Wisconsin at Chicago

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 23, 1919, page 1

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  60-Yard Dash Gives Wisconsin Victory Over Chicago Eleven Chicago, Nov. IA brilliant 60 yard dash by Allen Davey, who entered the game as substitute quarterback in the last three minutes OF play, gave Wisconsin 10 to 3 VIC tory over Chicago before 10000 persons. Davey squirmed through the entire Chicago team for the touch down. Both teams had scored field goals from the 25-yard lines during the first half. and until the closing min utes, the struggle gave every indication of ending in a to 5 tie. Then, almost before the big crowd real ICED what had happened, Davey caught a Chicago punt on Wisconsins 40-yard line, and shaking off at least seven tacklers, sped across Chieago’s goal. Both Chicago and Wisconsin lost chances to score touchdowns earlier in the game. In the first period a N-yard pass from Barr to Meyers brought the ball within 10 yards of Chicago’s goal. The Badgers smashed into within six inches of the line only to LOSE the ball on downs. Chicago got within a yard of the Wisconsin goal only to lose the bali after four drives at the line failed,

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 23, 1919, page 24

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  SUB wins FOR BADGERS Sixty-Yard Dash by Davey, Near Close, Gives Wisconsin 1913 Victory Over Chicago. CHICAGO, November PA brilliant 6o-yard dash by Allen Davey. who entered the game as a substitute quarterback in the last three minutes of play, gave Wisconsin a 10-to-3 vic tory over Chicago today. Davey equirmed through the entire Chicago team for the touchdown. Both teams had scored field goals from the 25-yard lines during the first half. and until the closing minutes OF the game the struggle gave every in dication Of ending in a 3-to-3 tie. Then. almost before the big crowd realized what had happened Davey caught a Chicago punt on Wisconsin’s 4o-yard line and. shaking of at least seven tacklers. sped across Chicago’s goal. Chicago was without the services of Red Graham, star quarterback and kicker, who was knocked out in the fifth play of the game. Twenty-six thousand people witnessed the game

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  Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 24, 1919, page 12 (results column)

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  ILLINOIS HAS GREAT RECORD IN CONFERENCE zuppke’s Team BY Win Over Ohio Have Strongest Hold on Con. !. ference Title. Chicago. Nov. 24.-The most sue cessful football year since the adoption Of the forward pass and 10-yapd line rule Is years ago came to q successful close Saturday. when Illinois won the western conference championship by defeating Ohio State, 8 to Z, and Harvard triumphed over Yale by . score Of 10 to 8. In winning from Ohio State. Illinois deserves all the credit which possibly can be bestowed on the coaches and players. It developed into a team Of remarkable strength in less than q months time. Al though beaten by Wisconsin in the middle of the year, it showed the proper football stun by going into succeeding battles with renewed fight, which resulted in winning the title. Crippled, but Still In Game. Illinois Is one Of the gamest elevems which has appeared on q west ern gridiron in years. Some Of the players were hurt in the early part of the year, yet few Of them were laid of long enough to recover entirely. They were sent into games when they should have been in the stands. They did not COM plain or protest. They simply did what they were told, no matter how painful, and this accounts for the championship. Like the team Of the last two years, Illinois was improving as the season grew older, while Ohio did not show q marked advance ment since its game with Michigan in mid-season. Coach Zuppke knew the Buckeye attack and he knew how to stop Harley. That he accomplished his purpose was shown all through the champion ship battle. 1t was a great victory for the Orange and Blue eleven, but a bitter disappointment to the Scarlet and Gray. Badgers Finish Strong. Chicago was knocked out Of Sec ond place in the conference rating by losing to Wisconsin. 10 to 3. The Badgers great game against Ohio q week ago plainly, showed the Cardinal eleven was one of 0ffensive and defensive power. 1t recovered rapidly from its defeat by Minnesota and at the close Of the year was playing just A. good foot ball as any eleven in the Big Ten. As expected, Minnesota took Michigan into camp easily. the count being “a to Z. The Gophers showed the improvement character istic Of former Gopher teams late in the season. Michigan experience ed its worst season In years. win ming only one conference game and that from Northwestern. Coach Yost simply did not have the mate rial this year to cope with other conference elevens, which were stronger than usual. Purple In . Complication. Indiana sprung a surprise by defeating Syracuse. one Of the strongest elevens In the east. II will be remembered that North western defeated the Hoosfers, 3 to =, and that Syracuse won easily from Northwestern, % to o, which goes to show there is no such thing as form in football this year Coach Stiehm was handicapped all season by injuries and his team was Just beginning to find itself q. the curtain dropped on the season Notre Dame continued to keep its slate clean by winning from Purdue, 80 to Is, in game which gives Coach Rockne’s eleven the championship Of the Hoosier state The Catholics are a strong scoring aggregation. which was shown in this contest. Iowa’s Record Good. Iowa annexed the championship of the Hawkeye state by trimming Ames, 10 to 0, in an interesting battle. Tho struggle marked the end Of the most successful season in years for Coach Jones eleven The team lost two conference games, one to Illinois: 8 to Z, and the other to Chicago, 8 to 6. Northwestern showed eastern football fans how the forward pass should be executed, although 1t waa beaten by Rutgers, Is to 0. The

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  New-York tribune, November 23, 1919, page 20 (results column)

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  Yesterdays Results On Football Fields EAST EASf Harvard, 10: Yale. 7. y. Y. IT, II: Columbia, IL. RI tigers, 26; Northwestern, o. Pittsburgh. II; Carnegie Tech, I. Lafayette, 10; Lehigh, s. Brown, s; New Hampshire State. Stevens, 81; Worcester Tech, 0. Georgetown, 27; Washgton and eel. s. University of Detroit, Is; University of Buffalo. 0. Mass. Aggics, II; Tufts. o. Swarthmore, a.: Havcrford, o. Bucknell, 20; Susquehanna, Z. Penn. Military College, rs; Washing ton, 0. Gettysburg, 81: Mount ST. Mary, Western Maryland, o., Maryland. 20. Tnicn, 10; Rensselaer, Poly, o. Rochester. o; Ham lton. o. Pennsylvania Freshmen, Z; Cornell Ere hmen, 2. Conn. Agg;es. K. /. ate. ,. W. and j., 33: u. Wa. Wesleyan. q. Grove. 6; Westminster, o. Mlddiebury, 20; Vermont. II. j., Inns Hopkins, l3; St. Johns. IS. Delaware. 21: Lebanon Valley, :. Villa Nova, 20; Catholic University. II. Penn Freshmen, Z: Cornell Fresh men. ?. WEST Indiana, II; Syracuse, s. Illinois, 8; Ohio State. Z. Wisconsin. 10; Chicago. 3. Minnesota, 81; Mich gan. T. L. Of Iowa, 10; Ames, o. Marquette, 10: Wabash II, g. Notre Dame. 33: Purdue. 13 Oklahoma University, IA; Kansas Aggies, 3. Nevada, Al; Santa Clara, z. South Dakota State College, 10; Uni yers.ty of South Dakota, 6. California, “a: Stanford, TO- Oregon Aggies, 6: Washington State. O. SOUTH Florida, 13; South Carolina. 0.

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Wisconsin leads 19–⁠16–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.