Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-29
IOWA CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturdays Games Give But Int
tile Line on the Relative
Merits Of Teams
UNIVERSITY SHOWING GOOD
Missouri Had Developed a Strong
Eisysn, and Varsity. Victory Was
! ctsdit A "a Kirk and Kent Did Great
Work - GrinnelPs Defeat Of Drake
Surprise.
UNIVERSITY SHOWING GOOD
IBy X. D. steere.l
Special To Times-Republican.

Cudl ~ UOlucIluS l1Io LVol paAl A0AA0"
ers of Iowa this week is just what the
meaning Of the games OF the Iowa.
Missouri and Ames-Minnesota teams
is. with reference to the determination
Of the state championship contests TO
be played between Iowa and Ames the
last Of next month. The defeat OF
Drake by Grinnell has all of the novel
ty of the unexpected: the defeat OF
Ames marks the first reversal the Az
gfes have had this year: but the out
come of the Iowa. Missouri game has
been expected to give the state Its
first line on the real strength OF the
Hawkeye team. Des Moines college In
scoring a substantial victory over Cor
nell showed that Boyle has been teach
ing the Baptists lot OF, foot ball since
they played Coe to a standstill In Ce-
dar Rapids two weeks ago.
Tho Hawkeye Strength.
9 No estimate can be made of the
! Hawkeyes strength without a sum :
mary Of what Coach MonilaW of MIS-
souri, has developed thia year. His
team outweighed Iowa, tho but slight
| "; his line outweighed the Iowa line
materially and for the largest part OF
the game threw back the direct a.
tacks on. it without gains. His right
end was weak his left end strong, and
his backs slow in getting away with
their plays. Missouri could have beat
en- any one of the minor colleges OF
Iowa, including Coe, Grinnell, Drak,
and Des Moines college by a substan-
tial score The attacks on the Iowa
line had lots Of weight behind them and
were fairly we'll executed, but they
failed to gain. Against any other teaT
In the state with the exception ct
Ames, they would have netted good
MANY yards. But against the Iowa
line they failed to gain, and the Mis-
souri, backs were unable to run Iowa
ends. The Tigers greatest gain was
made on one cleverly executed forward
pass.
Kirk and Kent.
The most substantial gains made by
the Hawkeyes were netted by the gilt
edged work of Kirk and Kent in the
Dack NelQ. III IuIliIlS5 pstSh PoAiss'.
brought the ball back from 10 to ~
Yards every time it was kicked to them
and as .Fewett of Missouri was o n
Kicking the ball from twenty TO thirty
yards, while Kent was booting 1t forty
to sixty yards, Iowa was gaining from
thirty to fifty yards on every exchange
Of punts. The forward pass was re-
4ponsible for good many yards. made
by the Iowa team. And take it all n
all. the Hawkeye strength can be sum
med up in a fairly strong line, Kent's
kicking ability. and the free use OF
plays permitted by the new rules. Tbs
back field lis pretty shifty on its feet
in finding the openings and for These
several reasons it is believed thai
| Coach Chalmers will have good team
| this fall.
- The Ames Showing.
| The Minnesota -Anles game uoes
not mean SO much, relatively. The Go
piers were playing their first game OF
the season. They did not use any
thing but the simplest formations or
account of the fact that Maroon spies
were In the grand stand. The work OIL
| the team was unfinished, and Ames
was crippled by the loss OF Jeanson,
whose sprained ankle kept him out OF
| the game, The game told the state
nothing of the Aggies' strength that it
did not already know. Whether the
presence of Jeanson would have made
any great difference in the number OF
points registered by the Gophers Is a
matter for speculation. 1t Is believed
here that Dr. Williams, If he had been
going out, after points, could have run
the total up around 40 If he had want
| ed to. But manifestly Williams does
| not want his men to hit fast gait
for a couple of weeks yet, and SO
Ames was treated gently.
Too Early for Comparison.
| 1t is too early in the season yet. to
make any comparisons between Ames
and the state university. The two
| teams will meet on Iowa field four
weeks from Saturday in the game
which will undoubtedly decide the state
championship OF Iowa. Following the
Minnesota game, Ames can be expected
| to 60 back little bit in form. They
| reached the high point Of their mid
season form during the past week. and
during the next seven days the men
can be expected to relax little before
starting on the upgrade to prepare
| for the Iowa game on November "a
| On next Saturday, Ames will meet the
University OF South Dakota at Ames
] and the Aggies can be expected to win
| 1t will be remembered that Nebraska
defeated U. of S. D. three weeks age
| by to 0.
Next Saturdays Games.
81, Y. 81.
day in which Iowa college teams will
participate, the largest number to be
played any week during the entire sea-
son. But by far the most important
of these games is the contest between
Iowa University and Wisconsin Uni
versity, to be played at Madison. Wis
consin is weaker than it has been in
several years past. Iowa is almost a.
strong, IL not quite as strong, as 1t
was last year at this time. The Badg-
ers have about Ave men Of varsity cal
| iber; Iowa has about that same mum
Der. The number of substitutes or
both teams are about the same in
number and ability. Iowa will have
the disadvantage of having to make q
long trip and play on a strange field
| Wisconsin will have the advantage OF
being acquainted with the surround
ings and having the moral support o!
several thousand rooters. The odds
are against the Hawkeyes, yet Coach
Chalmers men have the best chance
to win Iowa has had against any Con-
ference team since Iowa defeated Ili-