Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-30
Ames Finishes the Season the
Undisputed Champions Of
the State
DRAKE VICTORY ENDS PLAY
Another Side of the Reppert- Kirk
Controversy Williams Friends IN
willing to Believe He Had Any Part
in the Alleged Plan "To Do" 'owa's
Half Back.

Ames finishes the season the I'M
disputed foot ball champion Of the
state. Its victory Thursday over
Drake, while it in no wise affected the
situation, left no room for dispute,
such as might have arisen in some
quarters had Drake won. Ames VIC
tory this fall has been notable ana
signal one. 1t has also been a notable
. achievement for Williams, who has
built up at Ames remarkably per-
feet foot ball machine-one of the best
in the history Of the sport in Iowa.
Ames, and the state Tor that matter
may we'll take its hat off to Williams,
who, if the signs do not point the
wrong way, has a great future as
coach before him.
Az a result Of the incident in the
Ames-IoWa game Of last Saturday
when Kirk was charged and injured
by Reppert while the former was sig
mailing for a fair catch, s. Clyde VIII
liams, coach Of the Ames team, mas
been charged with conduct, which II
nroyen. should debar him from foot
bali forever. These charges have en-
mated from Iowa City sources entire
". and are in effect that Williams was
a party to the plan deliberately made
4 to LAY out" Kirk.
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Those who know Williams best, and
his record of years In foot ball, and
base ball, amateur and professional,
take little stock in these charges. AS
q matter of fact they are so directly
i opposite to Williams record as play
/ er as to be unbelievable. Now that
( these charges have been made, Will
liams should, in exonoration of him
self, force his accusers to prove their
charges or make public apology.
II Among those scores of persons who
! know Williams best these charges
have been unbelieved, and they always
will be regarded as the untruths until
/ they are proven beyond any doubt.
I members Of the team, may have PLAN
ned to get" Kirk, is another question,
but IL they did SO, they did it without
the knowledge or sanction of Williams.
: Williams would no sooner sanction
piece Of "skulldugery" Of that kind
than he would do it himself. And that
he would not do it, his record Of years
furnishes ample proof. AS to the bet
that Kirk ''would be fixed" it may have
been made, but there is much ques-
i ton for doubt on that point.
AS matter OF fact, if, as Iowa City
claims, 1t depended on Kirk to win,
1t was putting its hope in a one-man
power pitted against, as the game
proved, machine Of lesser foot ball
lights which Williams had pieced to-
gether. Whether Kinks injury ma
terially affected his playing or not is
q question of some doubt. 1t Is claimed
i that after Reppert charged him he
was unable to make a forward pass
because he could not raise his right
I hand above his shoulder, yet after
& Reppert's charge he was seen to raise
{ his right hand high when signalling
for q fair catoh This would make it
appear as tho the disability story about
the arm was not founded on fact.
Eleven killed and ntnety-eight in
\ jured was the record of this year.
"debrutalized" foot ball up to yes
{ terdays games, which will probably
swell the total. The number killed is
the same as last year, and the num-
Der injured is only a little smaller
than the year before. AS matter
of fact making the game more open
!. has tended not one mite to lessen the
dangers Of it. 1t is in the shard, fierce
tackle in the open, fully as much if
not more, than in the grinding crush
of. the mass plays that injuries are
! inflicted.
George Pierce, the big guard who
1 has proved his worth on many fields
OF battle, will captain the Iowa college
4 foot ball team next season. He was
chosen by the players Of this years
team at an election held Thursday. The
I choice is popular one. PIERCE has
3 played guard on the team for two
years, and has developed into one Of
! the best men in the state in that po-
sition. His work in every game which
Grinnell played this year was Of high
order. He has the never-give spirit
I which will do much to lead his team
to victory. He has also the conf
dence Of the men who will play un-
der his leadership.
AMEs' SIDE OF THE CASE.