The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-26
Keokrlk Quarter Back Takes
Long Run in First Quar-
ter for Only Score OF
the Contest.
OTHER EFFORTS FUTILE
Keokuk Unable to Make Any
Line Gains-Hamilton's
Line Plunges We're
Dangerous.
OTHER EFFORTS FUTILE

Keokuk high school opened the foot
ball season yesterday by winning
from Hamilton, seven to nothing, in
close hardly fought game. Hancock
managed to break away from all In
reference in the first quarter and ran
twenty-five yards for the first and
only touchdown. Following this the
team had no luck whatever against
the visitors with the exception Of an
occasional brilliant run by the fleet
footed Hancock Outside Of the fast
little quarterbacks playing, there was
little of the spectacular, SO far as
Keokuk was concerned. Wygle and
w. Roberts were the only other local
men to- show much class.
The Hamilton team outclassed the
locals In ground gaining, yard after
yard being gained On terrific line
plunging. The only gains Keokuk
made were on few long runs when
the man with the ball broke away
from the throng. This happened but
a half dozen tunes or so. Practically
no gains could be made through the
Hamilton line, while the Keokuk par
rier melted away before the terrific
slashes Of the visitors
Was First Game.
This was Keokuk's first game and
MANY Of the men in the line were
new at the game and will doubtlessly
round into form as they gain expert
ence.
The plays as executed by the local
warriors showed that there has been
excellent coaching and that there were
plenty of chances to count If the team
had been able to work in unison at
critical times.
A drilling rain interfered to some
extent with the playing during three
quarters of the conflict. The grass
was slippery and the runners on eth
err side were unable to get away as
fast as they wanted to and there was
much slipping and sliding and fumb-
ling Of the ball.
After taste Of conflict in the first
three-quarters, the team seemed to
get new life and in the last quarter
played desperately, making neat gains
time and time again. But always
when goal was approached, the team
would be held and Hamilton would
get the bali and punt far down the
field.
Was Much Scrimmaee.
The play was largely scrimmege
with neither side making any sensa.
ttonal gains with the exceptions OF
the individual stunts Of Hancock
Neither team was able to execute tbs
forward pass to any extent although
this play was tried a number Of times
The only way Hamilton made an!
consistent gains was through lin
plunges. End runs were disastrou
and passes failed. The visitors go
the ball a couple OF times dangerousl
near the goal line but were unable t
push the ball across, due to desperat
interference encountered when tn
local players felt victory slippin
away from them.
The game served to show up Ii
good and bad qualities Of this year
players. Hancock easily proved hir
self to be the star OF the game.
was able to break away several tim'
from the play and run like a demo
for big gains. His fieetness of 70
was largely responsible for this.
Wygle and Rowe both showed a d
positicn for hard work and carri
the ball in dash after dash, but Meth
could make consistent gains. T
'Keok11k line could not make a he
for them and in the end sprint tn
were overtaken. They did some {
rellent tackling, however.
Bud Huiskamp in his first appet
ance showed himself to be a DO
tackler. He was in almost every pl
and seemed to have the spillinS
players down to science.
Yeast. quarterback for Hamilt
made good gains through the line q
TO some extent around the ends, a
Ackley. Derkson and Nagel perform
brilliantly at times.
Hamilton kicked off to keokuk
800 O'Clock, Keokuk defending
west goal. Evans caught the ball a
advanced a few yards. Wygle a
Rove pushed through for five mt
but Keolluk lost the ball on the elsl
yard line. Derkson. for Hamilt
carried the ball three times for to
,of ten yards. A center rush put
visitors on the ten yard line, VIII
they were desperately held by X
ll,uk. the locals winning the ball
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