Illinois at Northwestern

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  Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 26, 1944, page 16

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  Young Equals Grange Mark Scores Z as Him Win From Purple EVANSTON. Nov. - N’P)- Claude Buddy Young Illinois sprint star who Ike, 70 play foot ball. made a grand est from the 1914 grid SeHSoU to-day by tying Rcd Oranges 1U-yCar-old scoring record I’M game with North western an winch the Him r0mped over the hdplcSS Wildcats. 25–⁠6 Young. the Sparkpmg OF Illinois “Stop-watch’ baCkfcld scored two touchdownS 10 boost his season totai 90 a.. cqualling the mark SCI by Grange when he played for Illinois IN 1924. No one was any happier than Grange TO see his record tied The former Him star. who was called tho “Galloping Ghost” after he scored five touchdowns against Michigan in 1924, was in the press box and saw Young chalk up No. -. WANTED 1T BEATEN “rd like to see him score an other and beat my record” he said. “Any record that stands for 20 years should he. broken” II was plain from the start OF the game that Young, who hadn I scored a touchdown in his last two starts, was out for a record. He was given the ball on the d yard stripe 10 make the first touch down in the closing minutes OF the period. He was taken from the game early in the second period. but returned in the last two minutes 10 make the third touchdown for Illinois, from the 1-yard stripe. The defeat left Northwestern without a victory in Big Ten COM petition for the 1914 season.

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 26, 1944, page 1

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  ILLINI PUNISH WILDCATS, %-6 EVANSTON, ILL.,, Nov. 25.-tR- That Negro flash from the Univer’ sity of Illinois campus, Claude (Buddy) Young, combined with Don Greenwood today to hand Northwestern’s hapless Wildcats a 25–⁠6 humping in the Western conference finale for both clubs. The defeat, coming in drab, dreary setting as $4,000 fans SILVER ed in a cold wind whipping across Dyche stadium, closed one OF the most disastrous seasons in modern Northwestern history. The Wildcats, so often a power in the Wetern Conference, failed to win a circuit game this season although they tied Minnesota only in 1912, in recent years, has that occurred. Young, who scored The first touchdown of the game on lateral from Greenwood, failed to break loose for a long run, but when he tailed again In the second qua-ter. he tied the all-time Illini record Of 10 touchdowns set in 1924 by Harold Red Grange. He was in the game only a few minutes in the last half.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, November 27, 1944, page 3 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL SCORES Following are final scores of leading football games played throughout the nation over the past weekend: Cornell 0; Penn 20. Penn State 0; Pitt IA. Lehigh 6; Rutgers 15 Virginia 6: Yale 6, tie. Duke 33; North Carolina 0. Swarthmore 13; Ursinus o, Michigan IA; Ohio State Is. Illinois 25; Northwestern 6. Tennessee 21; Kentucky T, Camp Peary 13; aBinbridge 2l. Dartmouth 5; Columbia 0. .Notre Dame 21; Georgia Tech O. Mississippi State 8; Mississippi 13. Indiana IA; Purdue 6. Fort Warren T; Great Lakes 28. Iowa Seahawks 30; Iowa 6. Colgate 20; Brown 32, Kansas State 0; Nebraska 35. Minnesota 28; Wisconsin 26. Texas Christian g; Rice 6. Southern Methodist T; Texas Tech 6. Atlantic City Naval 3l; Princeton 6. Murray 58; Millsaps o. use 40; UCLA 13. St. Mary’s Navy 33; California 6 Fl Toro Marines 60; San Fran cisco Coast Guard O. Second Air Force 0; Fourth Ail Force O, tie. Holy Cross 30; Boston College IA Randolph Field 33; Amarillo Ali Field 0. Hollywood Rangers 28; Seattle Bombers T. Chicago Bears 28; Philadelphia Eagles ‘. Washington Redskins IA; Bostor Tanks T. Green Bay Packers 35; Card Pitt 20.

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  Evening star, November 26, 1944, page 16 (results column)

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  Football Results East. BROW Brown % 81 co.ns1s Golsste, 90. Dartmouth; Is; Columbia, o. Bainbridse,- q: Camp Peary, ID. Atlantic City Naval, 81; Princeton, g., tennessee. 81: Kentucky. I. Mississippi, 13; Mississippi state, s. Duke, SO: North Carolina. 0. Fort j., Pierce Amphibs’ @1; jacksonville Tennessee state. 12; Florida A. and M. o. Murray. So; Millsaps, 9. Maxwell Field, 13; Miami Navy o. Midwest. Great Lakes, IS; Fl. Warren, Z. Illinois, 25; Northwestern, 6. Iowa Prefight. 80: Iowa. 8. Indiana, IA: Purdue. 6. Ohio State, Is; Michiean. “A. Minnesota, %: Wisconsin. 90 Nebraska, 35: Kansas State, 0. Southwest. g en-: M u; sr;.,,1s Z; Texas Tsch, Sch 6. Oklahoma Ags %: Oklahoma, 9. Far West seafasln sedlaada Gas g. Il e; Pomcne 1 e l. i A. 1S St. Mary’s Prefiight. SO: California, g. Fl Toro Marines, so; San Francisco coasi Guard Pilots, 0. Scholastic. Woodberry Forest, 25; Episcopal High, 7. MssaI. NssnGss W.lk:y e LynehSsFs a9b s,cbmond %. :, Armstrong Richmond). o.. B. Christopher’s tRichmond), 4e; Viz sinis Episcopal schools O.: Augusta M. A.. SO; Milief School, 9.

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Illinois leads 59–⁠55–⁠5 in 119 meetings, counting the 81 since this game.