Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-06
THE FIRST DEFEAT
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM
LOSES TO osKALoosA.
LOCALS TOO LIGHT FOR OPPONENTS
ottumwa Players Were Weak on the
Defensive and Were Unable to
Score-opponents Made q Points
Other Games Played Saturday.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Four touchdowns and one goal
kicked by Oskaloosa was the tune tol
which the Ottumwa high school foot
ball team suffered it's first defeat for
the season Saturday afternoon on Penn
college campus in Oskaloosa. Ottum-
was opponents were dozen "burly'
boys, whose playing clearly showed
the work of trained men under per-
sistent coach.
Although the followers of Captain
Ream played fast game and worked
hard. they We're not equal to the fierce
onslaughts of Right Tackle Russell, who
backed up by the energetic backs OF
"Oskie" went through Ottumwa's line
with ease. The one particular star
of the game was Russell. 11o pound
er. Ream and Dingeman also played
their positions in excellent shape. The
game was fought hard throughout and
was won by superior playing by Oska-
loosa.
ottumwa is Weak.
A spectator of Saturdays game had
the following to say of the result: THE
result of Saturdays game illustrated
that the local students are very weak
on the defensive. There wasn't a
time Saturday when the Oskalcosa
players couldn't go through Ottum-
was line at will And on the often
sive the formation is not UP to the
standard.
Then interference does not seem to
in, inhf ck a
would get into a formation that new
er once was blocked. Why can't OF
tumwa? Can it be that coach is need
ed, who can devote two hours each
day to instructing the team? If that is
the trouble, it is up to the athletic as
sociation to provide for one, for each
player shows Willingness 10 do the
work, if there was man to point ont
the best methods. 1t is hoped by the
next game the local students will show
more mettle, both on the offensive and
the defensive"
Russell Plays Fast.
Right Tackle Russell kicked off and
the ball was caught by Glew, who
made a gain Of five yards. Captain
Ream then went through center for q
two yard gain, but on the next two at
tempts, the oval was given to Oskaloo
sa on downs, at Ottumwas twenty-five
yard station. Martin. in company with
G. Reid and Captain Swingle, made q
five yard gain through center followed
by the Oskaloosa giant, Noah Dow
who waddled around right end for an
other FIVE Left section was the
f,o,, Ia
first touchdown. Swingle failed tt
kick goal. Score Oskaloosa 5, Ottum
wa o. Dingeman caught the ball this
time on the kickoff and carried it ter
yards. In three attempts, Ream gain
ed ten yards and the signal was call
ed for Dingeman and his fake, which
netted twenty-five more.
Ream and Dinseman Are Fast.
Captain Ream and Quarterback Din
geman were in the game at every stag,
and when either of this duet carried
the ball material gains were made Aft
er Dingeman's first gain by means o
the fake "Tot" pushed through left en'
for three-yards gain. "Stumpy
Stoltz then was the gamer of anothe
Z three yards, but on the next play
when Ream endeavored to push Dow
aside, he was felled by that massiv
bundle of weight Stoltz, Dingemal
and Ream advanced the oval to Oska
loosa's eight yard line. where the bal
was lost on a tumble. Swingle an
wedged formation advanced tn
leather ten yards and by prett
tackle by Morrissey. Martin wa
downed after four yard gain. Osks
loosa was then penalized fourtee
yards on an offtside play
Russell Punts.
Martin made a foru yard gal
through right tackle and guard an
i on the second down. ten yards had
sbe gained. Russell punted out {
hounds and the ball was recovered b
Il Ream on Ottumwa's 40 yard lin
Glew was then sent around left, br
was downed prettily by Collins. Dill
geman by his ever famous fake CO.
cred twenty-five yards around rigl
end and Ream made ten yards in
triplet of end plays. Oskaloosa bra
ed up and held the, local students III
til the third down, when the quartz
back fake signal was again called. Di
geman was unfortunate, however !
this attempt and slipped without ma
ing gain Oskaloosa's backs in
formation that could not be stoppe