Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-15
NORTH ENDS BEAT
MOLINE RED MEN
Evanston outplays Piow City Eleven in
See-Saw Battle. Winning by Score
of 20 to ID.
INDIANS HAVE NO CHANCE
Contest Replete With Brilliant Runs,
Woodyait Sprintlng So Yards for
Touchdown On Punt.

The Moline Red Men lost their first
game of the year yesterday afternoon
10 the Evanston North Ends at the
Three-Eye park in Moline, the final
count being rs to l3. The contest was
a see-saw affair Although the Indians
put up a spirited fight they were out
classed after the first half which ended
in a tie, 10 to 49, The day was a bit
TOO cold even for the players and the
3000 fans, who witnessed the combat.
we're chilled to the marrow.
Although both teams played loosely
in spots. the game was replete with
sensational runs and plays. Woodyau
electrified the fans by sprinting So
yards for touchdown in the first miu-
ute Of play after receiving a punt on
the | 5 yard line. Evanston backfield
was the best ever seen in action here
and try as they might the Indians could
not stop them Falcon, Kilby, Specht
aud johnson tore off long runs. dis
playing some of the most brilliant open
field running ever witnessed.
/ Johnson Some Punter.
| Johnson, Eyanstons lanky quarter
back, outpunted VOTERS every time,
and on one occasion his boot went over
/ so yards against the wind He kicked
goals badly yesterday, though.
| Evanston also proved a mountain Of
strength on defense and Meersman's
famous line plunging was conspicuous
by its absence Kuehl was also stopped
and Stow was the only Moline back
able to gain consistently on his wide
end runs until he was knocked out In
the fourth quarter
| The game was started promptly at
2:30 when VOTERS kicked off to the
North Ends. Evanston failed to gain on
the first three playes and Johnson boot
! ed a long punt to Woodyatt. who re-
ceived the ball on the IS yard line. The
plucky quarter started running up the
field lodging tackler after tackler and
with perfect interference be was en-
abled to place the ball behind the goal
after run of IS yards. Stow missed
goal. VOTERS kicked off again to
Evanston and the visitors started on 4
steady march down the field. Falcon
plunging the line with terrific force.
while Specht, Kilby and Johnson cir
cled the ends with disheartening regu-
larity Specht finally wormed his WAY
over after a run OF 20 yards. johnson
missed goal as the crowd howled.
I kflby made a beautiful run OF 20
yards through a broken field for a
score before the quarter closed. John
son kicked goal. In the second period
Kuehl ran 20 yards for a touchdown
after receiving pass from VOTERS,
and Stow kicked goal, the score being
tied at the end OF the half, 10 to 10.
Score Tie First Half.
In the third quarter Falson inter
cepted a pass and ran to the five-yard
line before he was downed. johnson
went over on the next play on a wide
and run, but he missed goal. In the
fourth quarter Specht went over for
the final score on an end run. johnson
booting goal and swelling the total to
l26.
The lineup:
Red Men-Freeberg. le.; VOTERS. Il,
Earps. lg.; Houser, C.; Enstrom. re-;
Wright. TT; Soderstrom, re; Wood
yatt, OBJ; Stow and Yer Sluis H.;
kuehl, RI. Meersman, fb..
Eyanston-Pascaliui and Bosdett,
le. Palm, It; James, lg.; Myers. c.;
Fitzgerald. rg.; Eppling, TT: Hanna,
re; Johnson. OBJ; Kilby. III; Speoht,
rh. Falcon and Miller, fb
/ Referees First half, Anderson; sec
ond half, Moore. Lydia
Umpire-First half, Moore; second
half, Anderson.
Observation-Disclosures, Woodyatt,
kuehi, kilby, Johnson, Specht , Goals
from touchdown, Stow. Johnson ..