Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
SCHOOL TEAM
is VICTOR IN
FIRST START
Ottawa High School Proves Too
Small for Hefty Islanders and
Score Is Is to O.
BY sPIGSKIN PETE,

By amassing two touchdowns
and field goal the Rock Island
high school football team came out
of its first scheduled game of the
season victorious with Ottawa, To
the tune of Is to o. The Islanders
showed a great improvement but
many of the spectators shook their
heads at the fact that the locals
had only scored twice against such
a light team.
1t was a hard fought contest,
however, and both squads were
playing their hardest every min
ute, and what the upstate team
lacked in weight it more than
made up in speed.
Two of Coach W. L. KimmelAs
star backfeld men were absent
from the lineup yesterday when
the whistle blew. Curtis Blanken-
burg, steller halfback, was unable
to play because of ineligibiIity. 1t
is not known whether the younger
Blankenburg can play the rest of
the season or not Olsen who did
such good work at half last Sat
urday, was on the sideIines Satur-
day on account of a sore knee.
Right at the KICKOFF Rock Island
showed its superiority and after
holding Ottawa for downs pushed
the ball down past the five-yard
line, but were then held for downs
and didn't get another chance to
score during that half.
During the third quarter Mil
stead got clear with the ball and
ran half way down the field; the
last 30 yards with three men cling
ing to him. Rock Island, however.
failed again to put the necessary
punch behind the egg and again
lost the bail on the fourth down.
The last quarter, however, things
picked up for the Crimson and
Gold. A field goal by Dufln and a
touchdown by Blankenburg occur
red in short order. Toward the
end of the game Herbert caught
the only successful Rock Island
pass during the whole game and
was able to run over the line for
a touchdown. BlankenbUrg missed
the goal for the first touchdown.
and as the punt out for the second
touchdown was poor. a goal was
not tried.
After one week of practice the
local squad played and acted like
a different team They pulled on
mean shifts and mysterious fake
plays. The only thing they were
weak in was the passing and re-
ceiviag of forward. at which the
l. L. -
practice.
Dufin played a good game for
the locals. It was his booting that
kept the ball out of Rock Island S
danger territory. Herbert at half
played his usual brilliant game
and got away with lot of gains.
Blankenburg was there whenever
they called on him, and when he
smashed through the line it was
always for a gain. Ohlweiler at
the other half also played a steady,
consistent game. At the ends,
Schmidt showed a big improve
ment since last week and Johnson
captured himself a place on the
first squad Milstead. DOMAIN and
Henke were the mafnstays of the
line. Milstead, beside doing his
share on the line, was frequently
called back TO carry the ball, which
when he did it was always for a
gain. DOMAIN was in every play
and in the last half it was usually
he who stopped the runner. Henke
until he was taken out in the last
half played a mighty game and
speared most of them that came
anywhere near him. Anderson
and Campbell at guards. although
new men, showed up well.
Ottawa employed the short pass
with great gains but whenever
they tried going through the line
they were blocked Anderson,
their fast little quarterback. and
Reid. the fulIback. were response
BILE for most of the gains. Baker,
left end, played a strong defensive
game, breaking mp quite a few end
runs.
The lineup:
Rock Island - Schmidt "a.