Wisconsin at Purdue

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  The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, October 22, 1934, page 1 (results column)

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  CHICAGO, ON CREST OF VICTORY WAVE. BATTLES MISSOURI illinois Journeys to Ann Arbor for TussIe With WoIver. ines Saturday BADGERS MEET RAmeLERs Purdue Opposes Carnegie Tech While Ohio State Plays Northwestern Chicago, Oct. 22.-(F-Minnesota Genes back to the Big Ten for foot ball competition Saturday, with Iowa drawing the doubtful privilege Of being the first conference team to test the might Of the giants Of the north this season. Three weeks ago the meeting Of Minnesota and Iowa at Iowa City. promised to be the choice offering Of the conference season. It still may be. but with Minnesotas triumph over Pittsburgh Saturday, and Iowa’s stunning 31–⁠6 loss to Iowa State, the 0ophers will be lopsided favorites. Chicago, at the top Of the league standing for the first time in 80 long that the height seems q little heady, will ease off before plunging into the rest Of It’s conference schedule by meeting Missouri at Stage Field. Illinois Battles Michigan Illinois goes to Michigan, while Ohio State meets Northwestern at Evanston. Purdue will tackle Car negie Tech ut Pittsburgh: Wisconsin visits Notre Dame, leaving Indiana as the only inactive member. Chicago won its second straight Big Ten victory Saturday, with Jay Berwanger, aided by sturdy backfield support and efficient line play, scor- Ing two touchdownS q Indiana fell, 2l-0, In the rain. With Duane Purvis and Jim Car ter able to operate together for the first time, Purdue opened It’s conference campaign with . 14–⁠0 victory over Wisconsin. Carter ran e. yards for one touchdown and Purvis gal loped 30 for the other. The victory was the Boilermakers’ first Of the season. For the Badgers 1t was their first defeat as well as their first Big Ten engagement. Another Upset lowaS defeat goes into the book q one Of the major upsets Of the year. Iowa State, which had not defeated the Hawkeyes since 1916, effectively bottled up Dick Crayne and Ore Sim mons, while turning loose unexpected offensive power. The absence Of Captain Russ Fisher, 1owa’s blocker who was injured In the Nebraska game two weeks ago, also was q factor In the Big Ten eleven’s down. Tell. Ohio State and Michigan helped to make it . Big Day for tho Big Ten against International opponents. The Buckeyes fought . comeback battle to subdue Colgate’s Red Raid ers, l0–⁠7. The scoring famine ended at Michigan when Ferris Jennings, welterweight quarterback, scampered e. yards for the touchdown which helped beat Georgia Tech, o-6.

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 22, 1934, page 14 (results column)

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  GopherS Hold Top Rating in Big Ten Race Purdue Seen as Dark Horse; Five Teams Have Clean Conference States. CHICAGO, Oct. 22-Five West ern Conference teams today remanned unbeaten in league competition, with Chicago heading the parade with two victories. Illinois. Iowa and Purdue have won one game each. Minnesota hasn’t played a conference game. Here’s the way the contenders rate: innesota-Favorite Second choice. Chicago-Third choice. Purdue-Dark horse. Iowa-Long shot. Iowa Next for Minnesota MinneSota’s 1877 triumph over Pittsburgh not only established the Gophers as Big Ten favorites but as strong contenders for the ma tional football title. With victories over North Dakota State, Nebraska and Pitt, Minnesota will open its conference schedule next Saturday against Iowa and then meet Mich igan, Indiana, Chicago and Wisconsin in order. On their past record the GopherS will be favored over each individual opponent. Chicago proved its 27–⁠0 victory over Michigan was no fluke by smashing Indiana easily, 21–⁠0. The MaroonS used thirty-nine players and might have won more convincingly if coach Clark Shaughmessy had desired. After two defeats in nonconference games, Purdue opened its conference schedule with a 14–⁠0 triumph over Wisconsin, a more convincing victory than the score indicates. Jimmy Carter and Duane PurviS, Purdues touchdown twins, playing together for the first time this season, reeled off two dazzling runs for the scores. Ohio State in Comeback Iowas stock dipped sharply down. “ “a u WAACAA 4OM AJtdbI u uOllEQ LilE HaWkeyes. 31–⁠6, in one of the years biggest upsets. Any kind of an Iowa State victory would have been surprise, but the size of the score was a shock, which even Anes wasn’t prepared for. A 64-yard touchdown run on a punt by Ferris Jennings, 140-pound quarter back, enabled Michigan to defeat Georgia Tech, go. It was Michigans first victory after losing to Michigan State and Chicago. Ohio State made it a perfect day for the Big Ten in intersectional competition by coming from behind in the final period to defeat hitherto unbeaten Colgate, 10–⁠7, after losing to Illinois by one point a week ago. Notre Danes stanch defense was in defeating its old Nemesis, Car negie Tech, 1870, on two plays. Notre Danes staunch defense was the feature of the game.

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Wisconsin leads 54–⁠29–⁠8 in 91 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.