Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-30

his own twenty yard line, the Iowa
man was tackled and doWned by Rep
pert, the Ames' end. The officials
and those in the best position to see
every detail in the play, state that
Kirk raised his hand for fair eaten,
but failed to get his hand much above
his head before being tackled The Of
ficials further state, when asked about
the matter, that Reppere ducked his
head to make the tackle before the s'g-
nal was given and that while the tackle
was hard it was as clean a tackle as
they ever saw made. Result: Ames
was penalized fifteen yards in distance
and Reppert put out of the game Tor
roughing the Iowa half back. The
rules warrant the inf1iction of the dis
lance penalty, but do not call for the
expulsion of Reppert from the game.
While the infliction Of these penalties
to the Agges seems little severe
Ames took them in good faith, be-
lieving that the referees decision was
made in all fairness. Ames stands
ready to go the limit for clean foot
ball and believes in making the pen
atty strong.
incident more than Reppert, the Ames
player who has suffered the most IN
the final analysis of the situation.
Reppert recognized in the Iowa half
back a good player and crafty man,
who, in the past, took every advant-
age in every game he has played SO
far this season. Those who watched
the Illinois-Iowa game Will unuer-
stand the motives which actuated
Reppert in tacllling Kirk hard ana
quickly. Three times during the game
Iowa was penalized because KIRK
three times signalled for fair eaten
and then either ran or punted with the
balm defiance Of all rules and
square dealing. Iowas friends cannot
help but realize that Ames was taking
no chances upon the duplication OF
these three instances. Ames had TINS
phase of the game to contend with
and the students feel that Reppert was
justified in tackling just as he did.
The reports supposed to have en-
anated from Iowa City are gross mis-
Representations. One of them says
that three days before the Iowa team
started for Ames that a man teie-
phoned from Des Moines to Coach
John Griffith at Iowa City that a bet
had been made in the Capital City or
$500 to $50 that Reppert would be
sacrificed in the disposal Of Kirk. This
report has been thoroughly searched
for and no standardization of 1t can pc
found.
The same newspaper account 1ronS
Iowa City, says that Johnson. the man
who succeeded Reppert, after the lat
ter had been disqualified, is the man
who had shown up strongest in the
practice games, and whom Williams
had picked to succeed Stouffer In that
position, that Reppert's sole duty was
the laying out of Kirk. The facts are
that not one hundred people on the
whole foot ball field knew Johnson
when he went in to succeed Reppert.
Upon investigation it was found that
Johnson had been taken on to the
varsity squad two weeks previous and
was in position where he made the
most Of his opportunity and put up a
phenomenal game. Johnson did not
know the signals of the position and
many of Clyde Williams clever fake
plays were not sprung because john
son OlQ not KNOW IloW " AAAA A>SPPS-SN
place Understandings. His choice is
only thru vindication of Williams
ability to judge men.
Reppert did not strike Kirk with
both head and hands-he struck MIN
only with his head. Reppert did not
leap to his feet and take off his head
gear and trot to the side-lines without
seeing the result of his action when he
hit Kirk. He was escorted off the field
by the referee. There was consulta-
ton Of Capt. mckinney and Coach
Clyde Williams before Johnson was
sent into the game.
Outside of the unfortunate Reppert-
Kirk instance, which is likely to hap
pen on any foot ball field, and which
did happen year ago when Streff, OF
Iowa, laid out Simpson. and Hubbard,
anud the only difference being that 1T
was an Ames player who was man
handled instead Of an Iowa player, and
the only penalty was fifteen yard
loss Of ground. The day went off in
splendid shape and it took the genius
of an over-worked newspaper man to
find the ''nigger in the wood pile" The
matter cannot be deplored too much,
and the only difference being that 1t
game will not be married by mud
singing on the part of irresponsible
and reckless newspaper correspondents
of the university.