Purdue at Chicago

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  The Cairo bulletin, Cairo, Ill., October 21, 1906, page 1

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  CHICAGO BEATS PURDUE. ChicagO, Oct 20 Chi agn 1yer helmod Purdue at Marshall Field 10 lay gcoring four tcuchdowna In the irst half and three in the second Four Of the seven goals were kckel making the total 50 points. Purdue levcr seriously threatened Chicago ‘oal line. Several times they had the ball in Chicago’s territory but a ‘Hmble or the qu ckness of Chicago’s s lacks in getting tho ball on an a. tempted forward pass soon gave It o the Maroons. For so early in the season both teams played fast but loose football Chicagois line was woefully weak two of Eckersalrs attempts at field Goals being blocked. but Pudue’s for wards were equally in slow in break ing mp plays, and half a dozen ines 1uinc the game ChicaEo’s speedy backs got away for runs of forty to evenly yards. Stcffcn ran 81 Yards for touch down and Eckcrsall go yards for touchdown in the second half while Stefan made another touchdown pos sihlc by a run Of q Yards bringing the Oval to within five yards of Pur dues goal line. In the first half long lodging runs were also much I’m evi dence. lddings getting over Purdues line for a touchdown after run Of so yards, while Eckersall and Steffen made runs of 80 and 80 yard respec. lively, both resulting in touchdown On the next two plays Purdue worked 2 forward pass with good results in he first half although Eckersall and / itcffen. playing back. always brought | he Purdue runner down. But Chicago / ioon solved the play and thereafter Purdue generally met disaster when attempting the innovation. The openness Of The game under he new rules wa evidently well liked by tho big crowd Of enthu lasts.

• The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, October 21, 1906

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  PURDUE SMOTHERED. Goes Down to Defeat by Chicago by Score Of 80 to O.. CHICAGO, Oct. 2o.-Chicago smothcred Purdue at Marshall field today, scoring four touchdowns In the first half and three in the second. Four Of the seven goals were kicked, making total of 80 points. Purdue never Sc riously threatened Chicago IS goal line. Several times they had the ball in Chicago territory, but a tumble or the quickness of the Chicago backs in get ting the ball on forward passes gave the ball to the Maroons. Chicago s line was woefully weak, two of Ecker sail s attempts at field goals being blocked, but Purdue’s forwards were equally slow in breaking up plays, and half dozen times during the game Chi cago’s s speedy backs got away for runs OF from forty to seventy yards. Steffen ran ffty.seven yards for A touch down, aud Eckersall sixty yards for a touchdown in the second half, while Steffen made another touchdown pos sible by run of seventy-three yards The openness of the game under the new rules evidently was well liked by the crowd. 1.-The game is made for Chicago s fast backfeld – was the gen eral opinion. Chicago was penalized heavily, losing total of 160 yards, once losing the ball after a run Of nearly seventy yards by Walker.

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Chicago leads 27–⁠14–⁠1 in 42 meetings, counting the 30 since this game.