Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-31
The State Agricultural College
Clearly Outplayed In Every
Department of the Game
CONTEST FOR SECOND PLACE
Drake Proves BY Game With GrinnelI
That She Has a Good Opportunity
to Take the Second Place in Iowa
Football From the Ames Team
Steere's Letter.
Special to Times Republican.
IBy X. D. Steere.1

| i've a fashion from the state agricultur'
! al college that there can be no further
discussion as to which is the best team
/ incidentally, tho. 1t was not marked OF
the bills, the game settled the disputed
championship of a year ago, and de-
monstrated that Coach Chalmers hat
| shown almost superhuanan ability IL
getting his men i'll shape ITO meet the
heavier and better conditioned Aggles
In every department of the game
Iowa clearly outblayed Ames The
Iowa line, which during the entire
Drake game was unable to get the
charge on the Des Moines men, tore
| llo the heavy Ames forwards on every
play in a way THAT brought the side
| line rooters to their feet cheering. As
was pointed out in this column las'
| Monday, Iowa made her gains and Won
her game on irresistible tackle bucks
Eby Jones, MACEDONIAN and Schwinn
That Grinnell man mentioned last
Monday had inadvertently found the
real weakness Of the Anes team, which
depended upoL it's second line OF de-
Tense to stop even the light attacks
of Simpson College.
| And it is on gains of that character
| that two teams 50 nearly equal II
ability as these two must decide thell
contests. Ames' only score came on
f1uke on the fist kickoff and only once
after that did the Aggies ever make a
rretence of march to the Iowa goal
| Ihe tluke that gave Ames the first
score in the game and the only score
| she counted came on a play that has
not been witnessed in Iowa football for
| several years. Daniels had kicked to
/ Jones on Iowa's ten yard line. The
oall struck the ground and bounced
making a difficult catch. The Iowa
captain did what he has not done in
| two years, he funbled ait critical
| time OF course it was only bunch
| of hard luck, but it was a play that
Ames Immediately took advantage OF
and the Aggies had scored.
The next kickoff thoroughly demon
strated the real superiority of the Iowa
eleven, for taking the ball on their own
i thirtyyard line they carried it for
seventy-five yards on short bucks thru
the center of the Ames line. Ames was
utterly unable to stop the sensational
hurdling of Jones, Schwinn and Mac
gowal1. The work of the latter was
respectfully brilliant. On one play in the
center of the field, he actually cleared
the entire lire of scrimmage and was
orly stopped by Daniels fifteen yards
beyond. IoWa's next touchdown was
earned in a similar manner. Iowa
kicked to Anles and took the ball away
from her on her own forty-yard line.
From that point Iowa advanced the
ball by steady. consistent gains, to the
Ames five-ystrd line, where Ames took
the ball on downs. Scott punted out
thirty yards to Griffith, who run thru
the broken field for the longest gain
of the day and 1owa's second touch
down. The half. closed entirely in
Iowa's favor.
Ames' only opportunity to score a
second touchdown on the Hawkeyes
came in the second half. After an ex-
change of punts, Ames had secured the
ball in the middle of the field. On the
next play Scott kneed Jones. so open
Ily back of the AInes line, that it could
be plainly seen In the grandstand.
Mcgowan also saw the act, and the
excitab1e Ir5shman Immediately slug
ged Scott. Jones was unable to con-
tinue the game, and mcgowan was
put out for rough play. Lee was NOV
ed back to full In Macgowan's place
and White went In for Lee, while Jor-
dan played right half In place Of Jones.
This change In the lineup so late in
the game, disturbed the play Of the
Hawkeyes and Ames carried the ball
thirty yards In three to five yard gains
before lowe, held. Iowa took the ball
on her own twenty-five yard line and
rapidly ran It out Of danger. 1t was
the only time Ames was able to gain.
The game was an ideal one from the
spectators standpoint. While there
were none Of the long runs that bring
the grand stand to its feet Griffiths
gain of thirty yards being the longest
run. there was plenty of hurdling of
such a sensational character that the
average spectator was more than
pleased. The game demonstrated that
Iowa has the material for great team
this year, and that Coach Chalmers
has found the way to bring it out.
Drake proved by her game with
Grinnell that Monilaw has a coming
team and one which has more than an
opportunity to win the second place in
Iowa football from Ames. The Ames
forwards are really weak and the
strength Of the team is In the second
line Of defense, composed of three big
heavy men. Simpson was able to get
thru the Ames forwards but was thurl-
ed back by the second line. Iowa sent
Jones, Schwinn and Mcgowan thru
the Ames first line, and the second line
Drake, profiting by the lesson of this
game can win the second position II
MonilaW will profit by the line of play
followed by Iowa as outlined in these
columns Iowa did not attempt to run
Ames' ends. Iowa massed her strength
on Ames' tackles and center and gain
ed consistently. The Ames' offense IS
very strong, but 1t can be stopped. and
1 believe that speed has been sacrificed
to weight. None of the Ames backs
displayed more than ordinary ability
in hurdling, yet they are hard to stop
after they are started. Iowa broke
up the Ames' forwards when the ball
was snapped and the Anes' formations
were met two yards behind the line
of scrimmage The Drake Ames game
will be a good one. though Watson will
probably have the men in fit shape by
that time. look for slump in the
Ames' play for week at least. They
have been keyed up to the Iowa game