Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-04
Elements Of Similarity in De
feat OF State University and
Agricultural College
THREE CONTESTS OF INTEREST.
Wisconsin Iowa Game Leaves Latter
in Good Shape for Contest With
University of Illinois, Saturday
GrinneIl Wins Annual Game From
Draks--strensth in Assies' Team.
specia, to Tlmes- Republican.

Iowa CITY. Nov. 4.-The two leading
teams in the state played I'm hard luck
Saturday. The university lost to Wis
consin q to s. and the agricultural
college lost to Nebraska 10 to .. Ihere
were elements Of similarity In both
games. In both, the winning team
captured the game with but re"
minutes left to play; in both, the los-
ing team had MI the better of the ar
gument during the larger part OF the
contest Grinnell won It's annual game
from Drake by the score OF ~ 10 "
making the third consecutive victory
scored over the Des Molnes institution
with much lighter and weaker teams.
These three contests We're the only
ones Of interest to the followers OF tne
game inside or outside of the state,
and they will have an important BEAR
ing not only on the games 10 come
but on the race for the Iowa chain-
pionship which Is now rapidly draw
ing to Il close.
The showing made by the state uni
yersity against Wisconsin Is far more
credttablo than appears at nrst sish''
since the Badgers showed marvellous
Improvement over the form displayed
by them In the Illinois game. Wiscon-
sin practically forsook the old style
game in the Hawkeye contest, and de-
pended for it's longest gains on the
forward pass and the auarterback
kick. the latter working to the best ad-
vantage. Catlins men also torsook
the old style game. worked forward
passes TO advantage. and mixed up the
attack in a way that showed that
Coach Catlin is building up a strong
scoring machine. A strong wind IN
terfered with the play of both teams.
but the fumbling cannot all be excused
on that account.
The rar G leaves Iowa In good shape
for the coming contest with the uu'-
versity Of Illinois, which Will De
playel here next Saturday. Despite
their defeat the Hawkeyes' have
gained confidence in the Wisconsin
game. the defeats of the eleven have
been shown up by the Badgers ana
Catlin will have ample opportunity 70
correct them during the next five days.
There is little doubt but that Iowa
will go into the game with ILLINOIS
in stronger condition than 1t entered
the Wisconsin contest. but followers
OF the team here are unwilling to haz-
ard any prediction Of the outcome yet.
on the showing, OF course, the dope
nj, @s., t<,t IN ho
a comfortable margin.
The Ames- Nebraska game proved
conclusively that Coach Williams is
developing a great scoring machine at
the state agricultural college. Ne
braska had Ames outclassed on
straight foot ball, but In the second
half, when williams sent his men into
the contest with orders to play every
thing they knew, the Aggies developed
a series Of trick plays and forward
passes that swept the Cornhuskers off
their feet. On the showing Of the two
teams against Minnesota, Nebraska
had all Of the advantage Of the argu-
ment, but Williams has evidently sue
ceeded in pulling his men ahead faster
than the Nebraska coaches. The game
u.s. Of course, of great significance in
the race for the Iowa championship
1t proves conclusively that the Aggies
who hold the state title at the present
time, will offer Iowa a magnificent
battle on November 23rd, when the
two teams meet at Ames.
Both teams are evenly matched In
weight and both coaches have succeed
ed in teaching them the new forma
tons made possible by the forward