The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-26
TURKEY DAY GAME
RESULTS in A TIE
keokuk and Jacksonville Unable to
Score Yesterday in Their Second
Battle of Tho
Year.
BOARD AND KING STARS
Both Play Sensational Haii--coach
Belknap Announces That he
VIII not be Here Next
Year.

keokuk, @. Jacksonville, O. This -
the score OF the game which was
played in the lunatic city yesterday
and the result, coupled with
those of other games, gives Keokuk a
record Of three victories, three draws
and one defeat, the latter being by
only one point. In yesterdays game.
Board and King starred for the local
team, while Captain Duncan paying
quarter back, put up strong game.
considering his lack OF experience. on
several occasions getting away for
long runs around end. The team
was royalty entertained last night
and several OF the members stayed in
the Illinois city through today, having
planned to come home this afternoon.
The game yesterday was Played on
even terms in the first half but In the
second round Keoku had the best OF
it, working forward passes and onside
kicks to perfection and running OF
fake plays to the bewilderment OF the
Jacksonville bunch. A crowd OF
about eight hundred people witnessed
| the fray which was one OF the best
ever seen in Jacksonville.
Duncan won the toss and chose to
defend the west goal. The ball
/ changed hands often during the first
few minutes and finally after Keokuk
| had carried it on two occasions to the
ten yard mark Jacksonville pushed II
! by line bucks to within one foot OF
i the goal line. On the play in which
Il they expected 70 carry 1t over, a
/ tumble occurred and Devero fell on
4 the ball after it had rolled across the
\ line Coach Bellnap who was referee
ing was accused of stealing the ball
4 and the crowd was going to mob him.
However, he escaped with his life
and arrived in the city this morning
to tell Of the game.
For the remainder of the time the
bali remained mostly in the middle OF
the field and neither side lad much Of
an advantage
KeolSuk worked about fifteen for
ward passes for an average of fifteen
yards each, and on only two occasions
were they penalized. Jacksonville
did not make forward pass once.
Onside kicks were also tried with
success by the local players, seven
or eight of them making ground. The
! Illinois players seemed unable to
break up any of the open plays of the
3 locals.
: One play which worked sever-l
Z times and thrilled the spectators was
9 a fake punt. Hawkes. after catching
4 the ball on a punt formation. would
a hold it out as if he were going tc
: kick and then pull back his arm and
e allow King grab the oval and make
}. eff around end The coach of the
! Illinois college football team asked
: Belknap after the game where he go
l. the play.
AS was stated above, Board anG
q King starred On numerous occas
q ions the former went around end fol
8 25 and so yards while King played
an all around game, both on the of
fensive and defensive. At one stage
a of the contest Duncan in calling fo
. line play, held the ball out on thu
. wrong side. and seeing the predica
! ment which he was in immediatel,
a started around end, making rs yards
Z The carnival in the evening at thu
= high school building was greatly en-
! joyed by the boys, there being abou
$50 Jacksonville people present t
help make the evening pass pleasant
II ~
II A thing which will sort of over
!. shadow the successful football seasol
= just closed. Is the announcement D,
% Coach Belknap that he will not b.
!, here next year to act as coach, bu
). will take up engeering work whic
= he fitted himself for in college. AL
q the praise for the success of thi
n years team or nearly all, can be give
q. to him. Last year, with part OF tn
% present material and some more G
N good calibre the team did not win
ID game, owing to poor understanding c
10 how to play, but this year the eleye
10 has been organized. Belknap state
10 to a Gate City reporter this mornin
40 that when he left at the c'ose OF tn
school year he would try to get on
of his class mates at college to com
here and take up the work. Belknap
Ie decision will surely be regretted /
ID high school students and others i
raraetad ", at hlaftn work