Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-17

Y; Chauncey Powers, of Decatur, ILL.,
n Richard Merrill, of Milwaukee. The
team will challenge a team consisting
of ten English cracks for a match of
1000 targets for a purse of $1,000 q side
and the conditions of the match will be
that the Englishmen will be allowed to
use both barrels, while the Americans
will use but one to a bird. In case the
American team loses it is to be allowed.
So. 500 for Expense money.
CENTRAL WINS THE GAME.
Athletic Gu Team OF shopmen.
Beat the Rhodea-Carmcan Eleven
In a Well played game of foot ball at
Finkle's park Friday afternoon the
athletic club team of the Iowa Central.
composed entirely of shopmen, defeated
the eleven organized from among the
employees OF the Rhoades-Carmean
factory by a close score-6 to o.
Those who Went to the park expect
ing 10 see a BRUTAL game were disap-
pointed. The game was probably
rougher than most contests because of
the fact that line smashing and mass
playing vas INDUCED in almost entire
ly. The attendance was very fair, m
ployes of both the railway shops and
the carriage factory laying OF for the
afternoon to cheer on their favorites.
Twenty and twenty-five minute
halves were played. the Central choos-
ing the ball and kicking off. The ball
was recovered at the Rhodes-Calmean
twenty-five yard line and was returned.
for a short distance. Enc u by Beebe
and Plander and line smashing by
Lounsberry and Eckman forced the
ball gradually to the Central's fifteen
yard line. In securing the ball the Cen
trail depended upon its superior weight
and commenced line smashing with.
good effect, MacLeay, the big full.
back. being sustained by the back field
and carried for successive gains. BY a
double pass Whitney vas given the ball
for a left end run. The Rhoades-Car-
mean end was not where he could stop
him and Riley, who was playing back.
slipped and fell as he was about to
tackle. Whitney, after running a fast
from which MacLeay kicked q pretty
goal.
In the second half the ball was
I NlGhEQG OIL ny duu
Whitney returned it fifteen yards.
| Whitney, around the right end, made
ten yards more, and MacLeay went
thru the center for fifteen yards. Whit
ney tried a left run. but stump tackled
him five yards behind the line. With
nine yards to gain on the last down,
the Rhoades-Carnean stood its
ground and held the Central boys. on
downs. Plander then went around the
left for a good gain and the bal was
forced for another gain in a mass play.
WALL, around the right. ran into the
crowd and didn't gain. but by another
smash by Beebe the lost ground Was
regatned and the ball was taken to
within len yards of the goal, toa point
directly between the posts. 1t looked
as if a touchdown for the Rhoades-
Carmean boys within sight, but
fate decreed otherwise. Plander tried
a right end run. but was forced back
ten yards and the ball was forfeited on
downs. Reuben Stump, Of the Rhoades-
Cartnean right tackle. who had been
playing with a broken nose for ten
minutes, was then compelled to retire.
for he was bleeding ~profusely. Fl. Dun
can was substituted, The Central Their
tried TO work the ball by smashes, but
did not gain enough to make their
downs and the pigskin was returned
TO Rhoades-Garmean. L~ounsberrW was
carried thru the line for five yards anC
a signal was given for Eckman to carry
the ball. Eckman did not get the nun.
Der and Beebe was compelled to take
the leather. The result was that Beebt
got to the line, Reynolds knocked thu
ball from his hand, Minetor got 1t anC
carried it TO the middle Of the field
Time was up and the day was lost fol
for an equal score had been within
grasp three different times. The line
up:
Iowa Central. Rhoades-Carmean
Reynolds. !. left end. !. !. Wal
MANI. :. left tackle Dun al
Minetor.. !. {. left guard. :. ...Dish
4 Nugert.. i. ..center.. J. !. ..Hickol
Dwyer.. !. right guard. .Lounsberr.
Fahey -. fright tackle..... Stump
-. \. s. 3. ........H. Duncan
Peterson. . fright end. :. ..Plande,
Wilson (c).. quarter. :. Carmod.
Whitney,. . /. left half. !. ..Beebe &c
Jones. -. fright half. ;. Rifle.
MacLeay.. !. ..ful! back. !. ..Eckmal
Substitutes-Central, Claus. johnson
and Coyne; Rhoades-Carmean, Sharp
Vance and Smith. g. II. e. Boardmal
refereed the game and Messrs. Hubble
and Claus acted as linesmen. The tim
ers were Messrs. ]. F. Mcclure an
Clyde Church.
Attic the Rhoades-Carmean team
was defeated the members feel tha
they played better foot ball and tina
their defeat was due more to unfortu
nate circumstances. Their confidenc
is such that Captain Beebe will issue
challenge for another game. to b
played, il accepted, next week, prob
ably next Saturday.
This is the first professional game o
foot ball played here this season. Eacl
team deposited $50, the entire amour
Of which went to the winners. It !
estimated that $500 changed hands
MacLeay, the Central's full back, is al
old foot ball player, attic he 10 new ii
the Rugby game. He was a forme
player In the International team o
Toronto, Can, that played the associa
ton game in this country two years ag'
against the University Of P~enneyivani,
team. stump's injury 70 not serious
The bridge OF the nose ID quite badl,
N nh a t<arnd, u h,,k s~sSAn. An ~.8nsS - .A-..