The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25
Keokuk Wins Opening Game
From Memphis High IS to z

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gained the ball on downs. The bal
was then steadily pushed to within
I twenty yards of the Memphis goal
From here Evans broke through ant
carried the ball over the goal line
but the ball had to be brought back
for both sides were off side.
A forward pass was then resorted
to, Evans sending the ball to w
, Roberts, who again carried it across
the goal line. The referee ruled thai
he had gone out of bounds fifteen
yards from goal and the ball was
brought back second time. From
this vantage point Wells tried a drop
kick but missed, just before the
whistle blew for the half.
/ The Second Half.
/ The Memphis kickoff was gathered
in by Lloyd Roberts. After few
small gains, Keokuk was penalized
ten yards and had to punt. Knott re-
ceived and after a few minutes scrim-
mage, P. Jones made a ten yard
gain with forward pass. The ball,
+, however, was lost on downs.
Evans tried to break away for q
long run around right, but the Keokuk
line failed to hold and he was tackled
before he could get away and five
yards was lost. A pass was tried
and Benson gathered it in for Memph-
is. After missing a long pass, the
visitors broke away for what looked
to be long end run, but the play
was spilled by Joy, who made an
other of his clever tackles. The
visitors punted. Hubinger picked it
| up on the Memphis ten yard line and
by fifteen yard run managed to get
| it out OF dangerous territory.
At this stage Ebersole was sub
| sttuted for Wells and Wells for
Hubinger.
Keokuk attempted a pass but fail
ed and lost the ball to Memphis. The
visitors were held and punted. Wells
missed the catch and ball rolled way
back to the Memphis ten. yard line.
Kelle recovered here and did the re-
markable feat Of racing twenty-five
yards through the whole Memphis
team, which was swooping down on
him, without any interference.
Near the end OF the third quarter
Anderson was substituted for Odel.
The quarter ended in scrimmage.
The Fourth Quarter.
The fourth quarter opened with
Keokuk on the Memphis twenty
five yard line. W. Roberts bucked
the line for few yards. A pass was
then tried but was gathered in by the
visitors With but forty yards to go.
Memphis attempted pass also, but
it was. disastrous move. for Joy
intercepted 1t and raced all the way
across tho field tor Keokuk's third
touchdown.
With goose egg staring them In
the face, the Memphis players rallied
and pushed through to the ten yard
line. Here they were met by a stone
wall and after three terrific line
punches. were still five yards from
goal. On the last down, Forrest
pushed through for doubtful touch
down. He broke through his inter-
ference and just as 1t appeared he
was to cross the line he was pushed
back by Keokuk player and held.
The referee ruled he had been over
and the score was counted. G. Moore
kicked goal for the visitors.
Score, Keokuk, Is; Memphis, Z.
It was now time for Keokuk to
brace I'D and the team did it with
will. Beach received the kick off
and then the ball went whizxing
down the field. Evans. l. Roberts,
w Roberts and Beach all made con-
sistant gains and just as the whistle
blew, the ball was only five yards
from goal
The Lineup.
Keokuk. Memphis.
Wells, Ebersole .......... Forester
Right end.
Right tackle.
H. WorSter H. Jones
Right guard.
Megchelsen, R. Worster -. P. Jones
Center.
Odell, Anderson -. Wallace Roberts
Left guard.
Huiskamp .......... johnson, Evans
Left tackle.
Joy Benson
Left end.
Hubinger, Wells ........ Knott
Quarterback.
/ w. EtOD6IUS MSDduI6l
FulIback-
l.. Roberts ....... L. Moore, Davis
Right half
Evans G. Moore
| Left half.
Officials.
! Refee: Baird, Carthage.
! Umpire: Orsborn, Keokuk.
/ Timers: Reid, Keokuk; Mason,
Memphis.
Head linesman: Wygle, Keokuk.
Lnesmen: Stadler, Keokuk; Evans,
Memphis
: Score by quarters:
heokuk .....-.......... 6-1S
: | memphis ........--.... 0 7 z
5 Iouchdowns: Wells, w. Roberts,
: Joy, Forrest
ri Goals. C. Mora