Wisconsin at Illinois

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  Baraboo weekly news, Baraboo, Wis., November 15, 1923, page 8

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  TAFT STARS FOR u. OF W. In the football contest at Cham paign. Illinois, where the University Of Wisconsin went down to defeat by a score of 10 to 0 on Saturday, the outstanding features of the game were the wonderful running of Grange of Illinois and the all around play ing of Taft for Wisconsin. At the start Of the game the latter made a long run for Wisconsin bringing the Illinois goal but the team lacked the punch to put it over. Shorty after, Grange, by a series of brilliant runs, made a touchdown for Illinois and a little later Britton scored a field goal. This all happened in the first quarter and thereafter the bal. was in Illinois territory most of the time but the Wisconsin offense with the exception of Taft lacked the pow er to make any considerable gains During the last three-quarters of the game Illinois failed to make first down more than once or twice and was forced to kick. Grange was tackled so hard by one of the Wis consin players that after the first half he was withdrawn from the game Second only to Grange was the work of Taft. This Wisconsin full back will no doubt be selected as the best full back in the west and if his brilliant work continues throughout the season he may be placed on tn. mythical All-American team. He was g triple threat man throughout to Illinois When Taft stood back it was always a question whether he would punt, run or pass. His kicks were all prettily placed and every time he took the ball to run he made large gains and he certainly was there to back up the line in tackling. Below, Captain for Wisconsin, also PLAYED remarkable game. A party Of Baraboo men who made the trip to Champaign by auto to witness the game Ill agreed that it was worth going eight hundred miles just to see the Illinois wonder, Grange, in action. BY the way, the writer, who was one of the party, would suggest that you obey the Illinois speed laws when autOing in that state, as the cops are surely there to “get you if you don’t watch ! out”

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 11, 1923, page 15

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  WISCONSIN FAILS. TO STOP GRANGE Illinois Star Crashes Over For 4 Touchdown And Victory CHAMPAIGN, Ill, Nov. 10.-(By Associated Press.)-Illinois. unde- feated in the Big Ten” race. con- tinued it’s triumphant championship march today by defeating Wisconsin, 10 to 0, before 30.o00 spectators in the new s2.o0o.ooo Illinois Memorial stadium. The fighting Illini. to win the 1923 title or tie Michigan for it, have only to defeat Ohio State two weeks hence. Harold Red” Grange, the 20-year- old flash of the Illinois eleven, added further glory to his gridiron fame by crashing over for a touchdown in the first period after a thrilling 29- yard run around left end. Britton added the extra point when he kicked goal and also scored a goal from placement in the first period from the 35-yard line. Grange. as result of his perform ance today. retains the lead as the leading scorer in the west. He has crashed over opponents goal lines for II touchdowns in games. for a total of 66 points. He broke away for several runs today. his longest for 28 yards when he scored the touchdown. He had perfect interfer- ence from his mates in the Illinois backfleld. Britton, Harry Hall and McllWaln plcklnE orr the oppoSlnB tacklers after the Illinois line had knocked the Badger forwards out of play. After Illinois had piled up it’s lead in the first half, Grange was taken out of the game and replaced by Mauer. Oranges absence apparently took the fight out of Illinois back field, which seemed unable to make first downs consistently in the final two periods. Wisconsin. entering the game without the services of Frying Gerber. star tackle. who was declared ineligible, never seriously threatened after the first few minutes of open ing play, when Taft. the speedy full back, broke away for a 40-yard run to Illinois 25-yard line Captain Below tried for a goal from placement at this point, but the ball went wild. Beiow’s other tive attempts to score from the field also were failures.

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  The Omaha morning bee, Nebraska, November 11, 1923, page 11

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  Illinois Defeats Wisconsin, 10 to 0 Urbana, Ill, Nov. 1o.-IllInois, undefeated In the Bic Ten champions ship race. kept its slate clean today by defeating Wisconsin. 10 to 0. before 10000 spectators in the new Illinois stadium. Harold (Redl Grange, the Illinois star halfback. crashed over for touchdown in the first period and Britton booted a goal from placement from the 35-yard line in the same period for Illinois points.

