Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-10-02
ANDERS0N'S MEN
HANDED SURPRISE
0verconfdence and Nervousncss That
Followed Mainly Responsible for
esd Defeat by Alumni
BEATING VIII 30 sQUAD coon
Captain Dempsey, Heimbeck, EiJn-
wood, BurliHg and Mercer show
MettIe--Grads Are Strong.
BY aEnRGE ADAMs.


Neryousness and JFeTco1h1ence
were the main factors which held che
Rock Island nigh school team % & low
score and enabled the alumni 10 rush
several t0ucu8owus across the line .u
the first stages of the opening game
Saturday. AEdersCu's men losing. IS 10
a. Easy victories over past alumni
teams caused the high scIol men to
weaken themselves BY overc1uGdenCe
and nervousness followed as q natural
result The speed and confidence with
which the alumni stars handled the pig
skin in the first few moments of the
game, capped by a touchdown for the
graduates ln less than two minutes
sCrtumaRc served 10 sbatter the nerves
of the Undergraduate and costly
fun bling resulted. The alumni mau
kept them an the run and did NOT give
them time to get over their first saaEI-
ness, and as O result tho older players
had things pretty much their own way
for the first half
~ the local players were unable 20
pull of brilliant passes. etc. under
nervous strain. they az least proved
themselves capable OF forming q lime
which could Withstand the assaults of
the combined alumni Twice forced to
their vineyard line, In desperation lGoT
threw ND a wall IF bone and muscle
NA+-A ~. tHEfa #..- pc e.f-ih.a..+" 100 ... -H
posing players and convinced them OF
the ACCESSIBILITY of forcing the play On
the open field
Coach Anderson ID romarkInr "a the
ueid SAID. think tlaL e IS t1a BEST
thing that could have happened 70
them. it Will teach them % Keep cool
from no" on ana not ~ uHa.FesJlfla
fheIr opponents no matter no" weak
they nave been .n former years can
wen auHFa r. o#eE4ooN L4a MISTAKES
theF made. taE .aes "l|. never .a9Ee.
cd ~ men "hoH tAe| thought easy
marks Will teach them more aaoG.
football Jhan hours 81 practice wl-a
the second team
During .aa ulermls5.ol Oh" coach
had an opportunity 90 speak .o .- aa.
lows ana bring them oHl of some ~
thelf nervousness. The results OF a#E-
ing ah opportunity 20 collect .le-E
tered WITS were apparent soon
Aney TOOK taa lel1 Tor me second Na.L
az lhe game 10y oI-.aef-e PLAYS LafaE-
Sey- anderson ana ttelHloeo& aEal.'l
.he DatL ao"4 ''to A#la Fl. + H@l-. pas.
HI'el ll"H I'e~ -te "a+L .-It-.''
rug @oAt posts IN q run around ."e
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..+a.9li.i4 l.-..l 7la. 1a-a' nerves"
~ Denr.a,. s@.,-.I F-- ..-..-... =. .
present a raF 81 hope that She school .
might yet triumph. bu. lack ua time .
would not permit of more SCORING.
Although Captain Dempsey made .
many OF the spectacular plays aT the
game. ana personally made hora rcueH-
downs for the high school there were
also other men on the team Wh0 PLAYED
real football and showed them elves
strong ln crisis. Ll.Hg. w1c ra-
placed captain Dempsey al end, show
cd hlnseif capable or holding that
posllioA uh tae .eata T" 'He excursion
ot ~ ot.e. tAe was sure iH ms
-s' hlsa ana 1t9-N'is aai Dc was g. con-
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