Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-25
IOWA SPORTS Talk
Football Interest Today is Cen
tered in Iowa Minnesota
Game at Iowa City
WILL BE HARD FOUGHT CONTEST
Drake Takes on the Iowa State Normal
Team at Des Moines-FaII Flight Of
Ducks Has Begun-six More Days to
Fish-Two Game Birds Growing
Scarce.
Scarce.

All the interest in foot ball today is
centered in the Iowa Minnesota game
at Iowa City. All other games are cast
in the shadow of this one, which will
go a great ways toward establishing
Iowa's standing among the big teams
Of the west. The only other game of
any Importance being played is at Des
Moines, where the Iowa State Normal
School is doing battle With Drake.
Crowds began to arrive in Iowa City
Friday to witness the game, and it Is
predicted that one of the largest gath
erings that ever witnessed a foot ball
game in this state will be present at
the battle royal today.
Under the fierce coaching of Knipe,
and several assistants who have been
spending the past week in Iowa Qty,
the team has made no little improve
ment. Heretofore they have been in
it is said that this fault in a great
measure has been overcome by the
strenuous work Of the past week.
Iowa City's showing against Simpson
on Tuesday was most discouraglng,
and while reports have been sent out
that the team simply laid down after
the game was once assured, this Is not
credited by those who are in a position
to know. That Iowa was played to a
"standstill" by the Methodists is known
to be a fact, and the result to the fol-
lowers Of the university was most dis
heartening.
What Iowa seems to have lacked, has
been not scarcity of material, put
ginger and everlastingly getting into
the PLAYS 1t seems that it has only
been during the past week that the men
have showed marked Improvement In
this direction. Captain Williams, OF
last years team, has spent the past
week with the men, and has been able
TO impart some of his life and dash to
the play. 1t is expected that the final
score OF the game will be close, and
while it is hoped that Iowa may win she
certainly has a job on her hands. AS
the present indication points 1t appears
as tho Minnesota would more than
likely best the Hawkeyes.
The Gophers arrived in Iowa City
Friday, and despite the fact that they
received drubbing on NorthAR. da!d
they came loaded for bear" Minnesc-
ta's defeat of a week ago was not so
much on account of her poor play as it
was the superiority of the team from
Lincoln AS usual thirg the Gophers
can be depended on to put up an ex-
tremely stiff article of ball, and her
chances of winning the game today are
above par. While her team has been
reported off its feet, and badly disabled,
too much credence can not be placed
in the bearish stories, as they are often
sent out for purpose. Minneapolis
should win, altho she may do SO only
by a small margin.
Drake meets the State Normal Col
lege at Des Moines this afternoon, and
she should win without a great deal of
trouble. The Drake management
showed in his recent offer to Kansas
that he was a thorough sportsman by
to play the latter team at Des
Moines, allowing them $50 or Is per
cent of the gate receipts. Kansas
seemed to have gotten the impression
that the Iowa team purposely failed to
meet them last Saturday. This, as is
we'll known, was not the case, but was
due to delayed trains. So far no reply
to the offer from Drake for the game
Monday has been received.
Sportsmen all over the state have
been commenting, the past two or three
Gays. on the flight of ducks that has
been steadily going on. Not only have
the teal in large numbers began their
but the larger ducks have
ward If the Indian summer weather
of the past half-week continues there
will be but little fall shooting in the
state this year. This flight is rather
hard to account for. as there have beer
no storms OF sufficient force in the
north to send the wild fowl southwark.
In the northern counties, where ducks
have spent the summer, there has been
good shooting ever since the season
opened. In Hamilton. Pocahontas and
Wright counties good bags have been
killed in the nloughs and shallow ponds.
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Six days more remain In which the
angler may lawfully fish for the finny
tribe. Tomorrow, being the last Sun
day of the open season, many who are
unable to get away during the week
will take last cast for their favorites
A poorer season 1t would be hard to
for not only have the rivers
and streams failed to give up their
deniZens, but from the lakes. where as
a usual thing fishing is at least always
fair, strings have failed to be caught
in numbers worth mention. However,
the fisherman must be content. and
live in the hope that the season Just
chasing which In fact has been all hnt