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  The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, November 14, 1927, page 6

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  ILLINOIS SUB PROVES STAR IN BACKFIELD Walker, Playing For Mills, Regular Half, Scores Two T0uchdOwns MAROONS FIGHT FEEBLY Fighting lllini to Win Big Ten Title Must Conquer Buckeyes MAROONS FIGHT FEEBLY Champaign, ILL.,, Nov. 14-Illinois, bounding along the highway that leads to the Western conference gridiron championship, knocked Chi cago over, Is to 6, Saturday, before more than $4,000 spectators. and began licking it’s chops over the prospects Of walioping Ohio State IN the climax of the race q week hence. The Fighting Illini to come into undisputed possession of the title, must conquer the Buckeyes, as they conquered Michigan, Northwestern, Iowa and Chicago. Offer Feeble Resistance Illinois, faster, harder running and playing smarter football than the battered and bruised Maroons, smashed over with two touchdowns and was on the verge Of scoring q third when the bark Of the gun end ed the game. The Maroons, crippled through the loss of their captain, Kenneth Rouse, rated as one Of the best centers in the Big Ten, if not in the west, offered only feble resistance. Their only score came when an Illinois tumble was recovcred 10 yards from the Illini goal line and they pulled the lateral pass play out of the bag. Reuse Was Out With Captain Rouse out of the proceedings, Chicago’s defense was seriously weakened and its offensive failed utterly except for a squirt at the beginning Of the second half. Chicago made only one first down, compared with Is. for the Illini. The Maroon attempts to gain through the line were futile, Captain Bob Reitsch, the Illini center, and the other Illinois forwards checking the Chicago ball carriers with little or no gain.

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Illinois leads 22–⁠18–⁠3 in 43 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.