Missouri at Iowa

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 21, 1902, page 1

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  Missouri Tigers Defeat Iowa by Score of 6 to 0. BirnAy Makes an Eighty Yard Run Down the Field. A HARD FOUGHT GAME. Kansas University Defeats Nor mails II to 5. X. e. Right Guard Out of Game With Broken Collar Bone. Iowa City. Ia, Nov. 21-Nissouri de- 1eated Iowa in the finest game ever PLAYED on the local gridiron here Thurs day afternoon by a score of to O. The one spectacular feature of the exciting game and even contest was the sprint that practically won. the battle. Birney, backed by superb interference. return ed through a broken field for so yards and brought the ball to the Iowa 20 yard line. Missouri then used Birney and Hoff for short gains through the line until Ardinger was showed over off tackle for the two yards and toIlc5down. Ardinger kicked goal. The rest was straight, good hard football. Thereafter, as before. the two elevsns battered up and down the gridiron near the center of the field. neither team holding any decided advantage Tor great length of time Quarterback Biz ney, through the use OF the double pass, made many fine gains around Iowa line, and Ardinger, who was easily the bright, particular star of the game, went round IowaSs left end for good gains. Captain Ellis tackled brilliantly and Hoff played a strong game at guard IoWa’s line braced repeatedly and Missouri, was forced to punt The visitors line, however, became Just as lmpregna- BILE when the home team began to grow dangerous the Iowa, too, had the fall back on booting the ball For Iowa, Howell gained well around left end and Buckley made good gains around right. Quarterback Jones tackiing was a feature. Donovan Was IoWas best ground gamer through Missouri’s usually Gil braltar-like lines. .rsa The lineup: Iowa. Positions Missouri Walker ....right end. L. W.Smith Donovan fright tackle........ Ellis Hollenbeck. right guard. ...-.. Hays Briggs ........... center -....--. CmiderS ift-Johnston. left guard ........Hom Coulhard- Mcgowan ...left tackle. Jesse (Capt) Ross ..........left end.-..-.T B. Smith Jones quarterback. $500. Birney Howell .......right half. 49,. Ardinger Fred Buckley left half. ....... Perry Ochiltree ......-.f ullback .....-Animosa Observation-Disclosures Goal from touchdown, Ardinger. Referee-W. R. Lane Des. Moines. Umpire-L. L. Burkland. Illinois. Time of halves-30 minutes.

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  Evening times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, November 21, 1902, page 8

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  MISSOURI DEFEATS IOWA. Game Is One Of tn e5est Seen on the Home Field. Iowa City, Nov. 21.-Missouri and Iowa played one of the greatest football games ever seen on Iowa field yesterday afternoon, and the visitors won the contest after a desperate struggle by the score of to 0. Ardinger, the right half of the Missouri eleven, captured the laurels of the day and the game it self by making an eighty-yard run and shortly afterwards a touchdown. Ar dinger caught Ochiltree’s punt near the Missouri goal line, and, aided by great interference, went thru a broken field to Iowa’s twenty-yard liue. Missouri then smashed the line, making several yards at a time until Ardinger made the final two yards off tackle and scored He also kicked goal. The remainder of the game, like the twenty minutes of play preceding it, revealed a battle as equally balanced as any ever waged on the Iowa gridiron. The two teams surged UP and down the field. neither side retaining the ball or the advantage for long at time. Elk changes of punts were made again and again turnout the afternoon. iowa gained somewhat in this style of play, but Missouri’s line was like the rock OF Gibraltar at the critical moments. with the one exception noted, 1oWa’s line also held splendidly whenever the VISITORS grew dangerous. Ardinser was MISsouris star turnout the game, making good plunges and returning the pan Brilliantly. tho Ochiltree for Iowa nltnunted Animosa of Missouri.

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  The Denison review. (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, Iowa, November 21, 1902, page 1

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  Missouri Defeats Iowa. Iowa City, Ia, Nov. 21.-The Uni versity of Missouri defeated the Uni versity of Iowa football team here yes terday. to 0. Iowa’s game was bril-. liant at times, but was not consistent The feature of the game was Burney’s eighty yard run in returning a long punt by Orchilters. Ordinger scored the only touchdown after Burney’s run and Anamosa kicked goal. The sec ond half was played mostly in Mis-, souri’s territory, but when time was called, Missouri had the ball on Iowa s thirty-yard line.

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Missouri leads 5–⁠4 in nine meetings, counting the eight since this game.