Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-08
ISLANDERS SHOW
|. BIG IMPROVEMENT
Davenport Lucky to Win BY Lone
Touchdown, as Red and Gold
PIa, Best Game of Year.
DOPE is COMPLETELY UPSET
Promised Drubbing at Hands Of Iowa
Team Fails TO Materialize---
Local Showing Surprises.

Showing a complete reversal OF
form, the Rock Island high school
eleven sprung one OF the biggest sur
prises Of the season by holding Dav-
export, contenders for the Iowa prep
title, by 6 to score Saturday after
noon at Island City park, Rock Island
had many opportunities to score, while
Nixons men can consider themselves
lucky to have collected the few points
they did.
The red and gold squad showed
what they were really capable of doing
all season. With Vivian Thomas at
the pilot position the locals started
out with a rush, long forward pass.
Thomas to Ackley, netting % yards on
the first play. Davenport counted at
the start Of the second quarter, long
pass. Kelly to vogel, netting 80 yards
and paving a way for the score. After
a series of line bucks Mackenzie went
over on short plunge, the Islanders
putting up a desperate resistance.
Kelly missed goal
During the remainder Of the game
Davenport never had chance TO
score. while opportunities for the Is
landers were numerous. In all fair
ness, however, it must be said that
Davenport's offensive strength was
somewhat handicapped by the alb
sence Of Captain Fort. shuler and
King.
The way the Rock Island backs rip
ped UP Dayenport's veteran line
proved big surprise of the day. Cap
tain Nichols and James at tackles
opened big holes, and Whistler. Ackley.
Morris and Thomas plowed for sub
stantial and consistent gains. often
making as much as 10 yards at clip
for the first down. The locals also
excelled In the open style of play, An
I dersons men showing wonderful i'm
provement in throwing passes
| Heimbeck, who had played bril-
| liant game at full, had his thumb badly
lacerated and broken in the second
quarter, being forced to retire, Morris
going to half and Whistler to full
In the third quarter Thomas got
! loose after catching punt and held
only one tackler between himself and
the goal That man was acting Cap
/ tain Kelly. who was knocked uncon-
scious after tackling the speedy quar-
terback. In this quarter whistler miss
ed long pass from Thomas which
would have meant a score had he
caught it.
NJ MacKeever, who took his place at
the pilot position, proved worthy
substitute, showing fine Judgment in
running the team and carrying the
ball well After Kelly was taken out
the Davenport eleven used line
plunges mostly. with a shift formation.
using very few passes.
Every man on the Rock Island team
/. showed good form, and all must share
equally for the credit due the Island
ers in their reversal in holding the
| strong Nixon machine For Davenport
Kelly. Henry. c. and NJ. MacKeever,
Mackenzie and Abramson played q
great game.
The Moline high school boys must
feel rather ohesty after the results Of
Saturdays tilt as they scored one
more touchdown than the Iowans. Had
the Islanders shown the form against
Moline that they did against Daven-
port things would have been different
| in the Pillow City game.
Lineup and Summary.
Rock Island-Hughes, ie; Nichols,
1t; Kuehl. lg, Mercer, C; Anderson.
trg, James, TT; Durling, re; Thomas.
oh: whistler and Morris. III; Ackley,
rh; Heimbeck and whistler. fb.
Davenport-C. Mackeever, lie; Lew
is, 1t: Langwith and Lardner. liz;
Block, c; Claypool and Kell, rg;
AbFamson and Lardner, TT; Vogel, re;
Kelly and NJ. MacKeeyer, Oh; Mac
kenzie, lg; ShouweiIer and Fenneil,
RI; Henry, fb.
| Observation-Disclosures
Referee--keithly. Peoria.
Umpire--Adams, Moline.
Head inesman-fisher, Davenport.
Time of nuarters-l6. y. u 10.