Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-29
Saturday 5 SHOWING.
Scores on the Gridiron Interesting
Only in Their Bearing on
Future Games
Western Championship seems to Lie
Between the Michigan and
Minnesota Teams.
Former Now the Favorite-Iowa
Likely to Defeat Chicago
Next Saturday.

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a comparison Oh the big western teams
was afforded by Saturdays football
games. The most important contest was
that between Michigan and Illinois on
Marshall field. Thru the unexpected
strong showing of the Wolverines the
Michigan team must be put at the top.
The game also demonstrated that
Northwestern is not as strong as has
been claimed by the supporters of the
when HOLSTERS team was unable to
more than tie Beloit. team that had
been quite handily defeated by Wiscon-
sin.
That the University of Chicago team
is weaker at present than any Of the
other western teams was made appar-
ent by its Overwhelming defeat by
Pennsylvania. Not that the game at
forded any direct comparison, but the
very fact that the maroons were scored
on at will speaks volumes against Stage
hoping to class his eleven among the
strong western teams.
1t must be considered that Stage is
good coach, but not even the most san
guine entertains any hopes of his being
able to whip his team into shape during
| this SEASON. AS Stage has arranged his
schedule IL will practically be impossi-
/ bic for the team TO recuperate between.
I the games. Next Saturday he meets
the University of Iowa, and no quarter
| can be expected from the team coached
lbS DR. Knipe. AT present the odds ia
Ivor the Hawkeyes. as they have practi-
| caliy the same team an iaN year, when
they tied the western champions
| Illinois was also eliminated from the
western championship by its decisive
defeat by Michigan. It would be unjust
to criticise the Illino.. eleven when IT is
taken into consideration that last year
! the state university had about the worst
team in the west. Under the coaching
of Smith and Holt the eleven has shown
wonderful Improvement
4 Wisconsin is still the dark horse.
Its easy victory over Grinnell means
nothing, as it was taken for granted
that the Iowans would be beaten. BY
running up a bigger score than did
| Minnesota against the same team the
4 Badgers have some claims to SUPERIOR
| ity.
4 Despite the many claims made for
4 Minnesota the majority Of foot ball
critics favor Wisconsin against Mineso-
1 ia. and when the two teams meet next
Saturday the Badgers are certain to be
1.-THE favorites. The Chicago game with
1 Brown. and later with Pennsylvania
4 demonstrated, that the C;ophers did NOT
Ihaye as 1nucn of a foot han conunfr,,m
to solve when thsv tied the Maroons.
There is no gainsaying that Coach
i Williams has splendid material HIT
Ithere has bean no Indication Of The fart
Tina, the C;ophars can be classed among
the championship teams Of the west
All accounts agree that the Gophers
4 lack speed both IN formations and in
Inc execn,ion5 Of NAYS Thesa t-wn f,c.
Itors are fatal defects in. WINNING 10.
3 getl,er q strong eleven. The wisconsin
team. an the. other hand, is about az
4 fast{tt,is year as if was last and those
{ who watched the Badgers last year saw
!. no indications of moss.
The showing Of Beloit against North