The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-24
MILLIKIN ENDS
AUCIE'S TITLE
CLAIM, rs TOO
n.eatur College Wins Victory by
PjungfRg Through on StT1ight
Football

"A r title went flying into space
c.turday afternoon when Coach
wsnn's Millikin university eleven
soured Swedberg's proteges, 28
so0 E..
MI in a continual bammering or
sngustana's line, Millikin earned a
rlean victory. The Decaturites'
f,vf touchdown came after three
,rsnutes of play Alsene punted to
wallace. who returned the pigskin
N the s4-yard line ''Wally' Swan
son was put out of the game on
this ulay for roughness and Angie
was penalized half the distance OF
the field, bringing the leather to
Ingustana's 17-yard line. Millikin
JAILED TO make downs. A bad pass
on the last down gave Millikin the
hall on the 1-yard line, and Abrams
counted on the next play.
Augustana threatened to score
onIv once during the contest, in the
initial quarter. A series of end
runs and off tackle smashes by
Rog Peterson and Alsene. aided by
two 5-yard penaliZatioDs, brought
the pigskin to the visitors 7-yard
line. but the Millikin line STAYED
off the Lutherans' attack and the
ball went to Millfkin-
Two Scores in Five Minutes.
Millikin piled up its other three
markers in the last quarter. Con-
sisteut gains through center took
the hall TO Augie's 4-yard line, and
Bailey scored. Abrams kicked goal.
Millikfn scored two touchdowns in
the last five minutes of play. Two
neatly executed crossbucks netted
MiIlfl,in a third touchdown, and an
Intercepted pass by SchroQ, who
raced IS yeards, gave the visitors
their final counter. Abrams kicked
both goals.
Straight football was used
throughout by both teams. Not one
forward was completed, although
Augustana tried the sky attack nine
times, but without success. Milli-
kin did not revert to open forma-
tons for which it is noted, but
gained through Angles line, and
kent a continuous hammering at
the opposing line.
Gully AIsene was the shining
light for Augustana. He played a
whirlwind game both on defense and
offense. Most OF Angles gains were
made by the Moline boy, and Mil
likin runners were stopped in their
tracks when meeting him. The
Larson brothers played their usual
game. not fashy, but steady, con-
tnual plugging. Gully Wilson also
performed in stellar fashion at his
wing position.
Bailey, Wallace and Abrams were
everything for Millfkin. Practic-
ally all of the visitors gains were
made by these three men, although
Spitz and Harper could also be de-
pended upon for gains when called
upon.
Augustana did not come up to
the brand of football of which it
is capable. 1t was an off day for
Swedberg's men. as is generally the
case when meeting the Millikin ag-
gregation. Not one break went to
the Augustana players - another
rule which applies when playing
with Wann's team
The events in the first few min
utes of play evidently disconnected
Swedberg's men, and from that
time they were apparently lost
Had Wally Swanson remained in
the fracas. the story might have
been different. Wally was ruled
out in the first three minutes on
account of unnecessary roughness,
and with him went 80 per cent of
Augustana's morale Wally is a
great asset to the Lutheran eleven
and his absence from the contest
was noticeable.
Willard Larson replaced Swan
son at fullback and did good work,
especially on the defense. Larson,
however, lacks the experience of
SRansOn, a valuable asset in any
game, and especially in one with
50 much at stake as that OF Satur-
day.
Maynard Wood, fighting center
Tor the Augustana eleven, broke his
leg IN the last 20 minutes of play
The bones of his leg were snappei.
de IS in the Moline city hospital.
wilson, right end for Millikin, also
met with a similar accident. His
reg was fractured in seven places.
he IS in St Anthony's hospital.
Two thousand witnessed Satur-
Gays scrap. The entire student
oody was present, and it was more
enan gratifying to hear the enthus-
lsSm and pep which they showed,
missing factor heretofore at Au-
gastana football contests. LOYAL
support and backing may not win
game, but its effect upon the
1 Players is known only to the ulav-
q ers themselves, and it is hoped thar
this loyalty and pep continues IN
3 be a prominent factor at Augie