The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-07
MERCER SQUAD
AND MONMOUTH
GRID GAME 90
Hard Fought Contest Yesterday
Afternoon Results I'm Tie ,
Mercer Team Is Padded.
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Aiedo, Dec. Tn one of their
hardest gridiron tits of the season
the Mercer County Independents
tied a star eleven OF Monmouth in
that city Yesterday afternoon. NO
scores were made by either team
Approximately 1000 fans, many
of them from Aledo, were present
to witness the tilt Several mud
holes were on the field but dld not
handicap the teams to any great
extent and the weather could not
have been better. Realizing that
the battle would be a stin one,
Manager Tom Chinlund OF the Mer-
Ger squad arranged to have ODE
Woenig and Eddie Novak, stars of
the Rock Island Independents, on
the lineup. Lane Bridgford, also
Of the Rock Islanders, played in
the tilt. being a Mercer county man.
Due to the fact that several of the
regular Mercer players were un-
able to engage in the battle these
substitutions were necessary.
Monmouth lads were able TO make
their gains more often than the
Mercer lads but their ability to
gain more ground was accredited
to the long distance of Woenig's
punts. Fans who witnessed the
game were able 20 see the pig
skin in the air most of the time,
as the punting was numerous by
both sides.
First Quarter.
Monmouth won the toss and
chose to receive. After three I'M
successful attempts to make their
yards they punted. Quarterback
Smith returned the ball to Mer-
GERS 20 yard line. On tumble
Monmouth recovered the ball on
the 90 yard line. Monmouth on an
incompleted pass which rolled over
the goal line lost the ball. Again
Mercer was unable to make their
gains and punted to their so yard
line. Monmouth made their gains
once and were then forced to punt
Mercer was ,penalized Is yards for
holding in the next play and were
forced to punt, the ball stopping
in the center of the field. Mon
mouth made their gains once anC
n were then forced to punt. Again
" Mercer was unsuccessful in ad
vancing the ball and punted. Mon
mouth returned the ball to the Me-
Ger squads 25 yard line. Mon
mouth fumbled and Woenig re
covered the ball. Passes were tried
but resulted in no gains and the
Mercer lads punted again to The
center of the field. Monmouth
made their yards once. In the next
play the Mercer lads were penal
= lied Is yards for Novak's alleged
ronghness in blocking a forward
pass. Monmouth failed on an at
tempted drop kick and the quar-
ter ended.
Second Quarter.
BY this time Monmouth found
that their only chance to gain was
by line bucks as it was impossible
for them to get around their oppo-
nents' ends which were guarded by
Woenig and Dallas Smith. Mon
mouth started a series of terrific
line smashes which in most cases
had to be stopped by the secondary
defense of the Mercer squad Aft
er several minutes of playing Mon
mouth fumbled the ball on MERGERS
S5 yard line. Three unsuccessful
attempts to gain ground were made
and then Woenig punted the ball
out of danger. No material gains
were made by either team and the
half ended with the ball in Mon
mouths possession on the fifty
yard line
Third Quarter.
Monmouth kicked off. Bridgford
returned the ball to the fifty yard
line, making gain of 40 yards,
which was the biggest running gain
of the tilt. The Mercer team were
then held for gains and Monmouth
punted the ball to the Mercer ten
yard line. Again Mercer was held
for gains and punted to Men
mouths forty yard marker. Mon
mouth made ten yards on four
plays and then Peterson went
through the Mercer line for a gain
of twenty yards ending on the ten
yard line, On a recovered tumble
two yards were lost. Stegeman
made two yards through the line
Peterson was held for no gains.
Niergarth tried a drop kick which
failed. Mercer punted and recov-
cred the ball on Monmouth's forty
yard line. Three passes. Novak to
Bridgford, Smith and Woenig fail
ed and Mercer punted the ball to
Monmouth's twenty yard line. Mon
mouth was unable to gain and
punted to their forty-five yard line
and the third quarter ended.
Fourth Quarter.
After making their gains once
Mercer was forced to punt, the
bah stopping on Monmouth's IS
yard line. Monmouth after no
gains punted> to the so yard mark
er. On a forward pass, Novak to
Woenig, Mercer gained 20 yards.
Three other passes by Noyak fall
eds Woenig's drop kick from the
80 yard line was a failure. On a
tumble Mercer recovered the ball
on Monmouth's Is yard marker.
Noyak was held for no gains. Nc
Laughlin made one yard. Novak
on fake pass was held for no
gains Woenig's drop kick was 2
failure. Monmouth punted the bali
out of danger. Graham Intercepted
one of Novak's passes for a ten
yard gain, being stopped on Mer-
GERS 25 yard line Mack broke !
through their line blocking a dron
Kick but Monmouth recovered the
ball. Woenig intercepted a PASS
on MERGERS thirty ward ii1o