Chicago at Stanford

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  The Wichita daily eagle, Wichita, Kan., December 26, 1894, page 1

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  LEARN NEW TRICKS CHICAGO SHOWS STANFORD HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL Stanford Outplayed at all Points-Chi. Gags Dash and Energy an Eye Opener tn the Palo Alto People. Chicago’s Plays Almost Too Easy to Be Called sport. San Francisco, Dec. 25.-The Chicago university football team showed Cali fornia how they play the game in the east The men from the worlds fair city dallied with the experts from STAN ford university and won as they pleased by a score of “a to 4. Stamford was outplayed at every point Of the game and only managed to score at ell by fiuke. The snap and vim with which the Chicago boys played was a revelation to the people out here. Five thousand people saw the game and howled as literally for the visitors as they did for the Californians. The Stanford men were plainly out Of condition while the Chicago boys were hard and active and stood the severe work as if they thrived on it. Chicago won the game on the team work, mar velous interference and by doing every thing connected with the game better than their opponents. The way La may, Hfrschberger, Gale, Nichols and others lodged and squirmej through the Stanford lines made the local play ers look like dummies. Neither side scored in the first half but in the Sec ord half Chicago woke up and did about as IL pleased. THE LINE UP. The teams lined up as follows: Stanford. Position. Chicago. Kennedy. full back. .Hirschberger Downing. left back Ewing Frankenheimerright back. Nichols HARRISON. quarter Herring Lewis. left end. Gale Campbell. right tackle. .Roby Field. fright guard. Allen Hazard. ..-.. Center. .......Wyant Fickert. $50. left guard. Allen Cochran. .....left tackle. Knapp Spaulding.. right end. ..... ..Lamay FIRST HALF The game started with the ball in Chicago’s possession. After the kick off the ball seesawed back and forth, with the advantage slightly in favor of Chicago. Stanford showed plainly lack of interference. Several times their men got around the ends but there was no one there TO help them along and the runners were generally downed with but small gains. On the contrary when Chicago man got around the nd he was good for large gains. Finally the ball was punted in to Chicago’s territory by Kennedy and Chicago funbled. Then for the only time except at the end was Chicago’s territory invaded. kennedy made bad tumble and Lamay of Chicago made the star run of the day. He lodged through the Stanford lines and by excellent interference ran from the Chi cago ten yard line to Stanford’s five yard line, when he was tackled. On four downs Chicago got the ball with in an inch of Stnford’s gaai line when the ball was given to Stanford. STAN ford punted to center of the field and time was called. Score nothing TO nothing. SECOND HALF. Stanford kicked off when the second opened but Chicago soon had the ball and worked il down into StanfoCds territory. Gale was pushed through the center as if the Stanford men were made OF putty and Hirschberger sneak ed around the end for a touchdown. He kicked a goal and the score was: Chicago, 6; Stanford. nothing. Then the plays came so fast that they were hard to follow. Gale. La may, Allen, Nichols, Hirshberger and others all made ganiS and worked the ball to Stanford’s five yard line when the Palo Alto men got the ball and pun ted il back. Hirshberger fumbled 1t. but Nichols grabbed the ball and took it back to Staford’s twenty-five yard line. Spalding was hurt and Cotton took his place. Gale. Ewing and Allen by clever plays, got the ball close to the line and Ewing was pushed over with it. OF course Hirshberger kicked goal and Chicagos score was IL. CHICAGO’S GREAT RUNS. Shortly after the kickoff the bail was passed to Hirschberger for kick but he fumbled and kept the ball. He tried another kick and Stanford blocked 1t. Nichols grabbed the ball and aided by the magnificent interference ran seven ty yards and scored touchdown. Hirschberger kicked his third goal and the score was: Chicago, IS; Stanford, O.. Kennedy kicked off thirty yards but Herring lodged back for fifteen yards. Chicago was given ten yards more on an OF side play and Hirschberger made forty yards round the left end, bringing the ball to Stanford’s twenty five yard line. Allen went around the left and scored a touchdown. The usual goal was kicked, making Chica- COS score q. on the next kickoff Kennedy sent the ball forty yards into Chicago’s terri tory, but Wyant punted il back. Ken nedy again punted and Lewis broke through Chioago’s line and downed his man on Chicago’s twenty yard line. Stanford got the bail on tumble and Kennedy went through the center for FIVE yards. Cochran went around the right end Tor ten yards several at tempts at bucking the center were made without avail and Chicago got the ball u . !U.CJte eight y~ri- -”m its goal line. The ball was passed back to Hirschoc-scr for a punt but he made a low kiclI AMI Stanford block ed II. The ball pounded behind Chi csgos goal line and Frankenheimer fell on II. scoring a touchdown for Stanford. Kennedy failed 70 kick goal and the score stood. Chicago, “a; Stanford, 1. Union Columbia Game Washington. Dec 25.-The Union College-Columbia Athletic football game resulted in a draw. thescore being

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], December 26, 1894, page 5

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  CHICAGO WINS. STANFORD oUT-PLAYED AT EVERY POINT OF THE GAMH. The Way the Chicago Boys Played WINS -ReveIation to the People of CaIiforniu-scqre, Tventy-Four to Four. San Francisco, Dec. 25.-The Chicago university football team showed Califor- MIA how they play the game in the east! The men from the Worlds Fair city dali lied with the experts from Stanford uni yersity and won as they pleased by a score of “a to 4. Stanford was out-played at every point of the game and only managed to score at all by a fiuke. The snap and vim with which the Chicago boys played was a revelation to people out here. Five Thousand people saw the game and howled as literally Tor the ylsitors as they did for the! Californians. The Stanford men were plainly out OF condition while the Chicago boys were work as If they thrWed on it. Chicago won the game by superior team work. marvellous Interference and by. do ing everything connected with the game better than their opponents. The way Lamey, Rirchberger, Gale, Nichols and others lodged and squrmed’ through the Stanford lines made the local players look like dummies. Neither side scored in the first half, but in the second half Chicago woke UP and did about as it pleased. The teams lined up as follows:

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Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.