The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-29
GAME between
BLACK DEVILS
AND ALEDO TIE
Over 300 Fans Witness Tilt-Both
Teams Display Fast Work
Tea In Lineup.
Especial to The Argus


Aledo, Oct. 29.-When the final
whistle blew at the end of the grid
iron tilt between the Mercer coun-
~ Independents and the Black Dew
lis OF Rock Island both teams had
amassed a score of 20 each. The
game was played yesterday af,er-
noon at the local William and
Eashti college field. About 800
rams witnessed the contest and re
port it as the best and c!eanest
game held there this season
IN the first quarter the Mercer
county Independents found that
they were too slow for end runs
and started a number of line
sinashlng bucks which the dark
town boys were unable to stop.
Abou- five minutes after the game
started, Mclaughlin, fulIback for
the Independents, went over the
goal line for the first touchdown.
After this the colored BOYS tighten
ed up and the quarter ended: Mer-
Ger county Independents 7. Black
Devils o.
The colored lads outplayed the !
locals in the second quarter. 1t
started off the same as the first
with the Independents smashing |
their line as though il was paper. /
making thesr GOWNS regularly. The f
Independents tried a couple of for
ward passes, and failing in these.
started their relentless line-smash-
ing plunges until Frank Mack.
right halfback for the locals, went
over the line for the second touch !,
down. From this on into the fourth
quarter the game belonged to the
Black Devils. Near the close of
the first half. Bassett. quarterback ,
OF the islanders, made a wide end :
run OF % yards and a touchdown. /
Within minutes time after this /
touchdown, Harding. left halfback
or the Black Devils. made a touch |
down on an intercepted pass. One {
second later and he would have ,
been too late, as the whistle sound :
ed Just after he passed over the {
line. They failed to kick a goal |
and the half ended: Mercer county
Independents IA. Black Devils IL. s
In the third quarter neither side I
scored. What the Independents s
would gain by hammering their CD t
ponents' line was always returned
by end runs and passes. One Oft,
the features in the third quarter !
was the line-smashing bucks made
by kramm for the locals. The Wis,
ltors were unable to stop that
huskie, who time after time made
gains OF from five to eight yards.
me third quarter ended the same
as the half
In the start OF the fourth quar- y
-er the Independents were running =
5trong and after a short time OF O
Zea, quarterback for the =
locals, having taken Smiths place
1t the end OF the half. went over
ne goal line for the third touch
io"n lot the locals. Mckee fail
"a 10 Kick goal and the score stood
Mercer county Independents 20. 5
SLACK Devils Is. From this time d
on 10 the finish il was the fastest a
part OF the tilt. The Black Devils o
with all their skill and V
'Whtness. pushing across the field d
% the locals two-yard line. IN Il
he next three downs the local h
squad held fast On the fourth s
iown however. they failed to hold. 81
,iu hardlng of the colored lads,
Slth only foot to go. went over fC
ne line for their third Touchdown NJ
The goal was made and the scora ~
le1 at the 20 mark. The Quarter ar
vas over before any material gains sr
'ouid be made by either side. or
The LineupS.
independents - Johnson. c: Vol II
,ntine. rg: kramm, TT: c. Mack -
e; jackson, lg; Taylor. l.: Mckee
e, smith. qb; F. Mack. RIB; Cav
Try. lib; Mclaughlin, fb,
Black Devils - Foy. c: Chaves
g; Overton. TT: Roberts re cold
n. lg; Roberts. 1t: Organ lie. Pas
EFT Oh: Clark, RIB: Harding. lhb: 90
lice, fb. iNo' Sc
q G Graham % ,,o hi
q as referee and l.. J. Henry or 20
davenport umpired the contest, 81.