Indiana at Purdue

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 13, 1898, page 1

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  NO MATCH FOR PURDUE STATE UNIVERSITY BOYS WERE CLEVER, BUT OUTCLAssED. Boiler Makers Weakened in the Last HaIf-CuIver Downs wabash Other Indiana Games. Special to the indianapolis Journal. LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 12.-Purdue defeated Indiana University in a weI-played game on a muddy field to-day by a score of IA to 0. In the first half Purdue clearly outplayed Indiana. but being out of conditon was unable to keep up the pace The men had not fully recovered from the Chi cago game. Indiana has a good team, but hardly in Purdue’s class. Purdues line held well in the first half and offensive play was good. Indiana was too slow in her plays or would have scored at the end of the first half. In the second half they played better ball than Purdue except near the end when the latter braced up and did great work. Purdue scored twice in the first half, both touchdowns being by Nc Coy, and Robertson kicked two goals. The work of Byers and Mccoy at half, Sears at quarter and at Purdue’s ends was fine, Byers making a seventy five-yard run from kick off in the first half Robertson did splendid work at tackle. For Indiana Hub bard, Meier, Youstlcr, Clauser and Nc Goveney did good work, Clauser and Meier being brilliant. They and Hubbard made long gains in the last half. Indiana bucked the line strongly, but Purdue held on downs at critical times. Robertson’s punting and Sears’s tackiing were features. A safety was made in the second half Indiana being forced to put the ball down on a quarter back kick by Sears. MADDEN and Boice were officials and 1000 saw the game. Score had they played good ball in the second half. The lineup:

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Officially, Purdue leads 77–⁠44–⁠6; as played, 75–⁠44–⁠6 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 127 meetings, counting the 121 since this game.