Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-30
DEFEATS E[OORA
IN OPENING GAME.
N. \. S. WINS FROM TRAINING
SCHOOL BY SCORE or
a7 TO o.
HURp's MEN SHOW
EXCELLENT COACHING
Light Local Eleven Greatly Superior to
Heavier oppoenis-Gane One OF
Straight Football, Little Open Play
Being Resorted to-Visitors Swept OF
Feet in Opening Attack.


and excellent team play. the light Mar
shalltown high school football eleven,
saturday in the inaugural of the 1918
grid season, toppled the heavy eleven
from the Iowa State Thinning School.
of Eldora, scoring an easy victory, ~
to o. Because of lack of weight and
inexperience of many of the men, the
local aggregation was not expected 10
rank with the strong elevens of recent
years. Owing TO their great weight,
and because of their victory over the
heavy West Waterloo eleven the pre-
vious week end, the visitors were re-
garded as having the better chance &c
win. Moreover the training school
boys have had the advantages of weeks
of preparatory work.
Coach Hurd has under process of de-
velopment a team which should give q
good account of itself. His proteges
displayed top-potch interference Satur-
day, and their defense was good
against the heavier opposition.
Marshalltown Shows Speed.
Eldora was reputed to have fas.
team, but its backs suffered in COM
parison to the local men, as Marshall
town showed considerable speed. This
was especially true in the case of Bow :
man, who furnished one of the thrills
of the afternoon with a thirty-five yard
sprint around the Eldora left wing,
carrying the ball to the visitors two
yard line. Nelson Whitehiil was Mar
shalltown's most consistent ground
gamer. altho Bowman and Gossard
seldom failed to advance the ball when
called on to do so, Gossard's punting
far excelled that of Hudson.
Captain Smith and Darner. last years
ends, showed their old dash. and 'the
visiting backs failed to gain over either
end. Smith repeatedly was behind the
line TO throw the visiting backs for
losses.
The Eldora team is built around
Captain Hudson, giant negro fullback.
who played an excellent game for, the
losers.
Rush Visitors OF Feet.
Marshalltown rushed the visitors off
their feet from the initial whistle. Ell
dora chose to defend the east goal, re-
ceiving the ball on its own 20-yard
line. Eldora failed to gain and Hud-
SON punted. On the first play by Mar
shalltown Whitehill skirted the end for
twenty yards. He added four more
around the end. Gossard gained FIVE
thru the line. and Bowman made a
first down. McCreery thanked Eldora's
left end for fifteen yards. and White
hill. Bowman and Gossard. In three
rushes. made another first down.
Whftehill and Gossard punched the line
for seven yards in two rushes. and
then Gossard went over for the first
Darner kicked goal.
Second Touchdown Comes Quickly.
Hudson received the kickoff run
ming the BAH back fifteen yards to
Hudson again punted to Marshall
towns 30-yard line. Bowman. on the
first play. made ten yards. and White
hill added eight more Gossard's line
plunge lacked by six inches Of making
first down and on the fourth Bow
man went forward three yards. A
forward pass netted fifteen yards. and
whitehill circled the end for a good
gain. bringing the ball to the 1o-yard
line Gossard made two yards thru
center as the quarter ended. On re-
sumption of play Goasard broke thru
to the e-yard line. and Whitehill
carried the bah over for the second
touchdown. Darner again Kicked goal.
Bowman Makes Long Run.
MarshaIltown's third touchdown
came in the second period. the direct
result o: a spectacular thirty-hve
yard run by Bowman. The third
quarter was unproductive, and 1t was
in this period that Eldora made its
best showing. Near the close Ok .he
period Eldora had worked the ball to
Marsalltown's 2o-yard line. and at the
opening of the last quarter essayed a
place kick The bah was blocked by
Joe Whitehill. who rushed the oval
back to the 4o-yard line. From there 1t
was smashing procession to the
Eldora goal, Gossard going over from
the last touchdown. The lineup:
Marsalitown. Eldora-
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