Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-13
University, State College and
Drake Will Decide State
Football Championship
eRlNNELL OUT OF THE RUNNING.
Tho Football Situation Reviewed in
tho Light of tho Games Played Sat
urday-lowa or Ames Believed to
Be Most Likely Winner Of First
Place This Year.
Special to Times Republican.
[By X. d. steere.l

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Nov 13.-The uncertainty
that marked the play Of the state coll
lege teams during the past three weeks
has passed and the followers Of the
game in the state do not have as large
a field to pick from as they did atathat
time. Three teams, Drake, Ames and
the state university now stand in a
class by themselves, and 1T is between
these three teams that the champion
ship of the state and the second and
third positions must be decided. Grin
nell who threatened several weeks ago
to become factor in the state cam
paign, has passed entirely out Of the
running.
The work of the congregational elev-
en- this season will long be remembered
as one OF the most interesting and UNI
usual events Of O.. decidedly unique
campaign. Considered to be one Of the
weakest teams in the state 1t snatched
a victory from Drake University in an
early season game and Immediately
jumped into the spot light as the COM
ing champions Of the state. Several
things contributed to the defeat OF
Drake at that time. But the fact that
continued rain had made 1t Impossible
for Heston's squad to have scrim-
mage practice for two weeks had more
to do with it than anything else.
But since that one burst of real foot
ball spirit Grinnell has suffered an
awful slump. Iowa ran up total OF
forty-f1ve points and last Sat
urday Ames scored total of
thirty eight points. The Ames Grim
nell game was the most significant
contest in the state this week. Both
of Grinnell's tackles were out of tha
game yet the minor college was able
to hold their much heavier opponents
to thirty-eigh points and time and
again Grinnell made their first downs
Three times they had the bail on Ames'
-five-yard line but after carrying it that
far they lacked the strength to push
it over for a straight touchdown.
Ames Rather Slow.
The prime fault of Ristine's team
as shown by the Grinnell game was
the wretched slowness that has marked
the work OF the Cornhuskers for the
past five years. Ristine and Watson
have secured a fine appearing team.
The men are heavy, even: appear to be
capable Of playing a great game yet
their offensive work was rotten Sat-
urday and time and again the entire
Grinnell line would get the charge on
the farmers and carry the ball forward
against defense that could be made
impregnable Unless Ristine can over
strongly in the Grinnell game, his team
will never have look In with either
Drake or s. U. I.
Heston has at last started his men
in the right direction though it has
taken him all season to ground them
in the rudiments OF the game as he
would have 1t played. The Drake
Simpson game Of q week ago showed
that Simpson had caught the Des
Moines institution on the Upgrade.
and those who had been following
Heston's work during the season We're
confident that Drake would show "a
continued Improvement as the season
progressed. For that reason the VIC
tory over Haskell Is no surprise. The
question that Is bothering Iowa sports
now is whether Drake can improve
fast enough to defeat the Hawkeyes
by the end Of the week All Iowa is
looking for great game at that time
though until the Drake Haskell game
the outcome has never been doubted.
Now Drake claims that 1t has at least
an even chance against the Hawkeyes
and many are inclined to agree with
them.
Iowa Improvement.
Iowa has shown marvellous improve
ment during the past two weeks ana
the change has all been worked out be-
hind the closed gates OF the Hawkeye
field. Coach Chalmers has the same
bunch now that no had the first part
OF the season, but they are playing the
game they are capable Of now and have
little fear Of being unable to defeat
Drake. The Iowa -Des Moines college
game showed conclusively that Des
Moines has been greatly overrated
turnout the entire season. Coach Ham
ilton had fairly well developed Of
Tense, tho It was decidedly old-fash-
toned, but the Baptists had no defense
whatever. There was a time this sea-
son that Des Moines could have defeat
ed Drake University. That was the
week before Grinnell defeated the Blue
and White, when the Drake-Des
Moines College game was scheduled
but postponed on account Of rain. But
Heston's team would have little diff
Guilty now in rolling up heavy score
against the Baptists. Drake has
shown almost as consistent improve
ment as Iowa and when the two teams
meet here on Saturday the first half
at least should be great game.
There is little question. however, but
that Iowa will be able to defeat Drake
in spite of the improvement that has
been shown. The other games in the
state will not be of very great interest.
Simpson and Des Moines College will
fight 1t out at Indianola, with Des
Moines having the best of the dope be-
fore the game starts. Grinnell will
play Cornell at Mt. Vernon and II the
Congregationalists are able to get in
shape after the two beatings admins
tered by Iowa and Ames they should
win llandily. There will be no game at
Ames as Ristine and Watson desire to
devote two weeks to secret practice
before the Iowa game which will prob
ably definitely settle the state cham
News of Thompson.
Thompson, Iowa, Nov. 13.-Thos.
Egan, who recently bought Ole Beck