Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-17
LOCALSSWAMPED
BY BIC ROCKFORD
Rock Island High Eleven Drub-
bed by Score of 40 to o
at Island City Park.
is ENTIRELY OUTCLASSED
Heavy Upstate Team Plays Great
Game With jackson and Dennis
Starring in Long Runs.

Outweighed 20 pounds to the man.
outclassed in every phase of the game,
the Rock Island high school football
team was overwhelmingly defeated by
the Rockford high school eleven by a
score of AZ to 0. at Island City park
! Saturday afternoon.
! With jackson and Dennis of the Wis
| iting team scoring on the long sensa-
! tional runs. and Putnam using his toe
to good advantage, the Rockford lads
had but little difficulty in running up
big score.
The game had been in progress but
| a few moments when Jackson in two
long runs tailed six for his team while
Putnam kicked goal. n moment later
on clever fake forward pass the
| Rockford big left half secured the ball
and tore down the field for 20 yards.
using the straight arm on his smaller
opponents who thought to stop him in
his dash, and placed the pigskin behind
the posts.
LACKED SPEED.
partments of the game. When Rock
ford would punt, there would be sew
eral of the visitors under the ball and
one local individually the latter
stood but little show of getting away.
The team work, which was thought
was a strong feature in playing of
Rock Island, was absent. Interference
was lacking. The end runs tried by
the locals were absolute failures and
resulted usually in loss of territory.
The one department of football
which could have been used to advan-
tage by Rock Island. the locals did not
seem to understand. Had the locals
more experience with the forward
pass, their offensive play might have
resulted in a score or two. Line
smashes failed dismally.
HOW ROCKFORD SCORED.
The first quarter ended with the
score Il to 0 in favor of the visitors
but in the second session, the Rock
ford team seemed to gain speed and
Rock Island was more helpless against
the bigger men in this than in any
other part of the game.
Rockford kicked to Rock Island,
Criswell getting the ball and making
Is yards. Andrews followed with a
10 yard run, but the Rockford team
stopped further progress of the local
lads and they were forced to kick.
Rockford was downed on their so
yard line and on the second down, the
players spread. Daley, right guards
for the visiting team, drew back. re-
ceived the ball and with accurate
throw tossed the oval to Dennis, who
made a 40-yard dash for the initial
of this session. Putnam
kicked goal. Score, Rockford II, Rock
Island 0.
Rockford kicked off again. but the
ocals were held to downs and forced
o kick again. Rockford, after a series
If end runs and line smashes placed
he pigskin close to the locals goal
md it remained for Dennis to cross
he line. Putnam kicked goal. Rock
ord 28, Rock Island 0.
Rockford kicked to Rock Island.
several forwards were tried by the
GOALS but throwing was wild, and then
rock Island punted. Jackson made
'un of 40 yards. Rockford tried the
Onward but 1t failed and the upstate
cam was forced 10 punt Rock Island
hen staged its only successful forward
f the several attempts in the prettiest
ASS of the game. Whistler tossed the
val to Dahlen and gain of Is yards
Rock Island was held. how
yer and Glass punted. Jackson scored
gain moment or two later from the
0-yard line on a line smash. Putnam
licked goal. Score, Rockford IS, Rock
sland o.
LOCALS STRONG IN THIRD.
The local came back stronger in the
arid quarter and held their heavier
pponents 10 a single touchdown in
re two final session During the ear
part of the third quarter Rockford
Ished the oval within hailfng distance
the locals goal, and Jackson placed
le ball between the uprightG for the
nal score OF the battle. Putnam
early missed the goal Punting was
Ie main feature OF the fourth quarter.
lass getting away with his boots in
ne shape Final score. Rockford ~,
ock Island 0. The lineup:
ock Island. Rockford.
Clark, LOBBY LIE PennimaD. Gotta
1drews mann. 1t ......... Syaren
PhilbroOk LG -. Hollenbeck
. Clark ,...C......... Leach
lalk ,........ RIG ......... DALEY
shIen ..-....RE. ..... Dennis
ipp, Reeves -. QB.Aspooth. Garrett
chley .....-.... RIB. 49,. Williams
hisler .........LHB. ...... Jackson.
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