Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-02

Chicago. Nov. 1.-The University OF
Iowa for twenty years vainly striving
for the Western Conference football
championship and many times finding
its team within the shadow of the
championship goal but kept from cross
ing the line through a whim OF fate.
this year has turned out a gridiron
eleven which is conceded to have as
good a chance for the title as any
big Ten team.
A score of years ago the wearers
of Iowa's Old Gold battled their way
through an undefeated season to the
highest honors in middle western foot
ball. Since then. the Hawkeyes' grid
iron followers have on three occasions
blown their bubble of hope 60 fun OF
championship possibilities that they
scared high in the clouds or eNpec-
fancy only to drop with thud when
in 1907 a missed goal from touchdown
lost the title TO Wisconsin, in 1918 when
the eleven scored more points than
any team in the country but failed in
important games by narrow margins,
and again in 1919 when two big games
were lost-one by two points and an
other by three. Each time Iowa was on
the verge OF victory as the final whis-
tic blew.
Coached since 1915 by Howard Jones
Of Yale. brother OF the famous T. A. D.
Jones. Iowa's eleven has always late
ly been a strong one. But invariably
when the last game OF the season had
been played. Iowa had heen clminat-
ed from titular possibilities by = break
In the luck. This ysAr. however. the
teams followers believe the jinS has
been shaken and that the Old Gold OF
the Hawkeyes will wave at the top OF
the mythical pennant flag pole next
Thanksgiving.
Back In 1900 Coach A. A. Knipe whip
ped together the Hawkeye eleven that
81 . y. ,xTls
feat and won the western Champion
ship.
Coach Howard Jones appeared on the
scene In 1915. II took time to recon
struct football squad in accord with
his ideas, but his efforts began 10
things running smoothly. The Iowa
eleven won from Nebraska and Min
nesota for the first time in years. sub
sequently Nebraska was dropped from
the Iowa schedule 10 make room for
another Big Ten" team.
The next year Iowa had an eleven
which. without n doubt, was the great
est II had since the famous 1900 COM
hinatiou until this year. Two confer
ence games were lost by the Hawkeyes.
Illinois won a victory 9 TO Z with an
on-slde kick cleveriy played when the
Old Gold machine apparently had VIC,
tory I'm It's grasp. Chicago defeated
Iowa to S. The score does not tell
however that when the final whistle
blew II was Iowa's ball, fourth down
and a foot to go for the goal line.
Again in 1920 Illinois and Chicago
were the teams TO spoil fowa's chances.
Overconfidence lost ehe Illinois game
by big margin. 20 to ;. the Hswkeyes
hardly making n respectable showing.
Stung by this defeat Iowa invaded CHI
caKo tho following Saturday eager to
make amends Against the Maroons
Iowa gained three times as much
ground as It's opponents. Chicago made
first down only three times during the
game, but the score closed Chicago 10,
Iowa O.
All ihi. time the Hawkeyes were
winning half or moro than half their
conference games. Each year iowa
was championship possibility that
somehow failed to come up TO expec-
tations. So when 1921 rolled around
and Iowa was rated scarcely the equal
to Illinois Ohio state. Michigan, and
Wisconsin IT Is a small wonder critics
wanted 10 sce the old Gold machine
deliver the goods.
II took real defensive football TO stop
the hard running and passing Notre
Dame attack, but the Iowa team did
Ito IN :. This game marked Notre
Danes fret defeat in moro than two
seasons Iowa became good team
over night. II was scarcely surprise
to sec Coach Jones men outclsss the
Illinois eleven. but victory by the de-
cisiye score Of IL to >, with Illinois