Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
MARsHALITowN WINS VICTORY
Defeats waterloo IN a Clean Game a,
Foot ball.

FOOT BaJl.
With defeat staring them in the face
at the close of the first half. the mem |
bers of the Marshalltown high school |
football team braced up in the last half
of the game with the Waterloo high !
school Saturday, secured two touch-,I
downs, kicked one goal and won VIC
tory by a score of IL to 5. The largest
crowd OF the season was present At
Finkle's Park when time was called.
Noticeably along the outer lines was
the feminine contingent, and merrier
or fairer aggregation of rooters could
not have been imagined. The colors of
| the school, blue and red, We're waved on
every side and from hundreds of horns
the players were cheered at every adj
vance.
Marshalltown stock was little below
! par at the close of the first half.
/ Waterloo showed her strength in her
backs. who were heavy and hit the line
successfully. BY dint of hard work the
visiting team, by steady gains, forced
| the pigskin to the Marshalltown goal
Joder carrying 1t over for the first and
lonly touchdown that was to fall to the
| lot OF the visitors. But three minutes
/ were left to play in the first half, when,
by an error the ball was touched down
] before Joder was ready to attempt
i goal, and Wilbur kicked off for the
home eleven. Capt. krider got the ball
and with good Interference carried 1t
to about the center OF the field. A fun
BILE gave Moore an opportunity to get
the ball and then some fast and furious.
/ playing was done. Harry Beasley was
sent around the right end and made
fine run of twenty-five yards Harris
Il followed with an excellent squirt around
h the left, taking the ball to within five
yards of the goal. Time was called,
however, before 1t could be taken over
on another play.
4 The second half opened with the
i spirit of "gingering up predominant
with the home team. Wilbur kicked off
with o vim. Merrill got the ball, but
. made small gain. krider took it
to about the center of the field and
Sinner made good end run around
the left. Joder hit the line for another
five, fumbled, but got the ball. Mar
shAlltown then held the visitors down
; In fine shape and the ball was forfeited
on downs The good work for the home
} team began from that moment. Moore
went around the right for good gain,
Beasley around the left for another
and Harris another left. Beasley
gained with another pretty little run
around the right, followed by Harris.
who made an elegant left run, taking
> the ball to the ffteen-yard line. Moore
I gained five more around the right, then
Harris took the coveted leather for the
remaining distance, passing and dodg-
ing all pusuers. Wilbur kicked goal.
The remaining time was six minutes
and Harris started out on another left
. end pilgrimage after Waterloo had
|. lost on downs at the forty-fve-yard
\ line. To gain more ground Wilbur
\ punted. Joder got the ball, but fun
bled, and Beasley got it well up into
the opponents territory. Harris took 1t
: for five yards around the left. and then
followed with another excellent run for
second touchdown. Krider was Just a
little behind him and downed him
: hard, but he was over the line. Wilbur
missed an exceedingly difficult goal
leaving the score, with one-fourth of q
minute yet to play. II to 8.
The game could not have been a
lcleaner one and there was good feeling
on both sides throughout. II the
Waterloo boys had been in better prac-
: tice they would have made 1t decidedly
interesting for the home team. espe-
cially on account OF their good weight
back Of the line. Capt. Krider. Shi-
/, mer and Joder did some fine work fol
the visitors and they were all ground
gamers. Hallowell and Voorhees, die
: some good work at tackling. Harris
Harry Beasley and Moore played ar
. excellent game, Lounsberry and John.
: son. the two new men. showed up vel
land wilbur and Phin Beasley did some