Minnesota at Chicago

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 26, 1899, page 6

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  MAROONs VANQUISH MINNESOTA Run Up Score of Twenty-Five to Nothing Against Them. CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-The University OF Chicago foot ball team ran up score OF 20 to against tho team from the Uni versity of Minnesota today. The Mime sofa eleven had evidently been carefully coached to stop the end runs of Hamill and watched that player carefully, but they were. unable to solve the mass plays and close formations of the Maroons and were played off their feet in the first half, Chi cago making % of the 20 points in the first part of the game. In the second half the visitors did better and once got the ball within fifteen yards of Chicago’s goal line. This followed a series of penalties for off-side playing on the part of the Maroons, however, and with their goal in danger the Chicago play ers braced, so that the bail was adyanced two yards on four, downs. Once in the first half Minnesota had a chance to score attempting place kick from the thirty-yard line, but II went wide. Both teams resorted to trick play at times, Min nesota trying fake kicks, which, however, were not very effective, while Chicago pulled Minnesota’s ends on a double pass for several yards, The tackling of the Minnesota eleven was extremely poor In the second half Chicago tried four place kicks, but failed TO score in this way. The Minnesota men were not in the best of condition and during the game three of them were compelled to retire on account of injuries.

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 26, 1899, page 1

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  MINNESOTA WAS WEAK. Its Team Crippled, and Chicago Had Very Easy victory. CHICAGO. Nov. 25.-The University of Chicago football eleven ran up a score OF % to o against the team from the University OF Minnesota to-day. The Minnesota eleven had evidently been carefully coached TO stop the end runs Of Hamill, and watched that player carefully. but they were unable to solve the mass plays and close formations OF the Maroons and were played off their feet in the first half. Chicago making % of the % points In the first part of the game. In the second half the visitors did better and once got within fifteen yards Of Chi Cages goal line. This followed a series OF penalties for of-side play on the part OF the Maroons. however, and with their goal IN danger the Chicago players braced so that the ball was not advanced two yards on four downs. Once in the first half Mime sofa had a chance 10 score. attempting a place kick from the thirty-yard line, but II went wide. Both teams resorted TO trick plays at times. Minnesota trying fake kicks, which. however. were not very effective, while Chicago pulled Minnesota ends in on double passes several times for long gains. tackling of the Minnesota men was extremely poor. The Minnesota men were not in the best Of condition. and during the game three OF them were compelled TO retire on account of injuries.

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 26, 1899, page 4

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  HAPPENINGS in The WORLD OF SPORT Chicago Beats Minnesota Chicago, Nov. 25.-The University of chicago football eleven ran up a score OF q TO against the team of the Uni yersity of Minnesota today. The Min nesota eleven were unable to solve the mass plays and close formations of the Mareons, and Were played off their feet IN the first half, Chicago making % of the 29 points in the first part of the game. In the second half the visit ors ala better, and once got the ball line

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Minnesota leads 12–⁠5–⁠1 in 18 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.