Ole Miss at Chicago

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1930, page 1

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  MISSISSIPPI FIGHTS CHICAGO TO ZERO TIE Southerners Fail on Two Good Scoring Chances-Maroons Stop on 6-Yard Line. stage FIELD, Chicago, October IS. -Mississippi’s flood battled the Chicago Maroons to o scoreless tie here today In their intersectional foot ball game. Neither team was able to cross the goal line when Coach Ed Walkers squad solved the Stagg tanker attack early in the contest, and the Maroon line blocked the plunging Of the Southern ers. Fifteen thousand spectators were on hand to watch the Maroon team at tempt to avenge its defeat by Florida last Saturday. Mississippi failed to make two scoring opportunities good. while Chicago penetrated to their opponents 5-yard mark once to no avail. Two intercepted Forward passes followed by long runs provided the thrills Of the match. Mississippi made 10 first downs to Chicago z, and gained 05 yards from scrimmage to Chicago’s o.. Chi cago completed of II attempted passes for a total gain Of So yards, while the Southern team completed in IL at tempts for “a yards Biggers led the Mississippi attack, averaging 3.5 yards in nine attempts from scrimmage. Knudson led the Chicago offense, aver aging “a yards in 20 attempts.

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Tied 0–⁠0–⁠1 in their only meeting.