Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-06
THREE CLAIMANTS OUT.
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FORT DODGE, CLINTON AND CEDAR
u RAPIDS ELIMINATED FROM
TITLE CONTEST.
FEW coNrENDERs NOW
HAVE CLEAR SAILING
West Des Moines, MarshaIitovsn, oska-
Iooss, Fort Madison. Washington,
Alsona, AIlerton, Corning and Sioux
City Have Clean slates-Ames Con-
sidered Dangerous Rival.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 6.-Pessible claim
ants for the, Iowa high school football
championship fell thick and fast in the
games Of Friday and Saturday. Fort
Dodge, Clinton and Cedar Rapids were
the big ones to take the count but sew
eral minor teams which might have
made claims also were defeated SO the
stage is set for mighty interesting
time for the rest of the season. The
elimination of Clinton and Cedar Rap
ids balances the state little more, al
tho eastern Iowa still Is represented by
several undefeated teams. Fort Madi-
son and Washington in the southeast
and Oskaloosa and Marshalltown In the
central east part of the state still have
clear sailing. West Des Moines. Algona
and Allerton stretch across the central
part of the state with the probabilities
that neither Of the latter teams Will be
defeated. Corning and Sioux City
takes care of the western part of the
state. Oskaloosa and Marshalltown
will meet, this game being certain to
eliminate one of these claimants. AL
lerton, Corning, Fort Madison and
Washington probably are not as strong
as West Des Moines, Sioux City and
Algona.
While SATURDAYS games cleared the
atmospheresas far as many teams are
concerned, it did not clear the atmos.
phere as far az playing ability is con-
cerned. Probability is that the local
game with. Fort Dodge was the largest
disappointment Put it down in your
done book that on Friday, Nov. 3,
neither West Des Moines nor Fort
Dodge were championship teams IN
their ability to play this great old game
of football. The Fort Dodge team mas
an alibi in the absence OF flrsor around
whom their interference and forward
nassine game was conferred. Fort Dodge
showed the most consistent attack and
had not its backs been tremendously
slow in hitting the line. it probably
would have been a very affective team.
West showed it's best late in the game
when one of the Devines was used to
carry the ball about fifteen times
straight.
Two Bia Games Scheduled.
Two big games are on the card Tor
the coming week in spite OF the 1act
that a team already beaten Is taking
part in each. The first Is the meeting
shetween Ames and Marshalltowp anu
the second. between Sioux City and East
Des Moines. Ames' victory over the
strong Cedar Rapids team was expect
cd by the men who have watched the
Little Cyclones" in action In TACT 70
date, the Ames high team Is playing the
most finished football OF any team the
writer has seen among the high schoo
teams of the state, East Des MONIES
while not having the best material II
the world, Is coming fast and IN thell
last two games have displayed gooc
offense. We would pick Sioux City to
he too strong for the locals. but the
game will show how the western Iowa
pets show up against central Iowa foot
ball. Clinton and Iowa City will stage
a game of interest in the eastern part
of the state while several sectional
battles will take place but none having
an ultimate bearing upon the state
title. {
Down to Championship Games.
Football games Of last week end
cleared the way for two definite cham
pionship battles. The first will be the
meeting Of Iowa and Ames at Ames
Nov. 10, In which the two undefeated
teams Of the state will meet. The Sec
ond will be the meeting, Nov. "a. be-
tween Grinnell and Cornell, in which
the two undefeated teams Of the Iowa
Conference will meet. One great Die