The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-06
ISLANDERS IN
FIGHTING TOES;
BEAT STERLING

DEAF OIEnlIV0
High School Team Genes Back
With a Is to Q Vie4sry On
Saturday. i
Sterling, ILL.,, Nov. 6-Ffghtfng
mad over their defeat at the hands
Of Moline a week ago. the Rock Is
Ioosed its fury on Sterling Satur-
loosed its fury on Sterling eStur-
day and gave the local high school
team one Of the richest trimmings
that they have received in many
moon. Two touchdowns and drop
kick gave the Islanders Is points,
while the home boys were unable
to score and made but three earned
first downs.
The Crimson and Gold fought
like demons and the Sterling ag-
gregation was only once able to
get into scoring distance. Rock
Island started the game with a
badly crippled lineup but played
in the best form of the season and
outcharged and outfought their OPP
ponents at all turns Of the game.
Sterling, too, was in the best
form of the season, home towners
said. The home bunch played hard
and clean and gave the islanders
a thorough run for their money.
Rock Island came out of the
game without a single man on the
hospital list, the game being de-
void of injuries on either side.
Rock Island scored 10 minutes
after the start of the game when
Chambers scooped up tumble
punt by Harting of Sterling and
raced 40 yards for touchdown.
The extra point was not made
when a drop-kick failed.
Use Forward Pass.
A long forward pass to Whitfield
from Reid that brought the ball to
the 20-yard line gave the islanders
a chance to make their second
touchdown in the middle OF the
second quarter. After several
plays at the line had failed. Hous-
I ton on a criss-cross went the re.
quired distance for the score. An.
derson drop-kicked for the extra
point.
The second half was fight from
whistle to whistle with the visitors
having the better of the argument
at nearly all stages. The Sterling
ers threatened in middle of tn,
third period when on straight foot
ball and two penalties inflicted OF
the Islanders they brought the pig
skin to the Rock Island one yart
line and four downs to make thu
touchdown. Captain Hall wa
rushed into the affray and the Is
landers turned into stone wall
pushing the home team back a cou
Pile of inches on every try. Rocl
Island received the ball on down
and after Viner had plunged i
yards out from goal Anderson
punted out of danger.
The end of the game saw the Is
landers again deep il the enemies
territory, using the forward pass
ing game in a last minute attemp
for another touchdown. With tn
bail on the 20-yard line and abou
As seconds to go, Sterling inter
cepted a pass.
= An individual star on the Roc
.. Island squad would be hard to pic
as all played hard and fought t
, the last minute. Viner and Ander
!, son probably gained the mos
ground on straight football, but di
not overshadow the playing of tn
other backs. The line stopped al
most all of the line plays as illus
trated by the fact that they he'll
!. the locals to three earned frs
downs.
Clark and Reitzel were the hes
bets for Sterling, although like tn
: Crimson the whole team fought gal
lantly.
> Try Trick Plays.
Rock Island tried, with varie
!. success, a large number Of trio
plays. Sterling attempted NOR
!, straight football with occasiona
!, passes and variations from the reg
ular game. The Sterling squad
, composed entirely Of sophomore
!, and seniors and looks like it wi
!. develop into an extra strong ma
,, chine next year, or the season AFT
er. The game was one of tn
cleanest ever played at Sterling.
The islanders were entertaine
by the junior class of the Sterlin
high school Saturday evening. Th
affair was held in the gymnasium
of the high school and the gym wa
decorated in the colors Of the tw
schools. Refreshments were serve
during the course of the eyenin
and when the squad left a rousin
demonstration of good will wa
!, given by the students.
The lineup:
Rock Island - Houston, re
Crompton, 1T; Haddick, rg;
Kone, C; Ash, lg; Chambers, lie
i. Reid, Oh; Anderson III; Whitfieh
: RI; Viner, fb.
Sterling-Clark. re; Scholl, RI
; Lambert, re-; Saunders, C; Reitze
! lg; Elsasser, lie; avis. Oh; Brow
(captain) III; Conrad, RI; Har1
ing, fb.
Substitutions: Rock Island
!. Ramser. Greer, G. Kone, Hall, FL
holm, Collier and Rooster. Stel
ling-Honens and Modler.
Officials: Referee-Furr. Ill
! nois; umpire, Long, Mt. Morris
: head linesman-Burke, Sterling.
First downs: Rock Island, IL
Sterling, three.