Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-12
yards each. one penalty robbins Mar
shalltown Of a touchdown.
parkar Qskalooaa'a naet Bet.


yards each. one penalty robbins Mar
shalltown Of a touchdown.
Parker Oskaloosa's Best Bet.
Quarterback Parker Is so per cent Of
the Maroon team. In addition to acting
as field general, Parker carries the
| ball in half his teams play, does the
punting and much Of the passing. The
Maroons were handicapped by sthei,
poor physical condition. time being
taken out repeatedly while the visiting
warriors were given first aid treat
ment.
Captain Dixon, whom the Maroons
had learned to, fear because Of his
great open field work at Oskaloosa
last year was again big factor In
their defeat. His wide end runs kept
the visitors constantly worried. j.
Smith played a great offensive game,
tearing thru the Maroon line for big
gains. Whitehill also made good gains
thru the line and around the ends.
Oskaloosa made few gains thru the
Marshalltown line, and Miller. Will
grod and C!!nklanv upset Maroon play
ers repeatedly.
First Touchdown Easy.
Taking the ball from the kick of
Marshalltown went straight down the
field for the first touchdown. Crink-
law ran the ball back twelve yards on
the kickoff and three line plunges
gave Sanford's team first down. Mar
shalltown then suffered a penalty for
offside and a pass grounded, but Smith
and Whitehill again made first down
thru the line. Whitehill tried the line
for seven yards and a yard
pass, Dixon to Darner, sent the ball
over the line. Darner kicked goal.
J. Smith kicked to Oskaloosa but the
visitors failed to gain and were forced
to punt. Smith receiving the ball at
midfeld. Smith then went thru tackle
for nine yards and Whtehill added five
more thru guard. Dixon, In an off
tackle play, then went thru the whole
Oskaloosa team for forty yards and a
touchdown. Darner again kicked goal.
INTERCEPTED Passes Costly.
A tumble and an intercepted pass in
the second period prevented Marshall
town from registering, and. another in
tercepted pass in the final period gave
OskaIoosa a touchdown. With the ball
in Marshalltown's p ossession on its
own 35-yard line, triple pass was
called. but Henley was thru the line,
and. grabbing the ball as it was passed
to McCreery. dashed away to the Mar
sllalltown goal line. Parker kicked
goal
This reverse awakened the Mar
shalltown fighting spirit and the
Maroon line was ripped to pieces in the
ensuing attack which resulted in fur
Their scoring. Clinklaw ran back the
kick six yards to the 36-yard line.
Smith went thru the middle Of the line
for fourteen yards. Whitehill added
eight more and Dixon advanced the
ball five. On a triple pass. Whitehill
to Dixon. ten yards was lost and a
pass by Miller was incompleted, the
ball exchanging hands. Oskaloosa was
held and Parker punted to Smith. who
ran the ball back thirty yards to the
30yard line. Dixon skirted the end
for eight yards and Smith made first
down Wh:tehiH and Smith made five
yards in two snashes and on q fake
pass Dixon went around the end, car
ry-ing the ball TO the 3yard line. The
ball was called back however, and
penalized for offside. A
pass failed and Oskaloosa took the
ball
Parker shot a pass, which was inter
copied by ]. Smith and carried back to
the 3o-yard line. Dixon went thru the
line for ten yards, Smith made two,
and Whiteh!ll went thru tackle for ten.
McCSeery plunged thru center for
seven yards and Smith added two thru
guard. Oekaloosa was ofside and the
penalty brought the ball to the one
yard line. On a quarterback smash,
MoCreery took the ball over the line.
Darner kicked goal. The game ended
soon after with the ball in Marshall
towns possession on Oskaloosa's 35-
yard line. The lineup:
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