Wisconsin at Illinois

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1919, page 30

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  VICTORY FOR Wisconsin Playing 0ld-Time Foot Ball, Defeats Illinois on Latter’s Field. Il to 10. URBANA, ILL.,. October 25.-Relying principally on old-style foot ball, and making huge gains with limo plays, Wisoonsin’s eleven defeated Illinois. on Illinois Field, this afternoon. II to 10. ; Illinois was first to score, Reichle booting a goal in the first period from the Wisconsin 16-yard line At the start of the second half Illinois carried the ball to the Bad gers 1-yard line, but the Crimson braced and took the oval on downs. A steady march to the Illinois goal then started. with jacob and Sundt forcing their way through the crumbling Illinois line. jacob car ried tho ball over and Davey kicked goal. Tho Wisconsin eleven scored again in the final period, when tho Illinois line again gave way for a march to the goal. A short pass d. rectly over the limo enabled Weston to score. Illinois gave the Badgers q. scare in this period, when Fletcher nabbed q pass from Slocum, Illinois substitute end, and ran 20 yards for a touchdown. Fletcher also kicked goal The lineup:

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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., October 26, 1919, page 1

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  Wisconsin Beats Illinois 14–⁠1O By Associated Press: URBANA, H., Oct. 25.-Relying principally on old-style football and making huge gains with line plays. Wisconsins eleven defeated Illinois today. “A TO 10. Illinois was the first to score. Reichle boOting a goal in the first period from the Wisconsin l5-yard line. At the start of the second half Illinois carried the ball 10 the Badgers vineyard line, but the Crimson braced and took the oval or downs A steady march 10 the Illinois goal then started with Jacob and Sundt forcing their way through the crumbling Illinois line. Jacob carried the ball over and Davey kicked goal The Wisconsin eleven scored again In the final pc riod when the Illinois line again gave way for “a march 10 the goal. A snort pass directly over the line enabled Weston to score. Illinois gave the Badgers a scare in this pc riod when Fletcher nabbed a pass from Slocum. Illinois substitute end. and ran 20 yards for a touchdown. Fletcher also kicked goal Score by periods: Wisconsin .......0 o. IA Illinois ...3 o o 10

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Wisconsin leads 46–⁠38–⁠7 in 91 meetings, counting the 80 since this game.