Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-30
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Varsity Roys Feel Keenly the Re.
suit of the Game With
Northwestern.
Coach Knipes and Others Regard It
as Practically Defeat.For
s. q. /
Northwestern's Strength q Great
Surprise to ALI The Game
Reviewed.

Rock Island. ILL.,, Nov. 30.-1owa's
stalwart foot bali team, which swept
Chicago off Its feet for total OF IL
points and which battered down Mich
iganss defense for total Of touch
downs, besides adding goal from field,
ran UP against stonewall line when 1t
tackled DR.. HOLSTERS pupils from
Northwestern University Hawkeye5
hopes and boasts of indisputable
championship honors were blasted be-
meath the blow, and the hitherto tri-
umphant men from Iowa City had to be
content with an even struggle. The
score was 5 to5.
To say that DR.. Knipe and his eleven
Were surprised would be putting it
mildly. They We're simply astounded3
when they found the HOLSTER defense
could stop the varied attacks. Iowa'ss
only score came in the nature OF fiukel
when Eby jostlea the ball out OF Eli
otis arms on Northwestern's forty five
yard line and then, circling the left
end, planted the oval behind the goal
line just two minutes before time was
called for the first half of the struggle.
At no other time did the Iowa men get
the ball within striking distance Of the
purple goal. Northwestern made its
score by a drop kick, which little John
son toed squarely between the posts
from the thirty-five yard line, only a
few minutes before Fred Hayner blew
his whistle, and the game was tie.
Iowa in its disappointment still has the
consolation that its goal line has not
bsen crossed for two years.
Iowa, however. feels that the game is
almost a defeat, for the most conserva-
tive rooter from Iowa City thought the
score would not be less than 81 points.
equal to what Minnesota made agains,
the purple. Bets Were laid at even
money that Northwestern would not
score and any odds demanded on tbs
final result We're given to the Evanston
men. Some even Went so far as to place
10 10 that Northwestern would MOI;
score.
DR.. Knipe: The game was practical
~ i; defeat for us, and was not lit
tie surprised at the way Northwestern
stopped our plays. 1t was hard blow
but l would rather have had HOLSTERS
team do 1t than any one else. Our boy.
did not put up the snap that they have
shown in former games, but I have no
complaint to offer"
The famous interference that knip
used for his end runs against Chicagt
only a few weeks ago was powerless
and not a single time did the fleet
backs, Morton and Edison, circle the
purple ends for sensational run. Per-
shaps there was not as much ginger IL
the work of the iowa players as in
their previous games. but 1t is certain
that HOLSTERS men We're generally
able to get at the man with the ball.
But there was an absence of end runs
and open work In general. Hard drives
into the line We're the policy of both
generals. but both teams were forced
10 kick often.
Rock Island. Nov. Undetermined
playing characterized the work of every
man on each team. If5united, persistent
spirit and good team work We're made
the criterion for summarizing the nler-
ita of the contest, ii would be unfair to
say that either Mort hMestern or low
lad the better of the argument. Saying
this may appear to bee Equivalent 10 ar
suing that the teams We're evenly
] matched and that the final score tells
| the story.
However. critica and experts will gem
i orally agree that all things considered
Northwestern utplayed Iowa. In punt
ling MachesreS5fcr Northwestern did ex.
icellant work after few errors in the
4 beginning, altho his opponent Warner
1outpointed him by a close margin.
Knipe's men played the guards back
i formation all but exclusively and Hol-
listers men played the tandem back
land varied 1t only now and then with ar
lend trial with johnson to Elliott. II
i this point the plays on each side Were
similar. Neither team scored point
by these line bucking plays altho the
i tandem back p!unging enabled North,
western to move up to Iowa's goal g
i sufficient number of times to make tht
successful drop kick. Iowa never coult
have scored BY attempting to drive thru
& the remarkably strong defense Of North
q western. Granting these things. 1t j.
only fair 10 say that Northwestern real
Il ly outplayed and was entitled to the Ii,
score If not clear victory.
4 On Northwestern's side G. O.. Diet.
should be given due credit. II was h,
who bore the brunt of the offensiv,
work. G. E. Dietz and Johnson. Ia tn,
!, tandem formations. completed a team
j which did as perfect work az could b.
done against the heavy line put up b.
. Iowa. Most of Northwestern's tanden
gains that went thru the line struck tn
, center and guards. Baird. who played
guard. was great strength TO the team
and was in every play. Heis coming
man.
Eby, who made Iowa's touchdown
proved consistent ground gamer earl,
Z on the spot on kick-offs and expecte,
movements and by alertness frequentl,
gave to his team many noticeable ad
vantages. Capt. Griffith and William
did excellent work.
VICTIM OF FOOT BALL.
1 Preston Todd AueA % ESo,oa !,