Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-05
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Iowa Uatvsrsity's Defeat Of Chi.
cage Saturday Places Her in
Championship Race.
Comment On Saturdays Great Game
and Its Result-Iowa City
sRejoicss.
Great D Demonstration on Receiptof
the News Foot Ball scores
and Gossip

tablished its claim for recognition
of the middle west. AS
for Chicago, the defeat will hardly low
er it out OF the class where their rec
ords of former seasons have placed
them, but will put camper upon the
small hopes which its supporters held
for championship honors this year.
Later games may prove more favora-l
BILE for Stages men, but the three sue
cessjve defeats IN their big contests
played 50 far this season can not do
other than cast a shadow on their claim
for place in the front rank this year.
Chicago, Nov. Saturday was a
day good for foot ball. with weather
which suited spectators and players
equally we'll. Nearly 5000 people. sew
en- or eight hundred OF whom were
rooters from Iowa City, filed the big
grandstands three-quarters full. Every
where the corn-hued coiors OF Iowa
University were in evidence and seemed
to predominant because OF the marked
contrast to the dark backgrounds. The
east side. and for the first half 1t was q
battle Of roofing, with the honors even.
But in the second half 1t was all Iowa
and the Hawkeye yell, SO uncouth ana
unfamiliar at the outset, was taken up
by many a Chicagoan joining In the
chorus. A feature that reused SYM
pathetic cheer from all came in the
second half, when Captain Grifit was
retired in the side line and an Iowa
sympathizer sent a big bunch OF yellow
chrysanthemums across the field to the
disabled warrior.
Not once did the maroons come with-
lin striking distance OF Iowa's goal and
the Hawkeyes crossed Chicago,s line
twice, kicked a goal from the field, ana
would have added another five OF six
points to their score II the game had
lasted another minute or two.
STACY 9 men were outclassed, outgen.
eraled, and outplayed from the begtn-
ming to the end. Blunders, poor 5udg-
ment and fumbling combined to lose the
maroons all the advantage they should
have had in the first half, when With
gale OF wind in their favor and the ball
in Iowa g territory most OF the time
Chicago failed to score point. II was
blunder to keep Fell on the side linef
with Warner outpunting Erwin yards at
time against that wind. It was
wretched Judgment on the part Of Shell
don and Henry to let Warner repeatedly
drive the ball over their heads. But in
spite Of blunders and the absence of any
ability to catch az punt the maroons
ldefense was strong enough to protect
their own goal successfully turnout the
1 first half.
Then, in the second half. miserable
Judgment gave Iowa its first touch down
when Chicago, after hurting back the
Iowans and STAYING OFF defeat at their
]eight-yard line tried to buck the lins
INSTEAD Of punting the ball out Of dam
lger. costly tumble. few line buckf
4 by Iowa. and the game was won, fol
latter that first touchdown the maroon
4 line, bruised and battered by their Of.
forts to break up Iowa's mass plays
gave way repeatedly and enabled tn,
Visitors to score their second touchdown
quickly.