Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-28


ed two touchdowns and kicked two
goals. Marshalltown high. playing its
annual contest. suddenly came to hfe'
Turnout the rest OF the game 1t held
the visitors on even terms and during
much OF the time looked the better
team. Toward the finish the visitors
began TO feel the strain of the scrap
! and fresh huskies were sent into the
game In the hope that the offensive
strength might be increased sufficient
ly to score another touchdown 1ne
final score was II to 0.
At the opening OF the game Cedar
Rapids plunged thru the Marshalltown
lime and around the ends at will and
had scored fourteen points before Mar
shalltown woke up. But when the
a Weakening came 1t was sudden and the
Hurd eleven looked like a new ma
chine. The speedy Cedar Rapids
backs, who had been plougbing thru
the line for long gains, suddenly hit
something solid and as frequently were
thrown back toward their own goal
line as they were to advance the ball.
Hopeless as an offensive team In the
early stages Of the game the red and
blue succeeded in getting away Few
passes for fair gains and occasionally
made nice gains around the ends.
Shannon Bright Star of Game.
Fullback shannon, Of the home team
playing his last high schoo! game was
easily the star of the game. On the
defense he was the man who made
half the tackles for the home team in
the closing half, and extensively he
was Hurd's main reliance. His punt
ing was for the most part good. and
he outkicked Lammers the Bunny
booter.
Whitehill. playing for the first time
at end. played a slash!ng game spill
ing Cedar Rapids plays and figuring
prominently in the Marshahtown in.
reference. The Marshalltown backs
made little ground, being smothered
almost before they could get started.
This was especially true In the early
part OF the game. when the visiting
them,
For Cedar Rapids Lamn' rs was the
outstanding player, alto Frank and
Brown deserve much cerdit for their
offensive game, especially in the first
ten minutes. The visitors suffered
more than the home team from injur-
les and frequent substitutions were
necessary.
First Score Comes Easy.
| Marshalltown won the toss and de-
Tended the east goal with the wind at
its back. Wing received the kickoff
on the twenty-yard line and ran the
ball back twenty yards. Shannon made
a ecant yard thru the line, a pass
grounded and Dent got yard thru
center. Shannon punted to Cedar
Rapids twenty-yard line and the hall
was returned eight yards. Two line
plunges netted Cedar Rapids a first
down. a cross buck added two and
| Yoder got around the end for TWEEN
, ty-yard run. hammers punctured the
line for ten yards, Frank gained four
thru center and Yoder was thrown
for two yard loss. A pass grounded
and two line plunges gave the visitors
but three yards. hammers then
ploughed thru the line for a touch
down. Goal was kicked.
Cedar Rapids kicked off to Mar
shalltown's thirty-yard line and the
ball was run back five yards. Shan
non lost seven yards In taking the ball
for an end run from punt formation.
his line failing to hold. Marshall
town fumbled but recovered. losing
four yards. Shannon punted to mid
field. the return being ten yards. A
pass failed Of completion and Cedar
Rapids was penalizcd fifteen yards for
holding. hammers broke away for
twenty yard run after recovering
bad pass, Marshalltown efforts to
tackle the visiting quarterback being
faulty On a cross buck Frank made
three yards and hammers hit the line
for six a. the quarter ended.
Marshalitown Takes eraes.
During the breathing period Mar
shalltown got its second wind. but not
in time to prevent the visitors from
making their second touchdown. LAM
mers went thru tho line for nine yards.
bringing the ball to Marshalltown's
one-yard line but the bali was brought
back and Cedar Rapids was penalized
| fifteen yards for holding. hammers
made a successful pass to Frank, on
the Marshailtown goal line, for
touchdown. Goal again was kicked
| The kickoff went to Wing on thS
fifteen-yard line and the ball was run
back fifteen yards. Two passes failed
Of completion, Wing made but yard
on fake play and Shannon booted the
ball straight into the air. Cedar Rapids
taking the oval on Marshalltow WINS
thirty Eve-yard line. Whitehiil threw
Yoder for loss and hammers failed
to gain thru the line. Dent intercept
ed q pass and 1t was Marshalltown's
ball on tho twenty eight yard line.
| Dent gained two yards on q line
buck. but Wing was thrown for loss
Of six yards. shannon's punt was
blocked but -Marshalltown recovered
the bali on the tweuty-5iz yard limo.
A pass grounded and 4 second at
tempt, Shannon to whitehiIl netted
seven yards. Shannon hit the line for
first down, the first MarshalltoND
had made. Again q pass grounded and
Mold made but yard around end. A
pass, Shannon to Black, was good for
five yards. and Shannon punted TO
Cedar Rapids twenty fiye-yard line.
hammers getaway for q six-yard run.
Shannon making the tackle. Cedar
| Rapids was penaiized fifteen yards for
holding and hammers punted to Mold,
who ran back eleven yards 70 the
thirty Vineyard line - the half end
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