Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-28
CLOSE CAME WON
BY INDEPENDENTS
Rock Island Team Scores Lone
Touchdown on Forward Pass
Over the Goal Line.
VISITORS HARD TO DEFEAT
Davenport Aggregation Puts Up Great
Battle Making Yesterdays
Contest Worth Seeing.

In as pretty a game Of football as
has ever been seen in Rock Island.
the Independents OF this city yester-
day afternoon at Island City park de-
feated the Davenport Independents
20 0. The game was a real battle in
which the tide OF victory swayed back
and forth for the most part but finally
fell 10 the lot OF the Islanders. The
result OF the game was in accord with
the relative merits OF the two teams
Without a doubt the visitors had the
better OF the argument in the first
quarter but thereafter the local play
eTs kept getting stronger with every
play and In the second half they were
on the aggressive most OF the time.
Devenport's team was a dandy on de-
Tense especially and was far from be-
ing weak on offense.
CLEVER FORWARD PASS.
The game was won on a forward
pass from MacManus 70 Swanson and
came at the psychological moment
when on fourth down Rock Island
had six yards TO go 10 goal. The right
the other side OF the line. leaving
Swanson on the end and eligible to
receive a forward pass. Davenport
vas led into believing that a plunge
would be made on the left side OF the
line and when the ball was put in play.
Swanson rushed over the line with no
one near him. MacMauus had run
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inE a feint to the left and then shot
the ball straight as an arrow into
hWanson's outstretched arms and the
touchdown was made. the rules this
year permitting forward passes going
over the goal line and counting Roy
Balzmann failed to kick goal
FINE DEFENSIVE WORK.
Just prior to the scoring of the win
ming touchdown, the Davenport team
exhibited some defensive work that
was Of the very highest class. The
rush for a touchdown had been started
by MacManus, who made a brilliant
return OF a punt, bringing the ball
from his own 35-yard line to the op-
ponents' 25-yard mark Several line
tmashes, end runs and a forward pass
10 Behnamann took the ball 10 the
three-yard line. II was first down and
-FOUR chances 10 make the distance
Powerful Art Salzmaun at fullback
was shot into the line but his fierce
rush was met by the Davenporters and
less than a yard was gained Again
the veteran smashed and again he ran
INTO stone wall. 4 misplay followed
and MacManus almost got over with
the ball himself but for the third time
the stone wall Davenport line held and
goal was still one yard away Once
more Salzmann was called upon and
once more he was stopped without
gain but Just as he started the play
the Davenport official called Rock Is
land offside and under the rules Rocl
Island was penalized five yards. tn,
down remaining the same. This vir
tually gave Rock Island FIVE chance.
70 make the distance Finding tn,
Davenport line imprecnable. the for
ward pass was brought into play an,
Il won the game.
WORK FOR ANOTHER SCORE.
Following the scoring OF the touch
down, Rock Island played harder thai
ever and for time seemed certain
OF another score, but Davenport
braced when Rock Island became dar
gerous and the ball was in the middl
OF the fled and in Rock Islands pos
session when time was called.
Davenport threatened TO score in tn