The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-20
Keok,lk High School With In
iured Captain Leading,
Fights to Victory and
Wins Is to Z.
VISITORS ARE OUTPLAYED

With Few GACCEoAohS So"SA
Applebee's Men Outshlne
Up State Boys and Vic
tory is Deserved One
rne Keokuk fighting spirit wor
Saturday. KeokuR high schooi over
came the seven point lead OF FAR
field high, and in the last three min
ntes of play put over the winnint
touchdown and kicked goal, winnlne
"a 70 7. The Purple and White team
won because it deserved TO WIN, pc
cause it was playing footoaii Iai
sunerior to the brand put up by tne
men from Parsons college town; pc
cause it couldn't help but win with
Captain Ebersole, his finger ban
daged. and himself bruised and bat
tered from the fierce attack In which
he was the battering ram, rally1ne
the men every minute Of play. II
was the plucky captain who tore over
the line for the winning touchdown
and there lis no doubt in the minds
Of everyone who saw the game Sat.
urday. but that had Ebersole been
able to play during the entire game,
Keokuk's goal would not have been
crossed by the visitors. Likewise
there is considerable dispute among
the rooters as to whether or not the
captain's boot from the forty yard
line skinned the outside goal post.
Referee Mason claims it did not go
inside the post. The team evidently
thought it had, likewise the rooters.
but when they woke up again, Fair
field back was returning the ball
down the field.
Douglas as usual, shared with the
captain in the honors of the day.
Doug played brilliant football, and in
the first two quarters took Ebersole's
place in the Kicking department In
splendid fashion. His punts are by
no means as long, or as well directed.
but they come with world of speed
and are not easy to handle. 1t was
In offensive playing that the little
colored boy starred, however. He
| tore off yard after yard when gains
were needed, and it was his speed
| that carried the ball over for the
/ first local touchdown, and his gains
i'll Iuiuuclu LII IuO ldob AAaA wa S4Ae-S
made it possible for Captain Eber-
sole to tear off his twenty-five yard
dash around right end Tor the final
touchdown. Douglas was the point
of attack by the Fairfield wreckdng
crew in the early stages of the game.
Wyllie, Millspaugh and Rich play
ed splendid football and the two
backs were ground gamers whenever
called upon to carry the ball. Rich
was power in defensive playing,
while his attack was brilliant. Time
and again he opened UP hole in the
center Of the visitors line through
(which Wyllie or Ebersole wiggled
for gains. Neither can too much be
said for the entire Keokuk line. 1t
proved itself adamant at several
stages of the game, and managed to
tighten when Fairfield was threaten
ing.
Fairfield Disappointment.
The Fairfield team was consider
ably heavier than the KeokuH squad,
and played about az questionable
brand of football as Keokuk rooters
have had chance to see for some
time. They displayed poor sports
manship all through the game,
especially when the referee ruled
against them in the play that won the
victory for Keokuk. The boys were
not SO much to blame as their coach,
who was once invited from the field
by Umpire Rosenfeld, and was about
TO be forcibly removed by couple
OIL local rooters at another time.
ihelr Wanted speed and superior
football failed to show up, except in
spots. Their touchdown was the re-
suit more OF bad Judgment on the
part OF Keokuk players rather than
any startling speed or ability on their
own part. So confident were they of
winning that several of the team
went Off the field in tears, as the
maj whistle blew.
II was patent to almost everyone
On The sidelines that considerable
|iough playing was being INDUCED in
Ivy some OF the members Of the visit
ing team, but the officials seemed I'M
ape or unwilling to see 1t, although
sne rooters were continually implor-
ing them to watch that smuggling"
airheld drew several penalties for
outside playing. One cause for this
"as SHIFT formation which they
were using, and which was patterned
alter college teams, where the men
=, are trained to the second. This play
Jagged In several instances, drawing
g penalty for the players jumping
sns of the swapping back of the
:. Tho Game.
heokuk kicked off to Fairfield to
BB,open the proceedings. The visitors
I'M started forward pass,
wnlch keokuk intercepted. Keokuk
mace nrst down, and then Douglas
made flrst down again on fake kick
.ofination. The ball changed hands
" Gowns on the twenty yard line.