the 25-yard line, two
attempts to gain 10 yards failed and
Wolfe dropped back to punt out of
danger. The kick was blocked and
Ross picked it up and crossed the goal
line of the West Ends for the first
touchdown which has been made
against them this year. Hartzell
kicked goal and the score was IL to 6.
The West Ends annexed two more
points near the end of the half when
Hartzell in trying to make a run from
a kick formation was thrown behind
his own goal by a West End player.
This made the final score IA to 8.
West Ends Stronger.
The West Ends were clearly more
formidable throughout the game, de-
spite the fact that four of their strong
est men were crippled. Anderson
played at half back with a sprained
wrist, Carlson and CarImark We're each
the possessors of bruised shoulders
and MacManus played with one ankle
so bad that he was unable to run or
help his teammates with interference
on their runs. The crippled state of
the players forced them 10 follow
football entirely, but even at
this they tore off large and consistent
gains and it appeared to a student of
the game that they ought to have won
by three touchdowns at least
The East Ends were strong on the
defense, but were unable to make con-
sistent gains when in possession of
the ball. Hartzells punting STAYED off
a worse defeat for his team, as he
booted the ball from so to 20 yards
and few of the kicks were returned
any distance.
Next Sunday the West Ends will de-
fend their title of state champions
against the welLknown First regiment
team of Chicago. The boys from the
Windy City are said to be wonders,
counting among their number some