The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-30
In the Thanksgiving Football Game
played In keokuk, Visitors Get
Twelve Scores to keo-
kuk's Nothing.
BIG CROWD SEES GAME
r.. Madison Makes All Scores in the
First Ralf-ln Second Half
Warriors Hold Them
First Rate.

Thanksgiving day was damp and
chill and cloudy, but al Lhat there
wss a large crowd out IN the after
noon 10 witness the game OF footoan
between Keokuk and Fl. Madison
high school teams al Standard fouE
ball park II would have taken more
than the gloom Of the atmosphere TO
depress the spirits OF those people
Fort Madison was out IL force and
they rooted 10 beat the band They
brought their megaphones along and
II they were outuumbered by the
home folks, by the din they made
ike the few frogs IN the pond, one
would have thought there were hun
dreds OF them
The long and short OF It was that
Keokuk got beat, but really this was
no surprise TO those who were
familiar with the football situation
in southeastern Iowa. Fl Madison
had suffered no defeat IN this part OF
the state, only having been beaten
by North Des Moines last Saturday.
Though the local fans kept hoping
for the best, they got Just about what
they expected, and were glad 1t was
no worse The score was II to 0.
The personnel Of the two teams, as
regards height, weight and build, Is
not greatly different The boys of
both teams are 1.-THE, well built lads,
OF good height and not overburdened
with avoirdupois. And they are lively
as crickets.
In the first half OF the game the
visitors seemed to outgeneral the
Warriors and play the most scientific
football. 1t was in this part OF the
game that they won all their scores.
In the last half Keokuk got down
to business and played every whit
as good ball as Ft Madison, II not
q little better. On more than one
occasion they were near their goal,
and 1t was more luck than good play
ing of their opponents that kept
them from scoring.
To add to the gaiety Of the day
some Keokuk boys thought TO have
a little fun at Fl. Madison's expense.
They brought along an obIong box
draped like coffin with real casket
handles. In the interval between the
halves they conducted mock burial.
II pains US to gay It, in the
interest Of truth It should be stated
that IT was a mighty lively corpse.
II funeral tears were mingled with
the dust of the gridiron. they came
not from FIT Madison eyes.
A description OF the game in some
Of the more important moves fol- !
low:
First Quarter.
Fl. Madison won In toss UP and !
elected TO receive ball. Fl. Madison !
tried end run, but fumbled and Keo- |
kuk got the ball Keokuk tried pass |
Ft Madison'E line but failed. |
Fl Madison made gains through line |
bucks and end runs Eft Madison |
tried forward pass, but failed. Again |
Fl. Madison tried TO pass through |
Keokuk's line, and with more suc-
cess. bringing the ball TO Keokuk's
three yard line. Wood. Fl. Madi- |
Keokuk's line for touchdown. Fl |
Madison failed to kick goal FIT |
Madison then kicked, Bradfeld re- |
ceiving, who carried the ball back |
ten yards. Keokuk failed to make |
gains and was forced TO punt. TT. !
Madison failed TO carry ball back far, |
and also failed on forward pass TT. |
Madison then hammered Keokuk's |
line. finding holes. First quarter |
ended. Score 6 to 0 IN favor Of TT. |
Madison.
Second Quarter.
After a rev pre1nninaries, a few !
minutes after the second quarter be- !
gan, Niggemeyer made second touch !
down for Fl. Madison. but they failed
to kick goal Keokuk received kick !
off, Ebersole bringing the ball back p,
ten yards. Roberts made a pretty !
end run for good gain. Keokuk'g !
forward pass gained five yards. Keo- |
kuk failed to make more gains and |
was forced to punt. Madison was |
penalized fifteen yards. TT Madison
failed to make gains and was forced
to punt. Ebersole received ball and /
carried It back twenty-five yards. |
Keokuk failed to make further gains |
and punted to Ft Madison. The !
half ended with the ball in Fl. Madi. /.