Purdue at Chicago

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  Indiana daily times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 9, 1920, page 1

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  HOOSIER GRID CARD CROWDED WITH FEATURES Purdue Meets Stages Squad Valps at Harvard and Butler Plays Hanover. Indiana football fans today were groggy from trying to keep pace with the done OF football games to be played by their favorite elevens. Local fans were confronted with the task Of keeping an eye on four contests played by indianapolis teams. Butler was 10 meet Hanover on Irwin Held; one Manual eleven was carded against Marion at Marion, another against LOUISVILLE at Louisville, and Shortridge was to take its second stab at gridiron fame against Richmond High ut Richmond. Pat Pages Butler eleven was booked to defeat Hanover. The christians put in week OF stin drilling since their game with Wittenberg. and their mentor was confident that the marked improve ment in their play would bring them n win over the Outht that was trouhceu by Earlham last week. Hanover, now ever. was eager TO break in on the win side OF the ledger, and could be expected to put Up a stiff front. The 1913 Hanover Butler game went TO scoreless Tie Wallle Middlesworth, local boy, VINO mas nosed In for a fret string JoO on the wing at Butler tbs seas9hj Mas 80 W “a “a out Of the contest with an Injury received IN the Wittenberg game, but Page hau several good men ready to take MS piacesHoRTRTDGE GOES AGAINST RICHMOND. Coach Julius had his Shortridge eleven croomed for their battle with itieumond and promised a much better snow ing by the north siders thah that MhlS WIZ they made against bloomfield last week, With their first game nervousness ruDoeu or. the Shortridge warriors were prepa red 70 win. ~. KIrklin. the team that fell before Tech meal yesterday. defeated Marion ~ larre margin last week, and the Manuai tenn iourneying to Marion was ready 10 perform the same trick. only on larger scale Coach Evans was sending ms strongest squad 20 Marion, with ths hope Of making a heter appearance thah There was little 20 go on In the Man ual-Louisville game. excepting that louis Vile always trots out s-Feng e’sEeIl, and that the Red aud White boys We’re due for one u the hottest scraps OF the seasan Several stin practice drills, FOL lowing their defeat by Wabash, have put me Nannalites on their mettle ana their followers were pulling for a double VIC tory. PURDUE TEAM CHECKS Up. Coach scanlon. although bothered by few criDples, had Formidable furdue eleven ready for COMBAT Win I-s Chicago University team, which also was 10 LACK It’s full power today. >due to tho loss of Moot. Elton and Mcclure through Injuries. word drifted Into Lafayette this week that Cosch Stage was drllllng hfs men I’m aerial work and the old chi ago “shlnmv shift” and Coach Scanlon drilled his men to check this style OF ulay Twenty -nlue Purdue players were taken 10 Chicago and the remainder OF tho SQUAD was taken on the money over subscribed for taking the university band M to the Maroon stamping ground. Purdue students were swarming out of LAFAYETTE In the general direction OF Chicago today by uso OF almost every means of transportation known to man, and II was certain that the Boilerma kern would not lnek backing from the stands RoCKNE PLAYS SAFETY FIRST. Notre Dame was to depend on the strength of is line and the pln”g ~ ability OF It’s backs to beat Western Normal. Rockpe had an idea that Ne hraska would have a scout or two on hand 10 witness the battle and he or dered all fancy stun Off the boards In view Of the fact that the Irish out weighed the wolverines man for man, plenty of aerial play was expected from the visitors, II was not question OF who would win, the guesswork was being done In regard to the size of the count. Granting that the Valparaiso students and followers knew their stuff. Harvard was TO enjoy the best little practice drill ever held in Cambridge when the Yalpo eleven stacked into them this afternoon. Coach keogan drilled his Woodworking warriors overtime this week and they ware ready to play their strongest in the mystery game” Keogan was back Ing his men TO upset the dope by holding Harvard to a low count De PAW invaded the land OF Colonels FOR tilt with the Transylvania eleven at Lexington. Ky, and the Tiger followers were pulling for n more resided count than Wabash registered over the kentuckians last Saturday. This was 20 to 0. De Pauw’s showing against Purdue last week was nothing short of brilliant and Coach Buss figured that his team would score at win in this afternoons encounter. The Wabash gridsters had nothing to do but practice. and they were going to do lot of that. Next Saturday will bring the Scarlet combination to Chi cago for scrap with Coach Stages Maroons, and they are getting in shape to put up the battle of their lives. The dopesters had Rose Poly down for easy sailing against Meron at Terre Haute. The Meron eleven is not just what 1t should be this year, while Rose seems to be set for one of the most sue cessful seasons In its history Franklin defeated Wilmington, So TO O. last Saturday and today Earlham was the favorite TO score a win over Whining ton at Wilmington.

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  The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., October 11, 1920, page 1

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  DIFFICULT CONTESTS SCHEDULED SATURDAY FOR HOOSlER ELEVENS INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 11.-Mid-Oc tober of the 1920 football season brings the Indiana elevens to the hard part of their schedules, the list of Sat urday’s games showing some difficult contests ahead of the Hoosier teams. The two state schools, Purdue and Indiana. will be fighting for their standing in the western conference race. Purdue will face Ohio State at Columbus, and Indiana will oppose Minnesota at Minneapolis. The Buck eyes last year defeated Purdue 20 to 0. The Ohio team this year without Chick” Harley may not be as form liable as last season, however. Minnesota’s team of last year ran up a score Of 90 to against Indiana, but Coach Stiehm’s men believe they will be able to make better showing this year. Wabash Faces Chicago. Included in next Saturdays games is the Wabash Chicago game at Stagg field This will be the first time tho Maroons and the Scarlet have met since 1904, when the Chicago team which won the western championship, defeated the Little ians Is to 5. The Charlottesville collegians are ambitlOuS 10 repeat llI6 pei ioA ance of the team of 1904. Coach Pete Vaughan has been pointing his men for this game. A strong line gives the Wabash men confidence in theii ability to withstand the Chicago at tack. Notre dame will leave its home gridiron for the first time this season and will meet Nebraska university at Lincoln. The Nebraskans scored nine points against Notre Dame last year, the Indiana team winning, however with two touchdowns. Rose Polytechnic and Earlham will stage battle for c. A. l.. honors a.: Richmond. Hanover and Franklin will meet in a state game at Hanover. Albion college will come with a strong team from Albion, Mich, 10 meet DePauw at Greencastle. Butler will be at home with the Wilmington team as opponents. Valparaiso JUS horne from Cambridge, will meet Northwestern college on the Valpar also field.

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  Pine Bluff daily graphic, October 10, 1920, page 1

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  CHICAGO WINS Chicago. Oct. 9.--Chicago inaugu- rated its gridiron season with 20 to 0 victory over Purdue here today Inability of the boiler makers backs to handle punts paved the way to both Maroon touchdowns. Three fumbles by Purdue, followed by for ward pass, Cole to Grisder, netted the Maroons their first touchdown ii. the second period. The boilermakers defense went to pieces in the final period and the Maroons added two more touchdowns,

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Chicago leads 27–⁠14–⁠1 in 42 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.