Minnesota at Indiana

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  The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., October 16, 1922, page 1

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  BUTLER AND WABASH UPSET TOUTED RIVALS; |. U. AND PURDUE LOSE INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. Is. of the seven football games participated in by Indiana colleges Saturday, the vic tory Of Butler over Illinois and the defeat of the Michigan Aggies by Wa bash were outstanding features Although Pat Pages Butler squad was regarded as snappy, hard-fighting aggregation, their 10 to z defeat of Illinois constituted one of the big upsets of the season and relegated H. linois to the background as a western conference championship possibility. The punting and all-around work of Griggs, Butler right halfback, was the individual feature of the game In addition to making a perfect place kick from the 37-yard line, he scored the winning touchdown in the closing minutes of play. Wabash administered a decisive beating to the Michigan Aggies, TAX ing the game by score of 26 to 0. incidentally it was the first time in six years that Wabash had come out on the long end of the score in a game with that school. Indiana DazzIed Indiana got off to a bad start in the western conference race, going down TO defeat before the dazzling offense of Minnesota to the tune of 20 to 0. Minnesota converted three touchdowns into two extra points during the first two periods, while Indiana was unable to break through the Gopher line for a marker. A brilliant stand by Minnesota on their own three yard line, during the third quater in which Indiana was held for downs, checked the Crimson’s only chance of scoring Notre Dame won from Purdue 20 10 o., but the victory was costly one, as Tom Lieb, star right tackle, sustanned broken leg during the early part of the contest, and will be out OF the game for the remainder of the season. The Boilermakers put up a stubborn resistance.

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  Grand Forks herald, Grand Forks, N.D., October 16, 1922, page 1

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  MINNESOTA IS EASY WINNER OVER INDIANA Score Three Touchdowns First Half. and Settle Back Indianapolis. Dot. Lied by Halfback Martinsau. Minnesdta’s heavy football machine Saturday trampled over Indiana 90 to 0. Minnesota took the aggressive from the start. getting into position to score Gay Intercepted an Indiana for, ward pass and ran for ,56 yards before being downed. Indiana, previous. to this play had obtained the ball on the Gopher 26 yard line on a tumble. Following Gays run. plunges through the left side Of the Crimson line car ried the ball over. Mitchell took the ball owe the line. Eklund failed in his attempt for a goal. Indiana received the, bail or the Kickoff following the touchdown but was unable to penetrate the heavy Minnesota line and Hanny Kicked In to Gopher territory. A mixture of fast. low, forward passes and straight football again brought Minnesota within reach Of the Indiana goal and Groses went yer Eklundf kicked goal. A forty yard run by Martineau. a Is yard dash by Mitchell and a pass, Martineau to Eklund. resulted in the final touchdown which was made in the second period. Eklund again kicked goal. Indiana strengthened at this point and STAYED off the attack of the invaders until athe half ended. Minnesots resorted to -punting In the final .period but held Indiana at almost every turn.I

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 15, 1922, page 15

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  Minnesota Wins, 20 to 0 Indianapolis, Ind, October 14.-Led by Halfback Martlnau. Minnesotas s heavy football machine tiday tram pied over the Indiana eleven 20 to O.. IL was the first western conference game of the season for either team. Minnesota took the aggressive from the start, getting into position to score after Gay intercepted an In> diana forward pass and ran 55 yards before being downed. Indiana was unable to penetrate the heavy Minnesota line.

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Minnesota leads 40–⁠26–⁠3 in 69 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.