Chicago at Minnesota

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1907, page 53

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  WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP CHICAGO DEFEATS MINNESOTA IN A sEEsAW CONTEST. MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. November q Chicago and Minnesota contested for the western foot ball championship this aft ernoon in the presence of a large crowd The day was a trif1e chilly, with the sky overcast. Yesterdays rains had left the gridiron somewhat soft, but not enough to slow up the offense Of either team to any marked degree. Just before play was called odds on the result were given by Minnesota followers. Minnesota won the toss, and took the wind. Chicago made long kickoff, and by successive line plays Minnesota ran the ball down the field without the necessity of punting. Within ten minutes the ball was on Chicago’s 20-yard line, from where Capron dropped a goal. Score: Mime sofa. 4; Chicago, 0. When the ball was put in play Chicago tried the line for short gains. and then gave the ball to Steffens, who got away for long run. He chased down the field for 80 yards touching the ball down between the goal posts. He followed this by kicking goal. Score: Minnesota. 4: Chicago. 6. Successive line plays and punts by both sides failed to indicate any advantage till Minnesota got the ball on Chicago’s 30 yard line, and Capron dropped another goal. Score: Minnesota, s; Chicago, 6. The half ended with this score. . Five minutes after the second half opened Chicago scored touchdown on forward pass, and in the following excitement a section of the east bleach ers collapsed. There was great excite ment, but when the debris was cleared 1t was found that there were only two injured One man had leg broken and a boy was taken out with a sprained ankle. There was only a brief Interrupt ton. after which play was resumed and Page kicked goal. Score: Minnesota, 8; Chicago, II. With two minutes of play left Capron drop-kicked, making the final score: Min nesota, IL; Chicago, IS.

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 3, 1907, page 1

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  CHICAGO IS WINNER Minnesota Beaten for West eln Championship. SECTION OF STAND FALLS Toward End First Half BIcachers Give Way and Crowd Is Thrown To Ground, but No One Is Seriously njured-CHperon’s Field Goal Puts GOPhers in Lead for Awhile Only. Minneapolis, MINI, Nov. Coach Stages Maroons are champions of the West. They defeated Minnesota to-day ia the most bitterly fought Of any of the contests ever waged between the two schools. Chicago’s men finished the first half two points to the bad. but overcame that handicap kept the Minnesota eleye5 from scoring in the second. and finished with ten points to spare. the score being IS TO s The Gophers forced the ball down near the Maroon goal and when held on rushes. Caperon dropped back and kicked a field goal Wally Stenens, the Chicago quarter back. made a 50-yard run and a touch down shortly thereafter. and the score was TO T. Caperon’s second field goal closed the half Both sides tried the forward pass fire. quently, but NjnHeso could not gain on IL. Chicago did use it effectively Both of the Gophers’ scores were on kicks by Caperon. In the second half Detray. FOR Chicago, worked the forward pass Cor two tOuchdOwns. Minnesota rallied then and advanced the ball by vicious line plunges unul il came near 10 Chicago’s goal, but the call Of time prevented them from scoring Just as the first half ended. “a part Of the east section OF the grandstand fell Five persons were slightly hu-t Tie game was stopped until this was learned and then was resumed. Curiously enough the Minnesota people only recently took our insurance against accident through having the stands fall

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Minnesota leads 12–⁠5–⁠1 in 18 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.