The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-15
Use Of Forward Pass Enables Visi-
tors to Roll up Big Score on
the Local Team
Yesterday.
PLAYED A GOOD GAME
MI. Pleasant Was Held to Low Score
in First Half-keokuk
shows Improve
ment.

Although defeated by the big score
of 70 to 0, Kaokuk high school foot
ball team in their game with Mt. Plea
SAINT here yesterday afternoon. put up
a real fight for the first time this sea
son. Playing a team that was heavier,
faster and much more experienced,
the Purple and White had little hopes
of winning. but they played with de-
termination and made the visitors
work for the scores they made.
Strickler, playing first at left and
latter at right half lead the fight
against the invaders, both on defense
and. offense. Time and again he cut
in from his end position and threw
the man with the ball for big losses.
In carrying the ball he was able to
pick the holes and he kept going as
long as there was a chance to gain.
The work of Roberts was second only
to that of Stricken. Both these young
sters have showed wonderful i'm
provement since the first games of the
season and next season should be
towers of strength to the local high
school team. The other members Of
the team also played better than they
have at any other time this year.
They worked together better. they
played harder, and despite the fact
that they were defeated by a margin
of 20 points they are deserving o.
credit
HAD it not been for their use of the
forward pass, Mt. Pleasant would
have made very few touchdowns dur
ground they gained was made through
the use Of the pass, all Of them lone
ones of form 20 to 80 yards. Kinsln-
ger was very accurate in his throw
ing OF the ball while the men VINO
worked on the receiving end were
equally as good. All but three or
four of their passes were completed
successfully and were good for long
gains.
The first quarter OF the game was
pretty and interesting fight between
the two teams, with neither one hav-
ing much advantage Mt. Pleasant
scored but six points in this period.
their gains being made on line bucks
and end runs. Keokuk carried the
ball nearly half the time during this
session. the backs punching the line
for first downs on a number Of occa-
sions.
Used Shift Plays.
In the second period Mt. Pleasant
began the use Of their forward passes
and uncorked a few shift plays that
were good for substantial gains. They
made two touchdowns in this period,
one of them being made on a long
pass, Kinsinger to Morris. Tribby
buckeG, through the line for the other
marker after the ball had been adj
vanced down the field on forward
passes and end runs. The first half
ended with the score at 10 to 0.
In the third and fourth quarters, the
use of the long passes made it pos
sihle for the visitors to gain almost
at will, although they found it a hard
proposition to punch the line or circle
the ends. Twice when they had car
ried' the bali to within a few feet of
the Keokuk goal line they were held
for downs. only to have Weess. Keo-
NUN u udl IeT- klCh Tie Dali straight up
in the air and give them another op-
portunity to score.
Weess handled his team well and
showed good judgment in his selec-
ton of plays. Keokuk did not resort
to the use of the forward pass. Coach
Hudson's shifts in the lineup of the
team worked out well. With Captain
Drummond at left tackle the line
seemed twice as strong as it had In
previous games. The good showing
made by the team left the boys opti
mistic and they have every hope OF
being able to defeat Ft. Madison in
the final game of the saeson to be
played here Thanksgiving day.
The Lineup
Keokuk. Position. Mt. Pleasant
lie Faivre ................Cr uikshanl
Center. .......
Banks Whitne!
Left Guard.
Blom - fount
Right Guard.
Drummond, capt. ..............C Conf
Left Tackle.
ftulSOn LlLZs1uDeri
Right Tackle.
Stricken, Kirby. ..... Shaffne
Left End.
Davidson, Kirby. ... Culliga
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