Purdue at Northwestern

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 3, 1948, page 42

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  |BowI-Bent Northwestern Blanks Purdue Fsrrar place-kicked the first Of his 3 extra points. Later Norb Adams, Harry Szulborski and Bob de Moss-in a ball carrying role-crashed 81 yards only to have the wildcats hold for downs on the three. Then Northwestern had the same heartbreaker. Dick Flowers stole de Moss pass to touch off a rs yard drive featuring Murakowski’s 41-yard gallop. Murakowski even tually rammed over but the touch Down was ,nullif1ed by backfieldin-motion penalty and Northwestern was stopped cold on the 4 trying to come back. Another such infractfon cost Northwestern a touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter after Frank Aschenbrenner had plowed across from the II. That came dur ing drive from the Purdue So, set UP by Worthington’s recovery OF Neil Schmidt’s tumble. But North western was not to be denied and scored four plays later on Don Bursons quarterback sneak for one foot. Sarkisian and Worthington each stole Purdue tosses thereafter as the Boilermakers tried vainly to whip an areial threat. In the last As seconds of the game, Wor.hipgton plucked Bob Hartmans pass and streaked As yards to score. Murakowski, Junior fullback from East Chicago, Ind. was the big gun in Northwestern’s ground as sault.

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Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.