The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-25
- yRAxTER VANCE,

n YRAZTER VANCE,
a.fslana suffered the first de-
sssS ~ season Saturday AFTER
s s. Nillikin fleld, Decatur, when
n topped the local boys by
- Ssachdown. This Z to 0 VIC
~ lfillikin virtually gives
S,. IL /. /. A. C. title. unless.
~ some sort Of . shakeup,
S;ir. should lose to Wesleyan
rrfs.a. This would necessitate
h ~ oason game in which Augie
IN participate. However, 1t is
n possible that Millikin will
sss 8 any other conference team.
1.trrisys game was the climax
y Z tia schedule for the local
- sthe stiifest Of any yet played.
~ Augie and Millikin played In
Senpionship style, and the final
- should have been 0 to 0. In
IN secoad quarter Rog Peterson
|s5.Sl1d the ball on q direct pass
~ Wickstrom, and . Millikin
ea recovered it. running to-. the
$500 line, where he was thrown.
n n fell be also fumble1 the ball,
n n vss recovered by an Angus
~ man before the referee blew
n whistle. His decis. N gave the
q TO Millikin, however. and in
- downs they made the goal,
jGlnny Mcwherter carrying the
IN across the line.
Millikin Gets Break.
nom . technical point Of view
Il vss Augie's ball, and q punt
vpald have landed the ball far out
~ the danger zone. but Millikin
= the advantage in this. the only
mi IN the game. Augustana car
~ the ball most Of the time and
"a II In Millikin's territory prac-
tally throughout the first three
enrtsfs. Millikin played a defen-
dve game, punting from the mid
Il1s Of the field time and time again
- only the first or second down.
lot even trying to penetrate Au-
nes line.
Consequently. when the break
rms, Ill of Millikin's outfit was
ifesh for the rush to put the ball
ACROSS. Augie's backs and tackles
urried the ball 1877 yards, while
Wilkins men made "a. Augie was
ible to come through guard almost
It will and made substantial gains
through tackle and around right
nd. Millikin's sure tackling SPELL
n Augie's defeat rather than the
strength Of their line. This is the
Arst team of her own class that
AuCs has met this year. and, TAX
Ing the game as a whole, Augie
ostDlayed the downstate bunch /;
ut uery time that Augie got the
hll within scoring distance ground
M lost on penalty.
Wann's Men IN FERN.
wann's men played excellent
football, the work of McWherter or
he defense and Sutherd.' Abrams
M Ward on the oflense being es'
pecially noticeable.
Hollands offensive work wa.
pod, and Wickstrom, Cornell ani
4. Larson featured ON the defense
Brownie" was down under every
punt with Wallie Swanson. Wallie
It end. helped a lot on the offense
holding out the opposing tackle
md end for the backs to come
through.
Straight football would hav,
brought the gave to a scoreless tie
but Augie's style put them in tn,
elampionship class in the opinion
q oil the downstate fans. and tn
utle goes to Millikin on Z break o
luck.
Coach Wann was evidently pre-
!afed for a long. hard fight. for h,
Mc1ght two teams and a half ont
o. held in uniform, In contrast t,
ne le visitors.
First Quarter.
Lpe kicked off to Roger Peter
en, who returned with thu. ball i
!trds. On the first play Roge
esme through guard for a yard an,
! aslf, and Stan Fahlstrom trie,
!A same on the following play
eat was thrown for no gain. DUFF
NJ then took the ball around RICH
"a Tor a 5-yard gain, and then o.
re last down punted 40 yards
lpe returned the ball Is yards o.
PUNT, the local boys thus gainin
y yards on the exchange. Duffil
" TIE line for a 5-yard gain. an
nilkin was penalized five yard
" PLAYING offside on the sam
sN Holland made eight yard
Wound right end in about the pref
uest end run Of the game. On tn
.sN play Fahlstrom was throw,
~ : two-yard loss when he at
ss@psed . come around left enc
.os'Aad then grabbed % yards o
closshuck, and would have bee
ssy Tor = touchdown had it nc
~en Tor Hamilton, who nailed hin
~ az efossbuck completely foole
= - !. Aaiikin aggregation, and mos
.aem don't know vet Just wha
.epened. Duffin hit tha line O
nsN play and plowed throug
~ q S-yard gain. Then Angus
"a took time out.
oomn carried the ball throug
- aaother yard on a line plung,
w taen let Chuck Larson carr
= 20 : tackle around play. Chuc
Nsesd three yards. BY this tim
All was within easy kickin
,saes. and Rog Peterson Al
s.ted . place kick against tn
~ which went about eightee
nae. 20 Jow.
n. alutkin's ball on the 2O-yar
Lipe punted diagonall
~ the ball crossing the bour
the 4S-yard line. Duff
- thrown for a 9.v.rd ,oes =