Marquette at Wisconsin

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  Evening star, October 1, 1939, page 67

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  Schmitz’s S AIertness Nips Marquette in Wisconsin Duel Back Gets Ball os Kick Is Blocked, Doshes to Point for 14–⁠13 Win oS ire hSSOClateu fTesS. MADISON. Wis, Sept. 3O-An underdog, Marquette team played Wisconsin to standstill most of the way in the annual renewal of their foothHll rivalry here today, but dropped the decision by q score of IA to l3. A crowd of 10000 saw the game. Alertness of Bill Schmitz, Badger right halfback. probably spelled the difference between victory and a tie. After the second Badger score the kick for the extra point was blocked. Schmitz picked up the ball and dashed across the goal. Wisconsins first tally came in the opening quarter. Schmitz tossed q long pass, good for 81 yards, to Quarterback Fred Gage, who caught the ball on the and sped across. Cages kick for the extra point was good. Shortly after the kickoff Jim Richardson, Marquette sophomore ace, took Badger punt on his Is yard marker and raced IS yards for a touchdown. Bob Kemnitz booted the extra point and the score was tied, Tall. A Marquette tumble, recovered by Wisconsin on the Marquette 26, paved the way to Wisconsins Sec ond touchdown. After two line plays failed to gain Schultz passed to Bob Cone, substitute left halfback, for a touchdown. Then came Schmitz’ play on the blocked kick. With less than three minutes to play Marquette started scoring drive from its own 21-yard line, not stopping until it scored. The marker came on a 34-yard pass from Richardson to Don Vosberg, an end. Kemnitz’s trip for the extra point was wide of the goal posts.

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Wisconsin leads 32–⁠4 in 36 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.