Indiana at Northwestern

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  Evening star, November 9, 1941, page 42

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  Late Northwestern Drive Nips Fighting Indiana, 20–⁠14 Hoosiers’ HiIIenbrund Stuns Foe With EurIy 72-Yord Scoring Run BY the hStOCldltu fISSS. EVANSTON, Ill, Nov. s.-Northwestern, bounding back after its heartbreaking defeat by Minnesota a week ago, plunged across fourth period touchdown today to defeat a stubborn Indiana eleven. 20 to IA, before 1000 chilled spectators. Flurries of snow fell during most Of the game. The inspired performance of the Hoosiers was principally due 10 the 19-year-old sophomore left half, Billy Hillenbrand, Evansville. Ind, boy, who broke away to 72-yard touchdown gallop after a pass interception early in the first period. Hillenbrand Sparks Hoosiers. Hillenbrand also sparked a 65-yard touchdown march in the third quarter, tossing a lateral to Charles Jacoby. who raced around left end from the l for the second Hoosier score. After the Hoosiers scored on Hill lenbrand’s long jaunt, Northwestern came right back to register and then pushed over its second touch down of the first period three min uteS later on four more plays. The Wildcats marched 81 yards in nine plays with Otto Graham and Don Clawson carrying the ball. Clawson went over. Grahams 42-yard pass to Clarence BUD Hasse, Northwestern end, set up the second touchdown, advancing the ball to the H. Graham in three smashes lugged the ball to the and then dived over center for the touchdown. At the start of the third, Eddie Herbert of the Hoosiers took the KICKOFF on the 10 and lateraled to Hillenbrand. who returned to the IS. Hillenbrand. Jacoby and Doloway battered to the Wildcats 6-inch marker. Then Hillenbrand lateraled to Jacoby. who raced around his own left end for a touchdown. Clawson PAGES Winning Drive. Clawson, leading ground gamer of the game with 96 yards, paced the Wildcats victorious drive in the last period,

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Northwestern leads 47–⁠37–⁠1 in 85 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.