Indiana at Purdue

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 24, 1940, page 1

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  Goal With Is Seconds To Go Gives Indiana 3-to-0 Triumph White Kicks 27-Yurder In DrizzIe to Decide Bottle With Purdue LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. 23-Indiana and Purdue, Gridiron rivals since 1891. fought a drilling rain, a slippery turf and each other to a stand-off for more than So minutes today, but, with 10 seconds to go, Gene White dropped back from right guard to send his right toe against the leather and his Indiana team to a dramatic 3-to-0 triumph. Thirty thousand drenched and shivering spectators saw Indiana’s fighting Hoosiers turn prospective scoreless tie into victory with their final charge. climaxed by Whites perfect place-kick from the 27-yard line. Red thinner Is C0-Star. Harold (Red thinner, 155-pound ball Of fire from Springfield. Ohio, shared the hero’s role with White, who halls from South Bend, Ind. Red set the stage for the placement after Cobb Lewis had intercepted Johnny Galvin’s Purdue pass on the Purdue 40 After picking up six yards in two plays, the redhead raced to the 20. Then came Whites game winning kick. A tumble cost Indiana its first chance, early in the game. but it was also tumble, by Purdue, that Gre ated the chance After the first punt exchange, Fullback Petty bob bled the ball deep in his own terri tory and Indiana recovered on the Boilermaker 10. Counter-Fumble Kills Chance. A penalty helped Indiana to the 10, but there Earl Doloway fumbled and Walter Cook recovered for Purdue on his own four. Except for the placement at tempts, the remainder of the game was largely q punting duel.

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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 84 since this game.