Wisconsin at Minnesota

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  The Fargo forum and daily republican, Fargo, N.D., November 27, 1903, page 1

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  THE WESTERN CHAMPIONS minnesota Won the Unquestioned Western Football Championship BY Defeating Wisconsin. There Were no Scores in the First Half But Minnesota Piled Up n in the Second. Madison, Wis, Nov. 27.-It is all gloom here today as a result OF the big victory of the Minnesotans over the Wisconsin team yesterday. The first hall was great football with Wis consin having slightly the better of the play. The Badgers seemed to be play ing on their nerve and beyond their strength. There was no score. In the second half the Minnesotans played a desperate game and complete ly overwhelmed Wisconsin. Straight line bucks were the rule with the CEN ter of Wisconsin’s line the objective point to large degree. Great gains were also made through the tackles. Even the most enthusiastic cardinal rooters admit the pronounced super iority of the gopher team and it is TIM doubtedly the strongest gopher aggrecation that ever appeared here, or the strongest team that Wisconsin has met this year. Minnesota made three touchdowns, but failed on the last goal, All the touchdowns weremade by Schacht. The final score was II to o. Minnesota was correSpondingly jubiliant over the results, which undoubtedly gave them clear title to the western football championship. Mich igarl and Minnesota were regarded as the leading teams. They played tie game Oct. 81. The only other line on their strength was by comparative scores. Both teams met Wisconsin. Michigan won from Wisconsin I6 to o, while Minnesota made it ~. A point for consideration. however, in favor Of Minnesota, is that Michigan played on her own grounds, while Minnesota lplayed on Wisconsin grounds and it makes the Minnesota victory a great er one. 81 s9fs the fourteen games between Mintlnesofa and Wisconsin the Minnesotans have won eight.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 27, 1903, page 1

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  MINNESOTA WINS FROM WISCONSIN. Madison. Wis. Nov 26.-Minnesota. Il. Wisconsin. O. is the of the game that to-day marked the close OF the football season for the teams toned. The end of the first half found the score; Minnesota 0: Wisconsin, 0. and Wisconsin hopes were high. Though Captain Abbott was out OF the game early in the first half Wisconsin stil hoped TO triumph. but in the final stage of the contest these hopes vanished Davies Irisdeld. Currant and Schacht. for Minnesota. played brill iantly and won repeated applause. Harris. the little quarterback, time and again executed quarterback for gains which brought the crowd TO its feet In the second half the ball almost continuously I’m Minnesota’s possession. Wisconsin fighting an uphill game all the time. and there was no Alb bott to help them Twice Schacht carried the ball across WiscOnsn’s goal line. and the third time Burdick had the honor. Rogers had kicked goal twice and the score was Minnesota, l.; WiscOnsin O. Then a cry went up for another score, 10 beat beyond all cavil Miohisan’s victory OF l6 TO o Wisconsin’s desperate defence checked this ambiton The final score. however. gave Minnesota an excellent basis which 10 found It’s claim 10 the Western championship. Tor Il had beaten the Madison team by one point more than Michigan did, Wisconsin had only one chance OF touchdown and this chance, with the ball on Minnesotas 20 yard line In the FIRST half came to nothing on ae-

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Officially, Minnesota leads 64–⁠63–⁠8; as played, 63–⁠62–⁠8 in the 133 games on file; the official count covers all 135 meetings, counting the 121 since this game.