Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-03
Review of the Football Situa-
ton Resulting from Satur-
days Games
AMEs IN THE FRONT RANK
Her Showing in the Game With S. U. !.
Entities Her to Rank as Strongest
Iowa Team Outside the University
coe. Normal Game the Surprise of
the Day in Iowa.
rBv r. A. Cook.l

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/ Saturday was a day OF close scores
and exciting contests on state grldlrons
The Coe- Normal result was the sur
prise of the games, tho both Drake ane
| Ames rooters had confidence in the
ability of their teams to defeat Simp'
son and Iowa.
| Ames. by her strong, all-around game
q gainst Iowa, earned the rank, at ieas'
until her Thanksgiving day game VIII
| Simpson, as the strongest state team
outside the university. From a dramatic
standpoint the Iowa-Anles game was
perfect. Ames opened up the scoring
in the first half, kept the HaWkeyes
from crossing her own goal IN tnat nan
and DELAYED Iowa's second touchdown
until almost the last minute OF play
The Ames ends and half-backs had a
way of alternating in charging az
Iowa's interference which was puzanns
to the Iowa backs and the work Oh the
Anles half-backs in taking adVantage
of an opening off tackle in loWas halI-
back runs off tackle was deserving OF
high praise. Iowa played in hard luck
with the umpire, but her offense was
good only at intervals. The Hawkeye
defense, tho it yielded at the left guard
and right tackle during Ames's one
march for a touchdown, was fairly
strong.
Drake lost her game to Simpson this
wear for the same reason that she lost
the game last year. Simpson surpassed
her in kicking. brakes ability to adj
vance the ball by line plunging was su-
perior to Simpsons, but Weaver's good
right leg saved Simpson from being
scored on. In the second half Kennedy
blocked one of brakes punts and fell
on the ball so near the goal that a
touchdown for Simpson was matter of
moments only. Bacons goal from the
field in the last minute of play failed to
even the score, owing to Jones kicking
goal from Simpsons touchdown.
The Normars slump was unexpected
by her admirers. who had figured that
her defeat of Cornell showed an inn
rroyement in her team over her condi-
ton early in the season. Coe did not
play strong game and the Normal
backs should have prevented Balls end
runs without difficulty
Minnesota's score Of 102 to nothing
against Grinnell emphasizes the tre-
mendous brace that the Minnesota team
took at the time of the Iowa game,
Grinnell played as stiff a game as she
could, but could do little. Comparison
of Nebraska's score against Grinnell,
II, and Minnesota's score shows the
vast difference between the present Go
pher team and the one which was de-
feated by Nebraska two weeks ago. And
Minnesotas team against Grinnell was
half made UP Of substitutes, too.
Illinois was another western universe
ty to rehabilitate herself much by her
game Saturday. Her score of Al
against Indiana is within one touch
Hoosiers, and Stahl made that touch
down a second after time had been
called.
Michigan Champion.
Michigan won the western Champion
ship by her great victory over Wiscon-
sin on Marshall Field. SO far as now
appears. Chicago is the only other
team In the running and Stages work
against Beloit revealed nothing that
can push the Wolverines hard for the
championship laurels. Michigan won
the game by getting the jump on Wis
consin at the start, just as many an
other game where hope of both sides
was high has been won.
Harvard's chances for winning the
eastern championship received a big
boost by her excellent form against the
Carlisle Indians and Yale's setback by
West Point. Princeton won from Cor
nell by a larger and cleaner score than
last year, but a touchdown instead Of
two field goals would have improved
the chances of the Tigers against the
Yale eleven a fortnight hence. Penn
sylvania took her long expected brace
in her game with Columbia and won
from Captain Weeks eleven by COM
Portable score. All of the eastern "big
five teams" have played poor ball at
times and the showings made by them
in their games next Saturday may be
quite different from those of last week.
The High Schools.
Among the high school teams, Victor
Littig's Davenport eleven added to it's
large collection of scalps by defeating
Dubuque by a decisive score. Du-
buque had defeated Clinton in an ex-
cellent game but the week before and
was counted upon to give Davenport a
close contest. West Des Moines high
school and Grinnell played a hard, fast
game. which resulted in touchdown
for each team and. as both kicked their
goal, 1t must be decided that there was
glory enough for both in the contest.
In the northwest portion Of the state
Algona showed a strong team by de-
feating Spencer in pretty contest. In
the northeast, Indepene ence added to
her straight string of victories for hon
DIS by defeating Waterloo by a good
score.