Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-14


close four teams still remain In the
race for the state high school cham
pionship and on the result of the North
Des Moines- Mason City contest, Sat-
urday, at Des Moines, depends the fate
Of three of the teams. Should North
Des Moines win that team will have
virtually clear title. with none to
dispute its claim but the light Dubu-
que eleven. If victory Is won by Mason
City, North Des Moines will be elimin-
ated and the championship likely Will
not be decided, both Marshalltown and
Mason City laying claim to the honor.
with Dubuque possible contender.
The four teams-Marshaltow
Mason City. North Des Moines and
Dubuque-are indicated, and the first
three named have met and defeated
the strongest elevens in the state Du-
buque's claim Is less imposing as the
Du6uqucrs have played only one or
two teams of first class ability, and on
comparative scores do not make as
impressive a showing as the other
claimants.
UP to Mason City.
II now is up to Mason City to keep
the title from Dcs Moines. victory
not only keeps Mason City in the race
but MarShalltown as well. The tie
game between Marshalltown and Mason
City places both teams in the position
of fighting for victory at Des Moines
Saturday. On past performances Mason
City should win. but the northerners
may find the strange surroundings in
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the husky Algona team.
Should Mason City win it then has
to defeat Algona to go thru the sea-
son undefeated. Meanwhile Marshall
town meets Boone and Cedar Rapids
and should win handily, barring acct
dents.
Dubuque is scheduled to clash with
the Little Hawks of Iowa City, on
Thanksgiving day, and this battle may
prove the DubuqueH' Waterloo. A Du-
buque victory, however. will further
complicate the championship situation.
Des Moines Logic.
AS the football season ROUNDS the
last curve and settled down into the
grueling drive Of the home stretch, the
situation in the Iowa high school race
becomes interestingly Interesting.
A. present there are but four teams,
Dubuque, Mason City
and North high, OF Des Moines. remain
ing in race who have shown sufficient
caliber to be considered in the run
ming. TIE sports writer Of the Des
M ONES Register cheerfully comedies
this situation, and then begins to
conceal his further logic beneath such
perfect camouflage that "0me OF US
find II difficult to follow when he
says a defeat Saturday for Jason City
at the hands OF North high will elm
mate both Mason City and MARSHALL
town. Can 1t be that he Is playing a
iavorite srd is anxious TO brush aside
as much opposition as possible in case
North comes thru?
Let US araliZe the situation Mar
shalltown clearly outplayed Mason
City, as Des Moines papers testify, and
was only robbed of victory by the
timers watch. West high one weeA
ago challenged Marshalltown to post
season game in case both teams kept
their states clean. thus showing that
they considered Sanford's team in tina
s~IlIl)nS, IeSdIuleSS VI thc SuboS40SAs
showing Of some other team.
And why not? To follow such logic
to it's ultimate conclusion. let US imag-
inc Marshalltown visited by a con-
tag.ous disease and the team quaran-
tined. It's next game would be for
feited to Boone, and that would throw
Mason City out of the race. Absurd,
Of course.
And II Marashalltown's and Mason
City's hopes are so bound together,
wouldn't it be we'll for Sanford and
West to pool their players and work in
In the conference race we have the
same situation. Chicago and Illinois
played a scoreless tie. Suppose lli'
nois overwhelms Ohio. Who would
consider her eliminated by Minns'
sofa victory over Chicago?
As matter Of fact, no high school
in Iowa has record equal to that OF
Marshalltown under Sanfords coach
ing. unde feated for two years; de-
feated but twice in three years. and
in each case by q lone touchdown;
never having had more than seven
points scored against 1t in any game
for three years-and that In spite. OF
the fact that it plays the high grade
teams of the state-what school can
match this record? And yet they tell
us It's claims are to be weighed In the
balances Of the Mason City-North high
game. We may win our games by top
heavy scores, but II Shearer ct al.
break their legs today or tomorrow II
ayails up nothing.
The argument is unsound on the
face of it. II both Mason City and
Marshalltown win their remaining
games, neither is definitely champion.
And IL either loses, both are lost. Yet
both are in the championship race
which neither can win. Boy, bring US
a book Of logarithms. We need some
thing light for recreation.
NEGLECT BASEBALL MEETING.