Wisconsin at Illinois

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 8, 1931, page 1

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  ILLINOIS NOSED OUT BY WISCONSIN, rs Aerial Maneuvers Prove Potent Factor in Scoring Of Both Touchdowns. CHAMPAIGN, Ill, November THE Badgers Of Wisconsin edged over one point victory today against the down. trodden Him, 7 to 6. Playing for nothing but the honors Of the day, both having suffered West ern Conference defeats, the teams bat tied through scoreless first half A Badger pass from John SCHNEIDER to Joe Linfor placed the ball ON Illinois 5-yard line early in the third period and Schneider bucked 1t over. Linfor kicked the all-important extra point that decided the game. The Him, beaten by Purdue, Michigan and Northwestern. bounced right back. Berry intercepted a pass from the same Schneider and ran to mid field. Horsley, on the next play. threw pass to Fullback Schalk. He grabbed 1t and journeyed behind two blockers TO a touchdown. Horsley attempted to convert the try for the extra point by q placement, but a Badger linenan broke through and blocked it. Wisconsin spent the rest Of the aft ernoon knocking down Illinois passes, which threatened its one-point lead. Wisconsin got 10 first downs and Illinois 5.

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Wisconsin leads 46–⁠38–⁠7 in 91 meetings, counting the 75 since this game.