Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-24
.OL YMPICS WALLOP
ILLINI BY q TO 0
Moline Teams in Hard Fought
Clash at Browning Field Pre-
sents Interesting Game.
FREEBERG SCORES TWICE
Victors Use Line Smash Effectively
and Were Also Clever With
the Forward Pass.

With honors even during the first
| half. the Olympics came back into
the contest in the third quarter and
principally by line smashes scored
three touchrowns against the lllini
at Browning Field. Moline, winning
the game by a score of u to 0.
The game demonstrated that popu-
lar opinion among the football fans
of this section in regard to the respec-
tive strength of the two teams, was
wrong. Since the Illini held the
OlympicS to tie several weeks ago,
playing what many thought more
clever game than the Olympics, many
were of the opinion that the Illini
were the stronger of the two. But
Sunday afternoon in the last half of
the game the Olympics played a bet
ter contest by far than did their OPP
ponents.
Hard Fought at Start.
The game gave indications during
the early. part of being close con-
test. Kuehl won the toss and chose
to defend the west goal. The teams
played a clever exhibition of the old
style game, and both elevens were
forced TO kick or hold to downs, sell
dom making the required ten-yards.
There were several long runs, how
ever, Coyle, left half of the Illini.
tearing down the field for a 30-yard
gain on a line smash and Stow. of the
Olympics. securing a 25-yard gain for
his teammates.
Start Scoring.
The Olympics appeared as a new
team when they returned to the fray
at the beginning of the third quarter,
and for the remainder of the game,
played a more superior contest than
the Illini Kuehl and Freeburg, OF
the Olympics. made long gains on
through tackle and Freeburg
put the oval over the line for the FIRST
score. Sizes kicked goal. Score:
Olympics 7.
The Illini were seemingly imbued
with new fighting spirit after the
first touchdown made by their oppon-
ents and for the remainder of this
session held the Olympics scoreless,
out were unable to get the pigskin
yeTy close to the goal they sought
In the fourth quarter clever for
ward pass gave the Olympics a gain
kin to Sizes who delivered il to Kirk
70 yards away. Kuehl and Freeburg
" a series of end runs and smashes
through the Illini line placed the ball
within the shadow of the Illini goal
'osts and Kuehl carried it over. Sizes
licked goal. Score: Olympics IA.
The third touchdown was made by
'reeburg and Sizes again booted an
dditional tally. making the final
core 81 to o In favor of the Olympics
The Illini placed the ball once dur
lg the game on the Olympics 5-yard
ne but were held for downs Their
ooting heroes failed on several at
empts at scoring via the drop-kick
quite. HartGell of the Olympics out
united his opponent and in every way
lie Olympics played a more clever
anne than the Illini
Kuehl, Sizes, Freeburg and HartZell
ere the stars of the Olympics, while
erslius Coyle and Soderstrom played
le leading roles for the nlini The
rst half was marked by the number
no took short vacations from active
ay while resting a weak ankle or
imp on the shoulder There were
lite a large number of Rock Island
ms present at the game.
The teams lined up as follows:
Illini-Stahr, lie; Wright, 1t; Mon
pr, lg; Nels.rom, c; Soderstrom, rig;
hnson, TT; Overhold, Anderson, re;
vingston, Coyle, Oh; Coyle, Carlson,
b; Miersman, RIB; Versluis, Duffy,
Olympics-Stow, Kirk, lie: Black
I'm, 1t; Johnson, Hendrickson, lg;
ell, C; Foster, re-; Chezen. TT; Sizes,
Hartzell. OBJ; Kueh1, lib; Free
rg, rhb Stow, LundahI, fb.
Referee
Umpire-Woodyatt
Head linesman-Weiss
Summary: Touchdowns-Ku 2;
ICEBERG. Goal from TOUCHDOWN
IS g. Time of quarters-15 min
rs.