Wabash at Purdue

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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., October 31, 1920, page 1

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  PURDUE WINS IN LASTPERIODBY TWIST OF FATE Wabash Proves Surprise to BOilermakers-Lead First Half. LAFAY ETTE, Ind. oct. 3O.-Purdue university football team defeat ed Wabash college here today in a hard fought contest, 10 TO “A. The Boiiermakers had TO fight hard TO hold the Little Giants, who led at the end of the first period, Il 10 Z. Purdue eVeB1d the score in the sec Ond quarter. Wabash, which was swamped by Chicago, team which defeated Purdue by only a 20 to 0 score. showed surprising form from the beginning and literally PLAYED the Boilermakers off their feet during the entire first half They scored soon after play began on Siedensuckers spectacular plunge through the entire Purdue team. Milstead added another in the second period and Thompson kicked both goals, making the Wabash total IA points before the Boilermakers began to lind themselves. Purdue Weight Tells. Their superior weight and train ing began 70 tell in the late minutes of the second period when they pounded the Wabash line for a touchdown. They added another in the third period but Stanwood fail ed 20 kick goal and at the end OF the third quarter Wabash led, IA to Is. a fluke save the Boilermakers the winning goal in the fourth quarter. Purdue attempted 10 pass one over the Wabash lines but the pass was short. However, Cast OF Wa bash, in trying TO knock il down, gave 10 a smack and IL went into the hands of Murphy, Purdue full back, who took IL over the line for the winning score. Lineup and summary: Purdue Position Wabash Kerr ........... Cox Right End Blrk ............. Breucher Right Tackle Cooley ........... ............ Cast Right Guard Stanwood ............. Dalrymple Center SWank ................ Ehlert Left Guard ClaypOOl ............ Millstead Left Tackle carmen ...-..... ........... Stahand Left End Don Field ..........-..... Weber Quarterback wagner ............ SeidenStiCker Right Halfback Mackliu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Thompson Left Halfback Murphy .......-..-........ Knee Fullback Scome by periods Purdue ...-...- o o C-1s Wabash --........ 0 0-l { Touchdowns, Wabash. Seidensticker. AIilstead. Purdue. Rate I .r-rs

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Purdue leads 16–⁠8–⁠2 in 26 meetings, counting the seven since this game.