Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-29
The Thanksgiving Day Games
Bring the Football Season
to a Close
AMEs CLAIMS SECOND PLACE
State University Wins Championship
of Iowa, But Loses to All Outside
Teams Excepting one-A Total of
the scores-summary of the Other
Leading Teams Of the State.

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down on Thanksgiving day. the football
season for 1902 was brought to close.
Gridirons and canpuses that have, for
the past three months, been the daily
scene of activity in football practice are
given over to the chilly winds of win
ter. Moleskin, shin guards and other
paraphernalia will be laid away, and
the members of the teams, who for
weeks have daily talked, and nightly
dreamed, of battles to be played and
victories won. will once more resume
their various studies.
In many ways the season that has
Just closed has been peculiar one. A
large majority of the games, and espe-
cially the Iowa contests, have been
played on either muddy or wet and
slippery fields. This has given the
heavier teams not little advantage in
several important games, and has con-
siderable to do with the relative stand
ing of the elevens. The deaths that
have resulted from the game are this
year the largest, so far as it Is able to
learn, in the history of football. This
is being used by many as an argument
against the sport, but while the casu-
allies are regretted, 1t simply goes to
prove that each year the game is be-
coming more and more popular. and is
being played by scores whereSten years
ago dozens INDUCED. Twelve have been
killed in games or died from the effect
of injuries received, and eighty-ffve re-
or less serious.
The Iowa University has won but lit
tie honor on the football field this sea-
son. Her team is champion of the
state, but that glory is empty when the
western championship was the height
to which she aspired. Iowa has played
three games with teams belonging to,
the .big nine" In these contests her
opponents have scored 221 to her o..
They were: Minnesota, "a; Michigan,
LOT; and Illinois, so. Add to this the
score of Missouri's 6, and you have the
total points scored against the univer-
sity by the out-of-the-state teams.
Washington, OF St. Louis, was beaten
by Iowa by a score of 81 to 0, but that
victory counts for but little.
Anes, by her victory over Simpson
at Ames Thursday, has established her
self in the second place among the Iowa
teams. This claim of the agricultural
eleven may be contested by many, but
in view Of the games she has won and
If ha feaa
is without doubt entitled to the homer.
Her standing is based on a victory over
Grinnell, of % to 0: a tie game OF to y
with Drake, and Thursdays score of Is
to IL against Simpson. Simpson had
more than a fighting chance for the
place, as she had defeated both Drake
and Grinnell. Grinnell lost out by be-
ing beaten by both Drake and Simpson.
while brakes claims were shattered
by her losing to Simpson, and the tie
with Ames. Cornell had considerably
better than show for the second place
until Nov. Is, when her team went
down before Grinnell by a score OF
II to 5.
Ames deserves the honor that she
has gained by landing the second place.
as the team has used every effort to put
up the best game possible. Everything
that could be done has been done both
by Coach Ristine and the entire team
that might further better the eleven.
Among the other teams that have also
ran" there is Cornell. She is entitled
to not little credit for the manner IN
which that little eastern Iowa eleven
has trimmed teams from schools hav-
ing a much larger student body and
better equipped to put up good article
of football.
Grinnell has done we'll considering
the disadvantages with which she has
to contend. Supporters of Grinnell
were most candid in their confessions
at the beginning of the season. One
who is an ex-member Of several of the
fastest teams Grinnell ever put on the
gridiron said Just as the season opened:
prospects for the team are very slim,
and Grinnell has an extremely heavy
schedule for team which is always
light in its makeup. and the only nope
for respectable showing this year lies
in the old Grinnell characteristic"
While Grinnell has gone down before
fine stronger teams of the state. she has
fought manfully against tremendous
odds.
Drake is another Iowa team that Is
deserving of considerable credit for the
showing they have made this year
among the state teams. They have
been more or less handicapped at vari-
Gus stages by injuries that have Grip
pled the team. Strong, straight foot
ball has been played, and while they
have not succeeded In landing in sec
ond place they are worthy of honorable
mention.
Among the list of high school teams,
Grinnell stands at the head, having de-
feated both Davenport and East Des
Moines. both of whom were claimants
for the honor. While the tean did not
nromise to make big showing early
in the season, during the last few weeks
they made rapid progress, and at the
close were fit and able to have beaten
several Of the college teams of Iowa.
ELoPES WITH A CHILD WIFE.
Will Mitchell, Of Waverly, Adds An
other Chapter to His Checkered Ca