Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-01
STERLING TOO
MUCH FOR HIGH
Visitors Trim Local School in
Saturdays Contest in
Easy Manner.
FINAL SCORE is ~ TO o
Absence of Captain Lift from Game
Partly Reconsideration
Lacked Fighting Spirit,


contest Saturday by a score of % to 0.
from the time the visitors came onto
the held until the game was over they
mad things their own way.
Sterling brought one of the speed
lest and triclkiest teams that has ever
played on the Rock Island field and
they went through the entire game
without hitch, while the local team
seemed to be somewhat off color most
OF the afternoon. The absence of Cap
tain Lift was plainly shown on sew
eral occasions when the proper engi-
neering might have scored a touch
down.
Real and Wynn star.
J. Real. SteTllng's right half, AMI
I Wynn, the left end. proved themselves
masters of the game by their ability
to cover ground with the ball. At one
time during the last half of the game
Wynn ran the entire length of the
neld for touchdown and Real
brought himself into prominence by
his many long gains right through the
local teams line. Although the visit
ing team outweighed Rock Island sew
eral pounds to the man, it would Ne
useless to give this as an excuse for
losing the game They played to-
gsther like machine. each one know
ing his particular duty and performing
| it. A severe wind interfered with the
punts and forward passes to a con-
siderable extent.
FIRST TgaIs.
Rock Island won The toss up and
chose to defend the south goal, thus
having the advantage OF the wind.
Richie, who is acting captain during
the absence Of Lift, kicked of TO SteT-
I liDg, who advanced the rall 10 yards
when downed. After the first two
downs, no ground being covered, Ster-
ling was forced to punt MacManus
received the ball but fumbled, Sterling
covering tie ball. Here they started
to show how the game should lie
played. Smashing the local line they
went through for three long gains in
rapid succession. In the next two
downs they were held. but in the third
down Scauif. the Sterling full back.
went around Eocz Islands right end
for Q touchdown. BaeauEa Of the wind
ths visitors failed to kick goal. making
the score ) to IN SJerling's favor
after our minutes of play.
Sterling then kicked of to Mcintyre,
hut the referee declared a Sterling
rIayer to be offsida at the kickoff and
it was kicked over This time Mac
Manus received the bail and advanced
it 20 yards. No gain being made in
the next two downs, MacManus punted
to Sterling, who fumbled, the ball be
ing recovered by Rock Island. An on
side kick tried on the second down
was blocked and the ball went into
Sterlfng's possession. The first play
was sent around Rock Islands left
end. Kittilsen tackled the runner with
such force that time had to be taken /.
out for Sterling. i
Sterling fumbled in the second down /
and Kristensen got possession of the
ball. MacManus punted to Sterling, /
who failed to cover the necessary 10 !
yards in three downs and the bail was
again in the hands of the local team. /
Richie worked "a successful forward 1
PASS to Kristensen which resulted in /
a gain Of 10 yards Mcintyre was sig /
nailed for and gained seven yards. /
Cauty tried the same which gained .
two Yards more. Richie then tried a /
quarter back run but was quickly /
dowced by q heavy lineman and time /
had to be taken out for him. As only /
two yards was covered in the third .
down the ball was given to Ster-
linz, who tried two line plays
without any noticeable gain. They
then punted 20 DTips, who started rae
ing down the field with a Sterling
man close behind him. It seemed IS
if RocI, island would score here, the
distance between Drips ard the Ster-
ling man remaining the same, but
flying tackle brought him down within
10 yards of goal. Richie tried to place
kick on the second down but the wind
threw the ball out of its course into
the hands of a Sterling player who
carried it 40 yards. Sterling failed to
cover the 10 yards in the next three
downs so Rock Island was given the
ball. Canty was sent through the line
for four yards. a forward pass was
but fell short and was grab
bed by a Sterling man. Being unable
to gain anything in the first two downs
they tried a forward pass but Dooley {
of Rock Island covered the ball In
the second down Richie punted to Ster-
ling who carried the ball 20 yards and !
then four yards more by line buck
sent the ball over the line for another ]
giving Sterling five more
points, making the score 10 to 0 in
Sterling's favor
Richie then kicked off to Sterling, l
the man who received the ball hurdled, I
and they were penalized Is yards.
Several times during the game Sterling
aurdled, but this one instance was the
only time the referee penalized them.
Rock Island received the ball and
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