Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-27
N. 4. 5. FINISHES
GLORIOUS SEASON
defeats Grinnell in Thanksgiv-
ing Game IL to 2 in Fast
and Stubborn Contest
VISITORS SCORE BY SAFETY
VISITORS SCORE BY SAFETY
Game Finished in ths Dark, When
Packer Makes Brilliant Dash for
Second Touchdown, After Big Gains
by Kirk and Fetters - Wind Against
Forward Passes.

contest. The visitors scored only \
safety by Kirk The game was An
ished in the dark, when the side that
carried the ball had great advantage.
Marshalltown gained possession of the
pigskin, and big gains by Kirk and
| Fetters We're followed by a brilliant
dash by Packer thru mass of oppos-
| ing players. Packer scored the second
and goal was missed.
The attempt of forward passes by
either side resulted somewhat dis
astrously, owing to the high wind. Mar
shalltown was repeatedly penalized for
| allowing the ball to touch the ground
before player got his hands on It.
Because of so many losses. and fall
ure to gain the necessary ground In
| downs, punting was resorted to on
Iboth sides, and on many different oc-
| casions punts were Immediately re-
| turned
Marshalltown gained on straight
L
foot ball total of 3S3 yards. On
punts, by Kirk the home team amassed
a total of 456 yards and during the
game was penalized ninety yards. The
touchdowns were by Kirk and Packer,
and safety by Spooner added 70
1 the score. Nine forward passes were
ATTEMPTED, and three were successful,
for gains OF thirty eight yards.
n Grinnell's total gain on straight foot
ball was eighty-four yards, and by
punts 437 yards. The visitors We're
penalized only five yards Kinks safe
ty, toward the close of the second half
netted the visitors the only scoring
n they were able to make. Five forward
passes were attempted by Grinnell, and
only one was successful
Details of the Play.
Il Schmidt won the toss, electing to
receive with q strong wind at his back,
and Grinnell kicked off. After five
minutes of play. largely by straight
foot ball and line smashing, Kirk went
over the iline for a touchdown, and
failed at goal, owing to the wind.
N Attempts at forward passes, end runs
by Fetters and Johnson. hitting the line
by Kirk, exchanges of punts. see-sawed
the ball back and forth. Kirk punted
against the wind, and the ball went al
most straight up in the air Spooner
got it, but was downed in his tracks
Grinnell attempted a place kick, but
Packer blocked it, and the ball was
carried back fifteen yards. Grnnell at
tempted a forward pass lost again,
punted, and the ball went out Of
bounds. Marshalltown's ball on the 20
ward line, a smash and a criss-cross
play failed to gain, and Kirk punted out
of bounds GrinneM returned the punt,
and it was Marshalltown's ball on the
5-yard line. Kirk made twelve around
the right, Fetters tried a forward pass
and was penalized. and Kirk again
punted, this time nicely, to the center
of the field. The punt was Immediately
returned, and Crowl again gained the
lost ground, but the side was penalized
for holding. Time was called on the
first half with ball on Grinnell's 90
ward line. Score, Marshalltown S, Grin
nell 0.
The Second Half.
Marshalltown kicked off, and a dou-
BILE pass, Martin to Spooner, gained
twenty-five yards around the right.
Grinnell punted and forward pass,
Fetters to Kirk, gained ten yards. Grin
nell was penalized for being offside A
punt was attempted but it was blocked,
and Spooner was forced behind the
Marshalltown goal. making a safety.
Score, Marshalltown, z; Grinnell, O..
Grinneu kicked off from the 25-yard
line, and Kirk returned the ball TWEEN
ty-two yards thru a mass of players.
A forward pass failed and Kirk punted,
Johnson getting the ball. Fetters
fumbled on a right end run, but Kirk
recovered the ball. Kirk punted, and
spooner returned the ball eight yards.
Grinnell punted, and Crowl gained tive
wards before being downed. Patton
made twenty yards around the
right, but the side was penalized for
holding. Kirk punted twenty-five. and
spooner returned the ball forty yards.
Fetters made forward pass Of eigh-
teen yards, but Spooner intercepted it.
Three onside kicks followed in success
sion, for short gains Grinnell punted,
and Kirk got the ball. but was COM
PEELED to make a safety. Score, Mar
shalltown, Z; Grinnell. 2.
With short gains and losses, back
and forth, and the exchange of punts,
the ball landed on Marshalltown's g.
yard line by a gain of eleven around
the right by Spooner. The situation
was becoming extremely tense. Spooner
was given the ball on a delayed pass,
but the crowd and the darkness inter
fered, and the play was called over
again. Marshalltown held a stone wall,
and on the next play Sutherland was
carried back fifteen yards.
Exchanges of punts gave MARSHALL
town the ball on the 7-yard line Then
the finale began. Kirk punted thirty
eight yards, and Grinnell returned the
ball to the 21-yard line. Kirk again
punted, and so did Grinnell. Packer got
the ball and made twenty-eight yards
around the left. F'etters made fifteen
more, and Kirk six thru the center
Packer then got the ball, and broke
thru the right for thirty five yards and
a touchdown. Final score, Marshall
town IL; Grinnell, 2.
For the locals. Kirk, Lee Fetters
Packer, and Johnson stood out Dromi-