Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04
BLANKS
The HIGH TEAM
Old Guard Bags an Even Dozen
Points in Gruelling Contest
on Gridiron Saturday.
VARSITY TEAM oUTcLASsED
Weight on Veterans Alone Enough to
Have Insured Victory Big
Crowd Sees the Game.

After a gruelling contest in which
neither side held a decided advantage
the alumni defeated the Rock Island
high school team Saturday afternoon
by the score of u to 0. The day for
the game was ideal. although a trifie
warm, and both sides showed to al
vantage.
The alumni victory may be accred-
tied to weight more than superior
playing. for the alumni outweighed the
varsity probably 10 pounds to the man.
The high school team was facing prob
ably the strongest alumni team that
had been gathered together for years.
the back field being made up of old
high school stars, including Souders,
McManus, Lift and Harms. The
alumni line was also nearly invincible,
although at times the fierce onslaught
of the high school backs would net
few yards. The coach and the othets
interested in the teams prospects are
far from being discouraged. for with
the few weeks coaching that they have
received the team showed up remark
ably strong Predictions were that the
game would be q runaway, and thai
the high school was able TO hold the
heavy alumni to II points shows that
it will soon be of frs; class calibre.
Canty and Lift Gamers.
Canty for the high school. together
with Lift. did most of the ground gain
ing for the varsity and proved at times
to be invaluable. The lineup for the
two teams was as follows:
Observation-Disclosures fullback: r. Lift,
right half; CAVITY. left half; Richie and
Kelly, quarterback; Benson. center;
fireman, right guard; Allsbrow, left
guard; Kristenson. right tackle; Drips,
left tackle: Behnamann, right end;
kittleson. left end
Alumni fullback: Soud-
ers, right half; l.. Lift. left half;
Harms, quarterback: Swanson, center;
Duncan. right guard; Weld, left guard;
Frey, right tackle; Robb. left tackle;
Griffith. right end; Trimbla, left end.
McMaars won the toss and chose
to kick 10 the high school and defend
the south goal. McManug kicked off
to KittIesOn who returned the ball five
yards Lift then punted 10 Soudecs,
who carried the ball to the alumni
goal, making the first touchdown of the
game in the first two minutes of play
McManus hoisted the ball over the
goal posts, making the score. alumni.
6; varsity, 0.
Fail to Make the 10 Yards.
On the next kickoff Lift of the var
sity received the ball and carried it
back eight yards. The high school
failed to make their 10 yards in the
next three downs ana forfeited the bail
to the alumni. Griffith of the alumni
fumbled on the next play, giving the
ball back to the high school. At this
point of the game the varsity tried its
first open play Il forward pass. but It
failed to work. and as a result the
team was penalized Is yards The
high school then tried to punt. but by
quick work Swanton. the alumni cen
ter. blocked it.
The alumni then took the ball ana
in three consecutive line bucks sent
McManus over the goal line for the
second touchdown. Again McManus
kicked goal, making the score. alumni,
-: varsity. 0. This finished the scor-
ing for the day, both tOuchdowns being
made in the first II minutes of play.
KittiIsen Close 20 Goal.
The varsity kicked off to the alumni
Duncan receiving the ball and return
ing it eight yards. The alumni FUN
bled in the next play, KittlesOn of the
varsity picking up the ball and start
ing for the varsity goal line. He COW
cred all but five yards of the distance
TO the goal and but for the quick work
of Griffith the alumni end, he would
have made a touchdown. The high
school had the ball on the alumnls
five yard line and had three downs 20
cover the distance. For two downs
the alumni held them safe. The third
down Canty fumbled the ball on his
line plunge and Frey fell Oh it back
of the alumni goal line. making Il
touchback. The alumni chose to punt
out from the % yard line. After a few
minutes of line plunges. in which
neither side gained a decided advan
tage time was called Score at close
of first half, alumni. u; varsity, ]
Time, 20 minutes.
Two Changes Made.
In the second half two changes were
made in the high school lineup. Richie
took Kelly's ace at quarter and Buda-
lier succeeded Allsbrow at left guard
Lift kicked off to the alumni, Grit
fifth receiving the kick and returning
it five yards. From this time to the
end of the half, which lasted but 10
minutes. the two teams struggled for
the possession of the ball. the play
being mostly in the center of the field.
A peculiar incident happened during