Northwestern at Purdue

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 19, 1923, page 1

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  kicked the extra point. Black and D~uttenhayer starred in the line while Woods was best in the back field. Purdue won It’s first Conference game Of the season in it’s homecoming celebration at Lafayette. North western was the victim, 6 to 3. The Boiler Makers thrilled the crowd with & brilliant march down the field in the final quarter from its own twenty-five yard line. A forward pass attack was opened up that baffied the Purple and runs by two indianapolis boys, Harmeson and Prout, put the ball on the three-yard line. Joie Prout. ex-Manual player, e over for the touchdown that meant victory. The Northwestern score came as the result of a drop kick from the thirty-hve-yard line after a fair catch. Wabash Never Headed Wabash surprised the State by it’s decisive victory over 1. U. at Bloom ington. Vaughan’s team opened a pass attack that had Indiana help less. Wabash took the lead on Single toms place kick in the first quarter n was neve headed. The half ended. 9 to g. Wabash piled up the count in the final two periods. Duffin. Singleton n Johnson starred in the backfield for the winners. Captain Aul was a bear in the line. Marks scored Indiana’s touchdown after he was put into the game in The second period. Don Miller, Notre Dame star half back, and Bach. tackle, were injured in the Butler game Saturday and will not be in shape to play in the final contests against Carnegie Tech and st. Louis.

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  Evening star, November 18, 1923, page 69

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  LATE PERDUE RALLY WINS GAME, 6 TO 3 LAFAYETTE. Ind, November H. After being threatened with 3-to-o defeat for three periods. the Purdue foot ball squad opened brilliant aerial attack In the final period Of the western conference game with Northwestern here today and won, to 3. The first two periods were even, but In the third period Northwestern got a fair catch on the Purdue 35yard line and. taking the option to kick. McElwain sent a perfect boot from placement The boilermakers received the ball on their own 21-yard line in the f1nal period and started march down the field that ended when Joe Prout, a substitute, went across the Purple goal for a touchdown. Raw enscraft missed the try for goal y,

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Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 75 since this game.