Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-31
OTTAWA HIGH LOSES
TO ROCK ISLAND
FOOTBALLERS $40
SMITHS MEN ARE oUTWElGHEo
AND oUTCLASSED MAN FOR
MAN-REcoRo CROWD AT
TENDS GAME.

Before the seasons largest crowd
of football devoteos, who gathered Of
King field Saturday afternoon, Otta-
wa high wont down 10 defeat to the
fast Rock Island eleven 81 to o. The
shutout was only due to the fact that
Smiths men were no match for the
arsenal city squad, although at sew
oral times they threatened to score
against them. Throughout the entire
game the visiting players displayed
excellent sportsmanship and at no
time did they cause any arguments
or disagrecments,
The game was featured by hard
line plunging by Fullback John Meek
entsock, sensational end runs by the
Rock Island backs and lengthy for
ward passes to Right End Lamp.
Clyde Dougherty's sensational sixty
Eve yard run after Rock Island had
kicked off to- the Ottawans also cu-
livened the hearts of the local root
ers.
Rock Island made their first score
in the first quarter of the game when
Quarterback Shutter caught a for
ward pass behind the ottawa chalk
line. Il was a thirty-yard pass and
was pulled off in a clever manner.
Their second score came in the sec
end quarter of the conflict and was
also made by means of forward
pass. Tie pass was from Fullback
Rink to Right End Lamp. At the
end of the first half the score stood
II to 0 in favor of the visiting elev-
en-.
The remaining scores were made
in the last half, by means Of hard
line plunges by Fullback Rink and
the two half backs. Quarterback
Hunter of the Rock Island squad also
played very interesting game.
Smiths men also, despite the fact
that they were outweighed and out
classed, put up fight that was adj
mired by every fan. They played a
better brand OF football Saturday
than they have all season and were
trying to check the dl[ve of the
Rock Islanders. Every man was in
on every play and they showed a
decided Improvement in tackling. AS
Tor their forward pass attempts, they
were pathetic. Captain Toad" Car
ey, author of the aerial moves, had
a hard time throwing the ball to q
man who would receive it, which
showed that the ends and others who
were in order to receive the oval
lacked sufficient training along that
line. When signals were called for
"a pass, Carey naturally would fall
hack several yards after receiving
the ball. bnt could not in most cases
find man who was free enough from
the Rock Island defense to throw it
80. In some cases he was forced TO
attempt TO carry the ball himself and
was tackled for losses of from five
to ten yards each time that he could
not find receiver Following is a
report of the game by quarters:
FIRST HALF.
First Quarter.
Ottawa kicked off to Rock Island
Right Half Back Hunter receiving
the oval. Rink made no gain on the
first down while Quarterback Shut
ter carried the pigskin for q five yard
gain Olsen, left half then came
beck for FIRST down Rock Island
.was then penaliZed fifteen yards for
unnecessary roughness, Shutter
skirted right end for an eighteen
yard gain. Rink made five yards and
Shutter again dashed around right
end through the Ottawa defennses
for forty yards, carrying the ball Il
the Ottawa eight yard line Hunter
then lost four yards and Frazier way
sent in ltr Dekredn at left end
kIunter made no gain while RIM
made two yards Rock Island wa
again penalized fifteen yards for hold
ing. Olsen was tackled for a loss O
ten yards. A pass to Quarterback
Shutter Of thirty-tive yards netted tn
first score of the game He caugh
the bah behind the red and whit
chalk line. Dorman, captain Of tn,
Rock Island team, booted the goa
Score, to 0 in favor Of Rock ISLAND
Rock Island then kicked off to Otta
wa, Dougherty received and succeed
ed in carrying the ball for sixty-fv
yards before being tackled. Bo
Carr lost two on first down Will
Panel intercepted pass on the Sc,
ond down. Hunter made four yard
while Shutter made two. Rink mad
ne gain while Shutter made fir.
down. Olsen made no gain and HUI
ter made one yard Olsen made frs
down. Rink made five Hunter mad
first down. LAWYER was then ser
in for Jobst at a guard. Hunter mad
four yards, On the next play Roc
island was peaalized five for off side
"A pass failed and they punted
Dougherty. Meckenstock made tN
yards. End of quarter
Second Quarter.
A pass to Burns netted eightee
yards. Carey made no gain and Il
second pass failed MeckenstoC
made five yards and punted to Roc
Island on the next down. Olsen fur
oiled on first down but recovere
making no gain. Hunter made !
gain and Rink punted to Ottaw
Carey made five yards and Mecke
stock made four. Dougherty 10
one yard and Meckenstoek puntt