Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-11
WEST ENDS WIN;
HUMBLE CHAMPS.
Independents Show WoefullyI
Weak in First Appearance
of the Fall.
SCORE OF GAME is as TO o.
Moline Eleven Likely Will BE in Line
for State Flag Before Sea-
son Ends.
SCORE OF GAME is as TO o

The tri-city football champs wen,
down in ignominious defeat yesterday
afternoon at the hands OF the Moline
West Ends. and as a result there
seems little or no possibility of this
city being able to claim the champion
ship another year. The final score II
the game was as to o, the Moliners
being able TO register almost at will
upon the local boys. The IHdepend-
Cnts were woefully weak both on de-
tense and Offense and at no stage cf
the game did they show the same
ability which characterized their plag
last year when they won the champion
ship for this city for the first time in
the history of Independent football.
The game was played in Il drizzling
rain and with the field very muddy,
giving the West Ends the advantage
on account Of their superior weight
Had the field been dry and fast the
locals woulI rot have felt the dis.
parity OF their weight so much ana
the game might have been closer.
Moline Plays Fast Bali.
The West Ends did not waste a sin
gle minute in getting into the game
They won the toss and Ridnor of the
Independents kicked off when the
whistle to commence play sounded u
took the West Ends just three minutes
to carry the ball over their opponents
goal line and in that time the Locals
were convinced thar they were thor
OuGhly outclassed and this kept frorl
from trying as hard as they otherwise
would. In four more minutes the sec
nnd touchdown had been made and
after that 1t was simply a case of how
many downs it would take for the
West ends to reach their goal. Means
playing quarterback, Roche playing
lalfback and Ridnor playing fullbacli
lid most OF the defensive work for tho
and had il not been for
hem the MOliners would have piled M
even n larger score than they did The
irst half ended with the score "a to T.. |
DO Better I'm second Half.
The Independents took somewhat Of |
, brace in the second half and played |
better ball than they did |
II the first half. though they were |
Unable to keep the Moline team from
scoring. The half was shortened TO - |
minutes by agreement, Melted the |
Vest Ends y points, raising their |
otal to &c. The West Ends brought |
,ut number of fresh men in the |
'econd half and they continued to plav
ust as fast a game at the finish as
hey did at the beginning
The West Ends i'm all probability |
AVE the strongest team which they |
lave ever organized and if they i'm !
prove as they go along. they ought 20 |
'e in line for the state championship |
when the season closes. They gave
great exhibition of interference run
ling. Time after time their backs
bowed down the field behind mass
# interference which the Independ-
'nts were unable TO break through.
played with the IndepenI-
nts last year and their loss was So
'ercly felt.
This defeat. though not unexpected. |
,uts the locals out of the race for |
honors. but they are |
nevertheless going to keep after It i'm |
he hope of strengthening up enough |
o defeat the East Ends of Moline in /
heir annual contest which takes place
n two weeks. The lineup and sum
nary of yesterdays game was as fol-
Ows:
Independents-Fras right end:
fletcher. right tackle: Jenner right I