Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-28
RI, HIGH BLANKS
FASTALUMNl, 70
IN INITIAL CAME
,ocal Schools Lads Show Class
in Opening Gridiron
Battle.
THOUSAND FANS SEE GAME
u,,h School Lire Shows Up Weak In
First Hail. but Takes Brace
Dooley Is Injured.

even pried off the 1914 gridiron lid
=, Island City park Saturday afternoon
hsso-e 1000 enthusiastic and noisy
..,ssuts. the school lads winning a
ali earned victory from the alumni
,ssm BIZ the count Of Z to o. The heavy
s,unui had things practically their
,ru way the FIRST two quarters, plow-
f-r down the field and through the
.t-s school line. Many think that the
s,ore was Il 10 0 owing to fiuke de
,,s;ou made by the head linesman.
aehteahager. who footed his whistle
rs, as the bail went into play when
al Butler, the high school coIored
halfback, plowed through the alumni
,,,e for q touchdown. The whistle was
Undoubtedly footed in time TO stop the
NAV but as some OF the players failed
"a hear II the game did not stop and
Butler succeeded in getting over the
Inc. Hinckley kicked goal. but referee
rzled that the score could not count, as
the whistle had blown. The teams
lied up again at the 40 yard line.
Alumni Has Fast Team.
The fastest and heaviest team in
years represents the alumni, and the
high school is TO be credited with an
exceptional victory. Several old time
stars OF the school. including Dahlen,
Kittilsen, MacManus. Whistler and Roy
salzmann. appeared in the alumni line
-. and at least half of the team play
G. the famous Independent eleven
Coach Roe at a high school mass
rssfing Friday night, announced to
tie team and students that IL the
school did not run up at least % points
CT the opposition he would consider
tie result defeat, but he made this
statement without knowing the cali
5rs Of the eleven his athletes were
going to be called upon to face.
Promptly at $40 the game was call
T. Roy Salzmann kicking OF for the
IUmni Keith Dooley took the ball
and carried It 10 yards before he was
aoEned. Sol Butler. the much touted
eolored star Of the high school, receiv-
ed the ball on the first play but was
-5vnsd IN his tracks. On the next at
tempt Butler managed to get through
for several yards. showing speed, but
TIE high school lost the ball on downs.
AacManus. Whistler, Salzmann and
Benson OF the alumni. then proceeded
70 carry the ball down the field In
,--ztght line plunging, until the two
esTens lined up almost in the shadow
ne high school goal posts. During
ais march down the line numerous
Esaknesses were evident in the high
sc1ool line, particularly at center, and
Fhlbrook cut hole after hole through
ne line az this place, the alumni backs
making nom 5 to 20 yards on every
aunge- At their IO-ya-d line the high
school took a decided brace and man.
ased TO secure the bail on downs
Dooley then punted the pigskin out OF
danger
AeAanus went through tackle in the
Llst quarter for the alumni and Cross
"a the goal for en- apparent touchdown,
Out Referee Cook refused to allow the
seore as one Of the alumni men had
disqualified by an offside play He
'ooteo his whistle when the almuni
nan stepped offside but MacManus did
not hear and crossed the line The |
'e're ended in the first half to o.
eaetjer Scores Touchdown.
Hughes received the KICKOFF in the |
second half for the alumni. but was |
ooEned IN his tracks. The grads then !
MED 10 gain in three downs and |
1aeAanus dropped back to punt Ben !
soa vas go close to MacManus when he !
p1nted that the ball bounded of his !
osek' rolled toward the alumni goal |
~ several yards, was promptly |
sa1tened up by Gaetjer, high school 1
.-snt guard, and carried through a I
ot1ak field over the goal line for the /
oeiy touchdown of the day, 4 run OF /
yards and an exceptionally heedy /
-. % eeTer play on the part of Gzetjer- |
a.aeSley kicked goal Score, high z; I
Alumni o.
= Whistler kicked OF to Benson,
returned the ball 10 the As yard
g A1eAIanus took the bail on the
- pay for the Alumni and plowed
,-ioosh the high school line for q
* gztn He WAS dovned by Butler
re Play then see-sawed back and
u Tor several moments, neither
e having the ADVANTAGE. and the
Quarter ended without further
Son-inz
DooIey II Injured
n-e1h Doo4ey. who played the star
se-ae Tor the high school. was badly
ed IN the last quarter and viii
so..niy be out of the game for q
Dae OF weeks he suffered a bruised
s1saec hip BIS ankle was also
Butter aEz5n made some good
>-.as N the last quarter
ne Alumni Then took the bail and
LhrO1gh The high school line.
- trst down Without effort On
-e 7oyz-d ltns an effort was made
= orop kick the bah over the barr,
" The plExsda carried badly and The
scnoos tcok The bah. punrnE 10