Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-12
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Ralfh Hoagland's Comment on the
Iowa.l Michigan Foot Ball
Contest.
Score Of 90 to 5 Represents Rsla'
tive Strength Of the Opposing
Teams
Iowa and Minnesota Not Likely to
Play For the Western
Championship.

AVW0 o0V AluuoSUt0 NVS AkhVAy w
Play For the Western
Championship.
Detroit, Nov. 12.-Ralph Hoagland
Special to Chicago Tribune:
The old gold Of Iowa waved triumph
ant over the maize and blue OF Mich
igan.
The score OF IS to 5, while It repre-
sented the relative strength Of the two
teams, reflects discredit on Michigan.
The Wolverines may have played bet
ter foot ball in the past. but Iowa was
unquestionably the stronger. The In
reference used by the Iowa team did
not consist, as every body supposed It
would, in the much discussed guards
back play of Pennsylvania, but was q
product of DR.. Knipe's recent coaching.
Michigan was undoubtedly more than
prepared to meet the guards back for
nation. and after Its second trial the
brilliant generalship OF Williams. quar-
ter back and acting captain of the Iowa
team, came into play He began to de
versify his playing to such an extent
that even the shrewd Michigan for
wards We're completely taken on their
guard.
The best ground gaining play OF the
Iowa team was the formation OF four
players beside the quarter back behind
the line The technique OF this play
was the placing of either tackle in front
Of the position occupied by the full
back and the sending OF the fast half.
backs Morton and Edison, outside OF
the position occupied by the tackle,
who was not drawn back. In this play
Iowa not only gained one man in the
interference, but completely put the
Michigan ends out Of play. This for
nation. used also for the end runs, en-
abled the fast Iowa backs to complete
ly circle Michigan's heretofore I'M
Ipregnable ends.
1t is hard. indeed. to pick the stars on
the Iowa team. Her back field is With
out a peer in the west this year. The
forwards, particularly Warner and
Eby. stand out pre-eminent.
But to the surprise OF every one
Warner was outkicked by sweeley,
the Michigan full back. Sweeley time
land again stood between the Iowa team
and a touchdown. He never failed to
get his man. The brilliant work OF Neil
Snow, the captain and right end OF the
Michigan. as we'll as that OF White,
Michigan's left tackle. deserves special
mention. To be sure, gains were made
around and past Snow, but these were
| not due to his lack OF knowledge Of his
position, but to the superb interference
afforded the runner by his team mates,
IsIowa's forwards in almost every In
/ stance got the charge on their oppo-
nsnts, and in that way were successful
/ In blocking Michigar's heretofore su-
peru offense The best gains were made
/ by Michigan thru thesI Iowa line, as they
/ found by experience that the ends, re-
1 Enforced by the splendid defensive work
i of Morton and Edison, OF the Iowa team
We're impregnable.
While Captain Griffith. Of the lowe
team, was watching the game from the
4 side lines-injuries having kept him
4 from the line up-his brilliant little
4 successor as executive leader, Quarter
i Back Williams, was showing the spac-
\ tators and players some Western
4 stunts in genera,ship that surprised
4 even the veterans in the throngs abou
Il the side lines He found weak spo
& in the Michigan team and kept sending
6 his plays in that direction. uniortu
nately for Captain Snow, this veal
q spot was on his side Of the line. Snow
q broke the interference as good EN-
should but the men backing him VI
failed to get the man.
asxvts. ta lou
backs in catching punts was impreg
nable. The heart was taken completed,
out OF Michigan by the superb dodginl
run OF Williams. While Michigan re
sorted to plays thru the line for he
gains the variety OF plays exhibited b
y the Iowans was phenomenal.
! The lineup was as follows:
Z Michigan. Iowa
!, Snow ......5........ r. E......... Wafer
Begle, Reddner IL. II. B....... Edso
i Redeem 80. ........ L. E........ Seibert
: White ............. L. T......... Warne
Marks $50. 1900. u. G...i......... Littl
! Wilson, Brown -. .C.............. FL
) Shorts Kelly ...... r. Geo.. Brockwa
e Boggs, Shorts ......R. T......... Burrie
AcGinnis. Weeks. q. B...... William
: Woodward, Weber,. H. B...... Morto
f Sweeley ........3.3.. f. b !. 80. 800. Eb
: Referee oagland. Princeton. I'm
I pier-Rob Frenns Harvard Touct
odwns Ely. .; Edison. 2; Morton,
{ Place kick-Sweeley.
VIII Not Challenge Minnesota.
3 Chicago, Nov. 12.-Iowa's great for
i ball eleven will not challenge the I'm
e |versity Of Minnesota for the champion
i. ship Of the west. and neither will tt
: gophers issue any to the hawkeye
e Altho 1t is little too early In the ses
4 son to pick championship team,
Il seems from the statements made b
: Coach knipe OF Iowa and Coach viii
e Jams OF Minnesota yesterday that Il
west will be minus q clearly define
{ championship team this fall.
: Putting aside what Northwestern wi
: do before the close OF the season, mo-
: foot ball critics regard the champion
r ship as resting between Iowa and Nil
t nesota, but as neither will take the fir
: step both will probably claim first hol
e ors at the end at the season, shou
y neither meet defeat before Thanksgi,
In Il