Minnesota at Illinois

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., November 29, 1901, page 1

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  DOBIE WINS HONORS IN SECOND HALF. In the second period new honors We’re opened for Minnesota, and Dobie, the quarterback, marked by several Minneapoils critics as the scapegoat for all the faults of the maroon and gold team, Won these honors The Him. desperate in defeat, fought this. half like Wild men. Smash they went against 4lle Minnesota line and some of the smashes told Huntoon was sent againsts the left side. and he went through the wl,oe iilc, and with gilt-edged interference he started for the line. “a touchdown A touciriownr’ roared the crowd, but the crowd forgot Dobie. In front of him the quarterback saw a line of running men, one of whom had the ball, and Dobie went into the orange and blue bundle of flying legs. Three or four pairs of legs went on down the field but Dobie had his man, and in stead of a touchdown the ball. was on Minnesota’s thirty-fye-yard line. Dobie stopped it there. That vi.s the Illinois last rally They fought on, but with sinking hearts. Johnnie Stahl was continually called up on to punt. The hero tried several drop kicks. but he missed them all. The punts held Minnesota away from the goal line for a time, but the rushes told, and at last Aune went over for the last touch down. Knowlton kicked goal Score: Minnesota, 16 Illinois, 0. This was The end of the scoring. Stahls punts managed to keep Minnescia away until the minutes left were used up, and the whistle blew with the ball in the middle of the field. The game III detail.

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Minnesota leads 41–⁠33–⁠3 in 77 meetings, counting the 74 since this game.