Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-21

| The cock-sure preseason dopesters
are madly endeavoring to wiggle out
Of forecasts and predictions on the re.
suit OF the Iowa state high school foot.
ball championship race with none Ven
turing guess as TO who's who excep,
the prosnosticator who has to play
| his home following regardless of facts
| ard figures
The tangle is due mainly to two tie
games in which Marshalltown tig-
ured- Had Marshalltown received
square treatment by the time keeper a,
Mason City, II would have been re-
turned the winner in that game. and
had Marshalltown played football al
Boone lit would have had that contest
safely in the win column but
There are no ifs and ands In foot
ball. II YOU do, perhaps you will re-
CeiNe just recognition: IL you don't,
you're ont. The Des Moines schools,
Algona and Sioux City know they are
out OF the running, having been beaten
on the field OF battle. Dubuque and
Fort Madison still have claims by viz
tue Of clean states, and Mason City
and Marshslltown are trying TO figure
IN the final decision, but are unable 10
get away from the tie games which
continually enter in TO mar all lines
the rival teams.
How the Dope Varies.
Here Is a sample of the line Of rea-
sonins employed by various sports
writer's. The sports editor OF the Des
Moines CAPITAL says:
'Des Moines will Re content now
TO let Mason City scrap II out for the
state title All three OF the local
schools have been eliminated. North
High won from both East and West
and was in turn beaten by Mason
City. But Mason City has its troubles
YET ahead of it Marshalltown played
il to q tie score, and Boone in turn
tied Marshalltown. Fort Madison
claims a clean record but must beat
North Saturday. Dubuque looks like
the best claimant 10 the title. 1t kept
its string OF victories unbroken with
defeat OF Manchester Saturday"
Comparative scores. however. would
indicate that Dubuque is not as strong
as either Marshalltown or Mason City,
and II must defeat Iowa City on
Thanksgiving Day before II has its
claim fairly established The follow
ing Is from the Mason City Globe
Gazette:
'Algona remains as the one oppo-
nent of the Mason City team, and with
that team defeated Mason City will
bid fair 10 the title Of state champions
for the present year. Mason City now
has won eight contests and played one
tie. Marshalltown was played to 7
10 7 tie. ard following tie score Sat
urday by the Marshalltown team and
Boone. an often defeated team. Mason
City should be given credit Tor a VIC
tory over Marshalltown."
The Cedar Rapids Republican says:
Attic the state title race was de-
cided Saturday afternoon at Des
Moines. there is still considerable in
terest in the few remaining high
school games TO be played this week
and next Possibly the largest inter
est is being brought up over the Cedar
Rapids and Marshalltown game which
will be played turkey day on the lat
ter's gr.diron Marshalltown claimed
to have the state title, but the victory
OF Mason City last Saturday over East
High By the slight score OF to O..
gives the state title to Mason City.
Nevertheless when the local high bucks
Up against the Narshalltown eleven
they viii be playing almost the strong
est team in the state. as Marshalltown
has already played Mason City to
tie and it is thought possible for her
10 do the same thing again II not bet
ter that record"
What Is the Situation?
This variety of comment leads one
TO ask where, when and how can the
championship be decided. The answer
Is that it can not. as 1t seldom has
been in former years. definitely deter
mined TO the satisfaction Of all con-
cerned. Here are a few facts. however.
which are probably worthy of consid-
Grafton:
Dubuque AMI Fort Madison are I'M
defeated and have played no tie
games. Neither. however, has met the
stronger teams of the state and neither