Butler at Purdue

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 22, 1893, page 4

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  DEFEATED BY PURDUE Butler Never Got a Touchdown, the Score Standing SO to 0. The Boiler Makers Piled Up the High est Score Ever Made by Western Team i’m the Same Time. GOOD DAY FOR FOOTBALL Wabash Gives |. u. a Drubbing with the Result of “a to IL. Princeton Made Infants of the Cornell Eleven on Manhattan Field, Win ming the Game by 46 too. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Special to the Indianapolis Journal LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. 21-The annual contest between the Butler and Purdue football teams occurred here to-day under a beautiful sky. and before enthusiastic crowd of twelve hundred The Butler team arrived at 1 o’clock and appeared on the grounds in fine shape. They will weigh rather more than the Pure ue team, and it was feared by Lafayette enthusiasts that they would make a touchdown, which would be regarded as a disgraceful feature for Purdue. Lafayette people object seriously to anything but “shut-out,” but they were satisfied to-day with a score of sc to D. Purdue came out with a combination never before tried on the field. Khobelin. a protege of Jesse Little presented himself for sacrifice right guard and astonished the natives with phenomenal work. Buschman had a sore knee and his place was well filled by Patterson, who also did some star work Deardorf proved that the center had been slandered when it was said to be weak. The teams lined up as follows:

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Purdue leads 8–⁠0 in eight meetings, counting the six since this game.