Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-19
TITLE coNTENDERS SURPRISED
BY STRENGTH OF BOONE
ELEVEN.
SAVED FROM DEFEAT
BY BARLoW'S LONG RUN
ers More Formidable Foe Than An
cipated-6locked Punt Gives Boone
Lead Which Is Maintained to Last
Minutes Of Play.

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Marshalltown high school football elev-
en- received a severe jolt Saturday when
| the red and blue clan was held to tie
score by the fast Boone eleven on the
latter's field. Marsha lltown was saved
from defeat in the last few minutes OF
play when Barlow. substitute line
man, grabbed up the ball, fumbled by
a Boone player on Marshalltown's .
| yard line and behind superb interior
ence, furnished by Halsey Smith, ran
ninety eight yards for a touchdown,
knotting the score, which was and 7
| at the finish.
Weakened by injuries, Marshalltown
did not present its usual strong de-
| Tense, and the Boone linemen opened
great gaps in the red and blue line for
their backfield men to drive thru. "Ty"
Smith, hurt in the OSkalOosa game, was
not in the lineup until late in the game
and Johnson, a star on defense was out
because of injuries. The absence of
these men necessitated some shifting
which weakened both the offensive and
defensive work of the team.
Boone No Mean Competitor.
From the game played by the Boone
eleven it is evident that that aggrega-
ton had been underestimate. Boone
played equally as good football as did
West Waterloo or Oskaloosa against
the locals, and at times showed great
offensive power Marshalltown. how
ever, held when Boone became dan
gerous.
Fumbles proved costly TO Marshall
town, and three times, when the red
and blue warriors had the ball within
Boone's 10-yard mark, the ball was lost
thru poor handling. But for fumbling
Marshalltown should have scored at
least once or more.
Blocked Punt Saves Boone.
Boone gained principally on end runs
from line shift formations, but il was
a blocked punt which gave the Boone
boys their touchdown. In the second
quarter Captain HI Brown blocked a
punt by Willigrod and raced across the
Marshalltown goal line. Boone fought
desperately thereafter, and held the
lead until the final minutes Of the game
]. Smith was sent into the fray in the
third period and despite his injured
knee played great offensive game
Had he been in condition to start the
game and play turnout the result might
have been very much different.
Substitute in Hero Role.
It remained for a substitute to act
the hero role for Marshalltown. Boone
worked the ball to Mayshalltown's 9
yard line, where the line held, and a
Boone player dropped the ball Barlow
gobbled up the oval and. supported by
II. Smith. who accounted for several
Boone tacklers who blocked the way.
plowed his way down the field for
ninety-eight yards and a touchdown.
Darner kicked goal
Marshalltown then worked desperate
" for an added score. but Boone's de-
Tense stiffened and the necessary punch
TO carry the ball over was lacking.
Officials Fail to Appear
The game was marred because of the
failure Of the officials agreed upon to
appear for the game. It was necessary
to call two spectators from the side
lines to act as officials, and their work
was most unsatisfactory. This, how
ever, was not due to any unfairness on
their part, but TO lack of KNOWLEDGE of
the game. At one time the coaches of
the two teams had to be called to the
| field to explain decisions to the officials
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