Purdue at Northwestern

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 12, 1928, page 19

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  GANGSTERS SHOOT FOOT BALL PLAYER Northwestern FuIIback Grip. Piled and May Die From Wounds in Chicago. BY the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 12-Gunmen’s bullets, hot-headed answer to a minor automobile accident. had left John Acher. Northwestern University foot pail player, paralyzed and near death Today. In gangland police sought an OK PLANTATION of the ouirk-trigger tactics which ended a private celebration of Northwestern’s 7–⁠6 victory over Purdue From a hospital bed where he lay crippled for life-if he lives-young Acher told his story. He had played fullback in the final quarter of the Purdue game, and had gone to hotel party to celebrate. With his 16-year-old brother Chester. a student in the Missouri Military Academy. he had borrowed a car. They visited several night clubs and were returning home when their car Scraped tenders with passing sedan. A moment later the sedan overlook them. One of its occupants, waving a revolver, stood on the running board and ordered Acher to leave his car. Acher slumped to the ground as two bullets struck him. one severing his spinal cord. The sedan sped away through the loop and eluded police who gave chase. Commissioner of Police Siege said the shooting was undoubtedly the work Of gangsters” A search for the boys father, DR.. A. E. Acher of Fort Dodge, Iowa. dis closed that he was en- route to TerTe Haute, Ind. to attend his mothers funeral. Hospital doctors desired TO consult him before operating on his wounded son. Northwestern University authorities ordered an investigation of the party which preceded the shooting.

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  Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, November 12, 1928, page 1

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  GRID STAR IS shot BY GANG Tenders of Cars Hit; Youth Near Death In Chicago CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-tP-Gunmems bullets, hot-headed answer to a minor automobile accident, had left John Acher, Northwestern Uni versity football player, paralyzed and near death today. In gangland police sought an ex- PLANTATION of the quick-trigger tactics which ended a private celebration OF Northwestern’s 7–⁠6 victory over Pur. due. From a hospital bed. where he Law crippled for life-if he lives-younp Archer told his story. He had played fullback in the final quarter of the Purdue game, and had gone to a hotel party TO celebrate. With his 1~6-year-old brother. Ches. ter, a student in Missouri Military Academy. he had borrowed a car. They visited several night clubs and were returning home when their car scraped tenders with a passing sedan. A moment later the larger car overlook them. One of its occu. pants, waving n revolver, stood on the running board and ordered Acher to leave his car. Acher slumped “a the ground as two bullets struck him, n severing his spinal cord. The sedan sped away through the loop and eluded police who gave chase. The younger boy had come to Chi cago to play with his schools team against Morgan Park Military Acadenvy.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 70 since this game.