Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-30


n Rattering down the splendid de-
q Tense of their opponents. and display
n Ing a greatly superior offensive, Coach
u Sanofrd's red and blue warriors
bowled over Novak's Cedar Rapids
n Tigers in their annual Thanksgiving
n day melee on the local field Thurs
4 day afternoon, and thereby maintained
n their right to claim the state high
school championship.
q The final score was 16 to 0, and
while It fails 10 show fully Marshall
4 towns superiority over the boys from
Oatvlle. it does demonstrate by COM
parative figures. the local eleVen's
claim 10 the title to he more valid
d than that OF Iowa City another claim
ant. The Little Hawkeyes scored a
victory over the Tigers by a score OF
4 to 0, and the Cedar Rapids aGgre-
I cation was reputed to be far stronger
4 Thursday than on the occasion Of their
4 meeting with the Iowa City eleven.
Great Crowd Witnesses Games.
A great holiday crowd witnessed the
N
parties from Cedar Rapids. The visitors
were confident Of holding Marshall
town to a low score, and even predict
ed n scoreless tie-as last years game
resulted-or a possible victory. The
Tigers had put in two weeks Of siren
uc9s practice sor thts game and TO
them the result was decidedly disap-
pointing,
Cedar Rapids played & great de-
fcnsive game thruout the first half
holding Marshalltown scoreless, but the
continued hammering by Marshall
towns hacks wore out the visitors, and
as the game waned Novak's proteSes
we've noticeab!y weakening. But in
contrast to its great defensive game.
Cedar Rapids showed weakness on the
offensive and the Marshalltown line
threw back the visitors attack and the
wings srothored their end runs,
Touchdowrs Not Allowed.
Twice Narshaitown crossed the
Cedar Rapids goal line but the scores
were not allowed. Once there was hold
ing in the line, and Marshalltown was
penalized. and again. when n. Smith
grabbed the ball up from tumble ard
dashed over the line. Referee Carter
ruled that the bail was dead. On an
other occasion Captain Dixon circled
the end for long run, carrying the
ball to the goal line, but the oval was
carried back TO the I5-yard line, the
referee declaring the runner mad gone
out Of bounds. This decision was sun-
fair, as Dixon did not cross the side
lines Again WhitehilI, on a long end
run, advanced the ball fifteen yards
but holding in the line resulted In the
ball being returned and a penalty In
ficted.
Miss Chance 70 Score.
Narshalltown missed a golden op-
| portunity TO score early in the second
quarter, when on a fourth down, and
with the ball on Cedar Rapids 1-yard
line, long pass from the quarter was
fumhled and the ball went over on
downs
Captain Dixon, playing his last high
school game, gave a spectacular ex-
hibltiCn in the open field, and "Ty
Smith, another star who closed his
high school career played stellar ball
his work being featured in his line
buckirg, his wonderful defensive
efforts and his valuable assistance in
running Interference Whitehill played
a great offensive game.
The line played great ball from end
to end, with Miller johnson and Will
grod figuring prominently. Halsey
Smith gave a splendid exhibition OF
tackling and breaking interference.
Quarterback McCreery played the
greatest game of his first year on the
team, and showed especially well in
carrying the ball.
Cedar Rapids Line Holds.
Cedar Rapids kicked OFF, the ball be-
ing dribbled 10 Hockridge on the 40
yard line. Dixon and McCreery in two
plays, made first down. Four line
plunges gave Marshalltown but nine
wards and the ball exchanged hands.
Johnson broke thru on the first play
attempted BY the Tigers, stopping
Wernimont without gain. Letovsky
| made five yards on a fake play, but H.
Smith broke up a fake play from pass
formation, and Cedar Rapids lost
yard, forcing Letovsky to punt The
ball went out of bounds at the 95-yard
/ linz.
Marshalltown failed to gain and VII
ligrod punted to midfeld. On fake
J play from punt formation, Letovsky
gained six yards and forward pass
II gave the Tigers 1rsI Gowns. hdrSndl-
4 town then held and took the ball on
the 31-yard line Dixon made two yards
i off tackle and J. Smith went thru
guard for a first down. Smith added
three more as the quarter ended.
Miss Chance to Score.
| On resumption OF play Whitehill
made seven yards thru the line. Smith
[ made a. first down, and a pass Dixon
4 to II. Smith, Melted twenty-five yards.
j Whitehill gained three thru tackle,
I Dixon got a yard over end and j.
| Smith went thru center for three yards.
\ With the ball on Cedar Rapids 40
4 yard line, with two yards to gain on
fourth down, Dixon gained a scant
d yard and the ball went over T>etovskv
1 Immediately punted to midield, and
j Dixon ran the ball back forty Eve
4 yards to the 5-yard line. Dixon and
! Smith gained two yards In two plunges,
4 and then Smith carried the ball to the
4 one-yard line. A tumble on the next
\ play gave Cedar Rapids the ball and
q the visitors Immediately punted out,
4 Dixon bringing the ball back to the
y S6-yard line.
4 Wiliisrod Scores Touchdown.
y For the remaining few minutes of
n the half the bali see-sawed back and
81 forth, Marshalitown attempting for