Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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RA VELINGS. i:i On the morning- of Oct. 13. the Mon- ing. When Monmouth got the ball mouth foot ball aggregation started she tossed Knox around at will and re- for Rock Island to play the return peatedly went through her line and game with St. Augustana. The team around her ends for long gains. On was somewhat weakened by the loss account of some unjust decisions of of Phelps, Beitel and Miller, who had Sisson, Knox ' s referee, Monmouth on- not recovered from the injuries re- ly made six points in the first half, but ceived the week before at Jacksonville, in the last half she piled the score up Notwithstanding this the boys put up 23 to 0. Knox was out-classed at ev- a good game and tied the nor-thwest- ery point. Never was Monmouth ' s ern men in a score of 4 to 4. In this goal in danger but the pig 1 skin was game Schmunk and McKelvey distin- continually playing around Knox ' s guished themselves as half backs, fill- goal and flying between her goal posts ing the place of Beitel and Miller, over the bar Well, Knox did not pre- while Wilson and Porter took the pare for a banquet this year. The place of Phelps and Schmunk in the time when Knox can crow over Mon- line. St. Augustana made the first mouth in foot ball is past. Not only touch down by a beautiful end run. past but forgotten, for in that oblivion Then Monmouth got possession of the there is nothing but zeroes: for exam- ball and by steady and ■ sure gains pie, 18 to 0, 23 to 0, 6 to 0. went down the field until ••Dad The game with Knox perhaps long- Schmunk was pushed over the chalk est to be remembered was played at line for a touch down. The remainder Galesburg, Nov. 24. Their team had of the game was a desperate struggle been coached by Cook, captain of the for life between the two goals. The St. Augustana College team, the week ball often changed hands but neither before and they expected great things: side was able to score, and the game but when our boys lined up against ended in a tie, 4 to 4. them they found them as weak as ev- The next foot ball game was played er. They did not attempt to play at Burlington with Iowa Wesleyan Cook but used him as umpire. For by University, of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Oct. umpiring he could do far more for the 20. Mt. Pleasant came over padded Knox team than by wearing his foot with two of Fairfield ' s best players ball suit. They had the same gentle- and expected to have a walkaway, but man (?) for linesman that acted as ref- Monmouth was a surprise party for eree at Monmouth the week before, them. Monmouth simply walked all Knox could have fared better without over the field with their opponents their half backs than without their and it would be useless to describe the linesman and umpire. Bert Miller game in detail. Mt. Pleasant by a acted as referee. Knox won the toss criss eross play scored one touch down and chose the south goal. Monmouth but failed to kick goal. When the ref- kicked off and Knox got possession of eree called time for the last half the the ball. They tried to circle the ends score stood Monmouth 34, Mt. Pleas- and failed. Then they plunged into ant 4. the line a few times but soon found Monmouth next lined up against they were unable to make the neces- Knox on the home grounds, Nov. 17. sary grains against Monmouth ' s stone It was not even enough to be interest- wall and handed the spheroid to their

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L RA VELINGS. tana has a fine team. We would con- sider it fine indeed if its captain could come up to the regular standard. Did I hear you whisper Inter-collegi- ate? Did you say Monmouth was go- ing? You would have thought so had you stood on the platform of the Iowa Central depot the morning of Oct. 3. Look at that car decorated with red and white. See the ribbon fluttering in the wind from the many canes and hats as the merry throng of boys and girls enter the beautifully decorated car. Methought I heard a voice cry- ing, There are no flies on us. Would that we had space and talent to describe that most enjoyable trip, but we have not. Had Monmouth been given fair play she would have easily carried off the cup, but with her bona fide students she could not cope with Jacksonville s hired professionals. However, she took second, and in the minds of all the other colleg ' es except Jacksonville, she took first. Follow- ing is a list of Monmouth ' s victories: FIRST. Running broad jump, Fred Elliott, 21 feet, 2 inches. Tug of war, Wesleyan versus Mon- mouth, forfeited to Monmouth. 220 yard dash, Fred Elliott, 24 1-5 seconds. 440 yard dash, Wm. P. Turner, 57 1-10 seconds. Tug - of war, Monmouth vs. Illinois, won by Monmouth. Tennis doubles, Monmouth vs. Illi- nois, Brown and Soule, 10-8, 6-0. SECOND. Hammer throw, R. Phelps, 64 ft. 3 in. Putting shot. D. M. Moore. 27 ft. 11% in. Pole vault. Ralph Graham, 8 ft. 9K in. High kick. Robt. Dunbar. 