Minnesota at Stanford

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 11, 1931, page 58

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  STANFORD’S DRIVE NEAR END DECIDES Minnesota Ripped to Pieces in Last Period in Tilt With 13-to-O Score. = TANFORD STADIUM, Palo Alto, Calf, october 10 (P.-Ripping – Minnesota’s defense into shreds with a fourth-period offensive that swept everything before it, Stan ford’s Indians scored 13-to-0 victory today over the Midwestern team in a fiercely fought intersectional battle. Behind the reverses, fake reverses and laterials that go to make up Coach Glenn Warmers famed system Of foot ball, the Indians turned a potentially scoreleSs game into Minnesota rout. For nearly three periods, the war riors from the Northwest had either held their own or withstood scoring threats. Then Somers, whose brilliant play at quarterback for Minnesota had thrilled 10000 spectators time and again, miscaluculated punt 1t slipped from his hands, and Hand, Stanford substitute left tackle, dropped on it 81 yards from Minnesatos scoring turf. Standards big rally started. Allen tipped pass to Caddel that was good for II yards, Hillmsn,. quarterback, plunged into the center of the line and went over the remaining 3 yards for a touchdown. Moffatt made the try for point with a place kick. Cheering had hardly died down before the men Of Stanford were on their way to another score. The Indians received the kickoff on their 22-yard line. When the ball was released by them, another touchdown had been posted on the score board.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, October 12, 1931, page 5

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  BEATS. MINNESOTA 13-O IN GREAT RALLY Warner S Eleven Bewilders Gophers by Decep- tive Plays PALO ALTO, Cal, Oct. 12.-Rip- ping Minnesotas defense with fourth period offensive, Stanford scored a 13–⁠0 victory over the Go- phers here Saturday in fiercely fought intersectional battle. Behind reverses, fake reverses and lateral passes the Indians turn ed a potentially scoreless game into almost route. SmCers, Minnesota quarterback, miscalculated a punt and Hand, of Stanford. recovered the ball on Minnesota’s 20-yard line. A pass was good for IT yards. Hillmade tore off another yard, then Caddell crashed through the line for a touchdown. Moffatt kicked goal. On the first play in the fourth quarter, after Minnesota had kick ed off, Caddell, reversing hls field, raced the ball back 19 yards. Two passes in quick succession were good for 26 and 19 yards respect ively. Moffatt skirted left end for a touchdown. The Minnesotans thre at Q ed Stanfords goal in the first quar- ter but failed to score when a forward pass grounded in the end zone. Last year the two elevens bat tied to GO tie in Minneapolis.

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  Seward daily gateway, October 12, 1931, page 1

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  4TH PERIOD OFFENSIVE GIVES STANFORD WIN OVER MINNESOTA TEAM STANFORD, Oct. 12. (P)-Ripping Minnesota’s defense with it’s fourth period offensive, Stanford scored 3 13 to 0 victory over Minnesota in a fiercely fought intersectional battle. Behind reverses, lake reverses and laterals, the Indians turned 3 potentially scoreless game into an almost rout. Smoers, Minnesota quarterback, miscalculated a punt and Hand, Stanford substitute, re covered it on the 20-yard line. A pass good for IT yards was made by Hillman; Caddel went over for touchdown, and Moffatt scored try for the point. The touchdown came in the first play in the fourth quarter when Stanford received and Caddel re- versed ends to cross the goal. The MinneSotans threatened to score in the first quarter but failed in their paSswOrk.

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Tied 1–⁠1–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.