Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-17
Indications Show That Iowa
State Championship Will
Not Be a Gift
AMEs MAKES STRONG SHOWING
Squad Stood up Well in Game With
Heavier and Better Trained opon-
ents-coe Placed HopeIessIy in the
Background by Drake-Results Of
Other Saturday Games.
,ial to Times Republican.
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Iowa City, Oct. 17.-On the basis OF
the showing made by Ames and Iowa
IN last Saturdays games with Mime
sofa and Chicago, Iowa sports are
vainly trying to get line on the TWO
teams that will battle for the chaln-
pionship of the state in Iowa CITY IN
side of two weeks. More noticeable
than any othar phase OF the A1nes
showing was the ability of the men
10 take the treatment they received III
mixing with their heavier and presum-
ably better trained opponents. ~ -
a remarkable fact, and one that rehec,s
great credit ca the work OF Jack w d,
son. that only one man was Aoieeu
out Of the Ames back field, during Tue
entire contest. In the line posltloils
where the great mass OF Gopner
strength was hurled time and again.
but three men were replaced.
This means more than that the Aines
SQUAD is in good physical condlt1oh' -
means that 4Ames has men whose SIZE
and strength compares favoraply Will
the foot ball material OF a school that Is
conceded to turn out one OF the three
strongest teams in the west. IL Is lfHe
that Minnesota played a hstless sanle
and that their line was crippled py TIE
loss Of Burdick. 1t is also well known
fact that during the past ten days MIN
nesota has played wretched ball ana IL
has been vaguely whispered 'hae .'he
big scores made against hsh'ei le'iiA''
in the early part of the season l'1eaii
nothing. But the ability OF the Aailes
men to remain in the game does mean
something, to the effect that TINS SGD
son at least, the state championship Is
not going to be a GIFT. ;.
Jowa,s showing against chicago Is
what has bsen expected and predicted
NV local enthusiasts during the past
week. The result of the teams WORK
during the first half was more than
creditable.
In the second half Stage sent III
complete new set of backs, not par
ticularly better than the ones VINO hau
lust finished playing the first half, put
fresher. Iowa, in no shape to STAND the
attack displayed in an ominous manner
the weakness that will probably declde
the state championship.
AT the present time it is probable
that Chicago G ia defeat Minnesota
with more or less ease and it is on this
hypothesis that Iowa rooters insist on
strength superior to that Of the agri-
cultural college. Be that as 1t may,
there is no question but that never II
the history of iowa football, have two
teams come together for the premier
honors of the state, who up to the time
they met on the checkerboard We're
considered SO equally matched Iowa's
game with the State Normal next Sat-
urday should show something, but
comparative scores mean nothing.
Another bubble busted Saturday
when Drake demonstrated that the las
defeat had taught it's lesson. Coe was
walked over, stamped on, and made to
realize that Iowa has progressed in
form since the opening game. The
game places Coe hopelessly In the
background and demonstrated that
Drake will be a worthy rival for Nor
NAL in the contest for third honors.
Perhaps the best game Of the day
was played by Normal and Cornell
with the victory and the advantage il
play with Normal, II to 10. Normal
won fairly on the earned touchdowns
the Cornell score, coming as result O.
a scratch field kick and a tumble.
Des Moines College showed form
against Simpson and really earned the
game on comparative showing though
the score stood IL to 10. Four or five
times they had carried the ball tt
Simpsons five or ten yard line only to
loose it on downs. The game fairly en-
titles Des Moines College to a place
among the minor schools of the state
The Des Moines high schools as US
ual showed up in good form and the
work Of the Waterloo team, which
during the past few weeks, has beer
disposing Of heavier opponents by fast
er team work, deserve especial COM
ment.
In the west the most interesting
contest to Iowans was the Illinois In
diana contest which Illinois Won u tc
0. Iowa meets Illinois the 10Th OF
November and the game is the only
one that the State University hopes
to win this year from conference
university. The poor showing of the
Illinois team in all Of the games they
have played this season has demon
strated that there is chance fol
Hawkeye victory.