Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-31
THE QUAIL SEASON OPENS
The Drake Simpson Game at Des
Moines Promises to Be Fast and
Close-Ncbraska Is at Iowa City -
Cornell Grinnell Game-Fishins Sea-
son cIoses-Duck Flight Begins

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at Iowa City. and South Dakota is at
ines. All of these games are worthy
| of attention as is also the Cornell Grin
nell contest at the formers grounds.
| Below is given the schedule of today's
games.
Drake VS.. Simpson at Des Mones.
S. u. l. VS. Nebraska at Iowa city.
Ames VS.. South Dakota at Ames.
| Grinnell vs. Cornell at Mount Yer
non.
Normal KS. Morningside at Sioux
city.
Des Moines KS. Still at Des Moines.
Buena Vista VS.. LeAlars at LeMars.
The one contest between the state
teams is the Drake Simpson game. For
years these two teams have met. each
eager TO win. and the games resulting
has usually been close. During recent
seasons Simpson has had the best of
bargain, but this year Drake will do or
die in the attempt to pull down the big
end of the score. The same feeling
exists at Indianola, and enthusiasm
over the coming contest at both schools
has been running high. Drake will
Outweigh the Methodists by about fif-
teen pounds to the man. They also
play on their own gridiron, another
point which often influences teams
play The injury list at Drake is said
to be large and may result In two or
more regulars being out of it this af-
ternoon Self, Main, Skidmore and
Maddox are all up for repairs. Rosy
reports eminate from Simpsons This
contest, whichever wins, will be prob
ably close and hard fought 1t looks
as tho Simpson might have a shade
the better of the argument. but there
are no odds displayed in her favor.
Nebraska is at Iowa City, and while
nothing of a decidedly definite nature
can be learned regarding the condition
of the western team they are believed
to be strong. 1t is said the visiting
eleven is not in the best of form. Well
neither is Iowa City so the odds are
about even in that respect. If Iowa
is victorious she will surprise many of
her followers in the state who believe
the Nebraska team is about due TO win.
Iowa is good with the state teams. but
when visitors from outside drop in any
thing is likely to happen.
Things have been rather quiet at.
Ames but the team has been waiting
the South Dakota eleven The Da-
kota men defeated Creighton by ten
points last Saturday, but just what
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to say This is another of the con-
tests which should prove to be good
fast one. Ames has not met any of
the teams of prominence since she took
on Minnesota several weeks ago, and
exactly what her strength may be will |
not be known until it comes to a /
SHOW down."
The Grinnell-Co game ought to |
develop into a fast game with the odds |
a trifle in favor of the former team. |
A decided slump seems to have been
in the Cornell team recently. |
The defeat the Cedar Falls men adj
seemed to have the effect /
Of further demoraizing the play of the
eleven. Some attribute it to overtrain-
ing Grinnell should win by fair mar
gin.
The Ames S. u. I. game Is still being
talked of thru the columns of the state
papers, with no prospect of the two
elevens getting together. 1t is hardly
possible now a game will be arranged.
as managers are disinclined to take on
additional contests after the schedule
has been completed. A post season
game has been suggested. but it would
De bad precedent for either school to
establish. and will probably not result
IN anything being done.
The quail season opens, and the open
season for game fish closes Sunday. II
Quail are reported plentiful in some
parts of the state. and many of the
country roads and byways will be trav-
.led Sunday by the hunter and his dog
While most every shooter is anxious to
get out with the opening OF the season,
he sport will be better month from
low. After the corn has been picked, |
md the cattle turned into the stalks I
30 that the fields become more thinned {
,ut, the birds will be easier to find and /
.asier to knock down. Fishing in Iowa
las been Indifferent this year. High {
water again interferred for a consider /
lble time in many sections. and as a
'ule the fun has been of rather tame
tort. More of Iowa's fisherman are
going each succeeding year to Mime
;ota and Wisconsin for their outing. ,
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The duck flight has started during ,
he past ten days. and in some sec
ions of the northern pSrt of the state {
here has been good shooting. There q
re many ponds and sleughs in Iowa !
where, If the weather is right, the ,
birds on their southern flight. stop for
. time. In the vicinity OF some of these ]
eports have 1t that the shooting has 8
'een as good as in years The flight |
s not on in earnest. however, and will S
lot be until storm sets III from the S
orth. In case this Is not too severe /,
he best sport Is yet to come. In case j
f g. hard, clod blow of any considerable !
uration the larger number Of the I
irds will go over l.
BAD YOUTHS THESE