Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-14
Ames-simpson Game Today Has
Important Bearing on Out
come of Championship
SOME IOWA CITY spoRTsMEN'
Two Games Stand Between Ames and
Claim for State championship-'0wa
Goes Against Missouri Tisers-Drake
Almost Certain to Win-The Cornell
coe contest-stilI is Gutter

| With last Saturdays games out Of
have rounded the three quarter pos'
and turned into the homestretch fol-
1.-the final sprint. This begins with the
games Of this afternoon. Several con-
tests of particular interest are on foi
today. Among these tho Ames- Simp-
son game figures. The way it goes may
have a possible bearing on the state
Championship. which up to this time
has narrowed down TO Ames and the
State University. With only slight
chance of anything else than that botn
will claim first place. The schedule
for today contains the following Inn
portant games:
Drake VS.. Grinnell at Des Moines.
Ames VS.. Simpson at Indianola.
Iowa VS.. Missouri at Columbia.
Cornell VS.. Coe at Mount Vernon.
Buena Vista VS.. Ames, al Storm,
Lake.
Two games stand between the Ames
team and Just claim 20 first place in
the state. The one is the contest to-
day and the other is the Drake game
on Thanksgiving. While the outcome
CO the first is practically assured, there
are always possibilities which may
turn the tide of battle. Al Ames vic
tory Is regarded as certainty, the size
OF the score alone being IN doubt. There
it is scarcely conceded that the Metho
dists will score at ALL but it would
seem that they had a show of at least
doing that. Ames will undoubtedly
win, but Simpson is reasonably certain
of scoring. The score should be about
the same as was that of the Grinnell-
Arnes game Should Alnes win today
and also take the Drake game, those
interested would like nothing better
than to see the Ames and Iowa City
elevens get together. This feeling is
augmented by the fact that wrangle.
in which Iowa City was largely to
blame. prevented the game being
played as scheduled earlier in the sea-
son.
Iowa clashes with the Missouri tigers
ct Columbia this afternoon and as the
latter have been beaten twice by Iowa
teams, which in turn have went down
before the S. U. L. there is every rea-
son to believe that Iowa should win by
81 good big margin. Pipe dreamers
SIT Iowa City are stirring things UP for
the Illinois game weak from Satur-
day, and are talking In a winning tone.
Iowa will probably trim Missouri, but
Illinois is an entirely different propo-
sition 1t is said the team has i'm
proved 100 per cent in the past week.
How different the result. Of earlier out
of-the-state games might have been
had this noticeable Improvement been
developed earlier. when there was so
much more at stake. Either Chalmers
coaching is all wrong. or the dope" hit
during the last week was bit strong
for the Iowa City "fiends.'
It Is about a three to one shot that
Drake will win from 'Grinnell by almost
as large margin as did Ames on last |
Saturday Grinnell was weak by the
oss of players a week ago. who have
since returned to the game. This may
make some difference. 1t Is fore
rome conclusion that the game is
brakes, but Grinnell may score. The
1erve displayed at Grinnell despite the
osing game it Is playing might we'll be
ised as an example by other teams of
he state. Win or lose. Grinnell plays
he same gritty, hard game, and con-
ines to the very last with the bright,
of hope as its inspiring
,tar.
Complications have. arisen since Cor
,ell trimmed Coe earlier in the season |
hat might have something to do with
he outcome of this afternoons contest.
Zoe has taken brace, and last Satur-
lay delivered the goods to the State |
Normal eleven. Cornell has not been
playing the best of ball in the last |
ew weeks, so that the teams have been
brought to almost a level in winning |
lbility. The advantage, if any, still re-
mains with Cornell. however. and it'll