Purdue at Minnesota

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  Evening star, November 9, 1952, page 64

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  MADISON. Wis, Nov. 8.-Wisconsin rolled freely in the first half today but wilted in the second and. aided by a fourth quarter field goal, nipped North western, 24–⁠20, to remain in contention for the Big Ten football title. The Badgers, with Alan (The Horse) Ameche leading a line battering attack. had a comfort able 21–⁠7 halftime margin. But Northwestern took over after the intermission before 52.131 fans with Quarterback Dick Thomas manning the aerial guns and had Wisconsin reeling at the gun. Paul Shwaiko’s field goal from the IA in the opening minutes Of the final period clinched the vic tory and gave Wisconsin a ’3–⁠1 record in Big Ten play. Ameche Has Biggest Day. The Badger triumph, coupled with Minnesota’s 14–⁠14 tie with Purdue, left Wisconsin in a second place tie with Michigan behind the still-unbeaten Boiler makers. Ameche, slashing the North western tackles for 159 yards in 80 carries for his best day of the season, led the three-touchdown first half assault for Wisconsin. The big fullback. failed to score, but was the top man in the Badger attack which rolled for 293 yards rushing and had the

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Minnesota leads 42–⁠36–⁠3 in 81 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.