Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-11

afternoon won from OSkaloosa high on
the home grounds by score of 81 to Z
During the first five minutes Of play
the visitors rushed the home players
off their feet, and by a series Of low,
short passes, we'll executed, carried the
ball to the Marshalltown goal line
scoring within four minutes after the
attack Oskaloosa's heavy team looked
a winner, and the local eleven played
poorly on the defense.
| Quarterback White. of the visitors
shot the ball over the Marshalltown
line into H. Shoemakes hands from
Marshalltowns 11-yard line for Oska-
loosa's score. and Immediately there
after the home aggregation woke up.
Forthwith Oskaloosa ceased to be
dangerous, and it was Marshalltown
all the way to the final whistle.
Smiths Spectacular Play.
| While the game was marked by
numerous brilliant plays. it remained
for Ted Smith to get away with the
feature play of the game. Early in the
last quarter Oskaloosa was compelled
to punt, and the ball was booted to
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ball went high and over the MARSHALL
town player and when he recovered it,
he was on his own 5-yard line. With
good interference he raced back to the
25-yard line, and then broke for the
open. Four men Of the Oskaloosa de-
Tense had a chance at the runner, but
he shook away from all and at center
field, had clear path to the Oskaloosa
He r0J,1Y1aS nj wards for
the touchdown. which is probably the
longest run ever made on the home
field.
Packer lntercepts Pass.
! Captain Packer added to the spec
tacular work when he intercepted a
| forward pass early in the third period
and plunged thru the Oskaloosa line
for thirty yard run to the goal
! line. At the close of the same quar-
ter Packer made a perfect pass of
thirty yards to Brennecke. standing on
the Oskaloosa goal line, for a touch
J down.
Marshalltown's first touchdown
came in the second quarter, when
Lloyd Miller went over left end for
the score, following a series OF snort
line bucks in which Lloyd and Glenn
/ Miller and Packer carried the ball
I twenty yards to the goal.
OskaIoosa Fails to Gain.
! Oskaloosa's short low pass was her
stock in trade. It was all she had, and
when the play was finally stopped by
the Marshalltown line Oskaloosa was
without offensive means to advance the
| ball in the face of the desperate Mar
/ shalltown defense. Line plunges failed.
1 and end runs were seldom good for any
material gains Larimer, the visiting
! fullback, was used in majority Of the
/ plays, but he was soon slowed up by
! the fierceness of the home teams at
tack
! Marshalltown's line held we'll thruout
the game and Packer. McKibben and j..
Smith repeatedly broke thru to spoil
! the plays of the visitors. and frequent
| ~, getting the man with the ball for a
loss. Wards aggressiveness soon
weakened the center of the visitors
line, where gaps were opened to let
the Marshalitown iineTleI1 shift. thru to
block plays.
Miller Handles Team Well.
Lloyd Miller, who replaced Pell at
/ quarter, the latter being out of the
| game on account of injuries. handled
| the team excellently, and played bril-
| liantly on the offense. Twice he poked
! his way thru the visitors line for first
down after his mates had failed to
negotiate the required distance. Glenn
Miller gained consistently and Brown
showed up we'll until an injury to his
I shoulder slowed him up.
| Larimer and White played a good,
consistent game for Oskaloosa, with
Kemp and Davis occasionally showing
well in the offensive game.
OskaIoosa Scores First.
Marshalltown kicked to Oskaloosa,
| Shultz taking the ball at his 20-yard
| line and running it back ten yards.
Marsilaiitown held, Good figuring
prominently in stopping Larimer's
rushes. Oskaloosa punted, the ball go
! ing straight m the air, and Oskaloosa
recovering. Ward broke thru the line
and threw Larimer for loss on the
first play, and Lloyd Miller stopped
/ White without gain. forward pass
went astray, and Oskaloosa punted to
Marshalltown's 10-yard line. Mar
| shaltown was offside and was
penalized five yards. Marshall
town punted to White on Mar
shalltown's so-yard line. A forward
pass Melted Oskaloosa ten yards, but
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the next two plays without gain. Davis
got over the end for nine yards, and a
beautiful short pass, White to H.
Showmake, resulted in a touchdown.
Goal was kicked.
Marshaitown Begins to Fight.
| Oskaloosa's success Immediately
awakened the home team and there
after there was no doubt as to the out
come. The ball shifted back and forth
in the mi6-feld until early in the
second period, when Marshalltown
marched to the visitors goal, Lloyd
Miller being instrumental in counting
the first score. Two brilliant runs by
the Marshalltown quarter, thru q
broken field, for ten and twelve yards
respectively, brought the ball to Oska-
loosa's 12-yard line. Three plays into
the line resulted in the score, Miller
carrying the ball over. There was NJ
attempt at goal, e. the ball was
touched on the ground.
Oska!oosa resorted to the short pass
In the second half, with some success
but finally Packer intercepted the ball
thrown by White, and found gap il
the Oskaloosa line for an advance O.