Wisconsin at Chicago

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  The Washington times, November 26, 1922, page 18

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  CHICAGO AND WISCONSIN IN SCORELESS TIE Maroons and Badgers Wage Fierce Battle Before 81, 900 on Stagg Field. tx TAGG FIELD, CHICAGO, - Nov. 25.-Chicago’s Maroons ~ and the Wisconsin Badgers clashed here this afternoon In the final football game Of the big ten season. A capacity crowd of $4,000 persons watched the struggle. Chicago fought to maintain a clear conference record and tie with Michigan and Iowa for the championship. Wisconsin fought to turn a disastrous season of reverses into a partial success by victory over her ancient rival. Neither scored. First quarter: Play started in Wisconsin territory when Williams fumbled shortly after the kickoff. ! Wisconsin recaptured the ball on downs, however, on their 3S yard line. After two exchanges of punts the Badgers started march down | the field from their 37-yard line. | williams. Barr, Taft and Gibson | accounted for three first downs, then Barr missed a drop kick from the 38 yard line. Thomas made one | v Score: Wisconsin, o; Chicago. o. Stage Punting Duel. SECOND QUARTER-The second quarter was entirely a punting duel between Taft and Pyott. Wis consin registered four first downs to none for the Maroons, but tumble between the gains kept them from getting dangerous. | Barr attempted a drop kick near | the end of the quarter which fell far short. Score, end first half: Wisconsin,. 0; Chicago, 0. Slaves OFF Score. THIRD QUARTER-Shortly after the third quarter opened, Pyott re- | ceiyed a punt under his own goal posts and came back thirty yards. 4 III. Thomas added seven yards. Pearce replaced Nichols. II. Thomas made II first down and then Pyott broke loose off left tackle and ran eighteen yards to Wisconsin’s 3Syard line. After two more plays Williams in tercepted a forward pass on his 20 yard line. Miller replaced Hohefeld. Neither team was able TO gain. | Pearce made a bad pass from center, driving the Badgers back | to their 17-yard line. Taft punted and the Maroons were penalized fifteen yards. putting the ball on their Aown 1-yard line. Pyott punted to the 35-yard line. and when Wisconsin failed to gain the Maroons took the ball on downs on their 30-yard line. Pyott punted as the quarter ended. 1 n. n JOHN THOMAS PLAYS. FOURTH QUARTER: Joh n Thomas replaced II. Thomas. I After an exchange of punts Wis consin refused to punt on the fourth down and Chicago took the ball on 1 her thirty-three-yard line. One play and a pass advanced the ball to mid. field. but Taft intercepted a forward pass. Several plays. including a COM pleted pass and a penalty, advanced the ball for the Badgers to the Ma rooms to thirty.yrd line. The Badgers gained eight yards. but Chicago took the ball on down on her own twenty-two-yard line. After an exchange Of punts. a pass, Strohmier to J. Thomas. net ted a first down. Byler gained six yards and Thomas two more. A Wisconsin penalty gave Chicago first down on the Badgers thirty three yard line. Rohrke tried a drop kick which was short. | Williams gained eight yards. Taft punted to Pyott and the Maroons failed to complete a pass al the game ended

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  The Washington herald, November 26, 1922, page 18

