Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-02
VARSITY OPENS
WITH A VICTORY
High School Team Takes Alum
nj Measure for First Time
Since Year 1906.
SCORE OF GAME 9 TO O
Grads Unable to Cross Line While
Hughes Makes Place Kick and
MacManus Touchdown.

After struggling, tearing, charging
and tuggtng back and forth on the
football gridfron at Island City park
Saturday afternoon for three-fourths of
the game without scoring, the Rock
Island high, school football team man.
aged to advance the ball close enough
TO the goal line IN the fourth quarter
or The game to enable Hughes to place
kick for three points and then few
minutes later manoeuvre toward the
goal line until II was possible for
Ernie MacManus. half back, TO run IS
yards for a touchdown. A successful
goal kick advanced the score to nine
points, while the Alumni team was
blanked 1t was the first defeat since
1906 for the grads, and though they
presented a lineup which included the
heroes Of the high school teams in
years gone by, they were unable to
cope with the fleet and well trained
high school team. The grads out
weighed the varsity several pounds to
a man, but in spite of that fact were
unable to make consistent gains
through the line of the high school
team
STRONG IN DEFENSE.
Especial strength was shown by the
school on defensive. The line is heavy
and fast. Hughes, who plays full back
on the offensive, plays center on de
fensive. He shows already the form
that marked his performances last
year in midseason. Time and again
he downed the alumni men before they
had chance to sprint with the ball.
The remainder of the team tackled
with great accuracy. and the best that
the alumni could do was 10 gain %
yards on one run. The remainder Of
the time the older team had difficulty
in making third down. On returning
punts the high school boys were es-
pecially strong.
OLD STYLE PLAY.
On offensive, the high school line
held well and the backs were able to
make long gains through the heavier
team. There was little of the open
style Of playing on either side. On
punting, Kittilsen proved efficient. His
punts averaged more than 10 yards,
and some of them sailed over the
heads Of the back field for more than
80 yards. Hughes, Larkin and Mac
Manus pulled of good runs through
and around the line. Kittilsen ran his
team with q snap that bids fair to
bring many another victory 10 the
locals this year. The 35-yard run by
MacManus was made through the
crowd which surged over the field
lines 10 watch the play. The alumni
men, though they might not have sue
ceeded i'll catching the runner anyway,
were hindered by this fact
FIRST QUARTER.
Kittilsen won the toss and chose
the east goal Lift kicked OFF 10 Lar
kin, who ran Is yards MaCMauus and
Hughes made small gains through tn.
line Kittilsen made a run of j.
around left end MacManus made Is
yards through left tackle, and Kittilsen
made gain of 80 yards around left
end, Hughes following with run OF
10. High school lost 90 yards and the
ball BY e Wild pass, aud the alumni
fumblcd on second down, recovering I
the ball. Lift kicked out Of danger TO .
kittilscn on the 25-yaTd line. After !
the first down, Kittilsen punted and
Behnaman recovered the ball. Kittil-
sen punted TO Kelly. The alumni then
made some short gains through the T.
line and Lift punted to Kittilsen. Lar .
kin recovered u tumble. The high
school was penalized % Yards for be
ing OFF side. The quarter ended after
runtinE the ball around the field.
SECOND QUARTER.
The bail often changed hands AMI /.
neither side gained much. LGrkiu made
q run for 10 yards through left tackle .
ard Hughes forward pass to Mac
Nanus resulted in gain Of 10 yards I