Purdue at Chicago

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., October 12, 1903, page 1

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  CHICAGO DOES WE’LL Maroons Score % Points Against the PluclSY Purdue Eleven. { :. f.. i. : Chicago, Oct. 12,-Chicago success, fully passed it’s first obstacle in the, race for the western football cham pionship on Marshall field Saturday afternoon, when, in stubborlly fought game, 1t defeated the plucky team from Purdue by the score of % to O. The Lafayette eleven played a won derfully strong game on defense, and the fact that Chicago scored Is points In the first half, only to be held to in the second, proves the gameness of the visitors They We’re outweighed by the maroons several pounds per man, but fought all the harder apparently as the game advanced. 5.> H.. ~ While their defense was superb, however, in the offense the visitors did not show so we’ll. Their backs tried the famous Harvard tandem, taught BY Coach Cults. but started slowly, hit the line with but little force and We’re able to gain their first down but once against the stubborn defense of Coach Stages men.

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Chicago leads 27–⁠14–⁠1 in 42 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.