Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-23
REVIEW Of THE SPORTS
Saturday Marks the Real Close
OF the Annual Foot Ball
Season
THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
The Odds, by Reason Of Previous Per-
formances, and in the Betting, Favor
Ames-Yale-Harv Match, the Big
Eastern Game-State High School
championship-coe -corpell Game.

Saturday will see the finish of the
games scheduled in both the east and
west for the week following, and on
Thanksgiving day, the end of the sea
son really comes on the Saturday pre-
ceding Thanksgiving. After tomorrow
there are really no important games
scheduled except the West Point-An-
napolis game on December /. Follow
ing is a list of the most important
games to be played tomorrow.
Iowa VS.. Ames, at Iowa City.
Coe VS.. Cornell. at Cedar Rapids.
Chicago VS. Nebraska, at Chicago.
Minnesota VS.. Indiana, at Minneap-
Oils
Yale vs.. Harvard, at New Haven.
Pennsylvania VS.. Villanova, at Phil
adelphia.
delphia.
Dartsmouth VS.. Brown, at Spring
field.
West Point VS.. Syracuse, at West
Point.
Lafayette VS.. Lehlgh, at Easton
Penn State VS.. West Virginia, at
State college.
Annapolis vs. Virginia Poly, at An
napolis.
Carlisle VS.. Cincinnati, at Cincin
natl.
To those who incline to foot ball the
game in which Iowa Is especially in
terested is the AHnes- State University
game at Iowa City. This game will de-
eide the championship of the state. ana
the odds in the betting, and by reason
OF previous performances and on
form" would seem to all favor Ames,
Ihruout the entire season it's eleven
has proved steadier and has showed
more consistent ground gaining and
defensive ability than the university
team. The usual hard luck, injury and
players -out-of- the game stories, which
proceed each of Iowa Citys big games,
mas come from the state university
But these stories mean nothing further
than weak attempt on the part of
Iowa City coach managers to pull wool
over the public eyes or of some
string" fiend to add to the size of his
Forthcoming check.
The Coe-Cornell game at Cedar Rap
IDS Is attracting some attention, but it
is overshadowed by the more impor-
tant game of the state, and must of
necessity take Sanon5 p1ooa
In the east Harvard and Yale will
play their annual game. Should Har-
ward win it could lay certain claim
to the championship since Yale and
Princeton played tie game week
ago. If Yale should win it will not
be able to make the same claim since 1t
could not down Princeton one week
ago.
The state high school championship
lies among four teams, Dubuque, Ida
Grove, East High and West High, of
Des Moines, West High has been de-
feated by Ida Grove, but Ida Grove in
turn has lost to East High. Saturday
East and West High will clash on one
VI lue LES AOlIleS Sr1QlrOnS, and II
West High wins each of the three
teams will have won and lost one
game. Dubuque, by defeating the
strong Davenport high school team,
presents a clean string Of victories,
and has fair claim to the title Its
game with West High later in the
season will determine that claim.
Manager Armour has secured by
lraft Harry Lang, the crack pitcher of
the New London, Conn, team, for the
Toledo club next season.
Catcher pan O'Leary. of the wich-
ia, Western League team last season, |
las been signed by Manager Smith for
he Atlanta Southern League club.
SPOTTED FEVER AMONG CATTLE.
Thirty Herds Infected in Calhoun
County.