Grinnell at Missouri

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 13, 1903, page 2

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  MISSOURI TIGERS WEAK. Grinnell, Iowa, Team Beat Them by Score of Is to g. Columbia, Mo-, Oct 13.-The Missouri Tigers met defeat at the hands of the Grinnell, Ia, eleven by a score of 10 to g. Monday. The game was characterized by looseness many delays, frequent debates on football rules arising from the inf1ictfon of penalties and witha1 was very rough. Three men were put out of the game for unnecessary rOughneSs. Grinne1l scored two touchdownS in the first half by line bucks and end runs. In the second half they scored by a. goal from the field, and as they failed to kick their goals in the first half, their score stood Is at the end of the game. Missouri could not get together in the first half and did not do anything. In the middle of the second half they got together for a few lengths, and by mag nificent burst of speed in which they ball. by means of series of line bucks, over two-thirds the length of the field for touchdown. But this was her last eff fort, fer at this point Captain Birney was put out of the game, and though Ed dy substituted in his place. played in a the eleven was gone Grinnell had a. strong bunch of men, well trained, their team work was excel lent, their center line very strong, their always assisted by two or three linemen who would drag the runner after he was tackled. Missouri was weak in team work. her line seemed to crumble under the ham mering of the Grinnell backs. Missouri $ of the short gains Missouri t times showed her true strength and clearly out played GrinneH on the offensive; but Grin nellS defense outclaSSed MissOuri’s. End plays by the Missouri backs seemed to be the only ground gamers.

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  The St. Louis Republic, Missouri, October 13, 1903, page 6

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  ‘-----------Ill % % ] LOOSE LEANEs MISSOURI LOSES TO GRINNELL. Tigers WHIIoped II 10 in One OF FierceSt Games seen iH Columbia. Columbia Mo. oct. I’m one OF the flercest games ever played on Rollins Field. the Grinnel team this afternoon defeated the Missouri Tigers by a score Of = 10 g. The game was characterized by hard line buCiing. Interrupted by frequent wrangles bstwesn the players and the officials. Carson and Toal Ut GriunnIl. and LandOn and Captain Birney OF Missouri were thrown out or the game for fighting GTinnell made good gains through the left side OF the Missouri line tearing holes iu the line. GTinnell made two touchdowns around left eud and failed 10 kick goal. Goal from the field was kickeI in the last three minutes Of the game.

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Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.