The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-21
STERLING 'LADS
Give ARGUMENT
BUTL0SE, 14-7
Rock Island High Has To Extend
Self To Limit to Gain Grid
Decision.
BY PIGSKIN PETE.

the Rock Island high team Satur-
!: day afternoon 1t was victorious
r however. over the hitherto unde-
feated Sterling high school at Doug
las park, IA to z. The locals had
, hard time holding to the slippery
pigskin
The game was a duplicate of the
Armistice day program In the mat
ter of mud and weather. A small
crowd, not over one hundred fans,
witnesse the performance and prac-
tically all of these were high school
pupils.
Sterling was by no means an easy
foe. 1t outplayed the Crimson and
Gold in the first half. The out
come Of the game looked gloomy
for the locals until lineup changes
were made in the second period.
Gregorius, the Sterling left half,
was dangerous man and contin-
ually hit the Islander line for big
gains. He displayed brilliant work
in the backfeld and deserves no
end of credit for his clean playing.
Although the first time Sterling
has been defeated this season. it
was perfectly satisfied that it had
! been beaten by a better team. The
| Sterling coach let the local aggre-
| CATION know that he appreciated
the contest, which he cIassed as
one of the cleanest in which his
team has played this season. The
Sterling lads played a hard and
fast game and are worthy of praise
for the manner in which they re-
peatedly had the Crimson and Gold
in precarious positions.
The islanders went into the game
a crippled squad. George Pannell,
one of the. regular wing men, was
unable to play because of an at
tack of pneumonia Rinck, one of
the Islanders best ground gamers,
was also out with a bad cold. Do
man, captain, did not start at CEN
ter and Shelter, at quarterback, and !
Lamp, at the other position, were |
held on the sidelines At the be- |
ginning of the second half, when |
practically all the men were back |
IN their proper positions, real work |
was started. The backheld did won
derful work in making the first
touchdown by advancing the ball
time after time for long gains BY
line smashes. Shelter, Reed, Hunt
err and Olson, by the help of the
line tearing openings, made a
steady march down the field and
Shelter pushed the ball over for a
touchdown Hunter, Chambers
and Hall did some good tacklfng
and the whole line held opponents
in fine snaps
Lamps punts were a feature of
the game. He booted the water
soaked ball so and IS yards at diff
ferent times and showed great i'm
provement over his performance in
previous matches. Olson disuIav- +
I'd good head work at one stage [
when he stepped back to make a 7
Onward pass and fumbled the ball. I
He ran to recover it and seeing a {
man close upon him he I
hurled it into space for an incom- /
olete forward pass which prevent [
ID being thrown for loss of Is
Tards. =
First Quarter. v
Most Of the playing in the first Z
Iuarter was in mid-feld and in '
Rock Islands territory. Punts L
we're exchanged frequently. Gre .
,orIus circled right end for 10
ards after several short gains p
sterling was unable to gain and g
united to Rock Island to the lat d
er's 30-yard line. Rock Island was IL
nable to gain and punted to Ster- S
ing's 30yard line. Neither side b
threatened to score in the first II
uarter which ended with Sterling's "
all on her own 30-yard line. Ii
Second Quarter. re-
Sterling completed a pass for
ain of rs yards Several good "
aims following advanced the hall y,
Rock Islands 20-yard line. The d
ext play netted no gain and then q
Ifegorlus made seven yards by
ne plunge, giving first down
terling was held for only three R
ards gain in two plays and were 81
even yards distant from the goal H
ne next play put it within three Al
ARDS OF the goal and a loss of Al
Tree yards took the ball over for Bt
,uchdown around right end. He M
licked goal. Aie CT
Sterling kicked off to Shelter n, H,
le 2O-yard line and he returned - OF
We yards. Hunter gained Ave r,
ards- DOMAIN fumbled on the nert Al
lay and Sterling recovered the hail
Rock Islands 45-yard line Ar RI
losing two yards Sterling nnnt- st
to Rock Island on the 25-vard
ne. Shelter fumbled in receivjne mi
70 punt and Sterling recovered The Sh
III. After gaining a yard Ste-Iino H,
moled and it was Rock IsIanJs ST
III on the 25-yard line aeoIn
unter fumbled again and the baIi DO
as recovered by Sterling ON pnoi, Do
lands 2o-yard line. Greror,na he
ade two yards and it looked a. 80
ering was going for enotba-
uchodwn. Olson interceptsS
r~ard pass and returned the hoi1
the z5-yard line. Shelter 49, al
rec yards and on the uext ~ tw
son intended to forward nass p 10y pir
mbied. He recovered the hail a an1 Ho
rev It wild. It was an I,oe tina
sts pass, Lamp punted to mid vii
Id and the half ended. soo-o. the
eriing. Z; Rock Island, 0. 60
Third Quarter.
In the second half Rock 1s,..
cup was changed. Hall recstn a ,
D kick on the io-yard OF