Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-26
.DISTILLERS BOW
TO ROCK ISLAND
Local High School Football
Team Trims Up Peoria by
One sided Score.
FINAL COUNT is Fl TO O
Richie and Salzmann Star for Locals,
the Former Making Several
Sensational Runs.

The Rock Island high school foot
oall team wound up the season in
proper manner yesterday afternoon by
trimming the Peoria high school team
by the score of 81 to 0. The game
was one-sided all the way through,
Peoria being unable to gain ground
through or around the Rock Island
line, and Rock Island, on the other
hand, being able to carry the ball for
ward quite consistently The visitors
showed a lack of practice On offense,
and time and again the local linemen
were able to charge through and break
up plays before they were we'll under
way. The score at the end of the
first half was 16 to and in the second
half more points were added to the
total.
First Half.
| Peoria kicked off to Rock Island 70
open the game and in about three
minutes Rock Island had scored its
first touchdown. Long runs by Kittil-
sen, Richie and Salzmann brought the
ball to the 30-yard line OF the enemy,
| from which point Richie went over on
a pretty quarterback run. He missed
the goal, however, and the score was
3 to 0.
The second touchdown came as the
result of long runs by Richie and Kit
! tilsen. Peoria had the ball in Rock
Island territory near the east side line
They were held without gain on two
plays and then they resorted to punt
which went we'll over to the right.
Richie was covering that part of the
/ field and he grabbed the bali and went
/ down the sideline with a clear field
ahead He was overhauled and
/ brought down out of bounds on the
/ Peoria 35-yard line. Kittilsen followed
with another good gain as soon as the
/ ball was put in play and minute
I later Salzmann went over the line with
I the second touchdown Again Richie
missed the try at goal and the score
was 10 to 0.
Cooley made the third Touchdown
| by grabbing an onside kick and run
ming 30 yards with it. Peoria had
kicked off to Rock island who had
carried the 5ail well into the visiting
teams territory by a series of fake
plays, punts and end runs. When they
neared the goal line the Peoria defense
stiffened and it became advisable 20
punt the ball. An onside kick was
tried and Richie booted it out over the
line. Dooley was on the job and he
secured it as soon as it struck the
ground and after eluding three men
who tried to pull him down he crossed
the line. Kristinsen tried for goal
this time and made it, leaving the
score for the half 16 to 0.
Second Half.
The second half was a much better
fight than the first half The Peoria
team stiffened considerably and were
able to almost. hold their own, 81
though the locals were the aggressors
at all stages. Rock Island kicked OF
and for ten minutes the ball went
back and forth. Finally the locals Sc
cured possession of it in the shadow
of the Peoria goal and MacMaRus
made a touchdown on a forward pass
from Richie Kristinsen missed the
goal and the score was 81 10 0, where
it remained at the close of the contest.
Rock Island threatened the visitors
goal several times before time was
called and on one occasion Kristinsen
had a free kick for goal from the %
yard line. following a fair catch made
by MacManus. The attempt failed by
narrow margin and Peoria kicked
the ball out from the 25-yard line.
Richie and SaIzmann Star.
Richie and Salzmann were easily the
stars for the local team. Richie played
his usual good game at quarter AMI
made a number of sensational runs for
long gains SaIZnann, who played the
fullback position for the first time,
proved valuable man in that position.
He hit the line for long gains repeat
eddy and was a tower of strength on
the defense All the rest of the mon 1
on the Rock Island team did their
duty and on the whole the team played
good ball when the changed positions
of the players and the absence of Cap
tain Lift is considered. For the visit
ors Hall at quarter and Davidson at
fullback did most of the heavy work,
although Paterson at right half and
Sheppard. the colored left end, were
hard men to get past when Rock ISL
and was carrying the ball.
The Lineup.
The two teams presented the follow
ing Iineups for the game:
Rock Island. Peoria
Bensen. ... .......'.'... CoIe
Allsbrow 1900. lg ..-....- moore
Tremann .... re- ...... Armstrong
Drips. 1t ........... Glll
Kristinsen. TT ......--. wilson
MacManus 49,. lie Sheppard
DOO1ey .. re .COnklln