Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-26


hole for seven yards as the quarter
ended. Evans and Lorey barely made
first down, but on the next play Des
Moines was offside and drew q five
yard penalty. Horsburgh went over
left end for ten yards, and then Des
Moines ceased to be dangerous. There
after the visitors could not keep pos
session Of the ball. A forward pass
grounded and Evans was thrown for
loss of fourteen yards on an attempted
end run.
Marshalltown took the ball and Pell
went over tackle for six yards. Smith
made first down. but on the next
three plays Marshalltown gained but
five yards and Smith dropped back
for another try at goal 1t was drop
kick from the 35-yard line, and the
ball fell short Des Moines failed to
gain and was forced to punt as the
half ended
Horsbursh Gets Away.
Des lMones took the kickoff on it's
80 yard line, at the beginning Of the
second half, and the ball was run back
twenty yards Lorey went thru the
line for seven yards and Horsburgh
got away for the longest run Of the
game, skirting the end for twenty
yards. Evans added five more, but
this gain was nullified when North
high was penalized for offside. A
criss-cross Melted yard, but q triple
pass resulted in no gain, Ruth break
ing up the play. The bail went over
and Smith plunged thru guard for,
three yards, but was hurt in the play.
Des Moines then was penalized fifteen
yards for rough work. MarshalltoWn
failed to gain on. three downs, but
recovered tumble prevented the loss of
the ball. Line plunging Melted two
first downs. and then Marshalltown
drew its only penalty Of the game for
being in motion when the ball was
passed Thomas intercepted forward
pass and broke away for a twenty
yard gain, placing Des Moines in posi-
ton to score.
A f1ve-yard penalty for offside was
imposed on the next play, and then a
forward pass, the only one completed
during the game, resulted In q gain of
ten yards. Here the quarter ended.
but on resumption OF play another
pass was attempted and failed Of COM
pletion. A triple pass then lost ten
yards -
Marshailtown Heads For Goal.
Marshalltown took the ball and
started on q procession goalwards
which proved Hthe most sustained at
tack Of the afternoon. In two plays
Ted Smith found his way around the
ends for ftfteenyards. and Glenn Miller
added sixteen more in two plays thru
the line. Smith. apparently exhausted,
gained two yards and then lost one |
yard, and on the next play missed the
hn hol
dropped back to the twenty-six yard
line for another try at goal. and again !
he sent the leather squarely between
the uprights. Score: Marshalltown, 6; i
North Des Moines. 0.
Marshalltown kicked to Des Moines'
3O-yard line and the ball was run
back twenty yards. A shift play was
and Allen lost three
yards North high failed to gain and ,
Marshalltown took the ball. Lloyd
Miller and Smith made first down, and
Balch and Lloyd Miller repeated in
three plays. Three more drives at the
line gave Marshalltown six yards and
again Smith was called on to kick.
This attempt was from the 25-yard
line. and the ball missed goal by q
yard.
Des Moines took the ball on the 20
yard line, but triple pass failed and
on the next play Evans was thrown by
G. Miller for loss The game ended
with the ball in Des Moines' possession
on It's own 2s-yard line. The line-up:
North High. Marshalltown.
Gerberich left end .....Peckham
Woods left tackle. j. Smith
Thomas -. left guard. =. j.. Ruth
Henderson -. center. Ward
Royal ...... right guard. $3.50. link
Stevenson right tackle. 'McKibben
Lowe right end. Brennecke
Allen ....... quarter. L. Miller
Evans ....... left half. ....... Balch
HorsburRh =. right half. r. Smith