The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-08
.KEOKUK WINNER
BY $40 SCORE
Burlington is Easy for the Locals
Saturday and Deuglas Scores at
Will in First
Hall.
MILLsPAUGH ADDS ONE
Entire Local Team Furnishes Inter.
ference and for First Time
This Year BackfeId Power
Shows.

| Outplaying Burlington man To-
man, and using Douglas as the chic
cog in its scoring machine, Keokul
high school numbered an offensive
Saturday that could not be stopped
and f1attened Burlington by score
of "a to 0. Twenty-eight KeOkul
points were harvested in the first
two periods, and Theodore Douglas
colored star haNback was responsible
for all of them. Aiding and abettme
Douglas was every member of the
team, and Coach Crimmins deserves
great credit for his work in building
the offensive.
For the first time this season the
backfeld men were given interfer-
ence that counted. Douglas has been
running ahead of his interference all
season, principally because he was a
faster man. Saturday, however, his
interference swung into action with
the result that the fans were given
thrill after thrill. The line held bet
ter than usual, and the superiority
of the local team is shown In the
fact that Burlington had the ball
just twice in the first half, and both
times had to kick.
The visitors were plucky, and
braced in the third and fourth
periods, but had to depend mostly
on their ability to kick to keep them
out OF danger. Their defense which
was smashed in the opening periods,
picked up stock in the last half of
the game, and they succeeded in
holding Keokuk but never threatened
the local goal.
Straight Football.
Straight football was depended
upon by the locals for all five touch
downs. PARCELS got into the game
in the second period, despite his in
hurled. Only one of these, Douglas
they were effective when completed.
locals, and big gains were made off
tackle and on runs by Douglas and
Millspaugh, with Schlotter smashing
through for needed yardage.
Burlington kicked of, and Keokuk
started procession for their goal.
Douglas went over for the first touch
down within five minutes of play, in
spite of the fact that two Keokuk
fumbles were made, but local men
recovered them. Whatever distance
was lost on these was made up in
plunges. Douglas dashed ten yards
for the touchdown and kicked goal
Keokuk, Z; Burlington, 0.
Doug kicked almost to the Bur-
lington goal line on the kickoff, and
Burlington lost the ball on downs.
Douglas shot over the line a minute
later and kicked another goal
Keokuk, IA; Burlington, 0.
The beginning OF the second
period saw Keokuk parading to the
Burlington goal, and although Doug
las had to fight off two tacklers on
the Burlington goal line he dashed
over for the third score.
Keokuk, 81; Burlington, 0.
The last score this period resulted
from a twenty yard pass, Douglas to
Nelson. On the next play the colored
lad took the ball on an old fashioned
cross buck fake, and ran thirty yards
for the touchdown.
Keokuk, %; Burlington, O.
In the third period Burlington's
offense showed up better and their
defense stiffened. At that they were
unable to hold Millspaugh who tore
across the goal line for another
touchdown. Douglas missed goal.
Keokuk, "a; Burlington, o. /,
Burlington and Keokuk exchanged
punts in the last half, frequently.
The locals held possession of the ball
most of the time, and whenever it
was lost, it was on Burlington terri
tory and the visitors had to kick 1t
out of danger.
Team as Whole Better.
In the first half Douglas made
consistent gains on wide end runs.
He made his four touchdowns on
plays of this character, and his inter
ference aids him tremendously in
making substantial gains. In the
second half Doug was kept scoreless
for the reason that he began to cut
in on his end runs, and was stopped
almost every time with only such
gains as he would make with his own
momentum.
Millspaugh and Schlotter profited
by their experiences in the first half
and in the second half began smash