Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-24
'|H[ GREAT STRUGGLE
Annual Foot Ball Game Between
Yale and Harvard playad ct
New Haven Today.
Yale Will Win the Game Attic
Harvard Claims Her Chances
Are Good.
Much Interest in lowa-Northwest.
ern Game Thanksgiving Day
Sporting Eotea

The eyes Of the entire eastern half OF
the United States, and many In this
western country, are turned today on
what will undoubtedly prove to be the
greatest game of foot ball in the country
this season. It is the occasion OF the
annual game between Americas two
leading universities, Yale and Harvard
The blue and crimson have been
matched in many q championship game
before, but none in recent years has
caused 30 great an amount Of interest.
The two giant elevens meet today to
fight for a clear title to the American
championship. Each team has been un-
dergoing diligent practice all week, all
tho the coaches have been careful not
to force too much work on the Shout
ders of the players. Altho the practice
has been vigorous the men have not run
chances OF injury. Neither have they.
been overturned and on each side of the
center Of the field there will be seen at
New Haven this afternoon eleven OF as
well proportional husky specimens of
these United States.
Coach Lewis. of Harvard, has been
giving his men secret work this week
on defense for the famous tackle play
of YALE that gained SO much ground In
the game with Princeton a week ago.
Whatever the outcome is 1t is sure that
ment the whistle is blown at the begin
| = ot ha r1n of 1n
second half. Yale will probably win the
game. altho Harvard supporters claim
that the crimson has a good chance at
winning.
The games over the country today are
days in the season, owing to the fact
that the teams are saving their strength
for the annual Thanksgiving day con-
ltests next Thursday.
The great interest in Iowa is, OF
course. centered upon the S. u r.
Northwestern game at Rock Island on
Thursday, when Iowa expects to bring
Ito close the most marvelously-
Isuccessful season of any western team.
The Hawkeyes have foot ball eleven
that all are proud of and people who
never knew foot ball before never Wit
messed game in Their lives and never
became interested in even the newspa-
per accounts before. have read up this
year. became interested and waited for
kilograms announcing victories for the
/ S. u. /. boys just as anxiously as did the
varsity students themselves.
\ Altho Iowa's record this season. as
Iwell as last. has been nothing less than
phenomenal, the season closes in rather
an unsatisfactory manner. for there are
Three claimants to the western cham
sIpionship-I Iowa, Minnesota and Wiscon-
4 sin Minnesota and Iowa have the best
i records and Iowa the better of the two.
4 Neither of the teams has been defeated
II yet Iowa's goal has not been crossed
wisconsin has finally challenged Iowa
Ito post-season game, which will like
lily not be played, but even ther
lit is doubtful If practical solution VI
Il the perplexing problem would be had
q as Minnesota would still be left to hole
: her claim. Northwestern, in tbs
I Thanksgiving day game,w will do her hes
to hold Iowa to a lower score than Min
. nesota made. Northwestern admirers
a think this can be done, but the Hawk
81 eyes will have to be shown as tn,
II southern border of Iowa touches Mis-
t souri,. Elaborate preparations are be
,lsing made in Rock Island for the BIZ
: game, the alumni of that city, Daven
llport and Moline having banded togethe
: on their respective sides to assist Il
!. cheering their favorites.
u Other games of the day are:
Wisconsin vs. Illinois, at Madison.
Notre Dame vs.. Rush. at Notre Dans
Michigan vs. Ohio State, at Ann Ar
$ Dor.
Brown vs. Providence. at Providence
Armour ys. Lewis. at Chicago.
! Morgan Park vs.. Northwestern, q
!: Morgan Park, III.
Z Cornell vs. Rensselaer,, at Ithaca.
Carlisle Indians W.. Washington an
e Jefferson, at Pittsburg.
Nebraska vs.. Minnesota, at Lincoln.
n Minneapolis H. S. VIZ. Elgin II. S., 8
Z Minneapolis.
: Iowa games today are as follows:
Amos w. Cornell, at Ames.
s West Des Moines II. s.. vs East De
q Moines H. S., at Des Moines.
= Three Iowa games We're played We.
y terday. Still College met Highlan
u Park in Des Moines and defeated til
Normalitea Ito o. and also. in the cap
a tai city, brakes scrubs defeated ii
State University scrubs ito 5. The Z
e lied team from Eagle Grove 81 to 0. tt
: Drake Omaha game today wac declare
= : off
n SPORTING NOTES.
S Cincinnati opened the eyes Of pugili
ri tic circles in New York when repr