The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-25

Local High School Victor i,
lnitia. Football Tilt OF
Saturday
BY her decisive and clean cut /;
to Z victory over the strong and mucl
feared team from Memphis, Mo-. or
Saturday afternoon, Keokuk hisl
has small need to fear any Iowa
team on its schedule.
Memphis has always had a reputa
ton for teams of championship cal
iber and the squad that played here
on Saturday displayed as much form
as any team produced by the school
in the last two years. But Keokuk
had a better team. The visitors un
corked a brand of football that was
in NO wise amateurish, and yet Keo
kuk played better game.
Keokuk's victory has Immediately
put her in the front rank for football
honors this season. II the locals had
tilted the lid off the season here
with some weak eleven, merely for
the purpose OF creating an impress
sion and inspiring hope for future
contests. very little Importance could
have been attached to the result.
But instead Keokuk high opened
with what was considered the stiffest
game on the schedule. and against
a heavy team, that had been well
drilled and could really play football.
the local players proved their super
iority. and this augers well for the
season.
Has Finished Team.
Keokuk started off Saturday with
one of the most finished squads In
years. The team was clever. Both
on the defensive and offensive, the
local players showed a grasp of the
situation that only team that ls
well drilled and trained can show.
There were no bone head stunts,
Keokuk players knew what they were
doing.
They went against an aggregation
whose record is enough to inspire
fear In team that lacks in any de-
gree the confidence that is necessary
to overcome obstacles.
The game was good game. It
was between teams that were both
strong, and in winning game such
as this, the prestige of the local squad
is enhanced to high degree.
Keokuk high displayed rare team
work The squad worked in unison
There was no one who tried to take
all the honors. Each man worked
only with the good Of the whole team
at heart It would be foolish to say
that such and such player starred
on Saturday.
OF course there were many who
made brilliant plays, plays that re-
quired grit and courage, and for this
they deserve all the praise due. But
these same plays only served to show
the real preparedness OF the squad.
When the chance for something big
presented itself. there was someone
there who was able to grasp the Op-
portunity and use it to advantage
There was NO falling down at the
crucial points.
Plenty Of Dash.
The Keokuk squad played a con-
sistant game throughout and by its
dash and aggressiveness had an edge
at every stage of the contest. Both
line bucks by the heavy backfield
and end runs netted good gains
while number of the forward passes
attempted were good for substantial
advances.
Keokuks first score came in the
first quarter, when Wells carried a
forward pass across for touch
down. The second touchdown came
near the end of the first half when,
after terrific line plunges by Evans
and W. Roberts, the latter pushed
through the remaining ten yards.
One OF the most spectacular plays
~. L., ", 10 -t,y.
when Joy intercepted a Memphis for
ward pass and raced sixty yards to
goal
Forester, for Memphis, made the
only touchdown for the visitors by a
five yard plunge after the visitors
had been held for three downs with
in their ten yard line.
The First Hall.
Keokuk kicked off to Memphis,
the local team defending the west
goal and the visitors the east
Memphis won the first ten yards but
failed on the second, losing the ball
to Keokuk in about the center Of the
field. After two downs, in which the
locals failed TO make any substantial
gain the first pass was tried. Evans
to Wells. This failed so Wells punt.
ed. the ball being recovered By
Memphis on Keokuk's thirty yard
line.
The visitors failed to advance and
kicked, the ball being gathered II
by Hubinger who made a slight ad
vance. Evans made the first BIZ
gain of the day by travelling thirt.
yards around right end. w. Robert
bucked the line and Hubinger mad
small gain around left. a penalt
on Memphis put the ball ten yard
nearer the Keokuk goal. Evans &C
vanced five and Hubinger fiftee
and a neat forward pass was take
over the goal line by Wells. Hui:
kamp missed his kick.
Score. Keokuk, 6: Memphis, 0.
Keokuk kicked off again but tn
ball was halted way down in Mempl
is territory when Joy made a nes
+oclx1a The visitors were DenaliZe