Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-20
Grinnell High School Likely to
Have Clear Title to the
Honor.
Status of the Various Teams Re-
viewed and Their Chances
For Success.
Minnesota's Actions in the Mat.
ter OF Protests Are Sc.
verely Condemned.
,ecial to Times-Republican.

Special to IlmeS-RepuDilCdll.
Grinnell, Nov 20.--The victory of the
high school foot ball team over the DaN-
EXPORT boys places Grinnell in position
10 win clear title to the state high
school championship. The score at the
close of the Davenport game stood ~ 10
s and the Davenport team, which has
been admittedly the champion team OF
the eastern half of the state, was clearly
outclassed. The claim of West Des
Moines to the championship honors, pro-
y;ded she should win the game over
East Des Moines, were silenced by sig
raj victory over the West Siders. Grin
nell could ask nothing better. Grinnelfs
victory over West Des Moines will place
Grinnell in an excellent position to set
tie the final standing with the East SIDE
team. The Grinnell team is in excellent
condition and If in as good condition
when the final contest comes as in her
Saturdays game the outcome is not at
all hopeless, altho the East Des MONIES
boys have proven their strength. The
work of T. H. Zeigler as coach OF the
Grinnell boys mas been a great factor IN
putting the team in its present degree OF
proficiency. The boys play nervy, fast
and consistent game and are in as good
or better condition as any team that has
fought for the Grinnell high school for a
goodly number of years. II they win the
championship Grinnell will be proud OF
them: and If they fail to win, their
showing as team is one to be proud OF
without reference to the claims to the
championship.
THE COLLEGE GAME.
The defeat of the college boys at Iowa
City was not unexpected. 1t is doubtless
true that IL Grinnell had presented her
Simpson line up to the Iowa City team
the result would have been Grinnell
victory. But the team was in very
crippled condition and new men were be-
ing played in several positions; and sew
eral men who had won regulations on
the line were placed behind the line,
which is almost equivalent to playing
new men in those positions. Lyman's
loss is one Keenly felt by the team. He
has been consistent and reliable
ground gamer ever since he win his po-
sition on the team and his GOODNESS ana
Eerve. combined with speed. accuracy
and weight are greatly missed. The IN
Jury of Evan Evans and Welker has
placed them out of the game since the
Drake game and their loss has been
greatly felt also At their positions be-
hind the line they made a particularly
strong showing in the first few games
nod n
injuries might have been depended on
for good work in our final struggles.
The claim is made In some reports OF
Grinnell that we have team of veter-
ans. This report is an absurd one. II
is true that some of our best men are
experienced players, but Grinnell has
been commented on for her team work
and not for her star players, and the
team has new players all along the line.
Grinnell's defeat at the hands of Iowa
City is not to be greatly lamented altho
it would have been a source OF pride and
lust one to the Grinnell boys could
they have won the Saturdays game.
The Iowa team has been long forgotten
in figuring the claim to the state cham
pionship. Iowa ranks in different cir
Gle from Simpson, Grinnell. Drake, Cor
nell and schools of corresponding size.
II the Grinnell boys win the game with
Drake on Thanksgiving they will be
champions of collegiate football in Iowa
il not champions of Iowa. The team
has played hard and nervy game thru
out the season and has a reputation for
gentlemanly conduct on all occasions.
They have stood for pure football and
have played it.