Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-28
TWO ALL-STAR HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
PICKED BY MEMBERS OF THE ALUMNI

Gains thru either Of these men were
few
Among the other guards mentioned
as of all-star ability were "Ort" Carl
son, Jake" Fetters. and "Bulr' ana
Rus" Powell. all good men In their
time.
Star Tackles Numerous.
More stars have been developed for
tackle than for any other position.
due principally to the fact that TOT
many seasons the tackles were de-
pended poniarsely for the line smaSn-
Ing. There were several brilliant
tackles who were used In tho old
| tackle back" plays and OF these Fat
Wilbur was the best. Wilbur played
the position four years against some
OF the heaviest teams that over repre-
scented the high schools Of the state
ana his showing was excellent even
from the start.
"Runt Kirk is given tho other
tackle position rather than being
placed in the back field where no
played during his last season. Kirk
was essentially tackle and. whether
the team was playing the old or tho
new game, his place - as lines
man.
Another great tackle. altho less spec
| tacular than the two chosen was Ray
Packer. who was never credited with
half the honor he should have re-
celved. This lack Of notice was main
| " due to the fact that he played MS
game in a quiet way and when called
on to carry the ball was content 10
make good consistent gains rather
than attempt to star as less frequent
gamer of long distances. He was
one OF the hardest men TO tackle on
the team. Other tackles OF note were
"Ab" Hull. cap" Lounsberry. Carl
Brat. Sam Burroughs. and tho pail
on this seasons team, "Aote" HUI ana
Jimmy" Packer.
| Scarcity o. Good Ends.
MANY seasons the team has oeen
Handicapped by lack Of good material
! for end positions, and when the stars
are chosen they are found to be Few
In number. The best end the school
ever produced was back In the early
daya Of local football history. He was
Burnham Monatt. Moffatt could b
relied upon to do moro than his share
no matter what the opposition was IN
size or ability. He II given a worthy
mate in "Niv'' Hull. who was origin
ally q center. but was moved out 70
end OF the line when players FOR tina.
position were scarce. He developed
into a real star and Il credited wien
! one OF the most remarkable perform
ances ever witnessed on the local Held
| On this particular occasion the oppos-
ing team attempted to run Huifs end
two PLAYERS forming in the 1nterfer'
ence In front Of the man with the ball
the trio running one directly behind
the other Hull struck the trio al
full speed and all three men were
Obliged to take out time as result.
| "Bilr' Moore. end and halfback. was
little less capable than tho pair enc
sen. He was equally as serviceable
in either position OF half or end. Roy
McCord has the distinction OF beinl
the best end for his weight the school
ever had. He was one Of tho most
| fearless and most accurate tacklers IN
the records OF the school. Had Nc
Cord been blessed with the physical
makeup Of some Of his more fortunate
mates ne would have been one OF the
greatest stars OF the game.
Kent Has No Opposition.
Maurice Kent ia unQuestionably the
greatest quarterback, az we'll as beine
one of the brainest players In the game
He was Of all-state caliber thruout his
career. His great work was largely re-
sponsible for what was perhaps the
best team the school ever had.
| "Reddy' Wilson was player Of the
same type and like Kent was larger
than the average quarter. He also
was brainy player and . great held
! general.
While not as great field general "a
either Kent or Wilson, Lee Fetters was
little less brilliant as q player. He was
handicapped by lack Of weight. but this
shortcoming was made up by his start
ling speed In pulling on plays. He was
also q past master with the forward
pass.
Many Good Half Backs.
| The team has never been wholly
without good material for the back
field. with the possible exception of one
or two seasons, when the interest In
the game was at 9 low ebb. Many bril-
liant men have been schooled at half
back positions with the local teams.
notably Doc" Harris. Chick" Kirk,
bill" Moore. Bunny Perry. and Ros-
coe Packer.
Perhaps no player was longer iden-
| titled with high school football than
Harris. who was for five years the idol
Of the school. No player. probably
has gained more ground in match
games for the school than this same
player. For three years captain he led
his team thru hardships not since en-
| countered by any team until he had
placed Marshalltown on the football
map. Much credit Is due Harris for
football in the school. Going into the
school when there was not much en-
couragement for athletic games from
school board. faculty, or the general
public. Harris was instrumental In or
ganizing team and creating an In
terest In the sport. Harris first team
ran signals in feed yard under the
faint glow Of an electric light and with