Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-26
TED SMITHS TOE is FEATURED
IN THANKSGIVING
CONTEST.
GAME is PLAYED IN
VISITORS TERRITORY
marsha'itewn Gains FrseIy, But Line
Fails TO Hold When Within Scoring
oistanee-Dss Moinss Teams Attack
Easily Halted, and Defense Waivers
! Before MarshaiItown's Tactics.

Ted" Smiths educated toe spelled
ruin to North Des Moines' hopes
Thursday. and proved the deciding fac
| tor in one of the closest and best
played games of the football season.
AS result of Smiths proficiency in
| booting the oval Marshalltown high
scored 6-to-0 victory over its heavier
opponents and ended the 1915 grid
year in blaze of glory.
Keeping North high on the defensive
virtually turnout the entire period of
! play. the local eleven forced it's way
within North highs 2O-yard line four
times only to have It's line fail in the
final effort. The necessary punch was
lacking. but Smiths good right foot
made UP for this deficiency and twice
he sent the ball soaring squarely be-
tween the. uprights from placement.
Once in the first quarter, after. the
Des Moines eleven had held on the
l6-yard line, Smith responded to the
$. O. s." call and booted the ball over
from the 21-yard line. Again in the
last quarter Marshalltown penetrated
the danger zone, again the line failed,
and again Smith was the man of the
hour, making another goal from the 80
yard line. He had another chance at
goal later in the same period, but the
kick was wide.
0es Moines outpIayed.
Attic Smiths two field goals were
the net result Of Marshalltown's Of
fensive work, the home team outplayed
the visitors, as the statistics of the
game will show, and the score does
not fully represent the difference in
the two teams as they appeared Thurs
day. The game was played almost
entirely in Des MOines territory, and
the visitors were able to make first
down but three times. Four times
North high was held for downs. while
Marshalltown gave up the ball but
once on, downs. In scrimmage Mar
shalltown gained 40 yards, while
North high gained but eighty-eight
yards. Horsburgh was responsible for
go per cent Of the gains by his team.
Marshalltown reeorted to straight
football almost entirely. and the backs
ripped thru for good gains, making
first down twelve times.
Late in the game North high re-
sorted to the triple pass, but the play
was successful only once. and then
for g short gain. -Four times the pass
resulted In loss to Des MONIES. 7
Z Attendance Exceeds 1000.
4 The attendance was of such proper
tions as to insure the high school ath-
letic association Of closing the seasons
books without deficit. Wet weather
for two Of the more important games
of the season cut down the attendance
this year. but Thursday's crowd was
in excess Of 1000, including holders of
season tickets, and the receipts were
more than enough to make up any
deficit suffered from q lean financial
season.
Start of With Rush.
Captain Ward won the toss and
chose to defend the west goal The
kick-of was short, Ward taking the
balls and returning ten yards. Pell
gained seven yards of guard, and Des
Moines was penalized ten yards for
holding. Two plays failed to gain. and
Des Moines was penalized another five
yards for offside. Pell and T. Smith
gained six yards thru the line on two
attempts, and Balch wiggled thru for
eight more and first down. Line
plunges brought another first down,
but then the visitors line braced and
held on their 12-yard line. Des Moines
Immediately punted to their own %
yard line. Marshalltown returned the
ball five yards and again took up the
rushing tactics, but three plays netted
only one yard, and Smith dropped back
for try at goal. The kick was from a
wide angle, but Smith booted it true
and squarely between the posts. Score:
Marshalltown, 8; North Des Moines, 0.
Des Moines Fails to Gain.
The Kickoff went to Des Moines'
12-yard line, and the ball was run
back twenty yards. Horsburgh found