Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-20
STORY OF GAME
PLAY BY PLAY
First Quarter.

Rock Island won the toss and
chose to receive, defending the east
goal. Sizes kicked off to Marshall,
the big co1ored boy returning the
oval 10 yards to the 35-yard line.
started. Ursella went gently for
two yards and Chicken plunged
through tackle for seven. Chick
followed Immediately for FIVE. Hen
ry was called upon and he made
one. Sizes breaking through to
make the tackle. But, Oh, my!
Chicken FIVE, Chicken five, Ursella
six. Ursella IA, Henry nine, Henry
six, Chicken two, Henry one and
UrselIa over Thus it was Rock
Island got off to an early lead. The
punt out was missed and the score
was Rock Island, 6: Davenport, 0.
KuehI received the kickoff and
was downed in his tracks. But In
dare1dents were offsi5H and The hail
was returned and place. I'VE yards
back. Burlingame caugl- the kick
and the ball was slipped to kuehl
on an attempted fuzzy play. Kuehl
went down awful hard on the 20
yard line. Murphy was thrown for
a yard loss. Burlingame plunged
for four but Kuehl was halted for
no gain. Sizes punted to Marshall
on Davenport's 43-yard line. Henry
tore of eight yards, Mansfield four.
Chicken six. Rock Island fumbled
on next play and Burlingame re
covered for Davenport. \ pass,
kueh1 to Murphy, netted only six.
Burlingame slipped through for
three in two downs and time was
up for the quarter. Score-Rock
Island, 6 Davenport, 0.
Second Quarter.
Davenport accomplished first
down when Burlingame went
through for two yards. Murphy
lost four on next play. A pass,
Murphy to Kuehl. was coed for 20
yards. Kuehl made five and Bur
ingame one Eight yards was COW
cred on a pass to Cummings by
KuehI. huehl was thrown for loss
of two yards. Then il was Fitz-
gerald captured a pass on his own
35yard line.
The second march down the field
started with Mansfield tearing
through for Il yeards. Cr-
selIa accommodated with three
more Henry added another eight
yards. Chicken paralyzed a cOu-
pie of men by driving through
tackle for eight. Ursella added eX-
element by Keeling of % yards
around eft md With about 10
yards - co. Ursella passed to
Marshall over the line. The punt
out was successful and Ursella
kicked goal Score-Rock Island,
IS; Davenport, 0.
Kuehl received and was stopped
cold on his 15-yard line by o.
Smith The tackle was a beautiful
piece of work, hard, clean and with
terrible head-on force. Sizes got
off a long punt that rolled out of
bounds on Rock Islands 30-yard
line At this juncture Henry was
put out of the game for taking
punch at Kennedy. who had appar-
emily egged the Islander on in
hopes of getting him out. Novak
was substituted. Chicken made
four, Mansfield three, Mansfield
five. Novak three. Rock Island
penalized for off-side play. Ur-
seua Obliged with Is around end.
Novak failed to gain and Rock Is
land was penalized again for Off
side. Ursella punted to Murphy
on the latter's 18-yard line, and
there the diminutive halfbaCk was
hurled to the ground. Davenport
fell down on an attempted fuzzy
pass. One yard was gained when
Murphy passed to Cummings. Fftz-
gerald rushed in on the play and
smothered the Davenport quarter.
Another pass for six yards and
Sizes punted poorly, the ball going
TO Rock Island on Davenport 40
yard line. Mansfield reeIed off
eight Rock Island was penalized
10 yards for roughness on the play
UrseIla lost 10 when attempting to
forward Novak made five as the