Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-13
HEAVY opPoNENTs DEFEAT
huRp's TEAM BY TWO
ToucHpowNs.
RED AND BLUE ELEVEN
SHOWS REMARKABLE GRIT
Battle Older and More Experienced
Team Almost to standstiII-Displsy
Dazzling Offsnss In Final Quarter,
Whom Oval 10 Carried to Within Foot
Of Amss Goal Line.

Facing team of far greater expert
ence, Of greater weight and composed
of much older men. the Marshalltown
high school met defeat Saturday after
noon In its first game Of the season on
the home grounds with Ames high. The
score. IS to 0, fails to show the differ
ence between the two teams. for II size
and experience count In the result of
football encounter, Ames should have
won by a half dozen touchdowns.
The red and blue team met the
handicap Of pounds and thorough
knowledge Of football with fight.
Hurd's inexperienced lightweight team
showed more gameness against over
whelming odds than has been Demon
strated by q local team in years.
The Ames team. with service men
over 81 years Of age. and with players
who have worn high school uniforms
for three and four years, Is a we'll bal
anced organization. Twice it was en-
abled. by brute force to shove the ball
over the red and blue goal line. But
as many times it's progress toward the
goal line was halted within the fifteen
yard line by the plucky little oppon-
ents.
In the closing quarter Hurd's men
opened with a battling attack which
electrified the spectators and threw
a scare into the Ames contingent. The
ball went to within six inches Of the
Ames goal but the visitors held on the
last down.
Ames Starts With Speed.
Marshalltown kicked to Ames' 30
yard line and Ames, in a series Of line
plunges and end runs, hastily run the
ball into red and blue territory. Elliott
got away for g. thirty yard gain but
an Ames man was offside and the Wis
itors were penalized. The slashing at
tack was continued, however and L,
Hoon went over for the first score al
ter five minutes Of play. Anderson
missed goal.
Ames kicked to Shannon. who was
thrown without making any return.
Wing made twenty yards around the
end on the first play. but the bail soon
exchanged hands.
Twice during the second quarter
Shannon broke thru the Ames defense
to block punts. Both teams resorted
to the passing game. the locals COM
pleting two, Gore to Wing. for nice
gains. "
Amos Scores Again. ..-
At the opening Of the second half
Ames received tho kickoff on tho IS.
yard line. Marshalltown was held for
downs, Ames taking the ball at mid
field. A series Of line smsshes. with
occasional end runs, took the ball again
over, the Marshalltown goal linz. An
derson scoring the touchdown. Goal
was kicked.
| Near the close Of the third period
| the locals came into their owr. 4 for
| ward pass, Wing to Cord. netted ten
| yards, and on double pass, Whitehill
| swung around the Ames end for twen-
ty yards A similar play, with Shan
non carrying the ball. gained another
| twenty yards, as the quarter ended
The last period was played with
Hurd's team taking the honors. Mar
shalltown held the ball on Ames a.
yard line. On the first play Whitehill
plowed thru for thirteen yards and
Mold found hole to advance the ball
to within . yard Of the goal. On the
next play the ball was within six inch
81 Of the goal but here Ames held.
Ames tried pass after pass In che
closing minutes but failed to make
Roadway. The game ended with the
ball on Marshalltown's ao-yard line, in
possession Of Hurds team. Shannon
having gobbled up tho ovas as an
Ames player hurled 1t from him az he
was about to be tackled. d.
Local Team Will Como.
The local team displayed tenactty
and grit in Saturdays game, and 49,
spite its lack Of weight and 1nexperi-
ence will develop into q fine machine
under the tuteage Of Coach Hurd. The
eleven deserves great credit FOR hold
Ing Ames to low score.
Whitehill played . slashing defensive
game and figured prominently in ad-
vancing the ball. Mods efforts wore
at times spectacular. and Wing, play
ing his first game at quarter, showed
ability in carrying tho bait Cord fig
ured with Wing in successfully COM
pleting passes against . superior de-
fensive team. Shannon, back in the
line after having occupied q bacxneld
berth, worried the Ames backs In ret.
ting their punts ana played . good
offensive game whep called back to
carry tho ban.
The Ames team was stronger defen-
sively but the offensive game was spas
modio. Elliott. Hoon ana Anderson
were the stars, The visitors were
inclined to make neck" tackles, fall
ing to get the man with the ball low.
The lipe-up:
Marshalltown y Ames
Black ........ right end. ........ Gore
Shannon 80. right tackle Griffith
link ........ right guard. 80. Garter
Travis center ....... Myers
Nichols ....... left guard. .. Postgate
Whttehill ...... left tackle. J. Carey
Everist ......... left end. :. Dunlap
Wing .......quarterbsck. :. Bennett
Mold ........... right half. >. Hoon
Cord .......... left half. -. Elliott