Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-30
DAVENPORT wins
TRI-CITY HONORS
IN SLOW CONTEST
Iownns Spring Bic Surprise Before
800 Turkey Day Fans by
Score OF AIS.
LOSERS ARE ovERCOSFmENT
Plow City Squad Was Expected TO
Cop Annual Fray
disappointment.
BY COOK SMITH.

Davenport won the tri-city high
school championship yesterday after
noon when IL walloped the Moline
eleven BY the overwhelming score OF
Al TO on the lowan's gridiron The
contest was Witnessed by $500 people
Davenport's strong attacks and Mo-
lines weakness to gain through the
stiff Iowans line was the cause Of
defeat for the Plow city team Both
teams resorted 10 the old style OF
football and only on q few occasions
we're open field plays exhibited. Not
until the final quarter did the Mo-
line school open up with several ior-
ward passes and mel It's only marker.
Harry MaKeeyer was the individual
star Of the game for the Davenport
team and it was too much Makeever
for Moline. At all times the plucky
little halfback would carry the ball
for long gains II was near the end
OF the first half when he tore OF
S5-yard run, MaKeever scored Day-
exports FIRST count. In the first hali
he dropkcked the bali over the goal
on two attempts and in the last pc
Rod OF the contest he crossed the
Moline line for three touchdowns.
Fromme probably was the best ground
gamer for the losers. On many at
tempts the big fullback carried the
oval for long gains He was worked
constantly during the entire game
The game was a disappointment to
the many fans that were present as il
had been anticipated Moline would
COP the annual clash. With Daven'
port weakened by the loss Of its star
Nudge MaKcever. brother Of Harry
\ hopes for coping the game were
y abandoned. Coming from behind witt
4 weakened lineup Davenport exhib
tied classy football at all stages. Dal
q. quarterback directed the eleven il
fne style and his punting was
feature Of the contest.
Moline failed TO exhibit that oil
Sighting spirit which has placed thu
Plow city team in the running fol
tho Illinois state title That knOcl
cm In spirit was missing aud at th'
start Moline failed TO exhibit an,
speed In place of carrying the ova
On long gains. which was expected
they were held at all times by thu
Davenport team. with the exception il
tho final quarter.
Holds Davenport.
During the first half Moline he'll
Davenport on several occasions whe
\ The Iowans were in scoring distance
This was the only time during tn
game Molines line held In the frs
period MaKeever made the first scor
after four minutes of play had elapse
with a dropkick from the 1S-yard lins
Davenport kicked of to De Clerk, VIII
was downed in HIS tracks. MOlin
was forced 10 punt. Alsene punte
outside on the 40-yard line. Davep
port began a steady march toward
the visitors goal when the Moline lin
held on It's 10-yard line MaKeeve
placed a drop over the goal with tn
first marker In the second quartz
MaKeeyer duplicated the feat with
second drOpkick from the 20-yard lin
Near the end Of the first half Ms
Keever went over the goal after til
ball was rushed TO scoring distanC
by the Iowans backield on end run
This ended the scoring in the fir
hall
In the second half Davenport score
almost at will In the last play
the third quarter the ball was rushe
TO Moline's 15-yard line by 35-yai
run OF MaKeever's. The first play
the fourth period was a forward pai
to MaKeeyer, who carried the ba
over During the final period Of Il
game Davenport scored three mol
touchdowDs on forward passes. lii
smashes and end runs
Moline Scores in Last Quarter.
It was IN the final period that NJ
line scored its only tally In the la
part Of the final quarter Moline gain,
little pep and began forward pa
game, which netted many long gain
On two attempts the ball was a
vanced 40 yards. With the ball {
the Davenport 15-yard line Fromn
executed a pass TO Sill, who CARR,
the oval over Moline failed 10 XII
goal. Fine score was Al to 6.
Summary.
Davenport Schmidt TT; Schauwe
er. re; Keuiesen. re- Claypool
Ruhl lie; Mercy. 1t; Block lg; Da
Oh. Sears, IN Cook, rh and MaKeey'
III.
Moline WEIGH. re; Hoyt, IT. Gree
rg, Haley. e. McKelvie, lg. Tow
bridge It, Swanson, lie: DeClerk. q
sill, IN Alsene, rh and Fromme,
Touchdowns MaKeever. 3; Coo
Day and sill.
Goal from touchdowns -Schauwe
or, 5.