Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-25
VICTORY COMES
NEAR The CLOSE
Rock Island Wins in Spectacu,
lar Finish With Kewanee
High Saturday.
DooLEY STAR PERFORMER
Run of IO5 Yards for Touchdown IN
Last Five Minutes OF Play
Final Score is 8 TO D.

other victory toward its ambition. The
state championship, by defeating Ks.
vance high school Saturday afternoon.
in the most exciting and spectacuiat
game of the season, the final score
being to 5. M
The feature of the game. which wa
played at Kewanee. was DeluNs
Dooley's 1O5-yard run for a touchdqfs
in the last five minutes of play. ~
to this time it seemed as II Rock
Islands chances for victory were Ae#'
Kewanee having made a touchdopN
in the early part of the second ha'ff
and with the hard luck Of havl1E'
Lift, the captain and star half unrk,'
knocked out in the middle Of t5e 4r7t'
half. The team stumbled On a seg'
of good fortune by taking D0oley alQts
Saturday. Dooley has not beep DI'I a
ing on the varsity eleven up or6afiHs
day, but his sensational work IA thi4
game will doubtless win him berth
there.
Wind Interferes.
A strong north wind interfered con
siderably with the forward passes and
punts. making il necessary to resort
to the old style game.
Kewanee won the toss up and chose
to defend the north goal. thus having
advantage of the wind. Captain Fault
of Kewanee kicked off 70 Lift. who
advanced the ball 20 yards. when be
was downed. After Canty and Lift
were given the pigskin for line bucks.
but without any gain. It was male
necessary for Lift to punt. Kewanse
fumbled the punt and Allsbrow. Rock
Island guard, covered it. Three line
pIunges failed to advance the ball the
10 yards and the ball was, for the
first tine. in Kewanee's hands, hut
for a few seconds only. The first play
after receiving the ball they fumbled.
but recovered it and punted TO Lift.
With the ball again in Rock Islands
possession. Richie attempted two omar
terbaek runs. but lost five yards by it.
On third down Lift punted TO Kewa-
nee, who advanced the ball TO the ~
yard line, and It looked like a touch
down but for the quick work OF Richie.
who dumped the runner up with such
force that time had to be taken out
for Kewanee. Next an onsides kick
was tried, but went outside the field
and the ball was given TO Rock Island
ON the 25yard line.
Rock Island Gains.
Here Rock Island started TO work IN
earnest. The first play it was given
to Lift. who went up the field 40
yards toward Rock Islands goal Ma
Intyre was signaIed for a line buck
and advanced it five more and Lit
took it through for eight yards. Tho
10 yards being covered. Richie took the
ball and by a clever quarterback run
gained seven yards i'm the first down
The second down was also a quarters
back run, but no gain was made this
time. Lift punted To xewanee. who
carried it 10 yards and then punted
back. Richie received the ball but was
unable to advance 1t. Lift. I'm a line
plunge. carried the ball eight yards.
when he hit the Kewanee line with
such terrific force time had to be taken
out for him. Next a peculiar trick
play was pulled off that advanced the
ball 20 yards for Rock Island. Richie
took the ball and started off as IL for 2
quarterback run, Lift following close
behind him. When he was just about
10 be tackled he passed the ball back
to Lift, who cut in through the line.
Although the play was a success. rs
FAR as the game was concerned, Il was
4 fatal play for Rock Island. When
Lift was tackled Spears, Kewanee
eft tackle, who weighs over 200
pounds, fell on his neck, putting Lift
'ut of the game for good.
Change I'm Line Up.
Coach Gray then put Mcintyre. the |
ull back. in Lifts place. and Nc
Janus in at full. McManus punted 20
lewanee, who tried two line bucks
without any gain and punting back,
tiche receiving the ball. Rock Island
hen started slowly down the field
Vhen time was called. Score at the
nd of first half: Rock Island, O; Ke-
rance, o; time of half. 20 minutes
The second half opened by Richie
licking off to Kewanee. but Kewanee
allied to carry il far. Kewanee punt
d, Bensen receiving the ball. Here
egan battle of punting from one
eal TO the other. One of the punts
.iche and Kewanee man both coy
red and dispute arose as TO whom
he ball belonged. Both refused 80
'osen their hold on the ball and the
mpire, who seemed too much in sym
athy with Kewanee. struck at Richie.
ausiRg him to release his hold. He
len declared the ball to be Kewanee.s
nd refused TO listen to Richie. who
as acting captain since Lift retired
.ewanee attempted to punt. but was
locked, and the ball bounced on the
round until Arson, Kewanee quart.
licked Il up and carried It 80 yards
Dr. touchdown. Kewanee failed to
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