Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-10
FAST MOLINE SQUAD
TROUNCE OF TAWA
FOOTBALL TEAM $50
SMITHS MEN ENCOUNTER ONE
OF STATES FASTEST ELEVENs
-scHoCH, FARE L AN D
BURNS PROVE SENSATIONS ON
LOCAL TEAM.

Moline High, one of the fastest high
school football eloyens in tho state,
handed Coach Smiths band Of grid
players their first defeat of the sea
son when they blanked the locals, 90
to 0. After handing the fast Spring
Valley squad to trouncing a week
ago, news of the severe defeat by Mo-
line to the Ottawans was quite sur
prisings TO local followers Of the grid
sport. Moline IL is reported, was far
superior TO the locals and ct no time
were in danger of defeat. although on
two different occasions the locals
threatened to score.
Moline scored in every quarter OF
the game At the end OF the half the
score stood II to 0 in favor of Moline,
and after watching the locals plug
away during that period those watch
Ing the game never dreamed that the
Moline team would run up such a big
score in the remaining half of the
game. At the beginning CT the Gee
ond half Smiths mon received ana
raced the ball down toward Moline's
goal in a wonderful fashion. But
after taking the pigskin to within sew
eral yards OF the line they lost the ball
on downs. and as a result of Carey ana
Mecenstock being taken out OF the
game because of injuries that Ole
lighting spirit soon lost its hold on
Smiths men. From then on it was
nothing but one score after another
for the smashing Moline half backs.
hA grfn ~.
for the local team and at every mo
ment of the game were lighting their
way TO prevent scores by the oppos-
ing eleven. They played an cxcep
tionally good game. and had every
other member of the team showed the
spirit that they did probably the score
would not have been so great for Mo
line. Schoch also stared on the team
and at several different times threat
ened to score for the locals. He made
nice gains, but they proved worthless
Following is 4 brief report Of the
game and the scores;
First Quarter.
Ottawa won the toss-up and receiy'
ed on the kick off. AeckcnstOck was
tackled on his own nine yard line.
Meckenstock, Carey and Farrell car
ried the oval out of danger By magni-
fcent line plunging. Ottawa lost the
| ball in midfold on downs. Moline
failed to make any gains against the
! local squad and after a forward pass
had failed was forced to turn over the
ball to Ottawa. They also failed &c
make any gains, and Meckenstock
punted to the Moline forty yard line
| Carlson and Toline, Moline hall
backs, succeeded in making first
down, after which Simpson, quarter
back. made the first touchdown OF
the game by means Of some hard line
plunging. Simpson kicked the goal
and the score stood I to 0 in favor
of Moline. Dougnerty received on the
kickoff at the twenty yard line,
Mcckenstock had mado first down
when the quarter ended with the ball
en- the forty yard line.
Second Quarter.
! Ottawa failed to make any gains
and Meckenstock punted the ball out
of danger. At this point LAWYER went
in for Antram at tackle. Moline then
by means of line plunging and severa
end runs, succeeded in carrying thf
ball down to the ottawa five yard line
Toline, right half back, took the bal
over the chalk line for the SECOND
score. Simpson kicked goal. Sccr'
Ii to 0 in favor of Moline. Ottawa
, received on the kickoff, but failed tt
make any gains through the Moline
line. The ball went over to the Mo
| line squad. They were headed TO
/ another score when the whistle bleV
ending the half.