The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-16
ISLANDERS MIN
SLOW CONTEST
BY 1873 SCORE
Long Rams ~ Reid and Anderson
Featsre vldsfy Over Mon.
mouth High School
BIZ NAT GEISMAR.


feated Monmouth, 10 to 3. Saturday
at Douglas park. The Rock Island
line. crippled by injuries. did not
play in its usual form and the
Monmouthers made more first
downs than the winners.
The Islanders crossed the line in
the first five minutes Of play when,
after Mayer had blocked Mon
mouth kick, Anderson slipped OF
left tackle for 40-yard dash to
the ehemy's 5-yard line. From here
he smashed over for the touchdown
after the visitors had twice held.
Anderson also dropkicked the ex-
ira point.
Tae second Rock Island touch
down came in the middle of the
second quarter when the Islanders
again blocked punt, this time be-
hind the Maple City goal line.
Chambers recovered tor the touch
down. Ramser missed the drop
kick for the extra point.
The Stove City, boys registered
a dropkick with Camp doing the
booting from the 30-yard line. The
Monmouthers got into position by
means Of shit formation.
With Captain Hall, March, Viner,
G. Kone, Alvine and Chambers all
out of the lineup at the start of the
encounter the Rock Island team re-
sembled anything but the first
string squad.
Chambers got into the battle at
the start Of the second period and
Alvine played the last two minutes.
In addition Collier was not able to
be in action except for brief pc
ried near the end Of the game.
Acting Captain Ash. Mayer, Cham
bers and Houston were the stars Of
the Rock Island defense and Reid
and Anderson by their long runs
kept things warm on the ohense.
Ramser, playing at fullback, was
also there on throwing back the
enemy.
Clark and Buck were the out
a standing features of the game.
First Quarter.
Rock Island kicked off to Mon
mouth and the receiver was stopped
On about the 40-yard line. The
visitors gained about five yards and
tried to punt. Mayer broke through
and blocked the kick, Rock Island
recovering. Rock Island lost on
the first play. but on the next An
derson raced 40 yards to the Maple
City 5-yard line. On the second
play he went over for the touch
down. He dropkicked the extra
point. Rock Island, z; Monmouth,
0.
Rock Island was offside on the
kickoff and were forced to kick
again after 5-yard penalty. Mon
mouth again failed TO gain and put
the ball in the air via punt. Rock
Island kicked back after one try at
the line for gain Of five yards.
Monmouth again kicked when line
plunges were halted by the locals.
Reid passed to Hollingsworth for
l0-yard gain. Another pass, Reid
u IiouSlbH, Idllcu anu IAoSh 40
land lost a chance to score.
Second Quarter.
Rock Island lost the ball on
downs and Monmouth again started
to hit the Crimson line for small
gains. Reid ran a long punt back
80 yards and the islanders chose to
return the kick. Clark went around
left end for Is yards but the Island
ers again held and Monmouth punt
ed to Reid, who ran IS yards. He
was finally stopped on the Mon
mouth 15-yard line. Monmouth
turned into stone wall and the To-
Gals lost the ball on downs. Mon
mouth Immediately kicked and half
the Rock lslanu team got through
to block it, Chambers recovering
behind goal. Ramser missed a
dropklck for goal. Rock Island,
IS; Monmouth, 0.
Reid kicked off to Monmouth,
who were penalized and then fore
ed to kick. Anderson passed 20
yards TO Chambers, who was near
ly loose. Rock Island failed to gain
and kicked to Vance who was down
ed in his tracks by Houston. Pfen-
ninger went into the ARRAY and ran
punt back 25 yards as the half
ended.
Third Quarter.
Rock Island again kicked off to
Monmouth. Monmouth fumbled but
regained the ball for 15-yard loss.
They kicked to Whitfield, who was
downed after a short gain. The
, Islanders went back instead of for
ward and were forced to punt
Monmouth fumbled and Mayer re-
covered for Rock Island. The
teams exchanged kicks in favor of
Monmouth and the Islander squad
again lost and had to punt. Mon
mouth shot three plays at the Is
lander fronts and kicked to Whit
field, who ran the ball back Is
yards. Rock Island tried an onsiGe
kick but Monmouth recovered the
ball. Monmouth worked two passes
for 26 yards gain as the quarter
ended.
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Monmouth made first down, using
. trick play but failed to pull it
again. Clark dropkicked the ball
between the posts from the S0-yard
line. Rock Island. 1s: Monmouth. 3.
Rock Island kicked OF and the
teams traded punts with Rock Is
land on the long end. Ramser made
three yards on a short pass. Tie
Maple City crew held and the locals
punted to Vance. who was downed
by Chambers after . 1-yard gain.
Monmouth used its shifts and Rock
Island broke Il up for . 6-yard loss.
Monmouth opened MP on forward
passes and Rock Island was PEN
.iized Is yards for interfering with