Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-28
The Thanksgiving Day Games
Marked the Close of Pres.
ent Football Season
CHAMPIONSHIP is UNSETTLED
Both Iowa City and Ames Have Claims
to First Place Among the State
Teams = Ames Drake Game Decis-
i've contest-GrinneIl Finishes Strong
Status of the High Schools

Twilight and darkness on Thanks
giving day brought to close the foot
ball season of 1908. The ringing cheers
from thousands of throats which had
encouraged On, and on, the tired fav-
orites, have ceased. The last scrin-
mage has been played. the last touch
shriu note has signalled the cali of
time. Begrimed and battered players
have passed thru the gloom from the
field, and for the last time cast aside
their stained and ragged molesktns.
The nights noisy celebration by hur-
raining. marching students, is over, and
the blare and blaze has given way to
the quiet trend of life in city and town.
The campus is deserted, the white
barred gridiron is untenated save by
the chilling winds and cold of winter
1t all denotes the end The season is
finished. The battle is won or lost for
the final game has been played.
In Iowa among the colleges the
championship question remains unset
tied. Iowa has bested all corners
among the state teams as has alse
Ames, but the two teams have not
met Each has just claim to the
championship, and as the only means
of comparison is the relative scores.
Ames has just as good reason to lay
claim to first place as has Iowa Iii
some of the games IosNa's score has
been the larger: in others Ames has
had the long end. And so 1t goes
with no prospect of possible settle
ment, most unsatisfactory state OF
affairs. Ames did what was predicted
in this column she would do last
Saturday; defeat Drake by a decisive
score 1t was also conceded that the
would win from Washington
Great interest was conferred in the
Ames- Drake game for the reason that
it had great deal to do with the
standing Of the teams. Both teams
made thorough preparation for It, and
the better eleven won. Ames defeated
Drake purely by superior playing and
more perfect physical condition. AS
lUe ScdSou SiiuS WAN AIMS NV "a
City in first place, Drake is undisputed
in second, Grinnell in third and Simp-
son In fourth.
Even Grlnnell's most enthusiastic fol-
lowers We're scarcely prepared for the
surprise she gave the mby defeating
Simpson. 1t was the general opinion
that Simpson would win, as she had
oeen playing apparently better game
thruout almost the entire season. The
result of this game simply goes to show
what can be accomplished by a team
hat Will never admit defeat until the
asst down Is called. Grinnell has had
, light eleven and has played almost
without an exception, against heavier
cams. By finishing in third place she
las accomplished that which the team
md college can both justly feel proud
IT,
Iowa finished poor last, when COM
pared with the other teams of the big
line" The only one member she was
bile to defeat being Illinois. AS con-
iderable portion of this years team
will be back in school next year 1t is
lOpeu tilstt SIG w III StIIhe d NluHiIS |
,ait such as was developed three or
our years ago.
Among the high schools East Des
doines, and Marshalltown, finished |
leck and neck with both candidates for
irst place. East Des Moines has gone
hru the season without a defeat, and I
has sustained but one,
nd that was by the West Des Moines
cam. East Des Molnes finished the
eason with her victory over Ida
;rove, but the most unlocked for end
ng was that OF Marshalltown's in the
efeat of the fast Grinnell team by an
score. Grinnell has not /
zen defeated this year by anything
Ike the big score which the Mar
halltown team piled up. Marshalltown
as one of the best, if not the best,
Ugh school eleven In the state. A post
eason game between these two schools
,ould do much to straighten out the
angle.