The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-09
ARE GOING TO FIGHT
Team Has Been Working Hard Dur
ing Past Week to Perfect
Their Most Obvious
Weakness.

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high school team of that city In the
second game of the year. Despite the
defeat by Quincy last Saturday, the
local boys are not disheartened and
when they enter the fray tomorrow it
will be with the expectation Of win
ming the game or fighting to the last
ditch before they lose.
The squad has been working hard
during the last week In an effort to
polish off the more obvious faults that
were apparent in the game last Sat
urday. Much attention has been de-
voted to the improvement Of the for
ward passes and 1t Is believed the
boys win show to a better advantage
in this department of the game to-
morrow.
Evidently the Fort Madison lads
have arrived at the conclusion that
the Purple and White eleven holds
them in much fear. The following
article, from the Fort Madison Gem
City, is an indication of this:
Keokuk high school eleven and
rooters are coming to Fort Madison
with a wholesome respect and fear
for the foot ball ability Of the local
high school team, but at the same
time imbued with the spirit to win
and determined that they shall not be
beaten. Here, in the camp OF the Fort
Madisonians Is an equal respect and
an equal determination and slogan
of beat Keokuk' is everywhere in
evidence.
Coach Holmberg's charges have
had no let up this week from the
strenuous practice in which they have
been indulging since the opening OF
school. New plays have been perfect
ed purposely for the coming game and
new formations have been inculcated
into the members of the team, the re-
suit OF which Is supposed will show
big In Saturdays contest. Every man
is on his toes for the battle. The
rivalry between the two schools has
always been OF the keenest sort, and
although in the past few years the
rivals have not met on the gridiron,
years previous to that have seen bat
ties for supremacy that are classics
OF the local field. Now that relations
have been resumed it is thought that
there will be the old spirit revived
again.
There have been few disappoint-
ments for the team this week. Hinkle,
the big left guard, who was fast de-
veloping into a. line man OF great
value and whose weight did much to
bolster up this part of the team, is
out OF the game for good, because Of
parental objection. The loss of Hinkle
is no mean one. Furthermore, Dun
lap, last years end who it was e1-
pected would be able to take part in
the game with Keokuk, has not yet
arranged his scholastic difficulties,
so that he too, will be out OF the line
up. These loses mean much to the
team, but they are only the more de-
termined that they will win this great
game of the year.
Tomorrow at noon another mass
meeting Of the students will be held
and a great amount OF enthusiasm
still will be worked up.
Keokuk comes to this city with a
contingent Of rooters and because OF
| the high feeling which will necessar-
lily run between the rooters from the
two cities. Coach Holmberg and other
! school authorities, have asked the
local rooters to exercise care in their
| roofing, and actions SO that no pos
sible offense could be taken by the
keokuk delegation.
Competent outside officials have
been obtained for the game. Whit
ney Of Wesleyan, conference ON
cial, will referee and will bring with
him a capable umpire.
The lineup given out to the Gem
City by Coach Holmberg today is al
follows Changes which were neces
STATED will be noted in It:
Center, Newell, captain; left guard
GAYLORD, Funkhouser: left tackle
Wayland; left end, Shreves, Finley
right guard, Lyons; right tackle
Rohkar; right end, Bannon; quarter
Lehman: right half. Armstrong; full
back, Gordon; left half, Hueser.