The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-17
CENESEO TAKES
KEWANEETEhM
BY 1910 SCORE
Team Shows Strength in Nearly
Every Department, Scoring Two
TOuchdowns and Dropkick.

the pleasure of seeing their team
win from Kewanee high school by
score of 16 to 0.
The teams were of about the
same weight on an average with
the Kewanee back field somewhat
heavier than that of Geneseo.
Kewanee started the game by
kicking off to Hackett, who did not
handle the ball clearly and lost 10
yards on the first play. Wiesjahn
regained nine. A. Schultz failed
to gain on a line buck after which
Wiesjahn punted 40 yards to Koch
Ter who was down in his tracks. 1t
| became Kewanee's ball on their 35-
yard line On the first pass to Wa
tiers the ball went high and struck
him in the chest. In his effort to
regain it, he juggled it into the air
only to be caught by Wiesjahn,
who had a clear field to make the
first touchdown He also kicked
goal. Score, Geneseo, z; Ke-
vance, 0.
The score remained unchanged
throughout the balance of the first
quarter. Kewanee made a first
down but once during that period,
being forced to punt frequently.
The work of KohIer, Kewanee full
back, drew favorable criticism
Wiesjahn and Combs, Geneseo's
ends, proved that they are well fit
ted to play those positions. Toward
the close of the quarter Geneseo
succeeded in completing its first
attempt at forward passing. A
Schultz to Combs, which netted 80
yards.
After several exchanges of punts
in the beginning of the second
quarter, A Schultz Intercepted one
of Kevanee's forward passes and
the Geneseo boys set out to gain
another touchdown. Two fumbled
passes from center caused losses, a
forward pass was incomplete and
Wiesjahn was forced to punt He
booted the ball As yards to Kohler,
who caught it on Kewanee's 20
yard line. Two line bucks netted
only four yards and Kohler punted
on the third down for As yards
Again Geneseo began the march
to the goal line. Hackett gained
five yards and came right back for
eight more. Ellingsworth added
FIVE Hamann failed to gain. A.
Schultz forward passed to Combs
for rs yards. Hamann behind good
interference, carried the ball to
the courtyard line. A. Schultz then
hit the line off tackle and carried
the ball over. He was tackled
standing up, and pushed back over
the line to the playing field. The
referee did not allow the touch
down but put the ball in play on
Kewanee's three-yard line.
a. Schultz failed to register a
gain into the line on shift play. |
On a shift to the other side of the
line Hamann carried the ball over |
for the second touchdown, after
which Wiesjahn failed to kick |
goal. Score. Geneseo, 10; Ke-
vance, o.
From this point Coach Pruitt sent !
in several substitute players |
to save the regulars as much as !!
possible. Kewanee displayed a |
strong fighting spirit, but could |
make no consistent gains. They |
were weak on forward passing in |
the few attempts they nRde. Cen |
eseo retained possession of the ball |
the greater part of the time.
Kewanee Fights Back.
Kewanee began the third quar-
ter with the best football they dis
played during the entire game. |
Their line held well for a time. |
Erickson, Swain and particularly
Kohler put in some rapid work,
which gained them 35 yards on
straight football Geneseo gained
possession of the ball on a 40-yard |
punt by Kohler Hackett lost two |
yards. A Schultz went through the |
line for eight and followed it with !
a remarkable pass to Combs, which |
gained 60 yards.
Several Kewanee residents who |
applauded this pass, checked ON it
to verify it. Schultz stood midway |
between the 10-yard lines and |!
tossed the ball across seven of |
them. Here Hamann fumbled |
twice with a net loss of 20 yards, |
and was hurt on the second play |
and taken from the game. Prich- /
ard went in at halfback and A. |
Schultz took Hamann's place at |
quarter and ran the team for the |
balance of the game. Kohler con-
tinued to be the good old horse for |
Kewanee, but resorted to punting |
on the second or third downs. It |
was Geneseo's ball on their 20-yard |
line. EIlingsworth was held for no |
gain. Two passes, A. Schultz to
Wiesjahn> for 80 yards, and to
Combs for 20 yards, brought the
ball to the 40-yard line of Ke-
vance. A couple of scrimmages
brought the ball in front of the !
goal posts and Wiesjahn sent it
over the bar by pretty drop kick
from the 40-yard line. Score, Cen
eseo, 16; Kewanee, 0.
Kevanee made a first down
through the line and was forced to |
punt at the third quarter ended.
For the final quarter Captain /
elected to play a punt
ing game. The Kewanee boys were |
firing. but were game to the core,
putting up a stiff resistance. Three /
forward passes were intercepted /
by Geneseo, but they succeeded in
three forward passes for a
total of 63 yards. In this quarter
the referee put a Schultz out of
the game for improperly address,
ing an Official. 1t cost Geneseo a
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