The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-06
INDIANS Cash
ON TOUCHDOWN
BY okE SMITH

BY BRUCE COPELAND.

entA, wofetheir pigskin babilimsnts /
against the Moline Athletics yes
terdAy afternoon on Browning field,
Moline, because OF Oke's recovery
l0f m Athletic tumble in the first few
minutes Of play resulted in ST. |
yard run for the only touchdown Of
the game. Oke then kicked the
goal and the final score was: In
diaAs. Z; Athletics, o.
The Indians took the field on the
short end of the odds because of
their inferior showing this season.
The Athletics had presented al
smoother running. better coached
eleven and had played a heavier
schedule. These were counted as
advantages for Teddie Davenport's
protegss before the game. How
ever, after the game commenced,
two more evenly matched teams
never met on a Moline girdiron.
The reason for victory seems to
have been because Tate Free
borg, Indian mentor, 0utsmarted his
rivals in acquiring the services Of
Oke Smith and Waddy Kuehl OF the
Independents. Ted Davenport was
content to load up with Paddy Quinn
and Louie Kohls. Smith, playing
his usual heady game, sure was the
prize grab OF the outside field.
Sought Kuehl; Forgot Oke.
The whole Athletic team seemed
to be laying for kuehl, and Waddy
did little or nothing against their
combined and concentrated activi-
ties. Kuehl tried many times to get
away through a broken field. but he
was always followed so closely that
all his gains were ineonsequehtial.
Next to Smith the offensive star
of the battle was the yougster. Nor
ton, Athletic halfback, whose great
lodging runs put the Indians con-
stantly in danger Of being tied or
defeated. This boys offensive work
electrified the crowd many times,
especially when he would tear oil
supbstantial gains through a whole
field OF much heavier opponents. In
another year or two Norton will
make any professional team in the
country step their fastest to stop
him. Heeza darb!
The lone touchdown of the game
came on the 18th play OF the game
I within the first 10 minutes Of play.
The Indians won the toss and chose
| to receive the ball. Soderstrom
kicked off to Kuehl on the 12-yard
line, and Waddy brought the ball
back IA yards. Kimball failed to
gain through the line and punted IL
yards to Woodyatt on the latter,s
7 40-yard line. Woodyatt came back
eight yards before he was downed.
What Led to Score.
| Whistler shot throuhg right
tackle for four yards. He fumbled
on the next play, Sullivan OF the
Athletics recovering the ball on the
scrimmage line. Norton skirted lett
end for two. Sullivan was held to
one yard through the line. aid
Woodyatt punted 80 yards to the In
dams 20-yard line, where the ball
was allowed to roll dead.
Kimball punted IS yards on first
down, Woddyatt taking the ball on
the 5O-yard line and running back
10 wards. Norton was chased out
of bounds and he'd to a 4-yard gain,
. It was at this point that victory
smiled upon the so-cal!ed under
, dogs.
Whistler, Athletic fullback. drop
ped back as if to punt or pass.
He fumbled a direct pass from cen
tier and Smith, after sitting through
|, tthe line with characteristic agility
scooped up the ball and started on
, his long 64-yard sprint to the Attn
? letics' goal line. Captain Welder-
auist of the Athletics, started OH 10
, run Oke down, but the Islander out
smarted him in agle-runnlng ana
. scored, with lots OF room to spare
, Oke then kicked the goal.
. Sullivan and Uorton worked
, some forward passes directly after
ward. However, the throws were
not long enough or covered sufl-
GENTLY to yield substantial gains
Paddy Quinn had the misfortune 70
bobble one Of Sullivan's long pass
ca. He was within scoring dis
lance at the time and a perfect
J. catch might have enabled the Ath-
letics to tie the score.
Oke Smith the Here.
? Had Oke Smith not been gifted
with more than ordinary precocity
and with lesser speed and juds-
ment for angle-running. the game
would have resulted in a core
less tie, With the Athletics on
lon top as regards total yards
gains. Oke pulled the psychology
cal stuf3 at the wholly unexpected
momcnt Of the game. Aside from
, the Athletics great comeback in
, the fourth quarter, neither line was
, | in serious danger throughout the
. game.
The Indians and Athletics de-
serve much credit for closing the
tri-city professional football season
20 auspiciously. The lineups:
: Indians-Anthony, le; Spaulding
; It; Axell. lg: Peterson, c; DeSmet
re; Lsithner. IT; o. Smith, re;
Blancke, OBJ; Burlingame, lib;
Kuehl, RIB; Kimball. fb.
II Athletics-Quinn, le; Kolls, It;
Valentine. L.; Soderstrom. 6;
Burns, re-; Harris. IT; Weiderquisr
re: Woodyatt, PHI Sullivan. lib;
Morton, RIB: Whistler, fb.
Touchdown-O. Smith. Goal
1 from touchdown. o. Smith.
Observation-Disclosures for Leith-
? ner, Allen for Sullivan; Sullivan
: for Woodyatt;- Alstne for Sullivan
!. Shafer for Alsine; Allen for Sui!i-
|, Ivan; Donovan for Harris: Kolls
] | for SodefItrom: Harris for Kolls;
. CallfsnA foe WAAAvaff. AiSina for