Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-24
Foot Ball, With Roughness Re-
moved, Has Been Declared Fit
Sport For Zion City Boys
DowIE CHANGES THE RULES
voyagers in Launch End Long Trip
Cans Would Clash With Brittle
Posts $1,Ooo-st. Paul Wins AmerI-
can Association Pennant-Amateu
Bouts at st. Louis-othor Sports.

| Foot ball. not the rough, murderous
| fray which the average college bow
| knows, but a simple, gentle, graceful
and non dangerous game. has been
adopted in Zion City. and has been de-
| clared suitable to the quiet tastes of
Dowie's domain. Gladstone Dowie. who
has played the college game, has gone
thru the rules and changed them to
conform with the principles inculcat.
ed into his flock by the general over
seer. Zion's foot ball editor has blue
penc1led the rules so as to keep the in
1uries within the scope of the mental
healings In vogue in Zion City The
game VIII be open. Dowie has beat
out Walter Camp, and made the play
the thing Camp has always desired
Tackles have been abolished Striking
holding, tripping and other ungentle-
manly tricks have been put in the dis
card. Body must not touch body, and
should two players touch each other a
foul may be called by the rules. The
arrangement to have eleven men on a
side has not been disturbed, but the
when raped sharp belt on the Stats,
with the salutation Peace be with
YOU will probably be the star.
Frank M. Jeffries and Charles Hart,
of Helena, Mont. ended this week In
Sioux City, a river trip of
two thousand miles down the
Missouri, which must have been n
delightful experience. The voyage was
made in a nineteen foot gasoline launch
and required ten weeks time.
Joe Cans, the colored pugilist has
posted in San Francisco $1,000 as a
cash forfeit, to bind match with jim
my Britt, at 1873 pounds, for the light
weight championship OF the world.
Major Delmar, on Thursday, cold
day, and against light wind, failed to
beat his record Of 2:O4h at Columbus,
o. The best he could do, after turning
the half mile in 1902, was 2:05.
The American Association closed It's
scheduled season this week with ST.
Paul the winner by a good margin. The
clubs finished in the following order:
st. Paul. Columbus, Milwaukee, Louis
vile, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Kansas
City and Toledo. st. Paul has held
the lead for almost the entire season,
and for the past month there has been
no question but with anything like de-
cent luck it would finish first.
Thousands of fans in the circuit Of
the Western League were thrown into
turmoil this week by the official
standing of the clubs sent out by
President Sexton. His figures did not
agree with those kept In the offices OF
prominent newspapers Of the several
cities. The difference has been settled
now and Omaha has the lead with this
indications pointing toward that club
being the winner. The season closes
Sunday.
Sam Berger of San Francisco; o.
j.. Kirk, of st. Louis: AL Young, of
San Francisco and HI. j. Spangler, Of
Newark, N. j., were declared winners
of the Olympic amateur boxing con-
tests at st. Louis this week. Berger
won the heavyweight championship;
Kirk was first in the lis to 1875 pounds
classes; and Young was first in the
145- pound class. In the 135-pound
class H. J. Spangler won.
Sioux City fans are to have a new
base ball park within hearing Of the
swish of the waters Of the Missouri.