Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22
FORMER STARS
DRUB SCHOOL
TEAM, 81 TO 7
Alumni Finds Things Easy In
Piercing Paper Line Of Coach
Kfmme4's Youngsters
By ~PIGSKIN PETE

Although they were outplayed
and outweighed the Rock Island
high school football team put up a
plucky fight against the strong
alumni team Saturday. going down
to defeat to the tune of "a to Z.
merous fumbles of the young
sters; otherwise they might
have held the grads TO a lower
score.
As there were representatives
from Moline and Davenport pres
ent. the high school didn't attempt
any fuzzy plays. but used straight
line bucks, end runs, and the like.
One thing which the Crimson and
Gold team need is a little strong
er line Milstead held the old-tim-
ers on his side of the line but else
where they got through at will
The high schools passing game
could also be improved.
Sunday Sees Game.
On the whole, however, the
game was good. There was a fair
crowd in the grandstand, one of
which was Billy Sunday. The
school team learned where i'm
provements could be made and a
vastly different outcome is prom
Used with Ottawa next Saturday.
The alumni played good foot
ball and earned their victory by
real work. Anderson. Erbstein,
Ackley and Morris were the prin-
cipal gamers for the grads and
each pulled OF some good runs.
Mansfield in the last half made
some mighty smashes and went
through the school line whenever
he took the ball. The grads line
was strong, and it was only rarely
that Olson, Blankenburg or Duffin
penetrated for gains.
For the high school all of the
backs played good game. The
Blankenburg brothers were in ev-
cry play and made many good
gains. Olsen, the left half, played
brilliant game and made the
only touchdown for the youngsters.
Duf1n played a fast game while he
ives in, but had the hard luck to
sprain his ankle in the third quar-
ter Herbert, although a new man.
played like a veteran at half and
quarter. He intercepted one of
Anderson's passes and ran 60
yards through the whole alumni
team before he was tackled by
Hendren On the line Milstead
was the chief factor DOMAIN at
center played q steady game, and
it looks as though he has the place
Cinched. Hinke at tackle and OIL
wiler at end played steady games
Score Early.
The alumni scored in the first
few minutes of play when high
school fumbied. The school held
the old-timers for downs. Morris
punted, and the ball, eluding Duff
fin, bounded toward the high
school goal. Heimbeck grabbed it
on the 1O-yard line and carried it
over. During kicked the goal.
During kicked off and the high
school was unable to gain. The
alumni tried several passes with
out success and were again forced
to punt. The rest of the quarter
turned out to be a punting contest
with Morris superior to Dufin.
When the whistle blew for the end
of the quarter it was the high
schools ball on their own 40-yard
line. The score was, alumni, Z;
high school, O.
At the start of the second quar-
ter, Erbstein replaced Anderson
The high school lost the ball on an
other tumble and Erbstein went
over for a touchdown. During
kicked goal. The ball see-sawed
back and forth, first in the schools
territory, then in the alumni's, till
toward the end of the period. Erb-
stein went through center and ran
half way down the field before he
was tackled by Dufin on the 10
yard line In the next play Nor
ris went over. During failed in
the attempt to boot it over the
crossbar. The team had hardly
gotten back In the middle of the
field when the half ended. At the