Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-27
AUGIE IS HELD
TO TIE COUNT
BY WINDY CITY
Local Team BUSHES Ball Up and
Down Field But Punch Fails
When Near Goal Line.
By JACK VANCE.

After scrapping through four
tense quarters of fast football on
Saturday afternoon with the Amer
lean College OF Physical Education
of Chicago, at Ericsson field, the
Augustana college eleven remains
unbeaten. While the game result
ed in 0 to 0 tie. the ball was car
ried almost entirely by the local
boys, and was in their possession
fully three quarters of the time
Although the visitors were rath-
er weak in offensive play, yet their
defense was magnificent Winnie
Holmgren was able occasionally to
smash through the line for a four
or f1ve-yard gain, but they broke
up end runs and passes at will
Besseler's punts were the feature
of the game, the visiting fullb2ck
placing the ball with most unusual
accuracy just out of reach of the
local backs.
1t is hard to tell just what the
outcome would have been if the
Swedes had not been handicapped
by the loss of four of their regulars
through ineligibiIity.
Game By Quarters.
The locals kicked off and Chica-
go returned the ball to the 80 yard
line On the first down, Berg sue
ceeded in smashing through the
line and knocking the ball out of
the quarters hands. He fell on IL.
This made it Augustana's ball on
the 30-yard line Holland. Holm
gren and Erbstein carried the ball
in line plunges, and end runs, max
ing two first downs, but the Visi-
tors gathered in the ball on a fun
Bile by Erbstein on the 15-yard line
Besseler punted Holland gained
Is yards on an end run. Chicago
held Augie for downs, and the first
quarter ended with the ball in the
American colleges possession and
20 yards from goal.
Second Quarter.
Chicago gained yards, but in two |
succeeding plays lost IL yards and |
had to punt. The visitors were sue
cessful in holding the Augie boys, |
and they punted out of danger, |
leaving the ball again on the 10
yard line. Besseler attempted to |
punt again but Chuck Larson |
his kick and captured the I
ball for Augie just nine yards from |
the goal posts. Three downs took |
the ball to the two-yard line, but !
the Swedes could not go any fur
Their. Chicago again punted out of :
danger. Augie succeeded in getting /
l.. 80 ]
old white line" twice more in this
1uater but could not seem to pen
citrate the defense of the boys in
the black jersies.
Third Quarter.
Holland grabbed the kickoff and
came back to the 20-yard line, then
and Besseler exchanged
punts, gaining Is yards for Angus
ana The locals attempted several
passes in this quarter but for some
reason or other they had no sue
cess at their favorite play. Merkel
grabbed one OF Augie's passes and
IAN to the 25-yard line. After an
pass, and a futile at
.empt to penetrate Angles line,
3esseIer tried a dropkick, but 1t
vent far wide of the posts The
blew with the bal on Chi
lagos 45-yard line.
Last Quarter.
The visitors attempted an onsfde
DICK, the line spreading. and the !
quarters and halves playing far
,ver to the left, while Besseler re-
.eived the ball to kick. The local
,oys had been watching for this I
,Iay however. and smothered it I
Augustana' succeeded {
n getting to the 30-yard line once, {
nd Erbstein attempted dropkick -.
which went outside the posts. The {
emainder of the game was fea- {
ured by an exhibition of punting '
" both sides.
Berg starred as usual. and Hol- /
and and Erbstein also showed up {
veil while Merkel and Besseler did /
he stellar work for the A. CT
,. Els. Both sides played good z
lean ball. and in marked contrast
o last weeks game there was only {