Indiana at Purdue

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  Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, November 25, 1928, page 1

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  PURDUE BEATS INDIANA 40 Takes Advantage of Breaks to Cop Contest LAFAYETTE. Ind, Nov. 24.-iP)- The powerful figure or Pest” WEIGH loomed up in the pa Of Indiana university’s football team here today and Purdue, although outscrimmayed and outpassed, won the an nual gridiron classic by a Ia to D score. II was Welch who leaped high into the air in the first period. seized an Indiana forward pass and dashed 60 yards for a touchdown. Not content with blasting Crimson hopes 80 early, he repeatedly o~utpuntcd his rivals, n number Of the kicks being good for 70 yards. Indiana had its moments. but the scoring punch was lacking. Entering the third period. the Boilermakcrs repeated “A feat which has become common with them this season. that OF sweeping through the opposition before IL had gotten com pletely warmed ur. A series ~ line plays, IN which WEIGH, Guthrie and Harmeson all made gains and a Is yard pass, Harmeson 70 Guthrie, put the ball within the shadow Of the final Indiana chalklinc within the first three minutes of play. Welch then plunged through center for the second and extra point. The first point after touchdown was made by Harmeson. Approximately $4,000 persons. the largest ever 70 witness a football game in Ross-Adc stadium. saw the thirty-first renewal Of the Purdue Indiana strife.

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  The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, November 26, 1928, page 8

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  PURDUE BEATS INDIANA, 40 Lafayette, Ind, Nov 26.-(AP- Purdue’s football team was too much for Indiana here Saturday and the Crimson was downed IA to O il. the final game Of the season. It was the thirty-first meeting of the teams and the victory was the 18th for Purdue. Indiana has won 10 games.

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Officially, Purdue leads 77–⁠44–⁠6; as played, 75–⁠44–⁠6 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 127 meetings, counting the 96 since this game.