Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-02
MARSHALCTCWN AND MASON
CITY MEET IN CHAMP oNShIP
TILT TOMORROW.
NcSTAERNERS APPEAR
LESS sELF.coNFIDENT
Hard Battle, But Expect to
Win by Good Margin-leeal Eleven
Prepared to Fight Hard and Hope
For Vietory-cerro Gordo Boys Lose
Weight Preparing For Contest.

Il With the battle For the state foot
ball championship now but n few hours
away the Marshalltown and Mason city
high school elevens have sent on word
that they are ready for the crucial test.
Mason City cock-sure of victory
week ago now is less certain, admitting
that the battle is TO be close but pre-
dieting victory by a score which may
exceed twenty points. Marshailtown
goes into the game determined TO
! battle every inch of the way and hope
ful OF victory over its heavier oppo-
inents. Both teams feel thai victory
Saturday will carry with it the state
high school title.
| Mason City has n great advantage III
weight and experience and the team IS
said to be reasonably fast and YER
satile IN play. Marshailtown should
excel in speed and probably has a
greater and finer repertoire of plays.
! .Altho it has faced teams which excel
those which have appeared on Mason
| Cfty's route list Marshalltown has not
been compelled to- open its bag OF
tricks this year. Coach Sanford has
| few new ones TO spring tomorrow and
the team has been carefully drilled in
/ a series of plays designed especially
| for the Mason City tilt.
Preponderance Of Weight May Tell
! Preponderance Of weight and fear Of
heavy field are giving Marshalltown
! its greatest worry. Altho Mason City
has boosted Of its beef trust and
has sent broadcast reports Of an eleven
averaging all the way from 40 to 1is
pounds. the dopesters of that city now
have discovered that the team which
| is to meet Marshalltown tomorrow has
shrunl in weight and announce that
| the average weight OF the team Is just
! a few ounces short Of l06 pounds TO
| the man. BY their same course OF
! figuring they have increased the weight
Of the Marshalltown eleven to about
| IJ3 pounds per man thus putting the
| TWO teams on about an even footing.
/ AS a matter OF fact the local eleven
can not hit the scales at an average of
$50 pounds, and if the Mason City as-
gregation fails to average above 106
| pounds It bellies its appearance.
Team May Be Crippled.
The red and blue team may go into
| the game in a crippled condition, Dixon
being confined to his bed Thursday
suffering from a severe cold. He was
able to get out late in the afternoon.
| however, and run thru final signal drill
swathed in a heavy coat. "Ty Smith
also is suffering from a cold and is not
| in the best OF condition. The other
members Of the team. however. are
said to be in good shape for the con-
test A comparison Of the two teams
follows. the Mason City figures being
those of the Mason City Times:
| Marshalltown. Mason City.
Darner G40). :. .le re-. Anderson I4O
Crinklaw f15l) 1t TT. 80. lima G7o)
| Hockridge G45) .lg rg..... Ulrick (142)
Willigrod G6s).. c.. Mcconnell Gs9)
Johnson Gs2). rig lg... Steffen u4O
Miller GS2). LIT It.. Stanton f216)
II. Smith Gi5) re le... Bedding Ie5)
McGreery G35) "a a.....- Funk d3s)
Dixon (130). -. IN rh.. Grippen .(l2s)
Waitehill G3s) .rh H.. Lee dsD
J. Smith (ls0) .fb H.. .Shearer I58)
Five Of the Marshalltown eleven ara
playing their first year on the team.
four their second year and two-Miller
and J. Smith-are in their third year.
Mason City claims to have two first
year men, five secondyear men and
four third-year men, giving that team
the advantage in experience.
Coach Sanford probably will take the
following substitutes: Black. Barlow.
Harrington and Davis. Peterson. one
Of the regular substitutes. is unable 10
go because OF illness in his family.
Tickets Disposed Of. ...
II The sale OF tickets for the special
train, which was arranged and con-
Quoted by Arthur Gossard, Of the high
school has been successful, 100 being
disposed Of thus, assuring enough to
pay for the special. Gossard, who I'M
dertook the work virtually. unaided,
deserves much credit for his enter
prise and his loyalty to the team.
Gossard. one OF the most promising
punters the school has developed in
many years. was injured early in the
season when his collar bone was broken.
AS result he will watch the game
tomorrow from the sidelines instead Of
being in Uniform with the team.
The special is scheduled to leave over
the NJ. & st. L. at O'Clock Saturday
morning