Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-16
STATE UNIVERSITY WINS STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP ~ DEFEAT
ING AMEs.
ELLsWoRrh WINNER IN
HAWKEYE CONFERENCE
Cess Victory Over Cornell Gives Cedar
Rapids School heners in lows Con-
fsrsnes-Wsst Dss Meinss High
Eliminated From state Champion
ship Race by Defeat For City Title.
Special to Times Republican.


Des Moines, Nov. 16-Penultimate
play in Iowa football championships
cleared the way Of many claimants for
honors in the state. The victory OF
the State University of Iowa over Ames
advanced the Hawkeye to the state
title except for the forlorn hope OF
Drake to defeat the Iowa State Col
leze team and thus claim a tie. Coe
jumped the last hurdle to the Iowa
conference championship. while the tie
OF Parsons College with Simpson
ranks Ellsworth as a far stronger
claimant for the Hawkeye conference
title. The high school situation visi-
oily was cleared and complicated. Os-
xaloosa and Marshalltown, two teams
DOT before defeated lost to minor
teams. Ames cancelled Its game with
LeMars and protest to expel them
from the state association has been
lodged against them. West high OF
Des Moines went down in defeat before
east, all these results combining give
Clinton, Sioux City and East Des
Moines the right to be considered the
best three high school teams OF the
state. The results also would seem to
indicate that there will be two claim
ants for the state title. Clinton is ex-
pected to beat West Des Moines and
If this happens, Clinton and the winner
OF the East Des Moines-Sioux City
game at Sioux City next Saturday will
be the claimants for honors.
Battle Of Field Captains.
The state university-state college
scrap was a battle between Sammy
Gross and "Dure' Moss. quarterbacks
of the rival aggregations. The Iowa
general jigged his way over consid-
cradle number Of Ames chalk lines and
was the all important factor in turning
the tide of the battle. Moss was Just
as brilliant but not as effective because
the Ames interference refused to dive
Gunderson out Of the way, the big
Iowa end frequently being on his feet
after one or two Ames leaders had
brushed" him. Iowa won the game by
stopping Ames forward pass plays.
the Aggies failing to get away good
pass until late In the game. There
was little to choose between the lines
until late In the game when the Hawk
eyes opened up wide gaps for their
substitute backs. One OF the reasons
for the weakness OF Iowa teams against
the larger teams of the middle west
I was shown. conclusively in this scrap
where with the exception OF Wilson OF
Ames not man OF the many half
backs appearing were worthy OF that
name. It may be that the teams did
not have plays to give the halves a
chance: It may be that the quarter
backs wanted all the glory for them
selves. but the fact remains that prob
pbly no game ever has been played In
the state where the halfbacks advanced
The ball less than they did in this bat
tie.
One OF the unfor tunate occurrences
Of the game was that penalties had
large part In the scoring, penalties on
Ames twice giving Iowa the ball on
the Ames 1-yard line while foul by
Iowa gave Ames the ball In similar
position. It would not be right to say
that the game was over oniciated put
the penalties which resulted In scores
were an unfortunate part OF the bat
tie. The event was far cleaner scrap
than the usual meeting OF the teams OF
the two state schools. intentional
roughness being noticeable by its alb
sence.
Drake Takes Things Easy.
The other college games Of the week
were not exceptional. Drake took
things easy in the game with the
Teachers, not worrying after two touch
downs had been scored. Drake wanted
defensive practice for It's subtitutes
and no one worried when the visitors
carried the ball to the 5-yard mark on
three different occasions. The teachers
place kick came when they had been
1t this point and had been thrown for
= ten yard loss. The Teachers pre-
scented an Industrious line and, they
conferred all their attention in stopping
the line play Of Drake. Drake worked
forward passes against this defense