Chicago at Northwestern

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., October 29, 1905, page 39

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  MAROONS GARNER CHICAGO BANNER Stages Men Get Windy City S Championship by Defeating Northwestern at 81 to 0. Special TO Inc Chicago, Oct. 2S.-The maroons won the football championship OF chicago in their annual game with Northwest ern today by the comfortable margin of 80 to 0. Stages men accumulated seventeen of their points in the first half. making three touchdoWns, from which two goals were kicked. In the second half two more touchdoWns anu drop kick by Eckersal raised the total by fourteen points. Chicago’s goal was never IN serious danger, the purple being kept on the defense most of the time. Stages men used scarcely trick and his offensive proved powerful enough to break down the Evanston defense at all polhCs. Eckersall was not called INTO PROM nence. Catlin was the star ground gamer. 60 Northwestern s new plant wore its hest dress and looked spick and span turnout. The field was in fine conditon, hard and fast, enabling both teams to use all their speed. The CROWD which filed every inch of seating ana standing capacity gathered early ana was handled perfectly. Maroon rooters were banked on the east stands, while the purple filled the western tiers ana a. deep circle of enthusiasts surrounded the field, overlooking from the bleachers long before the game opened. Long-Kicking Duel. One Of the features Of the second half was a long punting duel between Blair and Eckersall, with the maroons constantly gaining. Finally two OF Blair’s punts were blocked in succession and Chicago got the second on the purnle’s 37-yard line. From there the maroons showed the purple back to It’s Ward line, where Mccormack men held firmly On the third down Ecker sail stepped back to, the ]5-yard line and dropped a kick between the Pos1s for four more points. A blocked punt gave Chicago the ball right on top, of the purple, goal line lust before the game ended and Boone was showed over for the hnal touchdown. 1t was too dark to see even the goalposts and Parry missed them. citing one, but the maroon machine worked too perfectly and relentlessly to allow the purple boys to take advantage of their final brace. Blair again found holes in the line and his sunny toppiece flashed thru the line for sew erai good gains Blocking a kick, Turner fell on the ball. Purple Held Safe. The purple was unable to gain and Blair’s kick was blocked. The maroon renewed the fight: with the maG 4 n ne working again. Hill was brought back and made ten thru Carlson. Boone made ten more and the 7-yard chalk mark was reached. Line attempts at Turner’s end failed and Eckersall limbered up for his third trial at drop kick. This attempt was successful, the ball sailing squarely between the posts. With the darkness coming on, making it more difficult to see where the players were gong, the purple inemen dug their toes into the turf in a frantic attempt to stay the maroon advance. 1t was useless and Hitchcock was thrown from a broken play a distance and made SO yards, only to be downed by johnson in brilliant tackle. He juggled the ball and a purple player Received it. Northwestern was held fol downs. Here came another fiasco folthe purple. Johnson. was pushed back almost under his goalposts on a BAG pass and Boone was sent over for an other touchdown. Parry missed goal The lineup: .,~.s

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 29, 1905, page 1

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  THE LINEUP. CHICAGO BEATS NORTHWESTERN. Overwhelms Light Opponents and Rolls Up Big score-Eckersall the Star. Evanston ILL.,, Oct. 2s-Chicago University over whelmed Northwestern University on Northwestern Field this afternoon scoring 81 points and guard ing the Maroon goal line we’ll that 1t was never in the slightest danger. Three touchdowns were made in the first half. on two of which Parry kicked goal Two more touchdowns without a goal sdded in the sec ond half. while Eckersal1 got in Lis usual drop kick. easy from the 15-yard line On dry. fast field the Chicago backs showed to much greater advantage han they did in the game with Wisconsin week ago. and, although Chicago used nothing but the simplest plays not trying a trick play during the game they ploughed through the opposing line Cor long gains Outweghed fifteen pounds a r1Ian It was a hopeless fight for Northwestern from the start and only twice IN the game did they get the bail on downs although Eckersall was forced to punt once twice. Chicago early in the game, developed the weak spot in the Northwestern line, left tackle end end and that part of the Northwestern line was pounded hard throughout The light Northwestern line forwards were apparently unable 20 stop tie plunges of Bezdek. Boone and De Tray Captain Catlin, of Chicago. lid spectacular work offence. once skirting Northwesterns right end for thirty-three yards.

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, October 29, 1905, page 12

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  Chicago Overwhelmed Northwestern. Evanston. Ills. Oct 2S.-Chicago noon.’ scoring thirty-one points and guarding the Maroon goal line so well that 1t never was in the slightest danger. Three touchdowns were made in the first half, on two of which Perry kicked goal. Two more touchdowns were added in the second half. while Eckersall got in his usual drop kick, an easy one from the fifteen-yard line.

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Chicago leads 26–⁠8–⁠3 in 37 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.