Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-15
Comes at Time Whom Visitors Would
Have Had to Surrender Ball.
MarshaIltown Holds Ball on Grin
nells Five-Yard Line Whom First
Half Ends.

| .srnnelrs lone touchdown, and the
call OF time at the cose OF the first
half probably prevented Marshall
town from storing. When the whistle
was blown the red and blue held the
Dal( on Grinnelrs fve-yard line.
Grlnnell gained the most ground
but Marshalltown's defense stiffen-
ed when it's goal was endangered
with the one exception. when Grin
nell slipped over its score, At this
stage of the game Of the game and
later. G. Lamb, the visiting fullback,
showed great ability to buck the
line for long gains. Left Half Rivers
also starred :or Grinnell. but like
Lamb his offensive power seemed
spasmodic. Carter. at quarter, and
| l.. Lamb, at tackle, also played great
football for the winning eleven.
Whitaker. playing his first game
with the home team on the local field,
was the star Of the red and blue
eleven. Whitaker hit the line hard
and was strong on the defensive.
Mold and Connolly played brilliantly
at halves. and the line. marriug one
period Of weakness. presented a
formidable defense to the Grinnell
drives.
Game Lost Thru Penalty.
The game was virtually lost thru
| Marshalltown's line failing to await
the passing of the ball by GrinneaPs
center Grinnell had been held for
three downs at midheld and was
forced to kick. Marshalltown was on
side, however. and the ball came back.
the local team was penalized and 1t
was the visitors ball on first down.
On the first play Carter skirted the
end for twenty five yards. Rivers
was held without gain, but on cross
buck broke thru on the next play for
a twenty one yard gain and touch
! down.
Taking tho ball on Grinnell's
thirty five yard line Marshalltown
rushed the oval for two first downs
and had gained five yards on two
line plunges when time was called
on first half The half ended with
the ball within ave yards Of the Grin
! nell goal.
| Marshalitown Claims Touchdown.
| Earlier IN the second period Mar
| sEalltown had claimed n touchdown
when drop kick went wide OF the
| goal posts and Connolly fell on the
ball back of the Grinnell goal. The
Econtention was that Connolly was on
side when Mold booted the ball and
therefore entitled to score on an on
| side kick. The play was not allowed.
! The incident created considerab BILE
argument and the Marshalltown
playrs pointed to similar play being
| allowed at Grinnell in a game be-
tween the Marshalltown and Grin
nell seconds.
Details Of Game.
Lamb kicked of to Gelvin at Mar,
shalltown's twenty-yard line. the ball
being run back twenty yards. Mar
shalltown failed to gain and Mold
punted outside. Grinnell. on the first
play send Rivers around the
end for thirty-three yards. G. Lamb
made five yards thru guard and
twelve Off tackleV taking the BALI to
Marshalltown's t yard line. Three
drives netted four yards and Mar
shalltown took the ball on it's thirteen
yard line. Mold punted from behind
the goal line to his thirty five yard
line, where Grinnell fumbled and
! MarshaNtown recovered the ball
Mold booted to Grinnelrs fifty yard
line. re
Penalty Proves Costly.
Marshalltown held and three Grin
nell smashes gained little. Lamb
punted but the ball was called back
and Marshalltown was penalized for
offside. It was q first down for Grin
nell. Carter broke away for twenty
five yard gain, but Thompson was
thru and downed Rivers for a loss.
Here the first quarter ended.
On resumption Of play Rivers, on a.
cross buck. took the ball for a
twenty-one yard gain and touchdown.
Goal was kicked. Score: Grinnell, Z;
Marshalltown. 0. SIS
Grinnell kicked to the twenty yard
line to Whitaker, who returned fifteen
yards. A pass, Thomas to Connolly,
Melted five yards. and Mold made
scant two yards around end. A double
pass. Thomas to Connolly to Mold
made yard. Grinnell was penalized
fifteen yards for roughing It,
Marshailtown Misses Chance.
Mold lost five yards, but this was
made up in penalty of like dis
end for nine yards and Whitaker
hit the line for three. Connolly made
! six thru the line but a tumble gave
Grinnell the ball on the thirty five
yard line. Grinnell soon was COM
PEELED to kick but the pass was high.
going over Lambs head. Marshall
town recovered the ball on the WISH
tors ten yard line.
Whitaker made five yards in two
smashes but eight yards were lost
when Gelvin was smothered by Grim
nell tacklers before he could get a
pass away. Gelvin attempted a drop
kick but the ball went wide. Con-
nelly, who was on side, raced over the
goal line and touched the ball down,
! Marshalltown claiming a touchdown.
Twas not allowed
Grinnell was given the ball on its
twenty-yard line and Lamb imme-
diately kicked outside at the thirty
five yard mark. Connolly made eight
yards in two plays and Whitaker
added six. Mold and Connolly in
| in three tries made another ten yards.
Connolly and Whitaker added six
, yards in two plunges, but here the
| half ended. with Days team holding
the ball on the visitors f1ve-yard
line.
Second Half Is Even.
Grinnell kicked to Thomas on the