8 ft. 2 in. Running high jump. Ralph Hill. 4 ft. 100 yard dash, Fred Elliott. Half mile run, George Niblock. THTRD. Running hop step and jump, Ralph Hill, 38 ft, 7 in. 50 yard dash, Fred Elliott. Ball throw, Lew Wallace. The last event, the foot ball game between Jacksonville and Monmouth, was the most intei-esting event of the whole meet. Much interest had been centered in this game since Jackson- ville ' s victory over Knox, Thursday, Jacksonville having won 36 to 6. Jack- sonville evidently had confidence in their team winning, as was shown by the amount of money they bet — with the Knox boys. The game was called promptly at 10 o ' clock, Saturday morning. Mon- mouth kicked off. Jacksonville tried Monmouth ' s invincible line for three times and handed over the pig skin. When Monmouth got possession of the ball, something happened. Plunk, plunk, plunk into Jacksonville ' s big men they went, and in nine minutes the referee announced a touch down for Monmouth; kick for goal failed: Monmouth 4, Jacksonville 0. Jack- sonville kicked off, and Monmouth by bucking the line, good runs and criss cross plays soon landed the ball be- hind the goal post for a second touch down. Turnbull kicked goal; Mon- mouth 10, Jacksonville 0. Monmouth was steadily walking up the field, when a foul was called and the ball handed to Jacksonville. By a fluke play Jacksonville skirted the end for a touch down but failed to kick goal: Monmouth 20. Jacksonville 4. During the second half Monmouth made a touch down and goal and when time was finally called the score stood 16 to 4 in favor of Monmouth. This won them the foot ball championship in the Intercollegiate Association.

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U RA VELINGS. opponents. When once in possession er game. In all of Monmouth ' s foot- of the ball, Monmouth had it all her ball games, never before has one ended own way. She quietly walked over in a row. We do not so much attrib- the chalk line and scored a touch down, ute this trouble to the team as to Knox kicked off, Monmouth started Sissen and Cook. They went into the the ball up the field with large and game with no intention short of sure gains. Knox knew that if they stealing it, but they found that they ever expected to score they must do it were dealing with men, not children, when they had kicked off and had the The following is the game as seen ball near Monmouth goal. In order to from the side lines: give Knox a chance the umpire would Thanksgiving game — 18 to 6 — The call foul on every play Monmouth Doctors come 200 miles for a walkover made and give Knox the ball. Mon- but meet with a surprise party, mouth would again secure it but on The greatest athletic event in the starting to play a foul would be called history of Monmouth College took and the ball given back to Knox. This place last Thursday afternoon when was done four times in succession, the Rush Medical foot ball team, of They thought they must make it now Chicago, lined up against the home or never while they were so near, team at the college ball park. Not- at this juncture time was called for withstanding the cold and threatening and the linesman stated that three- weather, a crowd of about one thou- fourths of a minute remained. From and people g-athered to see the game, this time on the referee held his watch The time for calling the game was in his hand and kept time as well as 2:30, but long before that hour the the linesman. Four plays were made, crowd beg ' an to gather and carriage one being a cris-cross, and, of course, after carriage, gaily decorated with the Monmouth boys knew the game the college colors, came rolling in. and laid on the ball as long as they The magnificent turnouts and the could every down. Before this time brilliant display of the red and the referee saw that time was up but white ' by the large number of citizens the linesman would not call it and and students present gave the park now the referee called time which was quite a gala appearance. About 2.45 his duty. Both teams started to leave the teams stepped into the field and the field but Sissen declared time was began warming up by a little practice not up and three of the Knox players work. At 3:00 the game was called, put the ball in play and carried it over Bush won the toss and took the ball, goal line. They tried a kick for goal Monmouth taking the east goal, but missed. The referee decided that The first half began with a kick off time was up before the g ' oal was made by Bush. Findley received the ball but Knox refused to go by his dicision and advanced it a few yards. Miller and nothing more could be done, so then took the ball and bucked the line the Monmouth team left the gridiron for 5 yards. On the second down, for their hotel. The game was decid- Monmouth failed to make any gain, ed 6 to 0. The first half ended just as The ball was then passed back to it did the week before and the second Turnbull, who punted it for a long ' half promised to be more victorious gain. Bush now got possession of the for Monmouth than it had in the form- ball, and with short but sure gains ad-