If Coach Cade was aware of the mild sensation he had created there was nothing to indicate the fact. He gave his final instructions in his usual calm and cheerful manner and retired to an end of the bench with Manager Wistar to observe results. The results were not very startling. If he or any one else had expected to witness a sudden and radical change for the better in the playing of the Alton team he was doomed to disappointment. But probably he was experienced enough to expect nothing of the sort. The first half of the contest possibly vindicated his judgment, but it resulted in only one score by the Gray-and-Gold, a neat placement kick by Nip Storer. Oak Grove put up only a fair grade of football, presenting a rather decent defense but showing little in the way of attack. The left of the Alton line did well enough, although it was evident that there was a lack of experience there. Of the three new occupants of the positions Nat Wick created the best impression. He was steady and shifty and helped his center well on defense and was a big improvement over Hop Meecham on attack. Fitz Savell performed brilliantly, although the opposition was not such as to make his work exceptional. Larry Walsh failed to distinguish himself at any time during the game, although he proved to be a hard-working, plugging back who could be depended on to make a short gain whenever he was used. Walsh had played on the Second last season without getting into the lime-light. He was a husky youth, with plenty of weight and a shock of yellowish hair which, when his head guard fell off, shone like an oriflamme. In the last period it was Walsh who wore down the defense and allowed Storer to rip through for Alton’s third score and second touchdown. On the whole that was a dull contest, with Oak Grove never threatening and Alton using some eight or nine straight plays and relying on superior kicking to keep her out of tight places. Only two forward-passes were tried by Alton, and both grounded. On her part, Oak Grove kept away from the aerial game as far as her opponent until, in the last period, desperation drove her to it. But she had nothing in that line that deserved notice. Usually her receiver failed to reach position and the pass was incompleted, but once Savell took the ball out of the air and got off a nice run of twenty yards or so. Coach Cade made several changes during the course of the contest and ran in a handful of substitutes towards the end, and altogether twenty-one players took part in administering a 17 to 0 defeat to the visitor.