Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-05
HOLD HE|VI MASON
CITY TEAM TO TIE
IN GREATEST s4aS seSSa.
GAME OF YEAR MARSHALL,
TOWN ouTPlASS RIVALS
HEAVY NoRTAEESESs
ouTFouGAT -SSoolT
Timekeeper Saves Mason City S~s-s
Defeat by Lensthenins eerSess. Ma.
son City Scoring TWO Minutes Afss-
Time Should Have Seen Gales -
Final Score Is to "Details.

In one Of the greatest high school
grid contests ever staged N lows Mar
sha,ltown and Mason City Saturday
afternoon. at Hanto-d park, Mason
City. battled to q tie, each team s>o--
ing a touchdown and goal with Tie
final score to I. Altho olTweished
seventeen pounds 20 man Marshall
town outplayed, outganed and ou:-
fought the northerneTs and were de-
serving of g victory. The result how
ever, was more favorable than many
OF the loca, eieyen's admirers hal ex-
peCted and IS viewed N the l3ghs -
victory. The superior weight and eG-
perience Of Mason City was believes
to be too great a handicap .o- A4--
shalltown to overcome.
Coach Sanfor6's tear. PIT Up -
greatest fight ever made ~ Me-
shalltown eleven and many GO t2e
Mason City pe-t-s21s admitted I1z7
the title claimants from the -o-t1 were
outplayed th-aou> the co2.est- I Was
an advanced brand % football c--s5
Marshslltown displayed The 1g-cas
spirit OF every man O. ne isaz aal-o
not De surpassed The defense YES
remarkable to7 q tsS- 50 Eszt-r
Handicapped IN thu -s--s7 =: T@4E--
and the lacking wzs rsa-e-- C@@--
s.vsly Na-sha-ltcwl Iocke-3 1S- -
better team Santc71s -s@- CARED ~
hall forward So -z~1S- E1lss TeS-
proteses advaac=a he oTL --S ya-as-
Thru TIE Mae ana z-o-21 - s-1s
Narsha-ltoEa gained - TZ-as - ST@
yards mere han Mason CTS -1:E-
NarsAsl,.oEz 126s rs. t5E-s E-.
tines 20 AEso1 CS-T's We 1-s: 5cE-s
Egg. ties AsrsSa-1-cE-- VS. had tG-
downs beg c,1-o-,=zZ=<5 - Xxx = 81
9s2Gs- -1s 2s-- al 0A-s1s-Iz4eT-- 1=.E
the Mas CE szl-s -1- 3o~&
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aason City Ess Great Team
Despite TIE oss-s- showing q Ma
szzistowa- Gssscz C.:--y RS -=z- foot
tall tea VIE. ire no-the-e-s
1ros:sd upon the field they looked Ike
a 5rst class college eleven Many % the
men, towering above SIX feet and out
weighing the best collegian elevens n
the state, had the appearance Of state
champions. But weight was not all IN
their favor. II was a seasoned team,
skillfully tutored to play the latter-day
game requiring stamina, skill, speed
and brains. Behind a line apparently
firm enough to meet any attack was a
n "a
formers, with the great Shearer as the
pivot for a repertoire Of plays that had
baffled all oppontnts.
But Coach Sanford had drilled his
men in formations such as might be
expected and the pet plays Of Mason
City were broken up before they be-
came menacing. Shearer hitherto If
resistible, was smothered In almost
every play he attempted, often being
thrown for a loss with three, four or
Ave Narshalltown men bearing him TO
earth. Shearer carried the ball for
total Of twenty four yards, while J.
Smith gained forty-one, WhItehll
thirty-fve and Miller th.rty-aye.
Dixon gained twenty-three yards rom
formations and sixty-seven yards n
running back punts. Beiding was the
best ground gamer FOR Mason City,
with twenty-seven yards. As they
played Saturday, no other high school
IN Iowa could have been eithe- Mar
shalltown or Mason City.
Attack DazzIes Mason City.
Marshalltown's attack IN the fret
quarter dazz!ed the northerre-s zrd
swept them from their Feet within
five minutes Ma-ghaIItowr had pusLed
tho ball over the goal line for the first
.i-+s snnred against Masc- 10y rs
year. A pass TO tackle aad linz 51C6
by Miller netted taIrty-f.ve yards. ard
o pass, Dixon TO II. Smith carried the
ball to the S-yard lile, where MARSHALL
town hammered at the Mason City Ing
Z for short gains and then secr Dixon
around the end for the touch 5cwc.
A pass By Mason City II TIE seooat
t4uarter was mainly responsible for
its score. and atrs- hey aat
REGISTERED the battle developed !z.o Z
fierce defensive struggle, with Mar
shalitown showing the aetter c7tll-lsg.
miissTs Passing Features Ga-,..
Z From spectacular viewpoint -I2s
passing % Miller was -hs pig teauure
Of the game. TIE AarynaIitgwr tackle
shot the ball accurately Eor cg-Jy and
fifty yards and more careful rtcssTirag
on one occasion probably would have
given Marsazl!sowp tae winning
touchdown
Every man On the AarEi.a2l-pwn -earr
deserves tie srea.eEt crs6lz EDr III
game ne played DesenEiyeIy Will.
xrod and johnson were -ne znag. yru1c.-
5oeyls prsS<rirg .tfyg1 +n@ 3f1a rsr,s-a. s-J7F,
70 STOP plays sa6 70 dump -ne rune,
Tor 2oss- Tnsss tso rnen 2laysd al
over rhsir opponents r.lr1DEt Gffje,
aleo played { grsag. defensive game. II
adoa-ion 70 nIE wonderful wg-k WITT
the forward pass. wiIllgrgd addee "a
splendid wofk by Inserceptsng =
forward pass and returning .ae BaJ
twenty-five garga GrlElnLapy pls gl1.s
against q laDeL heavier xla1 Mas All,
~ Ssiss---< --:::r.z ,'e..es. 60. -. &
3rsse Aa1e eaEss6 aAs retirement sci4
n me game. Eoc1riage aad BARLOW
tsas latter subEtlaIll2S Sst Ct.tlksag
heA ny KEEL UaGss the Gfrect atGaei
s ~ ~s.s t.ssAsa, arz.s.s.s .enl... t.esazs
Narsfaaaibogns saae X. Snisa an.
1szrrsy. p4assa q slash5ng game, tack
Kng sos ACC sava&eiY, aa6 sssesysai
!. Ss-==ssAssxs ssss1ssss sl 4 sensational 1zaAss
xee. In ps4e rack Gssc g. 6m3ta al,
HVGztsss1a asiL ne kine MIR better elise
4asc dt tos SDposaax lacks, s-so D,lses
Z &xaSsS srtailastfis @t.sn 9as1ad:issg pssaa
10 ~ opsa seiA. The xsneraisias2 .
EcGsssrs, ioEesar. was a big fae.or Il
- = ; $500. u .ze team. lie Shove
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