Lawrence at Chicago

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., September 28, 1903, page 1

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  lombard. LOW SCORE BY. MARooNs Exhausted Lawrence Team Holds Chicago to % Points. 10 20 FOiIISs Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Lawrence university players, exhausted on account Of delayed trains in their Journey. from Appleton, Wis, pluckily held maroon substitutes down to one touchdown in the first half, and the best of the maroons to- final score of % to at Marshall field Saturday afternoon. With Eckersal1, Schnur and Bezdek in, there were brilliant. runs in the second half. These three we’re the stars. Home Run Eckies was thefyell onsevery kick off or punt toward the aend. f@g The way in which all of the maroon forwards helped the man with the ball by pulling him along caused yells of approval from the rOoters. - @55gL The maroon substitute back field, with Mcmillan at quarter, behind a line in which there were. four substitute forwards, made only five points from one touchdown in the first half. ~ The half was twenty minutes long: go 80. Excepting Catlin and Speik, the ma rooms best were sent In for the second half The maroons scored three touch downs in the hall, making a total Of % POINTS in thfrtyf1ve minutes, the lowest score of the season. The line-up: 1900

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Chicago leads 8–⁠0 in eight meetings, counting the seven since this game.