Illinois at Camp Funston

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  Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 30, 1917, page 18

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  CAMP FUNSTON IS DEFEATEO,2 TO { Illinois Has Everything Its Own Wa, Against Old Former Hero and His Pals. Camp Funston, Kan, Nov. “a Zuppke’s Illini charged over ths Eighty-ninth division team here YES terday. Is to 0. In every departmen, the collegians were superior. Nichojs quarterback, and Sternaman, left nan on the Illinois team, split the arm, line\like so much paper for enormon, gains in every period. Not once dir the army make first down and tim. and again was obliged to punt. An hour before the game 10000 me-, in olive drab already had filled IN, makeshift grand stands and coYeres the stony hills just north of the field It was such day that patrons q football might have ordered. Out n the crowd on the hill came a priyat from the quartermaster’ corps manner B. W. Taylor. Il led the Nebraska rooters tire, years. Suppose I try it here” he sur gested. A moment later he waved hi, arms before the massed men and thes burst forth in perfect cadence: “Ye; DO. yea bo, yea bo, Funston” On the north side OF the field sa the commanding general, his staff and half a dozen French and English off. GERS. The two teams were welcomed OF the field by 10000 soldiers, to which number the crowd had grown / Illinois kicked off. Clark returned | five yards. Lindsay punted and Stern. aman returned 40 yards. Illinois at tempted a forward pass, which failed and Lindsay kicked out of danger Nichols then ran As yards for touch down and also kicked goal. Two min utes afterward he skirted the arm. right end for a 30-yard gain, but al attempt TO kick from placement at til 20-yard line failed. The period endef with the ball in midfieid ] In the second period Illinois car lried the ball to the 10-yard line, wher Larimer fought his way through III entire army team for the second Hin touchdown. He also kicked goal. Tn Illini was marching toward anothe score when the half ended. 4 After an exchange of punts in tn third period Nichols carried the bal 20 yards, but Illinois was penalize Is yards for holding. Again Michel bored through for a series of 10 an 12-yard gains. until the ball lay near ly in the shadow Of the army goa posts. The army line held for tire , downs on the two-yard line, then th ball was pushed over for the thir , touchdown. Nichols kicked goal In the first minute of play Of Il : fourth period the Illini completed / forward pass from the 10-yard liz across the army goal. Nichols kicks . an easy goal for the final score,

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 30, 1917, page 1

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  ILLINOIS TOO STRONG Camp Funston Team Easily Defeated by Zuppke’s Crack Team Fort Riley, Kan, Nov. 3o.-Outclassed from the start, the Camp Fun stOn football eleven went down in defeat before the University of Illinois Illinois scored four touchdowns and kicked goal each time. The game started with a rush. In the first few moments of play Nichols dashed thru the soldiers line for forty-five yards and a touchdown. Two minutes afterward he made another spectacular 30-yard run. In the sec ond quarter Larimer smashed his way thru the entire soldiers line for another touchdown. Nichols, in the third quarter made another series of plunges bringing the ball to the soldiers 2-yard line from which it was pushed across easily. A forward pass completed from the Funston 10-yard line in the fourth quarter brought the last Illinois touch down and the game ended with Illinois dividing the army line at will and driving toward another score A crowd estimated at thirty thousand witnessed the game.

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  The Daily Missoulian, Missoula, Mont., November 30, 1917, page 1

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  Illinois Wins Easily From Camp Funston Men Fort Riley. Kasx Nov. 29.-out classed from the start. the Camp Fun ston football eleven today went down in defeat before the University of ILL nois. The score was 2S to 0. Hi nois scored four touchdowns and kicked goal each time. A crowd estimated at 10000 witnessed the game.

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Illinois leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.