The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-27
'OUINCY DEFEATS
kE0KUK, I TO D
Locals Fall to Tie the Score When
Within Inches OF Quincy Goal
and Can't Deliver
Punch.
TEAMS WE'LL MATCHED
Visitors Have StonewaI Line and
PIunging Forwards Who Tear UP
Local Defense in Master
full Fashion.


ment were largely responsible for
the failure Of the locals to tie the
score. The Quincy line outplayed
the Keokuk defense and in the third
quarter tore gaping holes for first
down time after time until Gilmer
went over for Quincys score
Keokuk had the chance to como
back almost Immediately after, but
for some reason Captain Landmann
elected to hit the Quincy stone wall
seven times in succession in the at
tempt to gain two yards, when the
ball given to either Douglas or Mills
paugh might have been taken over
on short end run.
/, There was no attempt on the cap
tain's part at "grandstand," some of
] the side line critics to the contrary.
! He simply underestimated the stone
wall defense of the visitors and made
what any quarterback makes-an
error in judgment To the man out
side it looked as if an end run would
have turned the trick, but the man
on the field is, after all, the best
Judge
In the first period of the game,
with the ball inside of Quincy.s ten
yard line, the locals failed to put it
across on similar Iine-bucking tao
tics. All credit must go to the
Quincy line: it held like adamant As
for its batteringram abilities. the
crowd had plenty of demonstration
as they saw one side Of the Keokuk
line splintered time after time for
! gains of from five to ten yards at
stretch, until the Quincy backs put
the ball over for the only score OF
the game.
The Quincy score was made in the
/ third period on a succession OF
straight line bucks. They tore
through center and then through the
line, then varied the play with some
short end runs and then got back to
! the smashing tactics again. But Tor
/ Millspaugh and Douglas, the process
sion would have been a trout These
(, two backs grabbed the man with the
/ ball time and again after he had torn
! through the first defense lines.
4 The locals braced In the shadow
of their own goal posts, but the
/: Quincy offensive was not to be
stopped and Gillmer went over on
/ the third attempt within the ten-yard
line. He kicked goal and the score
was Quincy Z, Keokuk O.
l. keokuk's Big Chance.
Reokuk came right back on the
kickoff and Douglas and Millspaugh
z made some gains, when an inter-
cepted pass made trouble for the
locals. They recovered the ball
again on downs and made 1t to the
ten-yard line. On the next play
Quincy man was penalized. but the
five yards would have carried the
bali over the line, so the distance
was haIved. Two attempts to batter
his way through stone wall should
have shown Landmann the utility
OF such tactics The next play drew
I a penalty, making it first down. Four
more attempts to batter through
! stone wall were made and the ball
! went to Quincy, inches from her
(; goal line. Landmann had seven at
tenpts to get through, and the root
ers on the side lines were pleading
i. yainly for touchdown and for
Douglas or Millspaugh to take the
/ ball,
Coach Applebee brought team to
Keckuk prirned to win, and their
plays were such as to focus their
! attack on the weakest part OF the
line and also to keep Douglas from
starring as he did last week. While
While he and Millspaugh showed up
he and Millspaugh showed well
moments came in the defense. They
proved impregnable, and when moved
up on the line to strengthen 1t,
turned the edge of the visitors at
tack. But the blue and white was
not to be denied it's victory, and won
it fairly and squarely through 81.
perior generalship. better line and
possibly a shade the advantage In
weight.
! The game was played under n
burning sun. that was better suited
to baseball than the gridiron sport.
The side lines were dotted here and
there with fancy parasols, and sum-
mer dresses and straw hats at
football game were in direct defiance
to the fitness of all things.
Officials Gave Satisfaction.
Stewart Wells and James Holdings
worth officiated as referee and um-
pire and gave complete satisfaction
to both sides They both know the
game from every viewpoint and are
masters of the field from the minute
the whistle blows. Both men are
former high school athletes and are
familiar with college football. Hol-
lingsworth having played with the
University of Iowa Their work and
that of Buck head linesman, COM
pared fayorably with that Of Sammy
Gross, who refereed the Thanksgiv-
ing game last year.
Before the game. the high school
orchestra, augmented by several
members of the Keokuk Concert
band, played a program that was
greatly appreciated by the crowd.
The orchestra and band were direct
cd by Prof. p. c. Hayden. II was