The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-11
Locals and Fort Madison IN
Annual Contest Here This
Week

on Saturday afternoon here Keokul
high in It's annual tilt with For
Madison, will attempt not only Il
come back after two defeats at the
hands of Milton and Macomb, but
make the cone back strong enough
to knock Madison out Of the cham
pionship honors it is seeking in this
part of the state.
Fort Madison has defeated Burling.
ton and hopes TO trim Keokuk, the
other members of the big three, for
the southeastern title. But Madison
does not appear SO unusually strong.
Burlington has weak team this
year. through the loss of most of its
veterans and the Madison victory
over that squad can be discounted.
Now If keokuk can defeat Fort
Madison, the locals Will knock the
props out Of the Gem City's claim for
portion Of the state honors. II
Keokuk can even play tie score. the
state dope viii be messed up.
Keokuk has lost to Milton, which
does not meet Fort Madison. Fort
Madison has defeated Burlington and
Fairfield. II Keokuk wins Saturday,
the locals will have claim to cham
pionship honors in this section at
least
The Fort Madison Democrat COM
ments as follows on the football stu
alton:
The high school football dopesters
are getting busy these days and next
Saturdays contests will furnish all
kinds OF material to figure by. As
pirants for state and sectional honors
grow less each Saturday and next
Saturdays schedule viii furnish the
first direct line on all things over
the state.
Burlington plays Davenport II the
Orchard City squads showing against
the up-staters amounts to anything at
all 1t means that Fort Madison is a
logical contender for a place in the
state as well as sectional honors. |
Fort Madison defeated Burlington for
the first game of the season and the |
1ope sheet followers all over the
state have listed Fort Madison since
hen when they write Of the princi |
pal teams of the state.
keokuk Saturday.
Fort Madison plays Keokuk next
IL is not impossible that
! surprise may be sprung there. heo-
luk has advantages OF practice that
he squad here has not, more men
urning out to buck the school team
md make their workouts harder. A
-ictory over Fort Madison, too, means |
more to the keokuk team than any
'ther victory. One can always figure |
hat the Keokuk eleven's ambition to
iefeat Fort Madison always adds
lbOut twenty percent to the attack
ng power Of the power city team.
Aeokuk has consistent team this I,
year and while their eagerness TO
win next saturdays game is upper
most there are none more expressive |
Of their pleasure at the locals sue.
,esses elsewhere. The game will be |
! good one and there win be large !
delegation from here attend it
The high school football games Of |
the present week include by far the
best offering thus far of the year. |
This is especially true of the east
err section Of the state where almost /
a dozen teams are to appear in i'm
portant games. The central section
has three or four good games and
one of the most important games of
ern part of the state. All in all,
the dope will have its most promi-
nent airing of the year following The
games OF this week and q definite
line will be available on several OF
the supposedly strong teams Of the
state.
burlington Game.
In the section next to the Missis-
sfppi the games to be most largely
watched are Iowa City and Fairfield,
Davenport and Burlington, East Des