Carlisle at Illinois

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 21, 1897, page 2

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  Harvard. RED MEN BEAT PALE FACES. Carlisle Indians Score 23 to by Uni YersitY of Illinois. CHICAGO, Nov. 2O-The Carlisle Indians tonight defeated the University of Illinois football eleven by a score of % to 6. The game was played in the Coliseum, and probably 1900 people were present. Soci- ETY. was out in force, and the boxes along the side lines were filled with gaily dressed women and their escorts, who were almost unanimous in roofing for the redskins. The game was almost a counterpart of the one between the Indians and the University of Wisconsin last year. The pale-face buck ers had the better of the first half, scoring a touchdown in the first ten minutes play ing. That, however. was the only time they saw the good side of their dusky OPP ponents’ goal line, and in the second half the fierce line-bucking of the red men SIM ply carried the Illinois players off their feet. There was very little punting done by either side. The field was well lighted, over a hundred arc lights being used, but the yellow painted Orders and roof made it diff ficult to see the ball when it was kicked, and both teams refrained from 1t. Hudson. the Indian quarter back, dropped a very pretty goal kick from the thirty yard line in the first half. This was the sum total of the visitors scoring in that half. Illinois had previously made a touch down. Securing the ball in the center OF the field, the Champaign men hammered steadily at the Carlisle line, using the guards, back and tandem formations which were so effective in their game against the University of Chicago. Hall finally was forced over for a touchdown. Shuler kicked an easy goal. In the second half the In dams changed their tactics. They had been trying the ends with only fair sue cess. Coffeen and Beadle doing nice work in breaking up interference. Line-bucling was resorted to in the second half, a play that invariably resulted in a good gain being hurdle by Metoxen between left guard and tackle. Only twice in the second half did the reds lose the ball on downs and twice Bemus Peirce, catching the kick of on the ten-yard line. returned the ball TO the Illinois fifty-yard line. Mcfarland made two souchdowns in quick succession, and Metoxen made another, little Hudson kicking goals in each case. The ball was in

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  Kansas City journal, Kansas City, Mo., November 21, 1897, page 1

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  CARLISLE %, ILLINOIS 6. The Indians Defeat the PaIefaces BE. fore Mig Crowd in Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 2O.-The Carlisle Indians tonight defeated the University OF Illinois football eleven by score of % to 6. The game was played in the Coliseum and prob ably 1900 people were present. Society was out in force and the boxes along the side lines were filled with gayly dressed women and their escorts VINO were almost unanimous in roofing for the redskins. The game was almost counterpart of the one between the Indians and the University of Wisconsin last year. The paleface buck ers had the better of the first half scoring a touchdown in the first ten minutes play ing. That, however, was the only time they saw the good side of their dusky opponents’ goal line. and in the second half the fierce line-bucking of the red men SIM feet. There was very little punting done by either side. The field was well lighted, over 100 arc lights being used, but the yelcult to see the ball when 1t was kicked. and both teams refrained from it. Hudson. the Indian quarterback. dropped line in the first half. This was the sum total of their scoring in that half. Illinois had previously made touchdown. Securing the ball in the center of the field. the men hammered steadily at the Carlisle line, using the guards back and tandem formations. which were so effective in their game against the. University of Chicago Hall finally was forced over for a touchdown. Shuler kicked an easy goal. In the second half. the Indians changed their tactics. They hau been trying the ends with only fair success. Coffeen and Beadle doing nice work in breaking up in reference. Line bucking was resorted to in the second half, play which invariably resulted in a good gain. being hurdle by Metoxen between left guard and tackle. Only twice in the second half did the reds lose the ball on downs and twice Bemus Pierce. catching the kickoff on the 10 yard line, returned the ball to the Illinois 50 yard line. Mcfarland made two touch downs in quick succession and MetoXen made another. little Hudson kicking goals in each case. The bali was in Carlisle’s

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 21, 1897, page 3

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  INDIANS DEFEAT PALE FACES. Carlisle Comes Out With Score of 90 to Illinois 6. Chicago, Nov 2O.-The Carlisle In dams tonight defeated the university of Illinois football eleven by a score of % to 6. The game was played in the Coliseum, and probably 1900 people We’re present. The game was almost a counterpart of the one bteween the Indians and the university of Wisconsin last year. The pale face buckers scored a touchdown in the first ten minutes playing. That however, was the only time they saw the good side of their dusBy opponents goal line, and in the second half the fierce line buclxing of the red men simply carried the Illinois players off their feet. There was very little punting done by either side. The field was well lighted, over a hundred arc lights being used, but the yellow painted girders and roof made it difficult to see the ball when it was kicked and both teams refrained from it.

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., November 21, 1897, page 10

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  eHEERED FOR REDS THE SMART SET OF CHI CAGO. -. SCORE TWENTY-THREE TO SIX. ONLY TWICE IN SECOND HALF DID CARLISLE LOSE THE BALL. .ss4 g-l SCORE TWENTY-THREE TO 81 ILLINOIS MEN OFF THEIR FEET. Unable to Withstand the Furious Line Bucking of the AbOrigiaes Minor Games. CHICAGO, Nov. 2O.-The Carlisle In dams tonight defeated the University Of Illinois football eleven by a score Of % to 6. The game was played at the Coliseum, and probably $1,000 people were present. Society was out in force, and the boxes along the side lines were filled with gayly dressed women and their escorts, who were almost unanimous in roofing” for the Red skins. The game was almost a counterpart Of the one between the Indians and the University of Wisconsin last year. The .ale face buckers had the

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Carlisle leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.