South Carolina at Chicago

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 30, 1928, page 1

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  MAROONS DOWNED BY PAIR Of TEAMS Lose to South Carolina, 0–⁠6 and to Ripo1. OH, in Double Header. BY the Associated Press. ~ HI0AGO. September 29.-Thc & University Of Chicago’s thirty seventh annual aggregation OF ~ foot ball huskies, making their first appearance of the season went down to ScorelcSs defeats in both ends of todays double header dropping The first game to the University of South Carolina, 0 to g. and the second to Ripon College of Ripon, Wis. to IL. Coach Stagg, laboring through the training season with a crippled crew, sent the best team he could muster together against the South Carolina eleven. Trying every combination of play and player he managed to stop the Southern team in the second half and to keep the score down to the single touchdown that was registered in the second period. Z0cbcrS Run Tells. The lone counter of the game followed 35-yard run by zoebel, Carolina halfback, who grabbed a Maroon punt jus: before the first period ended and cantered from midficld to the Chicago 10-yard line showing the best bit of ball carrying of the afternoon. Opening the second period. Hendcnhall. Maroon halfback dropped back to Chicago’S l5-yard line. Carlyle Beall netted yards on two tries for Carolima, and then Zocbal, smashing his way through the line. carried the ball over for the touchdown. The try for goal was blocked Both Zoebel and Capt. Weislow of Chicago were carried off the field in the last minutes of the third period. Raysson, Mendenhall and Levers, Chi cagos ball carriers, ploughed through the Carolina line with scarcely any in reference md rung up two first downs in row. but Beall checked the Maroon march by intorcepting Chicago pass During tho final minutes of play Chi cago hcaved passes all over the field but failed to connect, and Boin2au’s toe kept the Chicagoans in their own territory until the game ended. Outpiaycd in Final. In the second game the Ripon boys had it all their own way after the first quarter. During the period the NhoioolAH “Au SoAhS h~-t’ y AAlS p4QllSAl that the lighter Ripon team could not withstand and worked the ball down the field. Fipon kept its eye en- the ball when the second half got under way, and Bebb left tackle, picked up Maroon tumble on his own 35-yard line. re- ;utrning it to Chicaeo’s 40-yard line 2ipon lost the ball on downs, but Hey wood. Maroon quarter who ran back of his goal for a Ripon punt, was tackled and dropped the ball, Williams. Ripon end. falling on it for a touch down. An attempted pass for the extra point failed Ripon’s second counter came in the opening minutes of the fourth frame. when Martin tore around left end for g. yards and touchdown. The kick tor goal failed.

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South Carolina leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.