The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
MERCER TEAM
DEFEATED BY
GENESEO, 200
Henry CouRty Aggregation Comes
Dat On Top. After Clean,
Hard Fought Battle
Especial Corresponde1ce,l

Especial Corresponde1cel
Geneseo. III. Oct. 31.-'rhe Mex
Ger County Independent football
team was defeated here yesterday
afternoon by the Geneseo Iude-
pendents, % to 0. The game was a
hard fought contest throughout
every minute OF play. The Aledo
team, 1t was reported was without
the services of three of its men but
it is doubtful whether their pres
ence in the lineup would have been
sufficient to have overcome the
play of the local team.
The game was played ON the
American Legion ball field. The
rain of Saturday night made the
field heavy and slowed up the
game, especially on that part Of the
field which includes the skinned
diamond. with the sod removed.
The contest, despite the score,
was very evenly fought, and no
rough play developed. There were
several penalties on account OF
offside play and Geneseo's back
field in motion, but this only indl-
Gates the anxiety of both teams 20
win the game.
Receiving the kickoff at the be-
ginning of the first quarter, Aledo
! failed to gain in three attempts to
adv ance the ball and then punted
to Geneseo's 40-yard line. Wiegand
hit off-tackle for TWO yards
Brunger swung around left end for
IS yards. Pruitt. Armstrong and
Pruitt then made another first
down. On the next play Geneseo
was penaIized Eve yards: Two in
completed forward passes followed
and Pruitt dropped back to the 80
yard line and booted pretty field
goal which brought GeneseO its
first points.
| Neither team was able TO make
any substantial gains during the
remainder of the quarter.
Try Forward Pass.
! During the second quarter both
teams tried the forward passing
game a great deal but failed 70
gair, any ground thereby. Gen
eseo made three first downs on
straight footballan the period while
the Mercer county warriors did
not succeed in making one, on this
STYLE OF play. In exchange OF punts
Pruitt showed much better than
Zea.
Geneseo returned the kickoff in
. the third quarter to the 3O-yard
: line. They did not reliuquish
possession Of the bali until they
scored Z touchdown ~ Pruitt. In
= Gliding two first doHyBs on recoY-
; ( cred fuubles, the GeneSeO team
made seven first downs, carrying
, the ball to the vineyard line. here
: Armstrong was thrown Tor one
, ward lose. Pruitt and Armstrong
= were held to no gains On the next
scrimmage off-side was called on
! c. Mack which gave Geneseo hrst
= down on the oue-yard line. rms
penalty caused considerable as
| cussion and delayed the game OUT
| the officials decision stood FRUIT
: then was showed over the line lor
! 4 touchdown on which BoIte
e failed to kick goal
Geneseo followed with some line
: play. fnterspersed between passes
, to Bolte. Burgeson and again e
Rolte for another touchdown
BoIte kicked goal The third quar-
ter ended soon after this touch
BEGINNING the fourth quarter
AIfAo had the ball and punted on
fourth down The kick was
blocked. and rolIef out of bounds
! on the Mercer boys 23-yard line.
/ Gereseo failed on forward pass,
t and was then penaiized Is yards
for back field in motion with "a
5 wards to gain. Pruitt tried drop
t kick but the ball went over the
I line to Smith who tried to advance
= the ball. 1t hit his leg and Was
! thereby kicked onto the field. Bur
1 gesoa, coming fast to tackle Smitt
y accidentally kicked the ball bacE
n over the line and fell on II for Al
o other touchdown. BOite failed OF
It goal kick.
e At this pOnit Mercer put up II
e hest game. Kramm hit the Gen
70 eseo line for three first downs. bu
Y. ( Gareseo held them on the tourt
a down on Geneseo's 25-yard lint
le Pruitt Immediately puEted out {
as danger TO MERGERS 40-yard In
IN After two scrimmages with losse
Il against them, the Mercer bunc
ar were in possession Of the ball Z
ID the game finished
lie The GeneSeO Independents NJ
= play the Morrison American Leglc
" team here next Sunday.
n The lineup: