The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-03
FOOT BALL
LoeaI Teams Aad Good Season.

lNO ANOl III DSD NAOlhb6 AlAEl 81 ~
the curtain was wrurge ppWB on on
of the most successful Football sea
sons tho two local institutions hayu
enjoyed for years In spite of th,
fact that both schools were facing
che hardest schedules for many sea
sons, their opponents included somt
of the fastest teams OF their class il
the state, each of them won a major
ltty OF the games played The sea
son was also highly satisfactory from
financial standpoint. More inter
est was manifest In football thii
Year than ever before and tht
crowds at the games were CORES
pondingly larger.
Penn played seven games, win
ming four and losing three, the teams
to which the Quakers succumbed
being Ellsworth and Parsons, who
are tied for Hawkeye conference
nonors, and Monmouth college,
which has the undisputed champion
ship of the Little Five conference in
Illinois. Victories were registered
over Des Moines and State Teach
crs and two triumphs we're scored
over Central. Coach Floyd Thomas
performed an almost herculean task
in developing a winning team at
Penn. At the start of the season
he had little but green material to
work with and few OF the men show
cd any particular aptitude for foot.
ball. At the end of two weeks ne
had turned out a presentable team
which kept getting better as the
season progressed. 1t reached the
acme of development in the Central
game last week and all who saw that
contest know what really powerful
machine it was Several of the men
did particularly brilliant work in var
ious games of the season, but it was
the development of well-balanced
team that counted rather than the
performances of few stars. Hay
mes and Macy, shalfbacks, were the
big ground-gainers in practically
every game. Both were fast and
adopts at circling the etxremities OF
the line for long gains. Pierce. at
fullback, was handicapped by injur'
les during a goodly part of the seas
son, but his line plungeS were big
factors in many games. Williams
ran the team in splendid fashion at
Quarterback and on the defensive,
when he played at end, he was a
bulwark of strength. White and
Wright also showed up well in the
backfield during the games they
played. The Penn line did great
work throughout the season. Hark
ness and Russell, tackles, Anderson
and Vanderbilt, guards, and John
son, center, constituted a set Of for
wards that was not surpassed bS
any team in the Hawkeye conference
Remand and BOgue, ends, were new
men at the game but developed into
powerful players. Renaud was es
Ipecially strong on the defensive anc
Bogue did excellent work in return
ing punts from the position OF de
fensive quarterback. With a squat
of veterans next year Thomas viii
undoubtedly turn out an eleven thai
will make a strong bid Tor HaWkeyt
conference hOnOrs.
The record of the high school team
in the matter Of games won and lost
was even better than that of the col
Ilege eleven. Out of ten games play
ed, six were won by decisive scores
1.-TWO resulted in ties, and two were
lost. During the season the Ma
room and White piled up total scor'
of 1876 to their opponents SO. Onl!
! to Ottumwa and North Des Nome
did the locals go down in defeat
While the list of victims includes
Columbus Junction, Fremont, Knox
Vile, Burlington, Washington ana
Abba. The Grinnell and Marshall
town games resulted in tie scores
Coaches Betting, Kelley and Neimal
we're handicapped by having a Iona
hard schedule, on which hard game
and easy contests aIternated in
manner that caused the team t
slump at critical times. but taey sue
seeded in turning out one of the bes
teams that ever represented Osks
Iloosa high school. Some of the mel
NOTABLY Masters, Oldham and Lar
liner, deserve serious considerable
for places on the mythical all-sta
Ielevens. Strohmeier and Davis ais
ibid good work and Utterback shove
Iup we'll when he was in, Tae latte
was kept out of several games b
Injuries. For his size, Hedge >plaEe
a wonderful game in the line, an
the two Shoemakes, Schultz, Buche
Perry, Hull, Augustine, Suffer an
Steddom also deserve creditable mel
ltfon for the work they did. The los
lof several of tais years men by graz
uation will leave some gaps to B
filled next season, but the squad hs
been large and there will probabI
be some good material TO choos
from.
In passing upon the work Of U
Penn team, due credit must also
given to Assistant Coach Grove
Hawk and his Scrubs" who hay
furnished the necessary scrimag
for the regulars throughout the sc
son. A creditable team was deyelo
ed from the second string men
Coach Hawk and they succeeded
| IpiIing up big score against y
, Scrubs old opponents at Lynnyil
, in their annual mix.
centerviIIe Claims Championship
Centeryille, la, Nog. s17 Cente
lyi.le high closed a very successf
/, season Thanksgiving day and by
record lays claim to the high scho
n