The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-16
MADISON WINS
EASY VICTORY
81 sE
rs
KeoIsuk High School Defeated 10 to
i.ss s Q In Annual Tilt Here Saturday,
With the Gem City
Team.
IT WAS A DRAB AFFAIR
Locals Had Very Little Fight, and
Were Unable to Cope With
vtsitors-Dope Was
ssss Upset.

Playing an ordinary game, with an
attack that could not be compared
with that of either Memphis or Ma
comb. Fort Madison was. neverthe-
less, able to shut Keokuk miserably
out on Saturday afternoon here, win
ming 10 to 0. The local team put up
the tamest fight Of the season. It's
team work was shot to pieces and
Fort Madison had an easy victory,
upsetting all the dope, for Keokuk
was conceded the stronger before the
tilt.
After Fort Madison had scored the
first touchdown early in the first
quarter, Keokuk lost it's pep and al
though individually there was some
good playing, the team put up a dull
fight and did rot work as a unit.
The Fort Madison backfeld had
lots of punch, Captain Ekin, the full
back, and Left Half Abel distinguish
ing themselves time and again for
their line plunges and end runs. The
Keokuk line was unable to stop the
line buck of the visitors and Madi-
son made a continual steady gain in
this manner.
Willard Roberts, Keokuk's giant
full back, was the only consistent
ipoint gamer for Keokuk. When he
! bucked the line he was always good
for FIVE to ten yards, but he couldn't
be worked all the time and the others
were unable to gain through center
or get enough of a start to get around
end.
Keokuk tackling was weak, also.
Megchelsen, Keokuk center, was one
of the mainstIys of the team Satur-
Gay, and played a great game. de-
fight he put up
Both teams tried great numbers of
forward passes. but for the most part
these were failures.
How keokuk Was Defeated.
Fort Maids On kicked off to Keokuk,
defending the south goal. The locals
soon lost on downs and then the Fort
Madison bac:S1ield limbered up and
smashed the keokuk line for gain
after gain, Right Half Kirkhuff cross
ing for the first touchdown. Captain
Ekin kicked goal.
The visitors kicked again, and as
before, Keokuk lost the ball and then
came that slow grinding process that
sent Madison to within eight yards
of the goal, wnere luckily for Keokuk
the ball was fumbled, being recovered
by the Purple and White. Wells i'm
mediately kicked out of danger and
Madison had to kick back after it had
been penalized The ball was too
close to the Madison goal and Wells
kicked back again. .
The second quarter opened with
dash, Left Half Abel carrying the ball
to within a few yards of goal after
thirty yard run around right end.
Niggemeyer pushed through for the
score, but no goal was kicked.
When Keoauk received the ball
again, pass was tried, but il was
captured by Madison. The visitors
then ran the ball to within fifteen
lyards of goal. Here the ball was lost
ION downs. Keokuk now made an
effort to score. w. Roberts made
gEseveral good gains through the line
.fand two passes were successful. One,
Wells to w. Roberts, netted ten
yards and the second to Joy was good
for twenty. keokuk was now near
1enough goal for Willard Roberts to
try place kick, but this was a
failure.
Keokuk put up some fight in the.
third quarter. Hubinger made several
gains and pass to w. Roberts net
leu IWeuLy. Ou tHe rCTI Madison
side Abel swung around left end for
a gain of twenty-five yards
The last quarter opened with scrim.
mage. Madison finally pushed the ball
through to within fighting distance of
goal. A pass was tried, but was a
failure. A second pass. however, sue
ceeded and the ball went to the two
yard line. Here Keokuk held twice,
but on the third down Phelan made
the touchdown. Goal was missed
The Lineup.
Keokuk. FIT. Madison
Wells NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Phelan
Plight end.
WOrSuer WaylanQ
Right tackle.
AfdlOu6 uIlh
Right guard.
Meechelsan Marsh