Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-11
ARMY LOSES TO
The ISLANDERS
Camp Grant Warriors Suffer Smash
ing Defeat at Hands of
Independents.
FINAL SCORE BOOSTED 70 TO 0
Claim Aggregation Inferior to Star
CantOnment Players-A Big
Crowd Sees Melee.
(BY MAC.-3


Camp Grant service football ag-
gTegation went down to a smashing
defeat before the Rock Island indie
pendents at Douglas park yesterday
afternoon by a score of 70 to 0.
Claim is made that an inferior
team represented the cantonment
in yesterdays tilt to what the camp
has in the way of football material.
At least only those players, who did
not take part in the Chicago game
Friday between Camp Grant ard
Camp Taylor, appeared here to par
ticipate in the game with other
gridders from the Rockford army
city.
Several thousand tri-city people,
deprived of amusement for several
weeks on account of the Spanish
influenza closing order, turned out
and were amazed by the swiftness
Of the Independents, apparently
not the least bit discouraged by the
calling off of past games.
The entire game was played with
a dash and vim without signs of let
up at any time. The whole show
was easy pickings" for the Rock
Islanders, whose goal was not in
danger at any time. They were
held for downs but once, and that
in the fourth quarter when within
few yards of Camp Grants goal
line On the other hand, the army
warriors made their downs but
once. This happened in the last Of
the first quarter when they succeed
ed in pulling forward pass that
gained them a bare 10 yards. Little
penaIiZing was done. Each side re-
ceived one penalty each of 10 yards
for being offside.
While no dirty work was evide at
on either side, the army players
were hardly in shape to withstand
the fast rushes of the Independ-
ents and several were put hors du
combat
The tilt started at PAS sharp,
when VOTERS kicked off for the IN
dependents. In a short time Camp
Granter was out, and Immediately
on resumug play Kuehl went over
for the first touchdown of the game
and the first of five made by him
during the game Dempsey failed
at goal.
Pile OPP %.
Quinn went over for the next six
points after a long run with the as
sistance of wonderful interference.
Dempsey failed at goal. Another
army warrior was put out of the
melee, due to injuries. Dempsey
intercepted an army forward pass,
two for him in this quarter. On
the next play, Kuehl went over the
goal line Murray kicked goal.
The fourth touchdown in the first
quarter came when Kuehl hinged
the ball. kicked by Camp Grant, and
raced over the line Murray kicked
goal. Score, 26 to o at close of first
quarter.
PLAY became interesting in the
second quarter, when Robb carried
the oval on a long run. Next came
a forward pass from kuehl to
Dempsey. who carried the pigskin
over. Murray failed at goal. Kuehl
carried over the bail on the next
touchdown Murray made goal An
other army man Is knocked out.
Quarter ended with Is points for
this session.
Penalized.
At the beginning of the third
Quarter the Independents drew a
penalty OF 10 yards for being on
side. Smith took the ball on the
next play and walked down the
field for a good gain with army
tacklers draped about his person.
Kuehl went over for the first touch
down of the quarter F'reeborg
failed az goal. The ball went into
plav and Swanson gained on long
run. Dempsey scored the next
touchdown on catching a forward
mass from Swanson Freeborg kick