Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-27


up. 1t lost it's nerve Saturday after
ten minutes of play, but If it ever get:
started in big game it will do bust
ness. So far it has only shown it:
form in practice games, and If it car
not pull itself together against Mich.
iigan and Illinois the remaining con.
ference games will bring as decisive de-
feats as did the Minnesota game.
The foot ball surprise for Iowa was
the defeat of Ames by Cornell. which
was entirely unexpected.
The Minnesota-Iow game, while 6
big nine" game, resulted about as ex-
pected, and means but little. 1t showed
that Iowa is outclassed for the pres
ent at least by dts rivals Of the last
two years, and at the same time In
dicates that the gophers are still 6
strong aggregation.
Carl NJ. Green an authority on foot
ball in reviewing Saturdays games fol
the Chicago press says:
LAS a result of Saturdays foot ball
games Wisconsin, Michigan and Chi
cago remain the only big" elevens
of the middle west which are still I'M
defeated. Minnesota, by disposing o!
Iowa "a to o. partially redeems itself
for the Nebraska defeat, and sus-
tanned brace for the rest Of it's schedule
will cause DR.. Williams team to re-
ceive at least some consideration for q
place among the leaders. The rest
OF the big nine" teams, however. have
suffered reverses at the hands of thei,
natural rivals and are necessarily out
of championship calculations.
There We're few big surprises in the
games. but the general result gives adj
ded interest to the stretch run in the
championship race now left to the
leaders.
Chicago's defeat Of Illinois shows that
Stagg has again made good, and in turn
puts the Champaign team out of first
class; Northwestern's one sided defeat
at the hands of Knox was decidedly
bitter pill for the other local universit,
and-altho the purple is VIGOROUSLY an
in and outer-leaves the Evanston team
with practically no farther consider
alton as first-class eleven, altho
Knox this year is admittedly strong.
The downfall of the purple was the
big upset Of the day in the west, and
next came the surprisingly large score
made by Michigan against the strongly
touted Ohio team. The wolverines Sc
to against the buckeyes and WILSON,
SINS "a to 0 score against Kansas
strengthens the general belief that the
Madison and Ann Arbor teams lead this
section of the country again this year,
on HWY, {v,o u {,,&
meeting at Marshall field Saturday.
The Chicago-Illinois contest was the
big game of the week. Despite the dis
couraglng weather conditions, the play
brought out the best foot ball seen in
Chicago this season, and gives to Chi
cago rooters increased hope for the fu-
ture of their team.
There is no gainsaying the fact that
the muddy field gave Chicagos beef an
added advantage, but as Stage had
been drilling his men for speed all the
week, 1t is but fair to presume that 1t
materially interfered with the maroons'
plans as well. There Is no question but
that the better team won. altho a dry
field would undoubtedly have given
both elevens far better test.
Illinois lost its crucial game of the
season, but no college ever sent out a
team that played more gamely against
odds than did the men from Cham
paign. With weight and the weather
against them they tried hard to the end.
With the great game of the year
the Wisconsin, Michigan contest-but
{. week away, unusual interest was
conferred in the respective showings of
these two teams. Michigan's eighty
six points against Ohio state proves
conclusively that Yost has been doing
good work with his men during the
past week, and in. a measure at least
takes away the doubt of the wolverines
strength caused by the game with
Notre Dame. Michigan still has its
speed, when it's regulars are in, and
it's defense cannot be weak unless the
Ohio team was greatly overrated
Wisconsin, with 3S to 0 against Kan
s;as, made about as large a score as the
badgers ever do, and while the wolf
tendency at Madison caused the reports
to complain of the team play of the
varsity, there is no question but that
King will have great team in line up
against Michigan. Comparative scores
may cause Michigan to be a slight fav-
orite for the coming game, but it is still!
true that there is absolutely no good
line of comparison between the elevens,
and from this distance 1T looks like
a great game, with the chances even
until play is actually started.
Cornell IL, Ames IS.
An1es, Oct. Pin a game character
lied by swift and efficient play on the