Iowa at Chicago

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., October 8, 1905, page 1

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  MAROONS TOO BIG FOR HAWKEYES Stages Men Run Up Score of 42–⁠0 Despite Iowa’s Stiff Fight. g - ~ . Chicago, Oct. with a substitute team from the start and constant additions from the scrubs, Chicago Is ma. rooms defeated the University of Iowa today by score of ~ to 0, all but one Of the touchdowns being made in the first half. The hawkeyes were husky, and looked as if they ought to have walked thr1the team Coach Stage selected for the occasion, but appear ances were more deceitful than usual, and after the visitors had withstood Chicago’s charges for a few minutes they wilted fast, and the maroons run up the score rapidly. Stages men used straight football. The weather was the worst imaginable for football, for the gridiron fairly sizzled under a blazing sun, and the players sweltered in their heavy togs, while the 5000 spectators found the highest wraps uncomfortable. Shirt waists and even shirt sleeves were fash ionable. The players stood the heat for perhaps ten minutes, then began to wilt | and turnout most Of the first half the play was slowed up by constant delays, due to injuries and exhaustion. The lineup: seidel, WasRburn Right tackle. 49,. Badenoeh NJ Right guard Mol | lockwood Left guard :. ........... Meigs ! Schwinn Left tackle. .......... Hill STREET .......... Left end Parry, Harper Hitch Kent, Fritzel =. Quarterback Eckersall, Harper – Hitchcock, Walker MCGOWAN, Greene .Fullback... ........ Bezdel | Murphy Right halfback. ..s... Boone / gIouchdOWns, Parry, Harper, 3, Bezdek, Ecker SAIL Walker. ~ Goals. Parry g. Walker. Referee, Hoagland | Princeton. $50 so -. Umpire Walbridge, Lafayette. Time o. / halves, So and Is minutes - =

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  The Topeka state journal, Kansas, October 8, 1905, page 2

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  IOWA WAS VERY EASY. University of Chicago Eleven Won by Score Of ~ to o. Chicago, Oct THE University Of Chicago was very agreeably sur prised at the ease with which they downed the Iowa eleven today, when they ran up a score of 42 to 0. In the first half Chicago scored six touchdowns and Parry kicked the same number of goals, while Iowa only succeeded in making one first down, the score at the end Of the half being So to 0. In this half Eckersan and Bezdek each got away with a 75-yard run for a touchdown. Parry played a mag nificent game at left end, but was taken out Of the game at the end OF the first half. In the second half the Hawkeyes braced up considerably, though not sufficiently to make any difference with the result. They carried the ball to Chicago’s 50-yard line, then kicked to the 20-yard line, but there they blew up and could go no further. The Maroons then took the ball and after a short battle secured a touchdown and goal, ending the second half with Finals: Chicago AZ. Iowa 0.

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], October 8, 1905, page 7

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  IOWA UNIVERSITY FAILS TO SCORE Chicago University Makes seven TOuchdOWns CHICAGO, Oct. 7.-ChicaRo university eleven, showing splendid form for 80 early In the season, Overwhelmingly defeated downs, goal being kicked in every Instance a total OF ~ points The Maroon goal line was never seriously In danger. although Iowa succeeded I’m getting the ball on Chicago,s thirty-nve yard line In the second half. This was due TO a tumble by a ChicagO back and Iowa was forced to kick i’m mediately. Most of chicago’s scoring was done In the hrst half. on account OF the excessive heat the second half was only OF

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, October 8, 1905, page 20

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  ChIcago smothered Iowa. Chicago, Oct 1.-The University of Chicago eleven showing splendid form form so early in the season over whelmingly defeated Iowa this after noon, scoring seven touchdowns, goal being kicked in every instance, a total of 42 points. The Maroon goal line was never seriously In danger although Iowa succeeded in getting the ball on Chicago’s 35 yard line in the second half. This was due to tumble by a Chicago back and Iowa was forced to kick. Most of Chicago’s scoring was done in the first half.

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Chicago leads 9–⁠3–⁠2 in 14 meetings, counting the seven since this game.