Wisconsin at Minnesota

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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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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., November 7, 1920, page 8

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  WISCONSIN SUB BEATS GOPHERS Davey’s Drop Kick Gives the Badgers 80 Victory Over Minnesota. MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Nov. e. Wisconsin rooters paraded the = eets of Minneapolis tonight sing nag the name Of Davey, their hero Of a TO o victory by the Badgers over the Minnesota eleven. For it was Davey. sent IN as substitute quarterback who booted the ball in a drop kick from the 20 yard line in the third period or the only points OF the game. In the eyes Of the Minnesota fan dom, however. another luminary CLEANS, for redoubtable Arnold Oss. his leg crippled and his strength frequently exhausted, p a d through the game with outstanding brillianCy, much as the OsS OF old Plays from punt formation. in Guiding darting forward passes, proved most successful in WiScOnsins attacks. off-tackle plunges or short end spurts, with Oss the most consistent gamer. We’re Minnesota’s principal reliance. Minnesota Holds. The Badger line out-Charged the Gophers in The first half, but a tightening o. the defense in proxinifty Of the Minnesota goal kept the Cardinals from scoring a touchdown. Then, when Minnesota approached the visitors goal the stiffening process was reversed. Almost devoid Of penalties, the game was of the variety that thrill ed the spectators with short. snappy gains interspersed with longer runs. Cloudy skies and a raw breeze chill ed the $4,000 spectators, but were welcomed by the players. sive power near the end Of the game but lost the ball when forced 10 punt and the Badgers. opening up with sweeping end runs, had advanced 20 Minnesota’s 25 yard line when the final whistle blew

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  Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., November 7, 1920, page 1

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  Chicago, Nov. 6.-The light but tricky Illinois football eleven climbed notch closer to the 1920 championship of the west ern conference by scoring 3 to 0 victory over Chicago today before $4,000 spectators, the biggest crowd that ever Witnessed a football game in Chicago. Credit for the victory goes to Ralph Fletcher, ,diminutive half back. who booted a goal from placement at the 23-yard lire 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 State with a clean slate in the deciding game of the cham pionship campaign at Urbana two weeks from today. In the mean time Ohio, which conquered Michigan today, will rest in preparation tor the clash with Illinois, as the Buckeyes have no other contests scheduled. The brilliant forward passing Of Walquist, Illinois right half. to Carney at end, brought the huge crowd to its feet with an outburst of cheering a half dozen times. Walquist heaved passes for gains of twenty to thirty yards with consistent regularity Chicago never seriously threat ened the Illinois goal and for three periods played strictly a defensive game, covering the orange anu blue runners 50 that they were UNI able to make consistent gains.

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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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Officially, Minnesota leads 64–⁠63–⁠8; as played, 63–⁠62–⁠8 in the 133 games on file; the official count covers all 135 meetings, counting the 105 since this game.