Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-19
ISLANDERS TRIM
OTTAWA So TO 0
Local High School Eleven Adds
Another Win to List Of
Victories.
LOBBY AND GAZETTEER STAR
Butler Shows Well at Quarterback and
HInkIey Shines In 5aesfielo-
Scrubs Beat Moline.
Finy-three TO o:

Thus ended the game Saturday az
ternoon f. Rock Island high schools
favor, when the Islanders vSloped the
Ottawa team on slippery field Al
though hopelessiy defeated from the
very start the Ottawa boys fought
back gameIy, contestng every inch OF
ground and at times dazzling the 10
cal players and spectators with int-i-
cate plays
The local team showed the effects
of the severe drilling Coach Roe had
given them since the Rockford game
Weak points on the eleven have been
strengthened to a great extent The
sniff IN the Islanders lineup worked
admirably. Skillet Hinkley at half.
PLAYED his best game this year and
Sol" Butler displayed his superior
Judgment at the hub position of quar-
terback- Buffers good Judgment was
very evident in the first quarter, when
the Islanders were held for three
downs, but 15 yards from goal It
was the fourth down and the locals
had Is yards to go. Here Butler call
ed q shift formation and pulled OF a
dazzling delayed double pass, on which
Captain Hinkley scored
Weather Affects Attendance.
Owing to the threatening weather
conditions early In the afternoon only
400 fans journeyed to Island City park.
Professor Caste and his band were on
hand. furnishing some excellent music
for the afternoon
LOBBY came to the front for the To-
Gals and was one of the shining lights
of the afternoons play. Ackley, Glea-
son and Whistler also played their US
ual stellar game James and Nichols
played q good game at the tackle pos
ftion and Gaetjer showed great ability
IN getting down on the punts. Kimball
and Pyle played a stellar game for the
visitors
Whistler kicked of for the locals At
3:1O. Ottawa was held for downs. The
Islanders secured possession of the
pigskin and started on a march down
the field. Huxley and Butler making
two long end runs. Here the locals
lost the ball on a tumble. Ottawa i'm
medistely punted out OF danger TO the
twenty yards line. After a series of
line smashes the locals worked the
ball TO the one yard line, where Wits
Ter was sent through for the first
touchdown Hinkley kicked goal. Five
minutes later. after exchange of units
in which neither side gained any
ground. Wagner picked up the ball on
a tumble and ran 80 yards for a touch
down In the last half OF the first
quarter the Ottawa team ran OF sew
eral excellent trick plays netting them !
considerable ground However. after |
the locals had solved them they were
unable to gain In the first half the /
field was suite slippery and fumbles !
were numerous. In this half LOBBY /
secured the ball on a perfectly exc
cuted forward pass and sran 90 yards !
before he was downed.
The second half was shortened 10 I
10 minutes by agreement. the Ottawa /
boys wishing TO catch an early train 4
for home Had the full time been !
played the score probably would have i
been much larger. During the con
test whistler made two touchdOwns,
two, Butler two and Ackley |
and LOBBY each one Only two touch /
downs were made IN the second half /
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