The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-05
ROUGH EDGES
WEARING OFF
HIGH PLAYERS
Kimmel Concentrating on the Pass
ing and Kicking Angles of
the Sport.
BY PIGSKM PETE.

Coach hlmmel OF the ROCK Is
land high school football team is
devoting considerable attention this
week to perfecting his players in I
forward passing. goal and drop
kicking and punting. The line has
proved itself a capable defensive
unit and is thought to be in need
of little attention now. The rough
edges appearing in the younger re-
cruits in the early part of the train
ing season seem to have worn of.
leaving the coach free to give poll
ish and style to the attack and de-
tense.
A light scrfmmage Comprised
most of the program yesterday aft
ernoon. 1t gave the second string
boys a workout for their first game
of the season with the East Moline
high on the latter's field next Sat-
urday. A light session of signals
and punting practice concluded the
drill
Panne1 and Lamp are slowly re-
covering from their injuries but
they are expected to be ready for
regular action by Saturday at
Galesburg. Anderson, who was
commencing to show real stuff in
the backf1eld, as well as kicking
form, will be out of the Lineup for
while with an injured back Ash
forced to retire from the lineup
after the initial practices of the
season, is expected to be back in
the next game at Galesburg- 1t
is doubtful whether he will be cali,
ed upon to assist though, unless re-
garded necessary. His addition to
the line is expected to greatly in
crease the efficiency of the ma
chine.
Fundamentals at Moline.
Back to kindergarten That was
where Coach Senneff virtually sent
his football charges yesterday after
noon. Even though Moline played
a good game against Peoria last
Saturday, the Maroon and White
mentor is very much disappointed
He was particularly downhearted
over the showing of the backfeld
men.
They are capable of doing much
better" vows Senneff, land they.
must do so in order to win against
Ottawa. Champaign and the Ti-city
teams. So yesterday afternoon Sen
neff explained and pounded the
fundamentals of football back into
the domes of his charges. as if
they had never before played the
game.
After skull drill and the usual
demonstrations on blocking, charg-
ing and tackling which are taught
the candidates the first of the sea-
son, a long scrimmage wound up
the program. Nothing but punting
and forward passing was permitted.
These are two departments in which
the locals are woefully weak and
the regulars looked pitiful in last
nights practice.
Fortunately, for Moline. Peoria
didn't open up or the final result
might have been different. A good
forward passing team will cause
Senneff's charges a lot of trouble
unless they improve several hun
dred per cent.
Davenport Hopeful.
Only limbering up exercises was
handed the Davenport high school
squad by Coach McGinnis last night
but hard work is awaiting the grid
toiIers when they report to the
red and blue mentor this evening.
The team escaped from the bat
tie with West Liberty in the best
of shape and are prepared for a
stiff week to prepare for the clash
with the Geneseo aggregation here
next Saturday afternoon. It is the
aim of the local warriors to pile up
a bigger score on the GeneSeo tribe
than Rock Island counted in their
clash with that club last Saturday
afternoon.
The fracas with West Liberty last
week gave McGinnis an idea of
what his men could do and afford
ed the local men a splendid oppor-
tunity TO line up his men while they
were under fire. This week in
stead of working with the entire
squad he will direct practically all
of his attention to the first string
men and it is expected that more
machine-like eleven will face the
Geneseo team next Saturday.
Weak on Defense.
In the West Liberty battle the
Red and Blue made a much better
showing on the offense than on the
defense. The coach intends to i'm
prove this condition during the
week by sending the second string
men against the regulars in a series
of scrimmages. the first team TAX
ing the defensive. The poor show
ing made while the locals were on
the defensive in Saturdays game
was partly caused by an eleventh 4
hour change in the lineup due TO
the ineligibility Of Stetson, last {
years I'D" man, who was 20 s
play offensive fulIback and defe1-
sive tackle Quinn. another of the
former I'D" men. was also ineligible
for the opening tilt of the year. He
plays on the right end of the line
From all reports available both
Quinn and StetSon will be eligible
by the end OF the week and will be
seen in action against Geneseo next
Saturday. Both players are max
ing their appearance at practice
regularly and are keeping in toucn
with everything given by the coacn
to the first eleven. If they do get
signed up Stetson will play ofen-
siye fuIIback and defensive tackle.
Goddard will swap places with HIM
PLAYING offensive tackle and defen-
sive fulIback. Quinn will be seen
in action on the end OF the line.
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