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  CHICAGO AND WISCONSIN N SC0RELESS TIE Maroons and Badgers Wage Fierce Battle Before $1,000 on. .Stagg Field. t OTAGG FIELD, CHICAGO, - Nov. 26.-Chicago’s Nafoons – snd the Wisconsin Badgers clashed here this afternoon In the final football game Of the big ten season. A capacity crowd Of $1,000 persons watched the struggle. Chicago fought TO maintain q clear conference record and tie with Michigan end Iowa for the championship. Wisconsin fought to turn q DISASTROUS season Of revefses into partial success by q victory over her ancient rival. = Neither scored. First quarter: Play started In Wisconsin territory when Williams fumbled shortly after the kickoff. Wisconsin recaptured the hall on downs, however, on their IS yard line. After two exchanges Of punts the Badgers started a march down the field from their s7-yard line. Williams, Barr, Taft and Gibson accounted for three first downs. then Barr missed a drop kick from the – l1Lu AAICs LuOlunr IlA1E one yard as the quarter ended. Score: Wisconsin. 0; Chicago. 0. Stage Punting Duel SECOND QUARTER-The second quarter was entirely a punting duel between Taft and Pyott. Wis consin registered four first downs to none for the Maroons. but a Eew hem from getting dangerous Barr attempted a drop kick near he end OF the quarter which fell far short. Score. end first half: wisconsin. o: Chicago. o. Slaves Off Score. THIRD QUARTER-Shortly after he third quarter opened. Fyott recelved a punt under his own goal posts and came back thirty yards. III. Thomas added seven yards. Pearce replaced Nichols. II. Thomas made Il first down and then Pyott broke loose off left tackle and ran eighteen yards to Eisconsin’s ssyard line. After two more plays Williams in ;erc.pted a forward pass on his % yard line. Miller replaced Hohefeld- Neither team was able TO gain. Pearce made a bad pass iron. center, driving the Badgers back to their 17-Sard line Taft punted and the Maf6ons were penalised fifteen yards, putting the ball on their own l-yard line. Pyott punted to the 3s-yard line. and when Wisconsin failed 10 gain The Maroons took the ball on downs 81 as the quarter ended. Score: Wisconsin, o: Chicago, 0. JOHN THOMAS PLAYS. FOURTH QUARTER yoh n Thomas replaced II. Thomas. After an exchange OF punts Wis consin refused to punt on the fourth down and Chicago took the ball on her thirty-three-yard line. One play and a pass advanced the bah to mid field. but Taft intercepted q forward pass. Several elays, including a COM pleted pass and a penalty, advanced the ball for the Badgers 10 the Ma rooms to thirty-yrd line. The Badgers gained eight yards, but Chicago took the ball on down on her own twenty-two-yard line. After an exchange OF punts. pass. Strohmier TO J. Thomas, net ted a first down. yByler gained six yards and Thomas two more. A Wisconsin penalty gave Chicago a first down on the Badgers thirty three yard line. Rohrke tried a drop kick which was short. Williams gained eight yards. Taft punted to Pyott and the Maroons failed to complete a pass an the game ended.

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  Grand Forks herald, Grand Forks, N.D., November 27, 1922, page 1

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  = z; ssz5s The WORLD OF SPORT – y sssz, BADGERS HOLD CHICAGO TO- SC0RELESS TIE Wisconsin Upssts Dope and Shadows Maroons Claim To Conference Tide Chicago, Nov. 81. - Wiscons:n’s fighting eleven closed like a wise on Chicago’s famous smashing bacl1feld here n battled the Maroons to a scoreless tic before q crowd of $4,000. The game was Il distinct upset in the predictions, as Chicago was regarded Is the favorite. The tie marked the Maroons’ first failure to win in a conference game this season and casts a shadow on Chicago’S claim to the conference title. Uncovering a brilliant, running and plunging offensive, the Badgers were superior in ground gaining ability Throughout the first three periods. Costly fumbles twice .und:d scnsational gains by Williams, Taft and Harris. Two fifteen yard penalties also prevented n possible Wisconsin victory as the Badgers were within striking distance Of the goal. Chicago’s famous inttcring ram, headed by zorn and the Thomas brothers, wore itself out in fruitless attempts to pierce the Cardinal line. Williams, the left halfback and Taft, the plunging ‘fullbacl1, frequently found holes in the Maroon line for long gains and W~isconsin’s around end plays worked we’ll. The Badger punts dispatched by Taft, often went over the heads of the Chicago safety men. Three attempts to score by drop kicks failed. In the last quarter, Coach Stage played his trump card and sent Johnny Thomas. his great plunging fullback. into the game to replace Zorn. but Thomas had little luck for the Badgers smothered him before he could get started. Pulaski, tho Wisconsin end, ~clectrifled the crowd in the second quarter with a 80 yard run that threatened a touchdown. T..

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  The New York herald, New York, November 26, 1922, page 49

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  Chicago in Scoreless Tie With Wisconsin Badgers Failure of Maroon to Win Upsets Predictions. CHICAGO. Nov. 25-~wlsconsin’s fight ing eleven closed like vice on Chicago’s famous line smashing backfield here to-day and battled the Maroons 20 o scoreless tie. The game was an upset Of the predictions as Chicago was regarded as the favorite. The tie marked the Maroon’s first failure 70 win in “Big Ten” game this season. and may affect Chicago’s claim 60 the western Conference title. . Uncovering a brilliant running and plunging offensive, the Badgers were SUI perior in ground gaining ability through out the first three periods. costly fpmbles twice undoing sensational gains by Williams, Taft and Harris. two 10 yard penalties also prevented a Possible Wis consin victory Pulaski. the Wisconsin end. thrilled the $4,000 spectators in the second quarter with thirty-eight yard run that threatened a touchdown. In desperation. the Maroons hurled passes to all corners OF the field in the closing minutes. but the Badgers pounced on them and kfkoa ont OF danger, before the Chicasoans were ins striking distance OF the goal. Tho Imam.

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Wisconsin leads 19–⁠16–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.