The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-10-14
TO BIG FOR
DENISON TEAM
THE IDA GROVE FOOT BALL TEAMS OVER
POWER THE LOCALS.
OFFICIAL SCORE 10 TO Q
Local Team Made Two Scores That Were
Not Counted.

Last Saturday Ida Groves husky
high school football team defeated
the lighter and less experienced but
more peppery Denison team by
score. the size of which is in dispute
There. is considerable doubt as t
whether the Denison boys were de-
feated bv the football boys or by the
uniforms they wore. Those Is husky
lads, all dressed alike. certainly did
look like a football team as they
trotted onto the field and began to
timber up, and more than one Denison
rooter imagined ,he score would be
about 100 to 0. Tney out weighed
Denison 10 pounds to the man, snd
for four years in succession had
won the state football champion ship,
so there was no particular reason to
be enthusiastic about Denison's
chance to win.
Capt. Romans won the toss and
chose to defend the north goal. and
Ida Grove kicked Oft. Avla Dan
nels caught the kickoff and returned
it twenty yards, and then Denison
pro ceeded to, make first down against
the champions. They couldn't do it
again. though. and Ida Grove took
the ball on Denison 40 yard line.
and after@a stiff fight carried it over
for the first touch down. Denison
received the kickoff after changing
goals but was soon forced to punt
Ida Grove could not again. and punt
ed, the ball bouncing over Richard
sons head and rolling to the 20 yd.
line where he fell on it. On the first
play. the ball was fumbled and an
Ida Grove man fell on it. and it was
Ida Groves ball on Denison's 90 yd.
line. The first play took it over the
line. Denison claimed Ida Grove was
holding, but the referee couldn't see
it,, and allowed the touchdown and
resulting good kick. Just at the close
of the half, the ball was carried over
for the third touchdown and the half
ended with the score of II to in ia
vor of Ida Grove.
BY the time the second nalf began.
the Denison boys were over their
stage fright. Romans took the kick
off and carried it back TO the middle
of the fiel11. getting past all but one
of the Ida Grove men. Desl lite the
fact tfat they had an advantage of 10
pounds to the man. the uphill side
of the field and the wind at their
backs, Ida Grove could not e ain and
was forced to punt repeatedly. One
of these Iunts rolled over the line,
but was recovered by a Denison mar /.
However, the refrece called it safe
ty. and gave Ida Grove two more.
In short time the same thing hap
pened at the other goal. but the
referee had changed his mind and call
ed it touchdown. (The referee was
from Ida Grove. and touchdown
doesn't count. while safety counts
two. Also. Ida Grove doesn't
like to be scored on.
The half closed with the ball or
Ida Groves 80 yd. line. in Deniosn's s
possession. The referee said the score
was 10 to 0, but everyone else. includ-
ing some people who know more foot
ball than the referee, thought it was
19 to 2.
The Ida Grove players were fine,
gentlemanly lot of fellows. but were
not in as good physical condit on as
the Denison boys.
Krick, their big left tackle seemed
to be their chief ground gamer. Ro-
mans and Tranter starred for Deni
son. Tranter smashed the line fol
ten yards at clip sometimes, ant
Romans pulled off some good end
runs. All the boys played good foot
ball, and deserve much praise fol
their game fight against big odds il
the second half.
The next game is Oct. %, whel
Council Bluffs comes.