Missouri at Northwestern

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  Evening star, October 30, 1927, page 83

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  NORTHWESTERN BOWS TO MISSOURI GRIDMEN BS tHP AsSot1dieu fFess. EVANSTON. H.. October % Flashing barrase of lateral passes and long dashes. the University of Missouri again successfully invaded the ranks of the Big Ten today, trouncing Northwestern, 81 to 19. The game was replete with thrills which kept approximately $4,000 spec tatorS in an uproar. Passes shot through the air with almost unpreccdented accuracy as both eleVenS swept up and down the field until the Tigers stiffened their defense and then ripped the Purple line to Shreds. paw. ing the way for long gains through the line and around ends. Bob Mchrle and Earl Diemund We’re the Missouri stars, breaking away for runs of 80 and Sc yards, respectively. Missouri’s first score came in the first minute of play. when Tarr caught q pass from Brown and ran i yards for a touchdown. Brown place-kicked goal. Then Northwestern, with Ilolmer throwing. uncorked a series of passes which brought the ball to within striking dis tance. lIolmer went over, but failed to kick goal. Shortly afterward IIolmer crashed through for another touchdown ami again failed to Kick goal. Outside Of a touchdown by Johnson in the third period. the Purple were pushed out OF the picture by the Tigers line. ~ After grabbing a long pass near the end of the second period and crashing over for q touchdown, Brown again Kicked goal. AS Northwestern grabbed the lead in the third period with a long touchdown pass from Iiolmer to Joaes. the Tigers came back with two more scores in the third and fourth periods. Mehrle caught i1olmer’s Kickoff and raced FOR another touchdown, and Brown kicked Soal. Then, while the Tiger line held, Diemund clinched the game by skipping off tackle for Sc yard, and the final touchdown. I imam aud

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Missouri leads 5–⁠4 in nine meetings, counting the six since this game.