Wabash at Illinois

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  The St. Louis Republic, St. Louis, Mo., September 29, 1904, page 1

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  ILLINOIS DEFEATS WABASH. Collexiaus Succeed in Scoring ON the Varsity Team. REPUBLIC SPECIAL Crbana. H.. Sept 3.-The University OF Illinois was scored on to-day by Wabe 81 College. the Hoosiers scoring a safety. IL lnois defeated her opponents ty . score OF 2 to 2. The hot weather caused great suffering on the part OF the players. who Were ua, able TO stand the heat Eazelwooo stretched his 26o pounds on the gridiron and was carried on. 1t was impossioiS 10 keep one man in very long. and Illinois used three eievens- The 1iiini scored three touchdowns IN the first half. Rothgeb. Hardwood and Holderby show ing well. joe Taylor made rafting run on a fake kick In the second half the coliegfans put I’D a plucky fight and held their big oppo. nents 10 one score Toward the iast OF Illinois goal line by Harp for q safety nfter the Illinois player had caught Q KICK and tried to run with It.

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Illinois leads 7–⁠0–⁠1 in eight meetings, counting the four since this game.