The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21
DULUTH TAKES
FIRST DEFEAT
OF YEAR, $50
Northern InJndcrs Outeiassed By
Powerful Grid Machine Of
the Locals.
BY ]. L. HUGHES.


thing or two about football a
Douglas park yesterday afternoon
When the mud of battle was scrap
ed away the count stood Is to
or Rock Island, the most decis
i've licking the locals administer
ed to any team this season
The game was played before {
mere sprinkling of fans These
fans probably saw the Independ
ents IN their final bow of the sea
son Before play started Manager
Walter Flanagan declared he had
had enough for one year. Inability
of the fans to patronize the sport
at home is responsible for curtail-
ment of the schedule, which was
originally intended to carry into
December.
Those who did turn out saw the
Independents under full steam
from the first to the final whistle.
They outclassed Denhelds crew
practically all the way, excelling
in every department OF the game
The visitors put up a stubborn ar
ticle of defense but had to give way
to superiority. Duluth is a strong
grid machine; don't think other
wise, but it was simply pitted
against a brand of the game as
classy as is to be found anywhere
in the country. The large score
was entirely unexpected, in view
of Duluth's "A 10 victory over the
Minneapolis Marines and the fact
that no team had been able to score
on it this year, but those Independ- !
ents were on rampage and could !
not be denied.
The entire Islander team show
ed to advantage. The backfield |
made consistent, sometimes spec |
tacular, advances into enemy terri
tory and the line did excellent |
work in paving the route. Aside
from a few flashes of offensive
form, Duluth invariably found It
self against a defense that would
not yield an inch.
Captain Jimmie. Councilman di-
rected the team admirably from
quarterback. He called and ex-
ecuted a fine assortment of plays,
few of which failed to net yard
age. Hs contributed one of the four
touchdowns by going through cen
F ter following = run of over Is
yards that brought the ball 10
within a foot of Duluth's goal in
the final period.
Buck" Gavin played his usual
smashing game at fullback. once
getting away for a 13-yard run off
tackle. His tackling was all that
could be desired. Lane Bridge
ford. who took his place after
Buck" had made the third touch
down, near the end of the third !
quarter. was also in happy mood.
He furnished the real thrill of the
game by stepping sc yards on
play directed at DenGeld's guard. J
Eddie Novak mixed in everything
and made frequent gains by his {
celebrated off-taCkle drives. His '
27-yard dash IN the third period ,
placed the islanders In position to :
register touchdown No g. Sid
Nichols took his place after that
third score and showed to advan-
tage by his scrappiness.
Jerry Johnson did all the kick :
Ing and plenty of the running. :,
Standing nearly under his own goal -
posts at one stage of the game on =
a punt formation, he carried the =
ball around end is yards past the. ,
line of scrimmage. He repeatedly 0
hit the line for substantial ad- u
varces. He made four goals from y
Rock Islands line outcharged 2
and outplayed that of the visit =
ors. 1t was always strong. A punt U
blocked by Ed Healy shortly after p
the start of the second Quarter y
was recovered by him and carried y
hve yards for the first touchdown. =
Mass of Mud. a
Rock Islands superiority was a
evident almost from the start but [!
not much Roadway could be made O.
IN the initial period, due to the
mud coated field. 1t was some s.
time before the players could as 1.
custom themselves to the soft foot il
ing, which took in practically the o.
entire playing surface. The east "a
half OF the field was an unbroken Of
mass or mud while most of the "
other portion was as bad te
The Independents hammered 81
Their way for three first downs in
the opening session and lust be- d
tore the quarter ended were within G
seven yards of a touchdown. Near In
the end of the period. Rock Is fr
land got the bail on its own 20
yard line. Two yards by Johnson
and dash through the middle by
davin brought the bali TO the So Ill
gard line. Hera Duluth held and b;
Johnson punted to the latter's b. ilo
yard line, where Gilbert fumbled
md Rock Island recovered. A pass ~
o Gavin by Councilman Melted sew ~ ~
n yards and then Councilman made u
IN incomplete pass over the goal al
me 10 Smith as the whistle blew ia
IN the play. however, Rock Is 20
and's backfeld was ruled in mo- 10
Ion before the bali was snapped bi
nd the hall was returned after OF;
i've yard penalty. NJ
Hcaiy Scores.
Councilman tried for a pass on va
he fourth down To start the sec ba
nd quarter but could not get free 70
nd was tackled on Duluth's 25- tn.
ard line DuIuth tried two line IS,
ucks and was >penalized Is vartIs firl
pr using hands on interference
lHoert stepped hack to the goal wa
ne TO punt. HeaIy rushed through no
locked the. ball. recovered ana we
aia over for the first touchdown zeI
Nnls was the first time this sea- IN
IN IN Dniath's line had been crossed. Nj,
!, ss- ss ABOVE or below. and no one sti
!. ~ visitors seemed able to com an,
,ltht.nd the situation. Just - ~
'sofe tnere was no fiake co1,ecr- or ~,
= WIN II. ROCK Island started in ne,