Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-27

Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids high
last game Of the season Of 1913, and
appearing for the last time on the local
field. More than ordinary interest
centers In today's contest because OF
the fact that the ranking of the two
teams in the state association will de-
pend largely upon the outcome. Both
teams have played good football, and
game will go far toward determining
parative scores.
There Is added reason. however. why
Marshalltown desires to score a de-
cisive victory over ~edar Rapids, and
that Is to wipe out defeat of some
years ago, when Cedar Rapids won the
Thanksgiving day game on the local
field. That was the only game ever
lost on the holiday to any opposing
team on the home grounds.
Finish Season Strong.
Despite the fact that Marshalltown
lost the first four games Of the season,
it will finish with a good record. Its
losses have been by narrow margins,
and 1t has defeated two teams which
had made good in their own sections Of
the state.
When the record of the team is re-
viewed it must be taken into consid-
Grafton that at the beginning of the
season the team, one Of the lightest
Of the better schools Of the state, faced
the hardest schedule mapped out for
any team in the association. The sea-
son opened with the strong West Des
Moines eleven, and then followed In
succession Grinnell, Cedar Falls, Ames,
Iowa City, West Waterloo. Eagle
Grove and Cedar Rapids. Not single
practice" game has been sandwiched
in to break the strain Of continuous
hard contests, and the coaches and
players realized that they were facing
a monumental If not a hopeless task
in trying to come thru with a clean
record.
Team 10 Handica ppsd.
To add to the gloom the team was
by the loss of several
promising players and by others failing
to meet the required standing In their
school work. Numerous shifts were
necessary week after week because of
loss Of players and in an effort to get
weight in the line where it was needed.
Then, too, the team was slow in get
ting into form and 1t was not until the
first half Of the season had passed that
the men were playing their game.
Despite the disappointing outlook
Coach Maricle sent fighting team into
the Des Moines game, and the state
champions were held to a 14-to-O score.
It was great battle and the team, which
was made up Of few old players and
many green ones, played West Des
Moines to ''standstill' most Of the
way. The game, however, was costly
one, for the team did not recover
from the effects Of the hard contest in
time for the Grinnell game the follow
ing Saturday. Here again. however,
the team showed fight. and had the
best of the contest much Of the way,
finally winning by score Of !
to o.
Then came a heart breaking defeat
1t Cedar Falls. Marshalltown COM
pletely outclassed the opposing elev-
en-. but the game was presented to
Cedar Falls by the officials. who re-
fused to allow Marshalltown touch
downs, and presented Cedar Falls with
their only count. The score was s
to O..
Win Game But Lose.
Ames was the next opposing team.
and the visitors showed class. They
seemed at the time to be closely
with the Des Moines eleven
and played fully as good game. Mar
shalltown again lost, but was able to
hold its own thruout the greater pare
Of the game and scored one touchdown.
The final result was IL to 6.
Facing the second group Of hard