Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-18
IOWA SPORTS Talk
The Big Football Games of To-
day, Were Played, and Pro-
bable Winners
INTEREST IN IOWA CITY GAME
GrinnelI Goes to Ames-Drake Plays
at Lawrence, kan.-Two Games at
D1s Moines-Harness Meeting Sea-
son Drawing to cIose-WholesaIe
Slaughter Of Wild Fowls.

son Drawing to a Close-WholesaI
Slaughter Of Wild Fowls.
1t is a peculiar fact that of the five
most important games played by Iowa
teams last Saturday not one Of the los
ling teams scored. This was due, large
", to The fact that Most OF the contest
ing teams We're iur from evenly
matched. The battles to be fought out
by Iowa teams this afternoon promise,
III most instances, 10 be fiercely con-
tested, and the outcome in many Of
them is doubtful. Iowa City, Grinneli
and Drake have all hard games on their
hands. a schedule of The more impor-
tsl.t games 10 be played by state teams
this afternoon is given below:
iowa City VS.. Simpson at Iowa City.
!. S. N. S. VS.. Cornell at Cedar Falls.
t1rinnell vs.. Ames at Ames.
Coe VS.. Wesleyan at Mount Pleasant.
Highland Park VS.. U. l. U. at Des
MONIES.
Les Moines VS.. Penn at Des Moines.
DRAKE vs.. University of Kansas at
Lawrence, Kas.
Thee is certain significance at
taciit.i to the Iowa City Simpson game.
Not that there is any doubt as to the
outcome. but for the reason that the
play of the university team will be
Wa,cned closely by the entire west in
der that some idea of it's improves
:nent may be gained for the first big
contest of the season, that with the
University of Minnesota next Saturday.
Ioaa has made rapid gains in the past
week, and her team play is rounding out
nicely. If Simpson scores she may con-
slider that she has played well, but she
will probably be beaten by larger
score than Drake was treated to week
ago.
Grinnell meets the agriculturists on
the latrers' field this afternoon and the
contest promises to be one of the hot
test. Ames is playing good ball. and
With the material Size has had to choose
from she should win. Grinnell can be
depended upon to put up the best she
has in the line of foot ball. and While
sadly handicapped by the lack of ma
tef.al, with what she has been able to
gather around the standard of the scar
let and black she will fight for eveiy
inch. While the Ames team will ex-
coed In bulk. Grinnell will without
~ ,,lo 4 foc Of no AVA
point TO a Grinnell victory.
The Normal School and Cornell meet
at Cedar Falls this afternoon. and the
Cornell team is prepared to take the
Nornalites into camp. Cornell has been
playing one of the most consistent
games turnout the season of any of the
state teams, and has not as yet had herr
goal line crossed by all iowa team. She
should experience no great difficulty in
bestins the Cedar Fails team today,
Drake Journeys 10 the Sunflower
state Today where. this afternoon. she
meets the State University of Kansas
on their own field at Lawrence. But lit
tie is known of the Kansas team, ex-
cepting that they are of about the same
weight as their opponents of today, and
have been playing faii ball. brakes
game has shown considerable improve
nent in the past week, regardless of
The fact that there is still a tendency TO
tumble at critical moments. Every
[owan hopes that Drake may be able to
carry home the scalp of the Kansas
.eain as her chances of winning are
good.
Two good games are to be played In
Des Moines this afternoon. Des Moines
College meets Penn, and Highland Park
axes on Upper Iowa University. Both
Des Moines teams should have no great |
difficulty In trimming their visitors, all
no the Oskaloosa team is likely to give |
he Baptists run for their money
The season just drawing to close !
las been one of the most discouraging
If any for years. as far as the owners
If campaigning stables are concerned,
is we'll as for the managers of harness
racks. Rains have played havoc with
meetings everywhere, and there has
never been a year before
when there were SO many meetings de- !,
.ause has prevented owners from get
ing their horses In shape, as they
would wish. and when an opportunity
vas offered their horses were in no fit
condition to go. The development of
has also been retarded in a
great measure and the showing is far
below what would naturally be ex-
,ected.
The prospects Of the best strings
lave been blighted, and there has been
large number of stables that started
tut with the brightest Of prospects
arly in the spring that will go into
winter quarters with the balance on the
wrong side of the ledger, and the loss
an be charged up to the weather. Race
meetings. everywhere have suffered
Wholly or were compelled to run but
PORTION of the days races scheduled.
1t was a source of much satisfaction
o sportsmen all over the state when
hey learned that the Grinnell pot
lunter recently convicted of killing