Purdue at Wabash

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 4, 1903, page 7

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  Wabash Used Same Team That Beat Indiana and Lined Up Against Strong Purdue Team. COACH ORME WAS SATISFIED m. Il. HI. 8. SHOWED POOR GENERAL SHIP ON THE FIELD. Wabash Scored Four Touchdowns and One GOrI-Gordon Went Across Line I’m Four Minutes. Special to the indianapolis Journal. Special TO the Indianapolis Journal. CFAWFORDSVILLE,I Ind, Oct. Ava bash defeated the Manual Training High School OF Indianapolis here this afternoon by the score Of q to 0. The game was called at o’clock. the visitors choosing the east geaI. Wabash started IN with the same men who played In the Indiana University and Purdue games. Wabash kicked to Training School The ball was carried back to the , twenty-yard line. where it was fumbled and Beeson secured the oval BY straight bucks Gordon was showed over for the first touch down. In less than four minutes Marshall kicked goal Wabash, 6. Training School kicked or to Wabash and the oval was returned to the middle OF Training Schools territory. where it lost on a tumble. Training School puntsd poorly. Wabash Sc cured the ball by line buck and a fifteen yard run Spalding scored the second touch down. The attempt at goal failed Wabash. IL Training School kicked TO Harp. The ball was returned to the middle Of the field, where 1t was fumbied. Dow securing 1t. Training School soon lost the ball on tumble 70 Dague. Fortune was injured and was compelled 20 retire. McGin taking his place. Wabash carried the ball near the visitors goal. but lost on tumble. The Grst half ended with the ball In Training Schools possession. The tackling OF Shideler. OF the visitors, was the best part Of the Training School game little better generalship might have been used by Training School For Wabash the entire back field played fast ball and was well supported by the line men, In the second half Wabash put In three substitutes Training School kicked to Harp. The ball was steadily carried down the field by straight buck and end runs Gordon scored the third touchdown. The attempt at goal failed Wabash 16 Training School kicked to Heintz. who returned ball fifteen yards. The ball was carried TO the middle of the field. Heintz punted TO Training Schools twelve-yard

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Purdue leads 16–⁠8–⁠2 in 26 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.