The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-31
BATTLE
RESULTED in TIE
keokuk and Quincy Fought Hard For
Forty Minutes Without Decision
on Quincy Gridiron
Saturday P. NJ.
TRICK PLAYS
Some Spectacular Ones Tried But
They Failed at Critical Times
-Puntine an important
Factor in Game.
Especial to The Gate City.l


QUINCY, ILL.,, Oct. 30--In a battle
made sensational by It's f1erceness
the Keokuk and Quincy football teams
fought to a to tie on the Quincy
gridiron. before several hundred spec
tators, many Of whom danced about in
light clothing and crowded the side
lines as the twenty-five rival warriors
sweltered under the heat of an aut.
umnal sun.
1ne game was one OIL the hardest
fought that local sport followers have
ever seen. Fighting for every foot,
yes every inch, the we'll seasoned
players battled without results. For
ward passes at critical times went
wild; end runs were successful in the
teams own territory; but when goal
was in sight the offensive ay suf-
fered and the defense was impreg-
nable
Quincy lost ground repeatedly on
tryout line shifts--tackle and end
over, Keokuk players running back
and around and tackling Quincy run.
ners from behind. Keokuk made two
/ perfect forward passes out OF several
tries, were penalized twice for hurd-
ling, and showed lack of familiarity
1 with rules. Keokuk seemed slightly
heavier than Quincy, four or five
pounds to the man.
Keokuk kicked off to Quincy's AS
yard, Quincy's center, Lynch, blocking
the ball. Quincy got eight yards on
two line bucks, and on third line buck,
Full Back Schwab gained 25 yards.
4 Keokuk held Quincy on next down
4 Quincy fumbled on Keokuk's 81 yard
line. Keokuk, when held for two
downs, punted, kick being blocked
4 and ball recovered with loss OF ten
yards; Quincy held Keokuk for two
downs, and Keoluk punted to Quincy,s
yard line.
+ Line bucks and end runs took The
ball to Quincy's Is yard line, where
Quincy was penalized yards for of
side. Keokuk held, and got ball OF
downs, and on first pay, was penaliz
ed Is yards for hurdlino. Keokul
punted out Of bounds, and Quincy go
ball. With series of line smashes and
end runs, Quincy then forced the bal
to Keokulk's IL yard line, where Keo
kuk held for downs. King, of Keokuk
first play, carried ball 16 yards aroun,
left end, and Keokuk got more yard
on forward pass. Quincy then he'll,
Keokuks and latter punted to RICH
center of field, Quincy player fallin,
on ball. Quincy was thrown for
; loss of IL yards, and was held OF
next down, losing the ball for incom
plete forward pass. Penalty of 1
yards was not imposed, as it was tn
, third down. At this juncture. CamI
bell. of Quincy, was badly hurt, whej
Keokuk's full back kicked him acc
IDENTIFY over the right eye
Again PenaIized.
. Quincy had no substitute, SO Ket
}, kuk agreed to five minutes nfne ou
Five minutes was left to play, wit
|, ball on Quincy's % yard line. Ket
kuk on next play, was penalized /
], yards for hurdling (second time,
Keokuk regained Ia yards on a ru
: around left end, then tried doubl
pass and forward pass which failet
; costing them penalty of Is yard,
Keokuk then tried onside kick, Foste
]. of Quincy, getting the ball on Quiz
Y cy's 30 yard line. Foster then trie
quarter back run and was thrown &c
I a loss of yards. Quincy then mad
good punt to Keokuk's 35 yard lin,
Keokuk again tried forward pass an
] was penalized Is yards for failing t
make 1t, and half ended just as Re
: cree Osborn finished stepping off tn
distance. Ball then on Keokuk,s 2
yard line, and would have been Quiz
cy's ball. Score 0 to O.
8 Second Hall.
n Quincy kicked to McManus who gc
e ball on Keokuk's IL yard line, and a.
g vanced 10 yards. Quincy held for wv
q downs, and kicked to Keokuk's !
q yard line, to Miller of Quinc,
{ Schaub, full back for Quincy, wer
g through line for 10 yards. Miller we
= kicked in eye here, and his eye son
= swelled shut Ball on Keokuk's {
2 yard line. Schwab went through Lin
!. again for five yards, once more fl
: three anc then for two, ball beir
directly on the distance line, refere
. finally deciding ball should go
), Keokuk Keokuk carried ball to
- yard line and lost on downs. Quint
~ tried forward pags, which was i
10 tereepteG by Keokuk OH Keokuk's
"a yard line. Keokuk asain kicked O
j. Of bounds, on the third down, Schwi
or again was sent against the line f
a series Of smashes that carried b;
ut back to Keokul's 30 yard line, whe
Quincy fumbled, Keokuk getting t
ball. Keokuk held for downs al
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