Northwestern at Chicago

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 21, 1923, page 59

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  CHICAGO is WINNER OVER NORTHWESTERN CHICAGO. October 20.-Northwestern’s aerial attack failed to function in the first three-quarters of play today and the University of Chicago defeated the purple, 13 to 0. When the passes started to come right for the nurple warriors. toward the end of the last quarter, 1t was too late, for the maroon defensive held. Twice in the last five minutes of play North western, by adroit passes, laid the ball inside of Chicago’s 5-yard line, but both times the Staggmen defensive held During the first few minutes of ,lay, Chicago took the ball down to he shadow of Northwestern’S goal ,osts. Capt. McElwain stepped back Of the goal line and kicked. but Sam Hibben, Chicago tackle. blocked the lick and dropped on the ball behind he goal posts. Law failed on the <ick. In the second period Chicago car ried the ball across the Northwest ern line on straight line .plunges by Fullback Willis Zorn. Capt. Pyott Kicked goal

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Chicago leads 26–⁠8–⁠3 in 37 meetings, counting the three since this game.