Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-14
Second Honors of the State
Campaign the Only Position
Now In Doubt
HAwkEYEs HOPE FOR VICTORY
Showing Made by Illinois Against
Northwestern Encourages the Iowa
Team-CornelI Defeats coe in An
nuaI contract-Rock Island High
School Surprises East Des Moines.
[By K. D. steere.l


weeks for the performance of DR.. Mon
laws war horses during that time will
decide the only position now in doubt,
the second honors OF the state cam
paign. Three teams are bidding for
these tho Normal has perhaps stretch
ed her claims tritle in order to APP
pear in the running. 1t is argued by
the school teachers that if Normal
should defeat Drake and If Drake
should defeat Ames, why, then. You
see how very easy it is to figure out
on paper position second only TO the
state university's champion eleven.
This present week is u desperate one
for Drake and Normal. Its conclus-
ion will see one or both of them coun-
ted out of the running for the pres
ent season. In the event of Normal S
winning the Drake game its chances
would still be far from bright; Drake
victory means that the two most even
ly matched teams in the state Will
fight it out in Des Moines on Thanks
giving Day. At the present time we
have but one thing to judge the two
teams by, their record, and their prob
able condition at the present time.
Iowa university defeated Drake II to
0. Normal held the champions to
II to 6 score. The first game was
PLAYED in the early part of the season.
Drake was weak but the university
team was much weaker than at the
time it met the school teachers. Thls
is stated with full understanding that
comparative scores mean nothing.
Since that time Drake has shown re-
markable improvement, unique in the
history of Iowa sport A week ago
Drake held Michigan to low score.
that is, Michigan with lot of substi-
tutes in the line up, and Saturday they
handed Simpson a big package, the
same Simpson that held Normal to 36
points some weeks ago. All credit to
Monilaw for the work he has done, and
the results he has shown.
Saturday Penn College team. the
same little one horse squad that has
kept hard at the game in the face OF
tie by Parsons and almost defeat
by Cornell, defeated Normal thorough
ly on form, forced the entire play of
the game into Norlnals territory, and
held the score to tie at 6 to 6, Of
which count Normal earned six points
on luke run by Jones and Simpson
earned six points after twenty-four
minutes of hard straight football.
Penn virtually defeated Normal. I
feel confident in predicting that Drake
has little to fear from the school teach
ers. am loath to believe that Simp-
son has material as strong as the
score would indicate. The only other
answer must be that Normal has taken
a slump equal to the misfortune that
befell Grinnell after the Cornell game.
Drake will win from Normal handily
and when Ames and Drake meet in
Des Moines on Turkey day, it will be
to decide the second honors of the state
campaign.
Ames opened a prize package Satur-
day and the farmers have not yet ceas-
ed to wonder how 1t happened Des
Moines College put up fine article of
football, demonstrated that the season
under Coach Hamilton has not been
spent without material advancement
in ability and gave the team that had
been picked as the coming champions
Of Iowa by a great number Of enthu-
siasts, q disagreeable scare. When the
final count was taken Ames had IL
points but the Aggies had been played
to standstill in the first half. Ames'
form is probably little off color which
aided Des Moines in making the show
ing It did. The backward tendency
marked in last weeks game with Grin
nell must be stopped quickly If Ames
would win the second honors. The
men have apparently lost some Of the
ginger that they had the first part OF
the season.
Iowa University defeated Grinnell
by SO points, and schwinn, lockwood,
Chalmers and Jones were out Of the
game. The old fighting team that
has been so badly demoralized by In
juries during the past two weeks would
have run up hundred points against
the pitably weak defence Of Grinnell.
But SO was enough to demonstrate that
the team has made rapid strides since
the Nebraska defeat. Iowa's next
game is with Illinois and Coach Chalm-
ers is already beginning to prepars
for 1t. The showing made by Illinois
against Northwestern has encouraged
the Hawkeyes to hope for victory.
Cornell defeated Coe by a single
touchdown In their annual contest for
the championship Of Cedar Rapids
Saturday. The game was excitably
fought out and the victory apparently
earned.
In high school circles East High Of
Des Moines, was given a surprise by
the heavy Rock Island boys who vir-
tually held the champions Of the state
to tie score. The game was credit
able one to both teams and being
an interstate contest is Of state
wide interest. Capital Park defeated
Panora by the unusual score of is to
O. The game reflects great credit on
both teams and 1t would appear from
the press dispatches to have been
clean, close contest.
In western conference circles Chica-
go was put out Of the running for the
western championship as was Illinois
which based its claim on the tie score
with Chicago. Minnesota, by its score
of 2S points over Wisconsin is now
putting forward claim to the cham
pionship. Michigan has finished the
season and on the record already made
rests it's claims for this years cham
pionship. Minnesota does not have as
just claim to the championship Of the
west as does Michigan. The Nebraska
contest is the one cloud on the record
of the Gophers that turns the balance
in the favor Of the Wolverines. In my