The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-28
Keokuk High Comes Back and
Plays Best Game Seen on
Local Field This
Year.
FINAL SCORE 80 TO IS
Jenkins Makes a Sensational
Seventy Yard Run for a
Touchdown From
Kick-O

Playing the fastest game seen on
the local field this season, Keokuk
high fought its way to 80 to 10
victory over Hamilton high yesterday
afternoon in the final game OF the
year. The game was replete with
brilliant and sensational plays, both
teams playing in better form than
they have seen at any other time dur
mig the year
jenkins, Keokuk quarter was cas-
| lily the star OF the game. His work,
both on offense and defense marked
him one OF the best high school quar-
tiers In the state. Outside OF Jenkins
1t would be hard to pick any one
man and say that his work looked
better than that Of any other player.
Drummond at tackle was tower of
strength on defense, breaking up play
after play and tackling hard and sure.
Elder. Parsons and Huiskamp, the
remaining back field players all play
ed their best games of the year yes
terday.
The line, the teams weakest pc MT
at the beginning Of the season played
in veteran style. Very few gains of
any Importance were made through
1 the line by the Hamilton backs. They
were, perhaps, not 80 strong on Of
tense, but considering the fact that
nearly all the line men are first year
players they played cracking good
football
Forward passes were not used with
such success as was customary early
In the year, burt number Of good
gains were recorded by this play,
and the local team showed itself
much more competent with the play
than the visitors
First Quarter
No scores were registered in the
first session of play. The teams seem
ed to be about equal in strength anU
the ball sec-sawed around the middle
of the field. Several fumbles were
made that might have proven costly,
but neither side seemed to have any
chance of scoring during the entire
Iperiod The quarter ended with the
ball near the center of the fed in
/ the possession Of the Hamilton team.
J
/ Second Quarter.
i After trying two line bucks and a
wide end run all of which failed to
gain more than couple OF yards,
Hamilton punted, Jenkins returning
the ball 20 yards. The crowd hac
surged out on to the field and the
referee penalized the home team II
yards because the spectators per-
sisted in edging over the lines. When
the play was resumed, Jenkins cir
cled left end for a beautiful run OF
80 yards. 1t placed the ball within
scoring distance and Elder broke
through the line for 30 yard dash
to a touch down. The kick out was
muffed, the score being, Keokuk, g.;
Hamilton, 0.
Keokuk kicked of, Hamilton fail ng
to return the ball. 10 yards was made
ON a fake play around right end, bu;
the local team braced and Hamilton
was forced to kick jenkins returned
the 30 yard punt Is yards. Parsons
made yards on wide end around
right end. Hamilton got the ball on
downs but lost 1t again when they
were forced to kick. The Ham lton
punts were weak, not averaging over
25 yards. Elder returned the punt
) 10 yards, placing the ball near the
middle OF the field. Huiskanp made
! five through the line and Elder adj
ded 10. When tackled, Elder funabled
, the ball, It being recovered by Ham
! ilton. Hamilton was forced to punt
. however, when the Keokuk line held
In returning the ball en- the punt
Elder threw It to Jenkins. Keokub
was penalzed is yards for the play
Parsons made five around right end
Jenkins punted fer As yards. This
ball bounced off Hamilton players
shoulder into Parsons. hands and he
] raced IS yards for touch down
: Huiskamp added a point when he
IL kicked goal Score, Keokuk, 10;
l. Hamilton, 0.
l. Keokuk kicked off again but the
II quarter ended after couple Of plays
had been made. During the Quarter
; several fumbles proved costly fer the
local team. The line was playing /;