Beloit at Chicago

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., October 5, 1905, page 8

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  MAROON VICTORY . :. SHOWS DEFECTS Chicago With Subs Easily Defeats Beloit, but Need Of Work Is Evident. Journal Special Service. Chicago, Oct. 5.-The fact that Coach Stages candidates for gridiron honors rolled up a score OF 60 to 9 against Beloit does not necessarily imply that they played good football, because they did not. The team was made up of a large number Of subs because Stage did not care to take any chances with the regulars being injured just before the Iowa game Saturday, The maroons played slow and uncertain game and made only II points in the first half. ana an these on fukes. In the second half the belolt men weakened and lost heart when their negro star, Ransom. was taken out. ! With their opponents in this condition tho maroons made II points. e The star of the game was Sam Ransom. left halt on the Belo1t team Ransom is well known to Chicago football followers He was the only Beioit man who could gain against the maroons and his great defensive work robbed CHICAGO OF some touchdowns. He was in every play and several times he broke thru the lien and tackled the maroon, backs for losses } The team was without the services of BOX ersall, De Tray, Walker and Parry, all of whom were sitting the side lines nursing their IN jur1es and hoping that they will be able to aet into the Iowa game. >. ~ ee’ For Beloit the best work was done by. Ran. som, Burke, Slauson and Jones. On the whole the game showed that the maroons needed work and lots OF 1t, before they can be called q frstclass team. The lineup: -

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  Los Angeles herald, California, October 5, 1905, page 4

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  CHICAGO oVERWHELMS BELoIT Coach Stages Football Players Defeat the Wisconsin Eleven, CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-Chicago university, with a team composed for the most part of substitutes, ran up a score of Ss against the Beloit college eleven on Marshall field this afternoon. Fumbling characterized the play of both eievens.

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Chicago leads 13–⁠1–⁠1 in 15 meetings, counting the eight since this game.