Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-12
HEAVY ROCKFORD
TEAM is WINNER
Rock Island High School Meets
Defeat IN First Out of
Town Game.
TEAM WORK PROVES POOR
Boys Fight Hard All the Way. How
ever, Holding Vietors Seoreless
n Last Quarter.

With team work poor and outweigh
ed 10 rounds 10 the man. the Rock Is
land high school football team met its
initial defeat OF the year. p 10 0. at
TIE aards OF the Rockford high eleven
in the first game OF the season played
out Of town. at Rockford Saturday.
The weights printed here were alb
viousIy of so far as Rockford was con-
oeTned.
The line and back field did excellent
work al times. and during the first
quarter a. the game held the Rockford
warriors scoreless. During this ses-
sion team work was in evidence. but
wnen the northern state bC=s started
nearing the locals goal. the line and
back field played with little or no CO.
operation. and this aided materially in
sIeilii.g victory for the ROcEfOrd lads.
Not much fault could be found with
Tie work OF the line. but tho local
teams interference was decidedly
poor. The Rockford boys did not play
unbeatable football and they did not
have things all their own way, as the
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given & nard battle by the Crimson
and Lold warriors who fought, and
fought hard. from the beginning to the
end. he lack of a dependable kicker
was also keeniy felt by the Islander
squat Only one punt was gotten of
for more than 10 or 20 yards, and that
one was kicked by Butler.
Lreak Up Open Play.
The Rockford open style Of attack
collapsed before the defense Of the
locals. Putnam and Daley. star tack
les OF the upstate team. proved the IN
doing OF the crimson and gold warriors.
Working together. these two men prac-
tically won the game for their team .
Both being big men, with four years
of football experience, their attack
proved irresistible. Through the holes
made by these two men were the plays
directed that finally crossed the Island F.
ers goal.
The offense Of the local high was
wax. made % by the lack of proper .
Interference Passes we're worked for
- and 40 yard gains. but the squad .
seeucd unable 10 follow up their ad-
vantage
Fer Ecck Island Nichols. LOBBY.
Gleason, CTiswell and Butler. played /
stellar football Nichols. especially
showed his worth. r. the first play Of
the game he severely wreuChed his
knee. Although painfully injured. lie
remained in the entire game. mUssius
up many Of Rockford's plays. Gleason
and CrisweIl. taC'-les, carried the ball
for good gains when called back for
line smGshes. Butler. the cOlorsd half
back Of the locals. also played a star
game. He was I'm every play which
vas sent through his side OF the line,
and drew forth much praise by some
beautiful tacEling. LOBBY. who work
ed at right end. stopped every play
which came around his end He show
Cd much Eaueness. and played q spIen-
did game. Representative of Chicago
and Northwestern universities were
present 20 watch Butler. the much tout
ed Islander wonder in action.
Putnam and Daley. tackles. and
SoUrs. quarterback. starred for Rock
lord. Sours. the plucky little quarter
u the upstate eleven, played a very
ready game The score AZ the end OF,
he first half was: Rockford. Il; Rock
sl-nd. 0.
only seven points were secured by
Rockford during the second half %
The Lineup.