Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-23
REDS HELPLESS
BEFORE 0LYmPICS
Captain Hartzen and Team
Clearly Outplay and Hold
Indians Scoreless.
COUNT AT THE END o TO o
Eleven Which Beat independents Out
witted by Headwork of Vet
eran Quarterback.
COUNT AT THE END o TO o

4 Men marCneQ onto Browning uciu O.
5: 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A
trifie over an hour later they walked
off, the score a tie, o to 0, and with
the knowledge that they had been
clearly outplayed by Captain Roy Hart
zell and his only partially organized
| team of Olympics.
The last three-quarters of the game
was played almost within the shadow
1 of the goal posts of the Red Men, and
| II was only due to the Disqualification
within the ranks of the OIympics that
they did not score. Had Hartzell had
his team working with anywhere near
the machinery of a steady eleven, he
would have turned the trick.
AS it is, there was certain dele
CATION of Moline fans who insisted
| that the score was to 0, Hartzel hav-
| ing tried in the last quarter for place
kick. If it did not go over, it went
so dangerously near that the fans
yelled loudly, believing the kick turn
ed But Umpire Towndrow shook his
head. indicating it was no good.
The Red Mems line which held so
surprisingly before the Independents
a week ago, appeared like tissue pa
per before the onslaught of Bailey and
Swanson, Olympic halves. Three times
they plowed down the field in the last
half of the game, and with end runs
by Hartzell, placed the pigskin in a
dangerocs position. But tumble lost
the Olympics hopes.
But two forward passes were sue
cessful for the Red Men and their at
tempts at the open game netted them
little. On the other hand, HartZell
with lighter team relied on old style
tactics for his gains and the results
were surprising.
Thrills in Last Quarter.
Thrills were furnished the fans, one
on top of another. in the last session.
After Bailey and Davenport had plow-
ed through the Red Men line repeat
eddy from the middle of the field, they
placed the pigskin on the I2-yard line
of the Red Men. Frieberg carried the
oval to the eight-yard line and FUN
bled as he was tackled, losing the ball
TO his side.
Hartzell tried for three place kicks
in this quarter. but failed wildly in all
but the first attempt, which, as cited
before, was 50 close that the fans
yelled, anticipating a score had been
made.
Several weeks ago the Olympics
played the Red Men in Moline, and
the score was 9 to o in favor of the
Red Men. Hartzell was out of the
game then. Yesterday his head work |
was responsible for the showing made !
by the Olympics, for as man for |!
man, compared with the Red Men, the |
Olympics are outclassed.
But with Hartzell in the game it was |
different. He coached his men from |
his position at quarter and incident |
after incident throughout the game |
showed that the team lacked ability |
TO play together. One quarter of team
work would have spelled victory for
the Olympics. Hartzell punted. Hart
Zell intercepted forward passes. Hart
zell made end runs. 1t was victory |
for Hartzell.
There was a sprinkling of some cou-
pie of hundred Moline fans at the
game. There were hackers of both |
teams present and if the yelling is
Indicative, the majority were Olym-
pics.
Complexities Title Claims.
The game yesterday put a crimp in
the record of the Red Men. 1t means
that If the Red Men do not consent
to battle the Independents. and there
is good deal of doubt about 1t, that
the Olympics will meet the Independ-
ents, giving the Rochemen a chance to
v1ndicate themselves in the eyes of
the fans and maintain a clear title to
the championship of the tri-cities.
Manager Jack Roche of the indie
pendents, following the Red Men-Olym-
pic battle of yesterday stated that
the Red Men were not over-anxious
to meet the locals and he said that
there was some doubt as to whether
the contest would be played.
Il have offered them every reason
able inducement." declared the state
champs manager. "but they don't
seem TO want to play. Their excuse
is that II will be too late In the sea-
son. Wed play 'em for nothing to
show them that we have the better
team.
But in case we don't get a game
with them. we will play the Olympics.
Ihey want to play us, and their show
ing against the Red Men assures the
rams a game as good, il not better,
than the one now under considera-
ton"
The lineup yesterday:
Olympics Red Men
oouerstrom. go. lie ..... Sizes, Brown
Vincent. Foster TT wripbt
Peterson
LindQulst. ..-... re HufYord
Nelson, Peterson Hausar
Grail |