Iowa at Illinois

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  Evening star, November 2, 1924, page 79

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  ILLINOIS SMOTHERS IOWA eleven, $50 BY the Associated Press. CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, November l. With Harold (Red) Grange, the unstoppahle, continuing his sensational flight to fame as Americas foot ball star, Illinois moved a notch nearer the 1924 Western Conference cham pionship today by crushing Iowa, So to 0, before $4,000 spectators in the new Illinois Memorial Stadium Superior Interference for Grange, as well as the other backfeld stars, and brilliant forward passing enabled the fighting lllini’ to pile up the one sided score. Grange divided honors with his teammates, scoring two of the Illini’s five touchdowns. Although the ia nous redhead failed to break away for any of his marathon touchdowns he gained consistently at times tossed three successful passes and never failed in a pinch. Parkin, Iowas quarterback, who gained fame when he scored a win ming touchdown against Yale in 1922. broke loose for some sparkling runs but his Performance was overshadowed by Grange. The showing made by Zuppke’s other backfield men was brilliant. McIlwain, who played two quarters with a broken hand; Schultz, CALI van, Britton, Hall, Green and Perdunn all gained consistently. The game as whole was rather slow, both teams taking a great deal of time in calling signals. A high wind made punting a dan gerous practice and 1t was this that gave Illinois its first touchdown early in the first period. An Iowa punt was caught in the wind and went out of bounds on Iowa’s 25-yard line Two smashes at the line gained 5 yards. Grange then smashed through tackle for and dashed through the same spot in an 11-yard run for the first touchdown before five minutes of play had elapsed. For a moment 1t appeared that Grange would repeat his feat of scoring four touchdowns in one period. few moments after his first touch down he raced Is yards in returning punt. This started march which landed the ball on Iowa’s 2-yard line. On the next play Grange crammed the ball through the center of IowaSs line for a second marker. Although he did not score the third touchdown, three forward passes dis patched by Grange took the ball to Iowa’s 3-yard line in the first quarter and paved the way for Brit tons successful smash at center Oranges passes were perfect, gain ing S6 yards on two tosses to Brit ton and one to kasselI. A fourth pass grounded. Illinois tried only one other pass and this was intercepted. This gave Illinois a record of Sc yards in FIVE passes against 8 in seven attempts for\Iowa.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 2, 1924, page 10

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  GRANGE BEATS IOWA CLAN, 36-O Illinois Easily Turns Back An other Conference Opponent CAMPAIGN, H., Nov. Illinois, outstanding favorite to win 1924 West ern football championship, smothered Iowa, 36 to 0, before 45,O00 spectators today. Harold Red Grange, famous Illinois left halfback, playing the first three periods of the game, scored two of Illinois touchdowns and shot forward passes for big gains. Although Grange failed to break away for any spectacular long runs as he did when Illinois triumphed over Michigan two weeks ago, he gained con sistently in smashes through the line. Grange was taken out at the start of the fourth period. as Coach Zuppke ap- parently did not wish to risk any chances of injuring his famous star for the Chicago game a week later. The Iowans fought stubbornly bat came within striking distance of the Illinois goal only once when they had the ball on the 11-yard line in the second period and lost it through failure to mhke downs.

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  Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, November 2, 1924, page 1

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  ILLINOIS BEATS IOWA CHAMPAIGN. ILL.,. Nov l. With Harold Red” trange continuing his flight ~ fame AS Americas football star. Illinois moved notch nearer the 1924 western conference rhampinnShip today by crushing Iowa 26 10 q. Superior interfer, nee for Grange. as well ~ the other back field s’ars. and brilliant forward passing enabled the fighting lllini” to pile AZ the one sided game.

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  New Britain herald, Connecticut, November 3, 1924, page 9 (results column)

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  GRANGE AND co. ARE EASY WINNERS Romp Away With s6 to Q Vic. tory Over Iowa Chicago. Nov. 3.-Illinois contin- ued to blow ahead Saturday towards the western conference football championship. “Red” Grange. the most spectacular backfield man the 1924 season has produced, and his running mates got the “breaks” of the game and easily romped over the strong Iowa eleven by a score of 36 to 0. After the slashing victory the con- sensus of Big Ton opinion was that the Illinois eleven was headed for m undlsputed claim to the title, despite schedule which pits them against Chicago here Saturday, Minnesota a week later, and Ohio State a fort night hence. After Saturdays con- test, Chicago and Ohio State re- msined on the undefeated lists of conference schools, but each had a tie game against its record. The days play resulted in North western registering conference game in the “won” column for the first time in two years. The Purple’s victory was over the Indiana eleven by score of r to :. Sterling work by Ralph Baker, the leading scorer of the conference, contributed greatly to Northwest ern’s victory. Michigan continued to show re- covery from the overwhelming de- feat administered by Illinois, and took Minnesota into camp by a 13 to 0 score. It meant retention of the historic little brown jug” the gauge Of battle for Wolverine-G Gopher teams for many years, for another year. Other Games The University of Chicago showed much promise in it’s 19 to defeat of Purdue. but not enough to give hopes of successful stand against the Illini this weekend. Perhaps the most disconcerting blow of the day was struck Ohio State by Wooster. The game had been looked upon as merely @ prac- tice romp, but the Wooster eleven played the Buckeyes to a 7–⁠7 tie. Other games Saturday will be Northwestern against Michigan at Ann Arbor and Ohio State and In diana at Columbus. Iowa and Wis consin are taking two weeks prep aration for their clash November 15. In two other games that stood out in middlewest interest Saturday the powerful Notre Dame squad contin- ued it’s record of conquests in inter- sectional contests by defeating the Georgia Tech team, and Marquette of Milwaukee, lost it’s first game in three years, being defeated by Creighton, an old rival.

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Illinois leads 39–⁠38–⁠2 in 79 meetings, counting the 65 since this game.