Hide Article Text (OCR)
SCORELESS GAME ONrURKEY DRY; SPRINGVALLEY NOT SO WILDSheriff-Elect Risley PlayedStar Football iLocal Game.nDixon19exon. ,12!»Aon_____...15DixonF . ..7I )ixon.12! ixon.....27* xon...141» xon0Dixon0SEASON RECORDBeloit ..............Rockford ....... fProphetstown ...... 0Peru IndependentsC Clinton Legion ... 2Mendota ............... f)Sterling .................. 3Elgin ........................ 9Spring Valley 0The Spring Valley Wildcats came *o Dixon as named yesterday afternoon and after a battle at Brown Field with the Dixon Legion footbali • Icven, returned homo as tame as kit-tens, the contest resulting in a score-ss game with the locals presentingrte of the cleanest played games of the entire season. Risley was easily an outstanding star for the Legion and honors were also shared byWhipple and Parker who came downfrom Elgin to fill the vacancies of injured players on the local staff.A crowd of about 1200 fans watched the battle and were gisomething to cause them to forget theirThanksgiving feasts for about an hour and 20 cinutes. The visitors won the toss and chose to receive, defending the west goal. In the first period they looked thoroughly wild on their line plunges, finally working the ball down to within 15 yards of Dixon s goal where they were held and lost the oval. After two attempts to gain ground which were limited to distance, Vaughan punted back to the renter of the field. Roth sides resorted to punting to keep the ball out of the danger zone for the remainder ofthe period.Team is StrengthenedThe Dixon lino strengthened in thesecond half and with Parker at tackle and Whipple holding down Countryman’s end the Wildcats failed to gain ground hut were carried hack on lt;ach play and forced to punt on the fourth down. Dixon was more fortunate in this respect, being able tohold their position, but were alsoMinting on fourth downs repeatedly. The greater part of the second quarter was fought in the territory defend-rd by the visitors.In the third period Whipple was given the ball on a fast criss cross play and got awav for a 30 yard gain b* fore he could he downed. Gephardt was very effective on short gains around the ends, hut the ball kept hanging hands and at no time was n danger of being carried over the goal for a touchdown.No One InjuredSheriff-elect Risk y played the star game of the season on his end and put fear into the hearts of his opponents. He played the entire game and was given a rousing cheer at the final whistle when he left the fu Id. *1 no Legion was fortunate in having none of its men crippled in the contest.,, although some of those who receivedinjuries in Sunday’s game at Elgin participated against physicians’ in-lt;\rueHons. The team as a whole played the best game that has been seen this season, despite the slippery lie Id, which was a handicap to bothdubs.The visitors did not bring their hmd as they announced a flt; w days «To. m r did they come on a special train. They came in automobile# and wen accompanied by about a hundid very enthusiastic followers. The Dixon Legion band was on hand awa announced and p?ayed several se-during the afternoon.Countryman whs absent from theIfneup, having remained in Rochelle■o play with his home team asahtst Aurora Legion. Dalton missed his rain at Beloit and came to Dixon in» taxi. arrj\ ing in ample time to get ir*‘ss*d and into the battle before the •i«»se of the first quarter. Garvey wasI at all on account of the in-his arm, Barker making anderful showing in his place.The Line-uptxon L g on dh—Whipple, rt:■{ ■ tV; Dixon and Hutchinson,\nsMn. lg; aBrker, It; Risley, le;qb; O-i1 hai It, rhb;nghan, lhb; Ibdnze and Dalton, fb.• mkm Valley Wildcats tOl— ShUlo,i • ? t; Ryezek. rc V- . lt;*•'£}• * : s ++ • I * « ^lIuisKn 2T Y*iIt 1,1 ij4, f i^wi!rison* *vt iistvv*{'t*\ riiv . ql»; Mi»n istei. rhb; (.‘dune-lld: Act*-, fb. s)»fi«-ia:s 1 lab y. Rochelle, r-f*u-c;Bern umpire; Lbng* ai*?yt **,puri, head linesman.
Newspaper Details
Dixon Evening Telegraph
Dixon, Illinois, US
Fri, Dec 01, 1922
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
USA 14 Jul 2020
Other Publications Near Dixon, Illinois
Dixon Telegraph and Herald
Dixon Weekly Herald
Dixon Evening Telegraph and Herald
Dixon Evening Leader
Daily Whisper
