Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-27
State College Played a Good
Game and Was Good Match
For Opponents
AMEs LACKS IN VERSATILITY
Failure of Ristine to Teach His Men
Diversified Attacks the Cause of
Ames' Defeat, in the Opinion of
steere-Thinks Chalmers the Better
Coach.
TBy K. D. steerel
to Times-Repuiblican.

Iowa City, Ia, Nov. 27.-Iowa's de-
cisive victory over Alnes has ended the
race for the championship honors this
season. The state university has again
carried off the premier honors, though
the score was not as large as was eX-
pected. Several things contributed to
make the game one of the most inter
esting Of the entire campaign and
| there is mo question but what the
Hawkeyes fairly earned the victory
and the title.
| The game was the first hard contest
that Ames has played and hoped to
win. The preceding weeks had been
devoted to putting the men into shape
for this particular game and Ames
went onto the field in by far the best
physical condition. Aside from that
Ames had a host Of substitutes on the
side lines who appeared to be as strong
as the men who started the game. The
wet grounds had equalized the speed
/ of A1nes and Iowa and there was no
practical difference in the weights.
Ames had a greet opportunity to win
the state title and in the three points
Just mentioned they were the equals or
the supporters of the Hawkeyes. But
two things prevented different out
come for the game. Their attack was
! far from being versatile and they
lacked kicker. Ristine has, BEEN
coaching for good many years now
and has never yet added anything new
/ to the game. He has persisted in
teaching his men the same old forma-
tons, and yearly he has seen his team
/ go down to defeat before an aggrega-
tom that was only superior in football
knowledge.
The Anes Play.
Anles had one formation and three
plays that We're used against the state
university. They lined up something
after the fashion of the old tandem
or plunged directly into the line. No
tricks were resorted to If the team
knew any The form Of attack was
never varied. even by cross buck. Be
hind line that was one wit weaker
than Ristine's that mode of attack
would have been broken up for loss
after the third play and aus 1t was when
the Hawkeye line would brace either
held for downs or forced Anes to kick
Why Iowa Won.
Iowa won the state championship
| because it was capable Of presenting
| a diversified attack. Crippled as the
Hawkeyes were, inferior in physical
| condition and reserve strength, their
| victory can pe counted because Coach
| Chalmers had taught his men a shifty
attack that never showed it's objective
| point It was battle Of the coaches
pure and simple and for the second
time Chalmers has proved to be the
better field general.
Thanksgiving Games.
| But two important games remain to
| be played by the state teams. Ames
| will meet Drake on Thanksgiving day
| in Des Moines and Des Moines College
| will play Penn in Oskaloosa on the
same date. The former game ought to
prove the best attraction and excur-
sion trains will probably be run to the
capital city from all over the state.
Ames has the best Of dope sheets OF
course and is picked to win by about
1 thirty-five points, yet those who have
| been following the game in the state
this year do not believe that Ristines
| team is capable Of playing as strong
game.
| They will be at the disadvantage Of
having just come out of the most try
ing game Of the team. Drake on the
contrary has had ten days rest since
its trouncing by the Hawkeyes. Hes
ton has been teaching his men new
plays and Is making every effort to
develop defense capable Of stopping
the Ames attack. The entire Drake
squad has seen the Cornhu skers in
action at a time when Ames was fore
ed to bring out the very best it had.
And in addition to that Drake has one
of the best college quarterbacks in the
| state. The difference between the two
| teams when they meet Thanksgiving
| day is not believed to be more than
| four touchdowns. Enthusiastic sup
porters OF the Blue and White declare
that Heston's squad will hold Ames to
even closer score.
There Is less known about the final
game Of the state university than any
game played yet this season. st. Louis
university is supposed. to be very
strong while Iowa has been seriously
weakened by its games with Drake
and Ames, coming as they did within six
days Of each other For that reason
Iowa rooters hesitate to make any
prediction as to the probable result Of
| the contest.
1t is to be regretted that the author
| tiles at Ames have seen fit this year
to disrupt the friendly relations that
have existed between the Iowa colleges
by i'll timed and Ill advised protests
The policy pursued in the Mexican
case Is regretted by the Undergraduate
| life Of Iowa State college itself. The
Kent matter was carried to an i'll adj
vised extreme. The worst that could
be said about Kent was that he was
| found in bad company. In spirit and
| intention he has shown himself to be a
strict amateur and all of tie evidence
that has yet been produced shows
that he made every effort to keep his
record clean. The only possible basis
| for his suspension would be technic-
al one and the conference eligibility
committee is entirely unfciendly to
any such discipline.
NEW HOTEL PROJECT.
Rockwell City TO Have Building Which