Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-09
VARSITY STOCK LOW
Saturdays Contests Gave Little
Encouragement to the
Iowa Elevens
Thu IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP
Thu IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP
THE Univorsity's Poor Showing
Asainst Chicago Would Indicate
That Amos Has Good Chance to
Win-lowa Colleges Played in Poor
Form Generally Saturday.
IBy. *. D. steere.l


the preliminary practice games and a
misty hazo OF newspaper dope has ex-
posed the strength and weakness OF
their early season form. Stock in the
state university probably suffered y
serious decline rs the reports from the
Windy City were wired back to Iowa,
Coe showed marked improvement over
her form OF two weeks ago and Cor
nells score against Lenox, consider
ing the husky teams usually turned
out by that institution, indicates that
Williams has got his men started in
the right direction. Normal exposed
the weakness limited at last week after
Its showing against Ames can hardly
be counted a factor in the race for the
Iowa championship.
Hestons squad from Des Moines still
continues to be the central point Of
interest In the state. After the weird
game played by Drake in Cedar Rapids
any analysis OF the form displayed
would be ridiculous. Coe has improved
very rapidly since 1t met Iowa in the
first game Of the season. In no sense
would 1t be fair to any team in the Big
Three to compare them on a basis Of
their relative showing against Coe.
The game must have taught both the
team and the coach lesson. though
do not consider that the supporters OF
the blue and white need be anything
but well pleased with the work done.
The two real faults with Drake and
those to which Goes fifteen points can
be directly charged are slowness and
fumbling. Not very serious faults in
the first part of the season, but faults
which must be corrected before the
heavy games Of the campaign begin
IL the coaches desire to develop team
which will be factor in the champions
ship Coupled with these purely
mechanical faults. however, Drake Is
fortunate In having that supreme con-
fidence in self which makes 1t possible
for the men to play the same steady
game in the face OF heavy handicap.
Coe scored ten points before its force
was really spent After that the bull
dog in Drake slowly began to even
things UP.
Drake's Chances.
There is no reason why Heston
should not bring out team at Des
Moines this year that will contest very
stuhbornly the first honors with Ames
and Iowa. In the lineup against Coe
Saturday were eight veteran players
who averaged over 100 pounds. His
entire back field worked together las.
season, the two tackles and left end
alone being new to the game. There
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because Coe plainly got the charge on
their heavier opponents during the
first part of the contest. But even III
this failing Is not remedied, 1t VIII
hardly work to the disadvantage of
Drake in state where the two other
big teams are VIGOROUSLY lacking in
speed.
Varsity Disappointed.
The game between the state uni
versity and the Maroons demonstrated
that the Hawkeyes have no speed
worth counting upon. Lack of speed
and lack Of physical condition were
the two handicaps that made 1t i'm
possible for Iowa to make the game
interesting for more than the first five
minutes. During that time the only
gains made by Chicago had been reg
istered when Iowa had been forced to
punt and Eckersall returned the ball
ten to thirty yards. Kent broke even
with the Maroon quarter In booting
the ball, but neither Kent nor Chalm-
ers, who played in the back field when
Chicago kicked were able to bring the
ball back against Perry and Catlin.
Eckersall, on the contrary, found 1T
comparatively easy matter to evade
Iowa's ends and only once was he
downed on the spot where he received
the ball.
Iowa outcIassed.
The truth Of the matter is, Iowa was
Clearly outclassed. After witnessing
the contest there is no question In my
mind but that Stage has team that
will prove q mighty important factor
in the western championship. The
fact that Iowa suffered severely at the
hands Of the Maroons does not make
1t any the less strong candidate for
the state honors. The season is hardly
opened as yet, despite the fact that the
strength of the relative team in Iowa
is pretty we'll defined. The Big Three
are in a class by themselves. The race
will be the hottest in the history of
Tie Sldle. GdCu VI I1lO llllSC AAtto rs
own particular strength, its own par
ticular weakness. All seem to be
equally fast. This unparalleled stu
alton should keep the interest in the
game at fever heat.
Ames' Good Showing.
Ames settled the future of Doc Pell's
athletics for the present season by
running up a heavy score in short
halves A good many of the counts
of the Agricultural College came thru
the disastrous fumbling of Normal, but
the heavy strength of Ames made any
other result impossible. Ristines' men
appear TO be slowly rounding into
shape with the elaboration that has
characterized the work of the farmers
since the Harvard coach first took
charge Of the work there. Inasmuch
as .Rlstine must have understood that
lack OF speed only, was what lost the
state championship for him last year,
1t is probable that he will make an es-
pecial effort to hurry his men into fast
er play this year.
Next week Ristine will take his
squad up to Minneapolis for the first
real trying contest OF the year. While
Minnesota will probably defeat Ames
handily, hardly look for large score
to be rolled up by the Gophers Iowa
University will have far easier time
against the alumni who are coming