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  Grand Forks herald, Grand Forks, N.D., November 11, 1920, page 1

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  4. BIG GAME TO Be PLAYED ON NOVEMBER Is Deciding Game in Big Ter Conference Scheduled For That Date. st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. 11.-Titular football honors in the Big Ten conference will be decided in the annual battle between Illinois and Ohio State a week from Saturday, as the result of last Saturdays play. Both Ohio State and Illinois came through with wins last week, the State team defeating Michigan IA to Z, and Illinois snatching q victory in the game with Chicago by a field goal when h ball struck the cross bar and rolled over for a. 3 to 0 victory. Minnesota is hopelessly out Of the conference running. with two games to be played to complete the schedule. Wisconsin’s 8 to 0. victory last Saturday gave the Gophers a mark of four conference defeats and no wins for the season. Next Saturday Minnesota meets Iowa, with the hope of wiping out defeats administered by the Iowa team during the past two years. Minnesota consin than at any other time sthfs year. With Ruben back in the game and Oss going as he was last Saturday. Minnesota’s offense will present a problem to Iowa. Wisconsin and Illinois meet next Saturday. Wisconsin slid through the Minnesota game to a 8 to 0 victory “AtAloAl S4ioNi ms SSOuIo 1IcIl 1lilIlOlS and Chicago anything but a hard smashing back field which is. also able to run ends behind the best wall of interference seen on the Minnesota field in years. The passing game shown by n Badgers was nothing more thar any conference team is supposed to. have. The gam with Illinois is expected to develop all the playing ability of both teams. w.. Ohio State takes = rest S~afrraa,-ein preparation for the final game with Illinois. Should Illinois lose 10 Wis consin. Ohio State can claim the championship before the Illinois game is played, on q. percentage basis. In the Minnesota college conference St. Thomas last Saturday. winning, 6 to o. and dragging the cadets out Of the conference race. leaving only Carleton, Manchester and Hanlline in the running. The three championship possibilities were not in action last Saturday, and with a. two.aasxeeks, preparation behind them. it .is.aalexpected that the play nsX Saturday will develop the best football seen on college fields this year. Carleton meets Hanlline at st. Paul. Both teams r strong. with driving power enough to score if given an advantage. In the games played this season both teams have shown many flashes Of real football, and Saturdays game is expected to develop the best either coach has to offer. Hamline has one conference defeat to its credit, while Carleton will get into action with a. clean slate. Manchester meets st. Thomas this week end. Mac has not lost a game this year and St. Thomas is a. ira ditional enemy, always showing its best football against the Presbyterians. Earlier in the season MacalessN, played a tie game with Hamline and Hamline gave the Cadets a licking in the annual contest between the two schools.

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  The New York herald, New York, November 7, 1920, page 44

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  PLACE KICK GIVES ILLINOIS VICTORY Chicago Loses at Stagg Field by 3 to O. Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK IIEanu. CHICAGO. Nov. 6.--The largest crowd In Midway football history saw Illinois defeat Chicago to-day at Stagg Field, 3 to 0. A place kick by Ralph Fletcher from his 20 yard line gave Illinois its only score The crippled Maroons fought a desperately game battle A patched UP line up took the field al the start. and when the final whistle blew Stagg had 5 more men on its hospital list. Chicago’s great est exhibition OF gameness was In the fourth period after n long forward pass from Walquist to Ems put the bah on the Maroon Is yard line. Crangle and Ralph Fletcher on four plays rushed the bali to the Maroon 3 yard line. The desperate Maroon defence withstood three onslaughs yielding not an inch. and on the fourth down Walquist threw n wild pass that was incompleted. Stagg’s men were alert and the few forward passes that Illinois did succeed in completing had nothing to do with the score The estimated attendance was 5000. The Incun.

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  Arizona republican, November 7, 1920, page 19

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  ILLINOIS DOWNS ;. CHICAGO J 3–⁠0. CHICAGO, Nov. e.-The light but tricky Illinois fottbau eleven climbed a notch closer to the 1920 champion ship of the conference by scoring a 5 to 0 victory over Chicago today be- fore 32,000 spectators, the biggest crowd that ever witnessed a football game in Chicago. Credit for the vitory goes to Ralph Fletcher. diminutiye halfback. who booted a goal from placement at the 23-yard line at the start of the second period. Illinois, with victories over Iowa Michigan, Minnesota and Chicago, must defeat Wisconsin at Madison next Saturday in order to meet Ohio

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 7, 1920, page 16

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  ILLINOIS WINS 3 TO 0 VICTORY Chicago, November 6.-The light but tricky, Illinois football eleven climbed a notch closer to the 1920 championship ot the western conference by scoring a 5 to triumph over Chicago today before 32,oOo fans, the biggest crowd that ever witnessed football game in Chicago. Credit for the victory goes to Ralph Fletcher, diminutive halfback, who booted a goal from placement at the 23-yard line at the start of the second period

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Illinois leads 22–⁠18–⁠3 in 43 meetings, counting the 19 since this game.