Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-05
Review Of Sports
and Athletic News
All-Iowa High School Football Eleven

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Jehnsen. Marshalltewn ...,........0u
4 Williarod, Marshalitowu ..........oss
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Miller MarahallteWm .tae
0stdiNS, Mason city................ q
Parker, Oskaloosa ................ qua
OtxeN, NearshalltoNs, ..............h an
Sheaeer. Mason City. hall
J, Smith, MapshaliA ewM. fell
Tho selection Of an all-star athletic
team Of any sort Il dlflcult. especially
so IL number Of teama are to Dc cons
sidered In making the choice. Selection
OF an all-1owa high school team Is q
task bordering on the Impossible. and
any team chosen. which would give .
number OF teams representation, proh-
ably would be unable to cope with ono
OF the leading teams Of the state With
out long period OF preparation under
. most competent coach.
IN the selection Of such q team Ia
Iowa, where scores OF schools are reps
resented, and with many elevcns which
arc considered weak having one star
whoqe work may be dlm1ned Sbx the
failure o. his mates 10 i've him the
support necessary for him 20 show AZ
his beat, Injustice will result even In
the most conscientious chooeinI. "a
One thing may Arst b coAsldeeea.
that MaMhalltown and NAson City had
the best teams In the state, ana natur-
ally will come in for hrst recognition.
The publicity given the Iowa City
eleven. designed for the purpose or 90
curing an exhibition for. the state capi-
tai, does not alter the fact that 4 has
not been In the class Of the two leaders
turnout the year.
In comparing Marshalltown and Ma.
son City p,avess their work IN the
xame u Mason CITY waa Rivea sArs&
consideration and the appearances Of
iMAr1halltown men on the drat team
in preference to tMaAon CITY PLAYERS u
mainly thru their superiority A4aanst
their opponeats on that occasloa. md
vice versa s.
Two orsas csntsrs considessd.
b The selection Of q center = mot di6i-
cult, Wiilierod, Of Marshalltown. out.
played Mcconnell. OF NaAon City. who
until the Marsha Mason City
geme WAS touted ~ the greatest cen-
ter IN the state Both are unusually
strong pivot men md both hare been
used part OF the season - punteys.
running with the bah. but strictly h
his position and AZ . defensive player
he isSnot wiliigrod's match. Allen. Of
the Boys Training School was ancther
center worthy Of consideration.
ssa Jehneen 10 prssvsjsr Guard.
No guard in the state Vas In the
class Of sBulldog" Johnson. Of Mar
4halltown. whose defensive Nine was
one Of tho features Of the foctSAll sea.
son. Tilmont, Of west Des Moic@s. ID
q good running nate but lacks the
aggressiveness OF the local lineman.
Steffen. Of Mason City, was high
class guard. and vaught Of Boone, WAS
the mainstay Of his team.
Williams, OF Grinnell. was one OF the
best defensive tackles In the state this
year, and IN addition showed great
offensive ability. Miller. Of Marshall-
town. not only was great defensive
lineman but had no peer IN forward
passing. During The season he re-
peateily shot the ball accurately for
forty. forty-five and even, Afty yards
Captain zixna, of Mason CITY. and
Holder. Of West Waterloo, were an
other pair OF guards Of high caliber. t
All-0&ar Ends Flashy.
rs At ends, Scarpino, Of North Des
Moines. and Belding, Of Mason City.
have the call The former was one Of
tho fiashiest PLAYERS IN the game this
year. while BeldinG was q great all>.
- S~h
Monk. Fort Dodge. ana q. Smith, Mar
shalltown, were less spectacular; In
their work. but were not greatly SUR
passed by the first choice men. And
s.rson. Mason City also used in the
back dield, and Barvinek. Cedar Rapids.
also were good ends.
/ The year produced few sensational
but tho most versatile
performer was Parker. of oskaloosa. .
good neid captain ana great offen.
ltiye player. Simpson. West Waterloo,
also was m exceptionally good quiz.
iterback.
Many High Grade Halves. s.,
/ sHalfbacks Of steller class were num-
j rous, but Captain Dixon. OF Marshall-
I town, was one OF the best ground gain.
,srs and the most sensational player u
.eae open field in the state. ehearef:
Mason City, IL given the other half
back position, for the reason that both
gshearer and ]. Smith, of MaTshall-
town, are Of such value to team that
Il sither can be overlooked. Both play
ell at full, but Shearer, good offens-
ave player and wonderful man ON De-
fe nse, would prove - effective q halt
al at fullback position. Among tkA
other good halfbacks were Divine
west Des MONIES: E1oos. iowa City:
Cotton and Nugent Algcna: 0rippen
and Lee, Mason City; Whitehin, Mar.
,stalltown, and Wolter, Dubuque.
Four fullbacks stand out prominent.
IL in the persons Of J. Smith, Marshall-
to wn; Shearer, Mason City: Morton.
,N1rth Des MONIES. ana 9chuit1. Wet
waterloo. Smith outplayed sheaIer In
the Mason City 1amA
a. ,ying himself Sheafers equal on Dc.
tense and advancing the ball for twice
ti,s ground gained by the Mason City
stir.
Yosr's wizARDRY s,4oNss.
Eleven Composed Of Green Men Plays
Spectacular Plays.
Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. 5.-The Uni
versity OF Michigan football eleven has
clts,ed one of the most Spectacular
se, sons ever recorded in the local an
nails. When the season began, the
,es, n-minus nearly every star Of Q
wear ago-looked utterly hopeless.
rrhy-~AN ASA