Camp Grant at Wisconsin

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 27, 1918, page 1

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  Northwestern HOLDSNAvY TO ScoRELESS TIE Great Lakes Eleven ExceIs University, but Misses Only Two Chances to Reach Goal. Great Lakes, ILL.,. Oct. 26.-The Northwestern university foot ball team held the Great Lakes Naval Training station eleven to score less tie in game played on a slip perry, soggy field at the station today. The contest was witnessed ag5y thousands of uejackets. # Although the ball was deep in Northwestern territory during the game the Navy had only two d chances to score. Paddy” Driscoll, a former star at Northwest srn. attempted to register two field goals for the bluejackets. He fumbled the ball on his first chance in 4 the second quarter and Northwest srn kicked out of danger. Again in the third period he attempted an other goal but his shot was low X and his ball rolled over the line. s The slippery field ruined all chances for long runs, the players dosing their footing before being tackled. The playing of Backman at tackle and Gleat at halfback was the feature Of the game. g Play in Snowstorm. St. Paul, Oct 26-The University i of Minnesota triumphed over St. Thomas college here today, Is to 7, in foot ball game played in snowstrom and on a muddy field. The slippery field proved big handicap for the heavier St. Thomas eleven. VA Today’s game was transferred from Minneapolis and it was the first time in Fl years a Minnesota eleven had played in St. Paul. Camp Grant Wins. Madison, Wis, Oct 25.-Camp Grant defeated %the University of Wisconsin at football today, 7 to 0. Mansfield, right end for Camp Grant, made the lone touchdown, when he intercepted a poorly shot pass and dashed 10 yards without interference across the line in the fourth quarter. Seesaw Ends in Draw. Sedar Rapids, Oct. 26.-Coe COL iege and Cornell eleven played seesaw game, to scoreless tie here today before crowd limited to S. A. T. c. members. Sailors Defeat Students. M Urbana, ILL.,, Oct. 26.-The auxillarry naval reserve team from Municipal Pier, Chicago, defeated the University of Illinois football team today, 7 to 0, in a hard-fought game. The navy football team scored shortly after the opening of the sec ond half on a pass from Rooster to Fromke, who ran 20 yards for a touchdown. Klein kicked goal. Although beaten, Illinois fought hard throughout the game and in some instances outplayed the sail ors.

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 27, 1918, page 15

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  SOLDIERS BEAT WISCONSIN. Camp Grant Scores Lone Touch down on Intercepted Pass. MADISON. Wis. Oct. 2s.-The Camp Grant football team of Rockford, H., defeated the University of Wisconsin eleven by to o to-day. Mansfield. right end for Grant, made the lone touchdown by intercepting poor pass and dashing forty yards with out interference across tho line in the final quarter.

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Camp Grant leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.