The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-30
As Seen by Our Friends, the Enemy
They Acknowledge Quincy
Often Hit Stone
Wall.
FIRST HALF SCORE 81 TO 0
keokuk Bucked up and Made Some
Very Good Plays In
the Last
Half.

The Quincy Herald says of Satur-
days football game:
In the football game played be
tween Quincy high school and heo-
kuk high school Saturday afternoon
at League park. the Quincy boys
emerged victorious, with score OF
As 10 IA Stewart and Farrar or
Quincy made all seven OF the touch
downs, Stewart taking over four.
Farrar's running through broken
fields showed up as remarkable In
this game, and following several Of
his long gains on end runs the Gues-
ton on the sidelines was Has he
stopped YETI" In general playing
form the home team played rings
around the up-riyer boys, who seem
ed not nearly SO well organized as
did the same team last season, often
being OF side and being unable 10
stop most OF Quincy's plays Their
line, however, held fairly well, and
line bucks by Quincy occasionally
hit stone wall at the line. The
game was played IN alternating 121s
and 15 minute quarters.
Quincy Line Holds
the first quarter was the exception
ally good playing OF the Quincy line.
Upon winning the toss and choosing
TO receive al the west goal, Keokuk
took the kick from the 20 TO 35-yard
line, and followed up with left end
run netting 20 yards, but few
downs later lost the ball to Best of
Quincy on tumble. Quincy tried
lire plays. and kicked ON third down.
a 3O-yard punt against the wind by
Best An end run, cross buck and
another cross b-Ick failed to carry
Keokuk out Of position, and they
punted % yards. Stewart was sent
straight through for 5-yard gains
each time, three downs in succession,
and then Farrar took it on right
end run for a short gain. keokuk's
line held and Best punted from the
Quincy 40-yard line TO the Keokuk
B0-yard line, 80 yards, but Keokuk
took the ball back to Quincy's 45-yard
line Quincy punted from this posi-
ton soon after to the 3-yard line,
where Forse OF Quincy cinched the
ball, and Keokuk returned the punt,
to the 30-ysrd line. Here Quincy
played two simple line plays, and
then Stewart made q forward pass to
Farrar, who made a long run for
touchdown, from the 30-yard line,
Quincy missing the punt out.
Four Touehdowns.
Quincy started th@ second period
with a good deal ca pep, working
from the Keokuk 45-. !rd line to near
goal, where Stewart took the ball
over on a very clever fake line play
Kick succeeded, making the score
Is to 0 in Quincy's favor. Directly
after this, carrying the kickoff to
near the center of the field in
Quincy's territory. Quincy gave the
ball to FarTar on a forward pass to
the Keolzuk 4o-yard line, from where
he carried the ball across the goal
line. The score was not allowed.
however, as the head linesman called
an off side penalty on Quincy, and
the ball was carried back FIVE yards.
Quincy made good following an e1-
change of punts few minutes later
and Stewart again took the ball over
straight through the line. He then
punted out to Farrar, and Best made
the goal for Quincy. Quincy got the
kick on their 35-yard line. taking II
to the 25-yard line, from where a
took the ball to the 5o-yard line
Here Farrar was again given the
ball, and finding the defense Scat.
tered, made the long run to the goal
and took the ball back OF the line
between the posts, this on a rigbp
cross buck. The kick was good
pulling the score up to 81 TO q
Quincy was forced to put on third
down after receiving the kick, and
Keokuk worked hard for ground
Their attempts at passing, however.
brought the team to grief, and Quincy
got the ball on a punt, punting again
soon after. Keokuk was held for
downs, and Quincy sent Best and
McDaniels straight through the line
for short gains. When within five
yards of the goal, Stewart carried.
the ball through the line for touch.
down, Best kicked for Quincy and
the score stood "a to 0. Quincy re-
reived the kick off, and the half
ended on first down.
Second Hall.
Quincy started with a whirlwind
Oh plays that figuratively swept the
opponents off their feet. Forse ar
I,gn. end. was sent around the left
vi .he line with the ball, for Ok
saiu gam on play little used. From
,nis position short end run bv
-, IRA, scored another touchdown. and
W NICK made good. The ball Vic.
1assea and punts were excbaneed
' unes. until the end of the