Purdue at Northwestern

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  The Bismarck tribune, North Dakota, November 28, 1931, page 1

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  SCORES TOUCHDOWN IN FOURTH QUARTER TO WIN HARD GAME Winning Counter Comes With Only a Few Minutes Left to Go PLAY SAFE UNTIL END victors Are Cautious Until Final Whistle Blows; Means Big Ten Tie PLAY SAFE UNTIL END Soldiers Field, Chicago, Nov. o. F-After holding Northwestern on the one-yard line, where the Wildcats had made a first down, Purdue’s Boilermakers smeared Northwestern,s unbeaten record with a 7 to 0 defeat here Saturday. The score came in the fourth period a few minutes before the game ended. The victory put Purdue and Mich igan into tie with Northwestern for first place in the Big Ten conference. First Period The Boilermakers got off to a bad start. Horstman ripped through guard for 19 yards but Purdue was penalized is yards for holding and on the next play lost five yards for backfield in motion. Moss kicked and Northwestern had the ball on Purdues 37-yard line. The Wildcats lost the ball ON downs on the Purdue 30-yard line. An exchange OF kicks followed. Rentner fumbled Moss kick and Pardonner recovered for Purdue on Northwest ern’s 27-yard line. The period ended: Purde o: North. western o. Second Period | Taking the ball On their l5-yard line, the Boilermakers found q soft spot IN the middle Of the Wild Cat line and ripped out q first down on the 27-yard line. A pass, Hecker to Moss, took the ball to Northwestern,S 44-yard line for q 37-yard advance. The BoilermAkers stuck to passes and Lewis halted the charge by intercepting one on his 20. Lewis fumbled and Moss recovered on Northwestern’s 31-yard line. Fencl intercepted q fourth down pass and was dropped on the Wild Cat 29-yard line after a 10 yard return. Another exchange Of kicks followed and Rentner ran Moss’s punt back “a yards to Purdue’s 40 yard line. Northwestern could not gain. but Olson kicked out of bounds on Purdues one-yard line. Rentner again gave Northwestern break by return ing Moss punt 81 yards to Purdue’S 22-yard mark. The forward-pass in reference rule popped up to give Northwestern the ball on Purdue’s one-yard line. Rentner tossed at Manske and Pardonner was charged with interference. Two five-yard pen alties on the over-eager Wild Cats and a tumble wrecked the chance and Purdue took the ball on its IA yard line. i Moss kicked from behind his own goal line to his 44-yard line and Mill er intercepted pass from Rentner as the period ended with the ball on the Purdue 4O-yard line. Purdue o; Northwestern 0. Third Period Moss caught Northwestern mapping with a short kickoff, Riley fumbling and Purdue recovering on the North western 4l-yard line. Horstman slash ed through for a first down In two plays on the Northwestern %. Three plays gained seven yards. Rentner intercepted pass behind his goal line and ran 1t out six yards only because the Boilermakers were too surprised to tackle him sooner. Northwestern advanced to PurdueS s 16-yard line but there Purdue socked the Wildcats for 18 yards in losses in two plays and a fourth down pass by Rentner was knocked down by Merz. Purdue took the ball on its 27yard mark. Purdue chopped out another first down but Rentner intercepted pass and ran to Purdues 48-yard line. Another exchange of kicks followed. with Purdue getting the ball on its 39-yard line when Olson got OFT a poor boot as the period ended. Fourth Period Rentner intercepted pass deep in Northwestern territory, and Olson , kicked right back to Purdue’s 81. from where Pardonner ran it to his 80. It was a 60-yard boot. Moss next kick was dow1led on Northwestern’s 43 and Rentner swooped around right end to Purdues 40 on the next play. , A beautiful play gave Purdue the , ball on Northwestern’s 30-yard line. | Hecker intercepted Rentners pass and | almost got away. AS he was tac..-sea, , he tossed to Fehring, but the throw , was forward instead Of lateral and the play was called back to where he was tackled and l5-yard penalty administered. Fehring had crossed ), the goal line. A moment later Heck t er threw long one to Moss. who was 1 tackled on Northwestern’s l2-yard , line. It was 19-yard gain. On the : next play Purvis twisted around S Northwestern’s right end for q touch ! dawn. Pardonner dropkicked for the 1 extra point, his effort just clearing the bar. Purdue Z: Northwestern .. The Wildcats strove frantically te score but the Boilermakers were toe : tough. They were taking plenty o. n time, running three plays into tn< !. line and kicking on fourth down 4 Miller. Purdue center, intercepted a long forward pass on his 23-yard linz

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 30, 1931, page 5

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  PURDUE BEATS NORTHWESTERN BY 10 SCORE Western Conference Cham pionship Tossed Into Triple Tie CHICAGO, H., Nov 30.-Sturdy Purdue wrecked Northwestern’s undisputed claim for the Western Conference Championship last Sat- urday afternoon by winning the football game to 0. Purdue and Northwestern fought On almost even terms until the final when Purvis ran 12 yards for the only touchdown The outcome tossed the cham pionship situation into a triple tie with Purdue, Northwestern and Michigan tied with five victories and one defeat each. To the Purdue line goes the credit for the triumph last Satur- day, the Boilermaker’s forwards outplaying the great Northwestern line at every angle.

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Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.