Iowa at Chicago

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  Ottumwa semi-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, November 6, 1900, page 4

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  .AHAWKEYE VICTORY. State University Of Iowa Downs Chicago University Team. THE CORN-HUED COLORS SUPREME. There was Great Rejoicing in ottumwa & Saturday Night When the News Was Received-chicago Says 1t Wasn’t Fair, But that Doesn’t Count. fdlr, BUT InaG DOeSn’L SounL. From Mondays Daily. The lovers of college athletics in OF tumwa, and they are legion, joined in the acclaim of victory Saturday night when the news of the defeat of the Chi cago university football team by the eleven from the State University of Iowa was received. The State University yell. Hawk, Hawk, Hawk; Hi, Hi, Hi; Hawkeye, Hawkeye; S. u. 1. was heard among the many old stud. ents of the university who live in this city. The old gold colors of the state university, which waived triumphantly on Marshall field, were flung to the breeze by the boys in Ottumwa. Iowas team achieved grand triumph, as the Maroons of past fame failed to score in either half, or even come within threatening distance of the Hawkeye goal. OF course, Coach Stage and his van. quished athletes say it was not fair; they say our boys were rough and rude, and jostled against them, and pushed them about, tore holes in their lines, bucked the center, ran around two ends and kicked two goals. AL tho defeated their wind still remains good enough to register vociferous kick, but they did not have the punt when it came to playing. Buried Their Hopes. Chicago’s last hope of cutting any figure in the football history of 1900 was buried beneath the turf of Mar shall field yesterday afternoon, when the husky Iowa eleven, not content with killing the maroons’ champion ship aspirations, piled sod after sod over the grave until the mound was seventeen points high. Not once did the maroons come with in striking distance of Iowa’s goal and the Hawkeyes crossed Chicagos line twice, kicking goal from the field, and would have added another five or six points to their score if the game had lasted another minute of two. Stages men were outclassed, out generated and outplayed from the beginning to the end. Blunders, poor Z Judgment and fumbling combined to lose the maroons all the advantage they should have had in the first half, when with a gale of wind in their IA yor and the ball in Iowa’s territory most of the time, Chicago failed to score a point. Big Crowd Sees Struggle. 1t was day for good football, with weather which suited spectators and players equally we’ll Nearly 5000 people, seven or eight hundred of whom We’re rooters from Iowa City, filled the big grandstands three-quarters full. Everywhere the corn-hued colors of Iowa University were in evil dence and seemed to predominant because of the marked contrast to the dark background Dispute Over the Rules. The game was long drawn out and tedious with injuries and disputes. and 4 required over two hours to play the full halves. 1t was a rough game, in Which any amount of foul tackling went unpublished. Both teams were penalized, but there were more instances that deserved punishment than received 1t. How Scores Were Made. The first half ended with the ball at Chicago’s forty-five yard line. In the second half Little took Ervin’s KICKOFF on the twenty-five yard line and brought In back fifteen. Iowa made \ one first down by short gains and then Warner was forced to punt the i ball rolling across the goal line. Erwin returned the pigskin to the center OF the field. Iowa began using it’s mass plays in earnest and for the first time made consistent gains, carrying the play by short gains to Chicagos f0rty-fye yard line. Then double pass by Eby and Edison fooled Atwood and Edison ran fifteen yards. Chicago held firmly here and regained the ball on downs at the eight yard line. Sheldon sent Snider into the line for foul yards. Henry made one more and on the next play Snider fumbled givins Iowa the ball on the thirteen yard line. Brockway hit the middle of the line Tor Two yards. Warner went thru for seven and only four yards sepa rated the ball and the last chalk line Once the maroon line held and then Eby was pushed over for touchdown Warner kicked lucky goal and the score was 6 to o. Erwin kicked off and the ball was downed. at the twenty-five yard line Edison, on double pass, made twelve yards, but Iowa was soon obliged tc punt. Chicago failed to gain its dis lance and Williams took Ervin’s punt from Chicago’s thirty-five yard line thru the entire Chicago team to the ten yard line. Fell ives substituted ! for Snider. Eby made three yards and 5 Edison was sent thru the line for an other touchdown. Warner kicked goa easily. Score, IL to o. Fell kicked off, but Petit was OFF aide and Chicago WAS penalized Ave

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  Evening times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, November 5, 1900, page 8

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  DEMONSTRATION AT IOWA CITY. students and Citizens Are Wildly Celebrating Victory over Chicago. + Iowa City, Nov. 5.-There was great rejoicing in Iowa. City on account OF Iowa’s victory over the Chicago foot ball team Saturday. Bands We’re play ing. students marching and bonfires blazing. Everybody celebrated. 1t is the first time that an Iowa University foot ball team has defeated the University OF Chicago Three bands were marching in procession composed of 5000 people. coffin labeled in big black letters Chicago” was borne over the heads of group of students and niyhtshirts. Roman candles lighted up the sky in every direction and the excitement was at fever heat. Every available loose dry goods box and any thing that would burn was contiscated for the bonfire in front of the university campus. There never was such DEM onstration over an athletic event Tele. grams OF congratulation were exchanged from all parts of the state and the cry Of son to Michigan” il on the | lips OF Everybody. Grinnell 81, Aunes g.. Grinnsl. Nov. 5.-Grinnell defeated AmeS SATURDAY by score OF ~ to s. scoring four touchdowns and kicking two goals. Despite the heavy score the game was by no means satisfactor, TO the local critics. The Grinnell team failed to exhibit the spirit and dash that was expected Of it. Ames wal known to be somewhat crippled anc their showing proved this report wal Ino hard-luck story. Their men were considerably heavier than Grinnell. bu, We’re lacking in endurance. Despite this they pulled together speedily II 4 the last half. scored well-earnet touchdown and were deprived OF an. other only by most disastrous FUN. i BILE on the one-yard line. i Grinnell made very fair showing IL 4 the first half. Captain Dugias won tn, toss, with strong wind in his favor and the local men started in to trans Iact business with the visitors in yer. decided manner. Evans, Zeigler ana 4 Clarke were worked for steady gain. and inside Of six minutes GrinneM wa lover the line. with the ball in zeigler’, hands. Il e -

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Chicago leads 9–⁠3–⁠2 in 14 meetings, counting the nine since this game.