Wisconsin at Chicago

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  Grand Forks herald, Grand Forks, N.D., November 21, 1921, page 1

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  MAR0ONS WON ANOTHER GAME Defeated Wisconsin by 3 to 0 Score; Drop Kick Wins Game. Chicago, Nov. PA drop-kick. booted between the Wisconsin goal posts by Milton Romney, Chicasos sophomore quarterback. scored a 5 to 0 victory for the Maroons on Stage field Saturday in an evenly matched. brilliant display OF western conference football. More than $4,000 people saw the two teams battle scoreless for three periods. A muddy field slowed down the play at times. but both elevens showed such a versatile attack and put up such stubborn defense that the great crowd was brought to it’s feet time and again as a Maroon or a Badger ripped through the line or snatched a forward from out Of the air. Plunscs Gain Ground. The victory was made possible by a combination Of straight line plnnges, a long forward pass and A penalty against Wisconsin. With the ball on her so yard line. Chicago placed the burden of carving the ball on Johnny Thomas shoulders n the big full back who had replaced Pinni plunged straight through Wisconsin’s center for is yards. Cole, playing for Pyott made a. dive through left tackle for five more. Then Crysler shot a pass into H~urlburt’s hands. good for 20 yards more and Thomas Immediately plunged for another five yards. Nicely situated in front of the Badger goal, Crysler tried a place kick from the Wisconsin 30 yard line, out it went wide. Wisconsin. however. was off side and that mishap saved the day for Chicago. The ball went to Chi cago on the Wisconsin Is yard line. Here the plunging Thomas was again brought into play. but after gaining six yards, the Maroons played safe and Romney stepped bat dropping 2 beautiful kick owe the Badger bar. Wisconsin Desperate. Wisconsin. in desperation. opened UP a brilliant show of forward passes, seeming to depend on sheer nerve for gains. Three of five completed passes In this period were made in the last seconds Of play. one from Elliott to Williams. good for forty yards. But It was too late and the whistle blew with the oval still in midfeld. though Wisconsin, was set for a strong attack on Maroon territory. Battling back and forth for over the heavy field. both the teams made small though consistent gains with. out being able to put across the fina’ punch which would mean points ir the scoring column. Sundt. WiSconsin, and Romney of Chicago booted the ball back and forth in a fine ex. hibition of punting averaging better than forty yards. Chicago 3acks Gain. The Chicago backs gained con sistently. Pyott and Halliday makine several good end runs, while Timmt hit the Wisconsin line hard, usually | fnr onn1 eoinc ITTLo- opened. En:ott and Gould advanced the ball to midfield for Wisconsin,, anc the Badger tands took courage. Blu Sundt was forced to re-open the punt ing due near the end Of the thirt quarter, when Wisconsin again show. ed a brilliant streak. Gould shot Z: pretty pass to Tebell, who got ava, for IS yards, putting the ball on tn, Chicago II yards mark. The Badger backs advanced the ball to the ]; yard line n Sundt tried a place kick | but t failed,

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  Arizona republican, November 20, 1921, page 18

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  Chicago Scores so Wisconsin Victory IRepubIICdn Tt. IT ESdStu FsITEl CHICAGO, Nov. 19-A drop kick, booted between the Wisconsin goal posts by Milton Romney, Chicago’s sophomore quarterback, scored a 3 to 0 victory for the Maroons today in an evenly matched, brilliant display of western conference football More than 32, 600 people watched the game.

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  The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., November 21, 1921, page 1

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  CHICAGO. Nov. 21.-The Chicago university football team wound up its football season by trimming the Uni versity of Wisconsin eleven here Sat urday by the score of 3 to 0 in hard fought game More than $4,000 fans saw the game.

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Wisconsin leads 19–⁠16–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.