Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-12-07

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Missouri vaNev 16. Counpil
8 8 Bluffs g.
! Night before last old Boreas BIT
the seclusionsot his cave, and With
his snows covered wings. hair aid
,aard. started out for snIoysrlasd
trip throughont The aopiky, in O.
der to vehement sp4nifest lie
aversion to the gentle game Of
foot ball. Missouri vallsyswas h-
cluded in his itinerary, and d.
fhough he made but short stop
here. he accomplished enough to
produce . most dubious effect ur-
On the foot ball cranks OF the city
who had been looking forward
with fond expectations for royal
sport on Thanksgiving, when the
Missouri Valley Council Bluffs
struggle for the championship Of
the gridiron was to occur. But
when the elfs Of Boreas COM
menced to ''gat intheit fine work"
many were the imprecations heap
ed upon the weather man for the
steering Of Bory this way. but
vhen the storm subsidized slightly,
about noon yesterday, the ''stu-
dents" held q consultation and
With the undaunted courage Of
true sportsmen, the captains Of
.be two teams decided to play re-
gardless Of the insalubrity Of the
weather. Consequently, when the
twenty-five youths, every muscle
in their bodies rigid and hard af-
tar weeks Of conscientious train
ing, lined up against each other,
dressed in their heavy duck nni-
forms and bedecked with the GRO
tesque accoutrements Of foot hall,
the ipiquitious weather man and
his horoscope we're dowped with.
out gain.
For the brief period Of forty,
Eve minutes the com posite. pslpi-
tating group of twenty-five excel
lent specimens of manhood Of
young America, struggled. slipped
and wsllowed in hegumbo, which
was trlae less than knee deep.
On the throw up of the coin, Cap
tain Mclaughlin, of the Missouri
Valley team won the point. ard
chose the west territory, giving
Council Bluffs the kick of.
From the very start, Council
Bluffs assumed the defensive.
while Missouri Valley adopted ag.
gressive tactics which eventually
won the game.
Although evenly matched,
there being hardly ten pounds
difference in the aggr gate aver
ago Of the two teams, the young
men from the institution Of learn
on Fifth street in this city, out
pointed the Council Bl uffs team
in every particular. The ball was
in possession of the locals the ma.
jor portion Of the time, and when-
ever the visitors were fortunate
enough to secure the ball, they
Immediately lost It on downs.
The line bucking Of the local
team was the feature Of the game;
the Council Bluffs team being un-
able to stem the terrific onslsughts
of the "close formation" Missouri
Valley scored the first touch down
in the first eight minutes play;
the ball was brought back to the
center Of the field for ! kick of,
the same programme was played
for q repeater. Across the muddy.
slush covered field, the palpitating
mass struggled, fought, bled and
occasionly swore, but for the
Council Bluffs team it was q hope
less task, as after but q few min
utes play, the question, 1--WE will
win" changed to GLOW much will
we be beat" as the ball was rapid
forced into the territory the visit
ing team strived inv vain to defend,
and when the timekesper's whistle
sounded to announce the end Of
the last half, it was the culmins-
ton Of q fierce but hopeless strug-
gle-on the part Of the visitors, and
q complete but we'll earned vic
tory for the local high school
team The final score was l6 too
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