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  Atlanta tri-weekly journal, Atlanta, Ga., November 13, 1923, page 1 (results column)

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  GEORGIA DEFEATS VIRGINIA, IS J; TECH HOLDS PENN STATE University of Georgia s slowly de veloping eleven defeated University of Virginia Saturday by 10 to 0. Neither team scored in the first half and the coaches ordered the Red and Black to cut loose with all their new plays in the latter half. Thew did, scoring two touchdoWns and being near a third when the game ended. Georgia now has defeated Mercer Oglethorpe, Tennessee, Auburn and Virginia, having lost only to Yale. They expect the hardest test of the season Saturday when they play Vanderbilt at Nashville. Vanderbilt overwhelmed University of Tennessee, running wild al! afternoon. Score, 81 to 7. Georgia had beaten Tennessee only II to 0. Georgia Tech journeyed to Penn sylvania and held Penn State to a Z to 0 score, the northerners making a touchdown shortly after the game opened. Tech fought with great courage and won the plaudits of the spectators who expected an easy vic: tory. <AIdDdllld showed us OcNClOplu% power, beating kentucky 16 to 8 but Auburn disappointed its follow ers by only tying Tulane, to 6. Centre walloped Sewanee soundly 20 to 6. Furman defeated South Carolina, % to 8, and Virginia Poly won handily from North Carolina State, 16 to 0, while V. M. 7. defeated North Carolina. to 0. On Friday Clemson outclassed Davidson and won, ~ to 0. In the east, Harvard defeated Princeton to 0. and out west Ne braska surprised the world by trim ming NOtre Dame, II to Z. Other games: Nebraska, IA; Notre Dame, I. Centre, 20: Sewanee, 6. Baylor, 7; Texas. T. Furman, %; Carolina, 3. Final: Navy. 81; st. Xavier, 0. IIino s, 10; Wisconsin,, 0. Army. Al; Arkansas Aggies. 0. Boston college. IA; Centenary. 0. Ohio State, 50; Purdue, 0. United States Marines, G.; Michigan, 26. V. p. /, 16; North Carolina State, 0. Southern Methodist university, 13; Arkansas, 6. Oklahoma, 49, Missouri, 0. Rutgers, So; Richmond, 0. IIehigh, Z; Bucknell, Z. Harvard, 5; Princeton, 0. Yale, 16; Maryland, IA. Cornell, So; Columbia, 0. Lafayette 8; Pennsylvania, 6. SYRIA, use. 49, Boston university, O.. Washington AMI Jefferson, 40; Waynesburg, 0. Detroit, 6; Carnegie Tech, (tie). Illinois, 10; Wisconsin, 0. Chicago,27j Indiana, 0. Mississippi A. and M, 6; Union university, 0. Florida. 27: Stetson, 0. Wake Forest, Is; Trinity S. Pittsburg, 13; Grove City, Z. Missouri, 0; Oklahoma, Is. Mississippi College, g. Ole Miss, O., Tennessee, Z; Vanderbilt, SO. Dartmouth, Is; Brown, IA, Howard, 27; Jacksonville Nor. NAL, 0. Hendryx, %; Millsaps, 0. Vanderbilt Freshmen. 20; Tennessee Freshmen, 0. Alabama, 16; Kentucky, s. William and Mary, IA; Delaware. Lynchhurg College. 0, Randolph Macon, 0. Carson Newman. l6; Fort Ben ming, g. Navy, 81; st. Nairer, 0. Rice. u; Southwestern. 0. Louisville, I; Kentucky Yves. leyan, o.

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Wisconsin leads 46–⁠38–⁠7 in 91 meetings, counting the 76 since this game.