Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-10-19
ME TCALF'S BOOT
WINS FOR DIM.
GOAL FROM FIELD EXECUTED BY
VISITING QUARTERBACK
CAUSES DEFEAT.
INV A D 6 Il S ExCELLED
Local Student Eleven Put UP Inferior
Game to the Capital City Repre-
sentatives-contest Was
GruelIing One.

GruelIng One.
East Des Moines O; Des Moines
college O.
East Des Moines, 6; Grinnell col
lege Al.
East Des Moines, 5; Grinnell high 6.
East Des Moines, 3; Ottumwa high
0.
For the second time this season, OF
tumwa high school Saturday was
forced to bow humbly in defeat before
an opposing aggregation. East Des
Mo1nes, by the small margin of three
points, captured the third contest OF
the season from the locals, and by so
doing has practically caused Ottumwa
to cease to entertain any hope of state
honors this year. A fighting spirit,
however, has been aroused in the red
and white that forebodes evil to-
teams encountered in the remaining
part of this season. Taking the two
teams as they appeared on the field
the Capital City has almost unques-
| tionably the best team. Ottumwa has
the better material from appearances
but it yet needs the polish and finish
necessary for a winning eleven. 1t
was in less than two minutes of play
| that East Des Monies. securing the
ball from the locals on tumble swept
| it down the field to the 20 yard line,
| from which place Quarterback Met
calf made brilliant drop kick over
4 the goal bar for three points and the
game. From that time on, try as they
would, the players of neither side were
unable to send the oval across the goal
| line for touchdown.
On end runs the winners were far
| superior. On many occasions back or
an end would go shooting around on
| an end run, protected by the finest
kind of interference that caused OF
4 tumwa tacklers to fall trampled by
1 the waySide. On the other hand no
team that has visited Ottumwa in re-
cent times has possessed the knack OF
tackling hard, decisively and constant
| ly, as has the Des Moines squad.
| When 0. H. S. players were seemingly
clear of an opposing tackler, the lat
4 ter would give lunge and bring his
man down true. Although not as
much as in the first two contests the
ball was fumbled often by the locals,
thus giving the visitors many oppor-
tunities for gains. AS far as Ottum-
wa is concerned in the tackling de-
partment only two men-Capt. Han
sell and Stoltz seemed able to bring
the runner down. There were excep-
tions when occasionally some local
linemen or back would haul down
visitor, but as a rule the tackling was
| oh u1u toin
Metcalf Gets Field Goal.
Des Moines started proceedings by
booting to Van Gent who returned ~
yards. On the next two plays the ball
never left Quarter Back Stoltz's hand,
his signals being misunderstood.
1 Stutsman punted and Des Moines fail
ed to gain. Baird made 16 yards
around end. Gates plunged through
the line for 10 yards and Brophy was
good for 6 through line, Metcalf nailed
4 by Hansell in attempting an end run.
The ball was advanced slightly on line
bucks and Metcalf dropped back for a
goal kick. The pigskin went straight
as an arrow between the posts. This
tailed three points for Des Moines
and ended the scoring.
Hansell returned 20 yards on the
kickoff Des Moines was offside here
and penalized five yards. forward
pass from Stoltz to Van Gent to Stoltz
neted ten yard gain. Stutsman sent
the ball within 20 yards of goal on an
1 outside kick. Gates punted. Vinson
made II yards through the line and
Stutsman 10 around end. Des Moines
was penalized 10 yards for illegal
tackling. Ottumwa had the ball with
in 10 yards of goal but Stroud, Vinson
and Van Gent were held for downs.
4 Gates punted out of danger. Ottumwa
4 fumbled and the visitors got the ball.
Des Moines held and later kicked to
Ottumwa. on the 20 yard line. Suits
man and Vinson made 8 and yards
on line bucks. A forward pass failed,
Des Moines taking the ball on the 10
yard line. Gates hurdled Wormhoudt
and Des Moines was penalized 10
4 yards. Des Moines punted and Suits
man, Stroud and Vinson by consistent
line plunging returned the oval so
yards. Near the goal they we're neld
From this time on the ball kept chana.
ing hands, being most of the time in
/ Des Moines territory. This half ended
4 with the ball in the middle of the
girdiron.
/ The Second Half
| Although the latter part Of the
| first half was somewhat in favor of the
/ Ottumwans, Des Moines had the bet
ter of matters in the last session. They
kept the ball well down in Ottum-
was territory, this being caused
chiefly through costly fumbles by the
local men playing back on kicks.
Stutsman kicked off. Des Moines was
held and forced to punt. Stroud made
5 yards on two line smashes. Van
Gent made 25 yards on an end run.
The ball was advanced little and Des
Moines held for downs. Des Moines
took the ball 25 yards up the field and