Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-29
STRONG ALUMNI
TEAM DEFEATED
BY HIGH SCHOOL
Younger Men Completely Out
class Veteran Rivals, Win
ming Game IL to z.
SHOWING IS A SURPRISE
old Heads Make Only Score on a
FIuke-Winnine Aggregation
Is Expected.
BY PAUL sRUNER.

With q team composed OF green men |
for the most part, the Rock Island |
high school aggregation Saturday |
showed its superiority over the old
stars comprising the alumni, outplay- /
ing them at every stage of the game /
and coping the honors by a 1877 /
score. The old timers, with a galaxy
Of the stars who have made football /
history for the local institution, looked I
decidedly formidable on paper and
we're touted as the strongest alumni
team in 10 years. They expected TO
jump onto the field, tear up the high
school line and romp up and down
the field for a couple of dozen touch
downs. To overconfidence. as much as
anything else, may be attributed their
defeat. On the other hand, CorneaIs
proteges had been warned that they
would be up against a mighty stiff
proposition and went into the game
fully aware of the fact that the odds
were all against them. Coach Corneal
has evidently installed the old fight
ing spirit into this years squad, and
the way they gamely threw themselves
into the battle augurs well for the
remainder of the gridiron season.
HIPPLER SENSATION.
The high school jumped into the
lead in the first quarter. after exactly
six minutes Of play, and were never
headed thereafter. BY leaping into
the air. Hippler intercepted an alumni
forward pass. and tucking the pigskin
under his arm made a sensational
45-yard run for a touchdown through
a broken field. He was aided by ex-
ccllcnt Interference and only after he
had crossed the goal line was he
tackled by MaCManus. Whistler miss
ed goal from a difficult angle. Score
to 0. After the kickoff the high
school carried the ball down the field
- the 15-yard line. and we're in posi-
ton to push it over when the whistle
blew.
AZ the first OF the following quarter.
GrisWOld made an eight-yard plunge
through the alumni line, and Whistler
carried It over on the next play. Wits
Ter again missed the goal. Total, IL
SCORE on FLUKE.
The alumni's only points were made
on fiuke Of the flukiest kind. They
scored in the third quarter, and al
though they worked ball to a vantage
point by consistent football, II was
purely luck that they registered
touchdown. The vets seemed to brace
considerably at the beginning of the
second half. and began a steady march
down the field, using open plays for
the most part, their forward passes
netting them considerable Several
trick plays were shuffled into the gen
eral repertoire. and in spite of the
fact that the high school twice got
the ball, the younger men were unable
20 retain possession. At the 15-yard
line Kittilsen shot a forward pass TO
Dooley. who fumbled when Luby
tackled him. The ball bounced over
the line and Kittilsen fell upon it for
touchdown. Kittilseu kicked goal
and that ended the alumni scoring
From that time until the end of the
game, the play zig-zagged from one
end of the field 20 the other, with
honors about even. In the last quar-
ter the high school carried the ball
10 the 3O-yard line, but lost it on a
tumble.
PUNTING Is GOOD.
BY way of post norton IT may be
said that the high school team excell-
cd on Interference. which proved the
best in years. Only straight plays
were used for the most part. The line
was strong in direct contrast to that
Of the alumni The vets line during
the entire first half was woefully weak
and failed TO hold either on offense
or defense In the second half the old
timers braced. and made the best
showing OF the afternoon. Glass sur
prised many in his kicking, and out
putting his older rival. Kittilsen. He
was only forced TO punt three or four
times during the game, but on each
occa-ion got HIS kicks off well, send.
ing them high and far. He averaged as
TO so yards
The kicking did not play material
part in the contest, as was the case
last year. The play was mostly Of the
good old fashioned kind, with line
plunges predominating.
THE NEW MEN.
Luby. al quarterback, played heady
ee-A4Cf N--A dAAAANAhA EANNLs 4AGSC a.
excellent showing. He is fast on his
feet lie did not get a chance 10 show
anything in the tackling line. Reeve:
was only in one quarter, but acquitted
himself creditably.
Paul Dahlen at left end played hi;
first same with the varsity, and wa:
the sensation OF the new men. Al
though light lie has the grit and deter
minGtior 10 make an Al man. he 1:
5lTeneiy fast, gets down the fielC
Seli or punts, and handles the bal
surely. He is a trife uncertain in hi!
AciSling, but tries all the time, anC
vita nttle more experience viii galE