Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11
CURRENT SPORTS TALK
Caspar Whitney Places S. U. |.
Third in Western Foot Ball
Teams.
Sees Points in Playing That
Eastern Teams May Profit by
..What He Says.
New York to Try to Stop Live
Bird misunderstanding
Gossip.

Caspar Whitney, editor of Outing and
that Iowa ranks third in ethics among
football teams of the middle west. First
place Isl ascribed to Michigan, second to
Chicago and third to Iowa. This CLASH
fication leaves out Minnesota, Illinois,
Nebraska and others of the big schools.
Mr. Whitney says in his article, which is
in the January number of his magazine:
Speaking generally for the west,
there is more appreciable progress in the
development of foot ball skill than in the
east This is partly accounted for by the
later adoption of the game, and partly
because of the alertness of mind and in
tolerance of mediocrity. which has
served to make the great west what it is
today.
Moreover, / consider the spirit of
play and the spirit in which the games
are legislated for to be superior to that
in evidence turnout the east OF course,
there are groups of institutions in the
east where the highest ideal is observed
but am not comparing the sections at
large. Western men, as rule, are more
genuine than eastern men, dissemble
less, are more stalwart in their actions,
and more faithful to their ideals. There
is real sense of the game, for the
games sake, among the faculty mem
bers of the leading middle western uni
versities, who meet annually to better
their athletic conditions.
ITO he sure the middle western coll
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spirit is moving and the evils are being
gradually eradicated. The semi-profAs-
sonal base ball player has been a thorn
in the flesh but he has now been de-
clared ineligible. A one years residence
rule is needed and should be forthcom-
ing.
Michigan and Wisconsin in foot ball
are this year to the west as is Harvard
to the east, and between the western
teams choice Is difficult, indeed tho
has the remarkable total of sol
POINTS scored to none against her. Each
has strong, heavy line, and good
back field-especially Wisconsin. whose
Larson and Driver are just about as
good as any in the country.
I'm style of game, in running with the
ball and in putting. these two teams
stand we'll up toward the very head of
American foot ball; in the handling of
kicks and in highly developed team
play. however, they are quite bit in
ferior to the eastern leaders.
I'm respect to the ethics of the game.
Michigan is easily the leader in the west. /
with Chicago and Iowa a good second |
and third. I shall hope to see much
clearing Of the atmosphere at the other
this year
Il was deeply impressed by the con-
duct of the two final great games of the
and Wisconsin,
in Chicago. The play went on
without delay and without some agent I
Dr. other of one side frequently running
On to the field to deliver some message
from the coach, and carrying sponge, or
bottle, or pail by way of subterfuge.
There was on coaching from side lines;
there were no men on the side lines. but
he single coach of each team; there
we're only the substitutes and the two or
.hree assistant coaches inside the fence.
Think of it, ye eastern men! A field
With no side-line benches to accommo-
tate the friends of the college manage
nent These were the best conducted
games l have ever seen, and put our
Yale, Yale-Princeton games to
,ery shame by comparison. Evarts
Nrenn and Ralph Hoagland are two Of
icials who have done much to bring this
state of affairs about in
he west"