Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-19
Foot Ball Championship Now
Lies Between Ames and the
State University
GAME WILL BE NOTABLE ONE
steere Gets a Line on the Apparent
Strength of the Two Teams-Univer-
sity Can Win Only by Superior
Headwork and Management = The
Iowa Situation.
by X. D. steere.1
TO Times-RepubIIcan,

Teams for the championship Ol liz
state of Iowa, is about to eliminate
in one of the most notable gridlron
battles the Hawkeye state has witness
I'd in five seasons past. AT one end 2f
the checkered field Coach shady Rls-
line will lineup the greatest team he
mas ever produced in the four years lie
mas directed the athletic destines of the
State Agricultural College at Anes On
the opposing side Coach John u.
Chalmers has team composed largely
If last years freshmen whose erraue
playing has given the supporters OF
he, Old Gold heart failure half doz-
en- times so far this season. The game
IS championship contest in every
sense. There are no blots on the rec
ords of the two teams which will
struggle for the mastery. The contest
will absolutely determine the cham
pionship of the state Of Iowa, and loyal
followers Of the game hope that the
oest team wiz win:
At this time, therefore, with five
days intervening before the game will
be played, consideration Of the record
made by the teams sd far this season.
their makeup, the personality OF tue
opposing coaches, and the effect OF the
new rules under which the battle will
be waged, is necessary before an ade-
uuate estimate of their relative
strength can be arrived at. So far'thla
season the agricultural college has
played eight games, winning seven OF
them and losing only to the University
IF Minnesota, whose victory over chi
cago gave them the undisputed western
championship. The team has scored a
total of 264 points against 30 for all
opponents The State University OF
Iowa team has played a total of four
games, one being against the alumni
Of the institution, winning three games
and losing to the University of Wis
consin. The Hawkeyes have registered
total of Sc points to "a for all oppon-
ants. In each Of the eight games play
ed by the Aggies, they have scored an
average of 33 points to their opponents
4: in each of the four games played by
Iowa. Coach Chalmers men have scor-
| ed an average of IA points to for their
opponent Any comparison made on
this basis would be unreliable on &C
count of the fact that Ames has played
| the minor college teams of the state,
aarly in the season and at times when
they were in greatly superior condition
on account of their early training sea-
son. Iowa has played Coe College only
and no attempt was made, to run UP a
score.
When Coach Ristine returned to
Ames early last September he had UNI
der his direction every member of last
years team with the exception of Ma
bic. who graduated in 1906. In addi-
ion he had a large amount of new ma
terial: heavy men and fast, who had
received their initial training on the
high school teams of the state. To
this superb aggregation he added Cap
tain Jeanson, who was kept out Of
the game last season on account of al
legged professionalism For two years
past Jeansons has been a name to
conjure with in Iowa foot ball. Con-
ceded the position of All-Iowa college
quarterback this year, and believed by
many sporting authorities to be
more reliable man in the position than
Kent of Iowa, Jeanson has succeeded
in adding the much needed spiriteand
dash in the Ames formations.
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When Coach Chalmers returned to
Iowa University he found his last
years team shattered by graduations
and CONDITIONS" In the team which
played against Wisconsin three weeks
ago, there were four regulars from last
years team. The Iowa team, as it
goes into the Ames game, will average
about 1874 pounds. 1t is the lightest
team Iowa has had in ten years past,
and has more inexperienced players.
1t lacks in substitutes, because the
number of available men has been
small. On paper at least, the Ames
team, taken man for man, has the
Hawkeyes outclassed.
But the game is to be played under
new rules, which are believed to rev.
olutionize the style Of game, and the
ability of Chalmers and Ristine to de-
velop the new game will be another
factor in determining the result. In
three years past Ristine has signally
failed in an attempt to develop any
thing in the old game. His teams have
used the old formations year after
year, and on that account it has been.
possible for Chalmers to win state
cham pionships with teams which have
been physically inferior. What Ristine
will bring out this season has not been
shown yet. The new plays Of the As-
gies' coach have been well concealed.
Chalmers has also succeeded in playing
SO far this season with but simple va
riations OF last years formations, and
one forward pass play that has only
worked moderately well. Every year
thus far Coach Chalmers has devel-
oped some new play that the state
teams have been unable to solve. But
If he has done so this year he has sue
ceeded in keeping it beautifully covered
up.
On the same day Coe College and
Cornell will finish their season in their
annual contest to be played in Cedar
Rapids Cornels rotten showing this
year precludes the possibility of Il VIC
tory for Du Bridges men, and it is
probable that Coe will roll up big
total against the Methodists. The de-
feat of Grinnell by Ames was expected,
tho Scarlet and Black had hoped to
make a better showing. That game
concludes the season for Grinnell I'm
der the leadership of Coach Hamilton,