Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-10
losiNG STREAK BROKEN By VIC
TORY OVER WEST WATERLOO
ELEVEN.
LOCAL TEAM WINS FIRST
MATCH GAME OF SEASON
Play Excellent Football and Defeat Old
Time Enemy by Score Of q to 2
Great Improvement Shown IN Inter-
ference and Taeklins-Fast Backs
and Some Wall Defense.

uerfected offense, the Marshalltown
high school football team found itself
Saturday afternoon when it met and
vanquished that ancient enemy, West
Waterloo. by a score OF Il TO I. Time
was when the local school would have
gone thru q season Of defeats gladly to
4 have insured success against Water
! loo. While the severe rivalry between
Z the two schools no longer exists. there
s were many on the SidelineS who ap-
& preciated victory over Waterloo much
more than they would against any 9TH
i er team.
Perhaps the burning Of the jinx had
something to do with the success OF the
local team, but while the last rites
were solemnly conducted and most i'm
pressive it Is more likely that success
was due to the fact that Marshalltown
has found itself. Such football g was
played Saturday afternoon will mean
a clean slate for the remainder of the
season.
Last Rite for JIns.
Just before the game the student
BODY participated in the last rites for
the ink, whose burial had been sched-
uled for Friday evening. but whose flu
eral was postponed owing TO the high
wind making a funeral ryCe imposSl
BILE in the business district
The jinx, embalmed and ceposing in
a sure enough casket, was borne on
I. the field by pallbearers selected from
the eighth grade. Marshall Ruth was
in charge of the body. Following the
body of the jinN were two score OF
students beating death march on
boxes, which We're later used in build
ing a funeral pyre. The services were
in charge of Undertaken" David Gard,
who donated the coffin, with its gates
ajar." cherubs, and other decora tons.
A huge fire was built and when the
teams trotted on the field the jinX was
in ashes.
Great I'm provement in Team.
Rid Of its hoodoo the team went thru
practice and jumped into the game like
new aggrega ton. Coach Maricle
has been working on the field in uni
form to beat the team into shape for
the closing games Of the season. and
how well he has succeeded is shown by
the resul. of the game. Marked i'm
provement was shown in tackling, and
a wonderful change wrought in the
formation of interference. Where the
local boys have been weak before this
season. they displayed great strength
Saturday. and the man with the bail
was given interference that was SUI
purb The field captain has been
drilled in mixing his plays and much
better generalship vas displayed in the
assortment.
Waterloo was outclassad. The Wis
ltors made the mistake that MarshaN
town has been making all season.
pounding line reL->.edly when there
was no hope of gaining. The Marshall
town line was adament ard Waterloo
failed TO make first down once thru the
line. The visitors gains were due all
most entirely to the use Of the forward
pass which netted them good gains
twice out of ten attempts
Marshal,town's fast backs reeled off
good gains around the ends, with an
occasional good gain thru the line with
the big tackles carrying the ball.
Waterloo Aided in Score.
Waterloo was outplayed in every de-
partment Of the game, and It's one
score was purely gift, Head Lines
man Ashley, Of Waterloo. aiding In
the coun.. It was Waterloo's ball on
Marshalltown 26yard line at the open
ing OF the fourth quarter. forward
pass netted FIVE yards, and Marshall
town was peaalized FIVE more for being
offside. Cotter ripped thru for six
yards. bringing the ball t. Marshall
towns 10-yard line. Another penalty
was inflicted by the Waterloo official,
and Waterloo then was permitted elev-
en- plays within Marshalltown's 5-yard
line for the touchdown. Three times
Marshalltown held for downs, only to
be penalized on the fourth down by the
complaint of the head linesman that
Marshalltown was offside.
Walker failed to gain thru the line
but forward pass took the ball to the
2-yard line. Three line bucks failed to
gain an inch. but a penalty followed
and Waterloo was given a fresh start.
4 forward pass was not completed, and
a line smash resulted in one yard. The
ball went over the goal line on an
incompleted forward pass, but Mar.
shalltown was again penaliZed, Water
loo taking the ball on the 1-yard line.
Three times Waterloo hurled its backs
into the line on mass plays, without
gaining foot. On the fourth effort
Champnan went over for the touch
down.
MarshaIitown Resumes Attack.
Following the scoring OF the visitors
Marshalltown played the most spec
tacular football Of the cay. Waterloo
kicked Off to Meyer, who ran the ball
back forty yards to the Waterloo 80
yard line. Newcomer circled the end
for fifteen yards. and Buchwald for
eleven more. Hull plunged thru for
fiye, Buchwald for one and Packer for
gain Of two yards, bringing the ball
to Waterloo's 1yard line. The Water
loo head linesman called time before
the next play could result in another
touchdown for the home team.
How MarshalItown Won.
Marshalltown won the game with
three touchdowns and three perfect
goals. The first count came in the
first quarter after Buchwald, New
een,er and Meyer had made good gains
around the ends and Packer had aided
by gains thru tackle. On fake for
ward pass, c. Buchwald to H. Buch-
valid. latter got around the end for ten
yards. bringing the ball to Waterloo's
12-yard line. Newcomer broke away
for the touchdown. Buchwald kicked a