Carlisle at Chicago

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 24, 1907, page 12

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  REDSKINS SAvvY FOOTBALL GAM. Pale Face No Match for Sas age in Leading Sport of Higher Civilization. CARLISLE, 10; CHICAGO, Stages CHAMPIONS oUTPLAYe AT EVERY STAGE OF GAME. Stiiool football team defeated the Ir versity of Chicago eleven here tod in a fast. desperately-f fought game II score was IS to 4. Three field god from placement and a touchdown al goal accounted for the Indians poin Walter Steffen. quarterback on ta home team. scored for Chicago by E drop-kick from the thirty-yard line. . Mount Pleasant Not in Game. The Carlisle team was without ID services of Mount Pleasant. the spe’ tacular quarterback. whose work ~ bothered Harvard. Pennsylvania an Princeton. broken thumb receive in the Minnesota game kept him the side lines. But at that he W, scarcely missed. Balenti and Islal ran the play without a hitch, and d accurate kicking Of Houser, coupls with his slashing runs and line plum ing. made up for the ground-gainii’ and scoring abilities Of the regul, quarterback. Houser. i’m fact was a whole team himself Backed up by impregnable II reference. he carried the ball tw thirds of the time in the Indian attac and seldom failed to gain ground Al en- and Little Boy opened up great ga for him between Jones and Anderso. and on dashes around the M Het bricks and Exendine put the OproaF Chicago men out of the play with & ease that was startling to the adhe ents of the local eleven. HouseT’s best work. however. wa with his toe. Three times he negf tiated goals from placement. with b lenu holding the ball. AS many mot cause DOseff managed To wriggf through in time to hurry the kick. Big Crowd Present. Perfect weather conditions brougt out $1,000 football enthusiasts to watc the game. The great stands on Ma shall Field. augmented by standiI room platforms at either end Of II field, were packed and thousands I others fTinged the side lines. peerir through the wire netting which sepa rated the players from the spectator Naturally three-fOurths Of the crow displayed the Chicago maroon. bt scattered through the thrOng wet thousands of Carlisle partisans Chicago won the toss and sent n. Indians TO the south goal. with a sligl wind in their faces. Houser’s kicko. went for a tOuchback. and the resuI ing return from the twenty-f1ve-yar| line gave the visitors an early chand to display their attack. The first tw plays were stopped to the accompan. ment of deafening cheers from the stu. dent sections. Also the Indians sui fered the first OF half a dozen pena ties for holding, and a forward pas. which Gardner threw wild. hit a. ground, forcing the ball back TO al Indians forty-yard line. Gardner va badly hurt at this juncture. but refuse TO quit, and hobbled back into the lin, Indian Tackles Good. A punt gave Chicago a chance to dis play its attack. but the Indian end and tackles gave an example Of th stuff that was in them by forcing a nj turn point. Steffen kicked fifty ward to HOuser. who eluded Hewitt and b. hind fine interference. came back foI ty-five yards A tumble in the forxsr pass gave Chicago the ball and whe Detray slipped past Lube for twent yards, the stands turned into hashin masses of maroon. Four punts wer exchanged. Steffen’s final effort befu short. and Balenti started to hals=1e the Chicago line. HOuser was the man called upon. an he broke through TO the Chicago TWEEN ty-tiVe-yard line. Steffen downing him Two plays gave a bare three Yards. blI again it was Houser, and a first dow, resulted. The Chicago line stfffene here. but the big fullback dropped bac. and, with Gardner holding the bal kicked an easy goal from placement Score; Carlisle. I; Chicago, 0. After the score the home team play 90 session of the ball on a forward mas to Detray. gained 10 yards, but an at tempt to duplicate the plav wen wrong, and the ground was lost. Car Isle could not pierce the Chicago de Tense, but HOuser kicked another fell goal, the count being then to 0. Carlisle Makes 4 Stand. After the next Kickoff Chicago. aid ed by penalty of l. yards. manage to keep the ball within Carlisle’s terri tory. A quarterback run from a for ward pass formation gave the local twenty yards more. but with their goa line threatened the red mems defens became adamant. Both teams Ia, tried repeatedly TO break I’D the for ward pass formation, the Indians ms ing a long pass from a kicking forma ton. while most OF Chicago’s atten7nf we’re short losses over the ends Quarterback runs, double passes an, plays in which a tackle was nUIIa back or sent across to the opposfte sid had been used by both teams VIII varying success, but in individual MIA the Carlisle men had outclassed thei opponents. Lubo Gets in Game. Soon after the kickoff forward pas 20 Detray gained twenty-five yards but Lubo stopped the next play an, Aiken blocked the punt. giving tn ball to the Indians in the center o the field Four plays took it 10 tn fifteen-yard line, where Houser agail missed goal. HOuser kicked an casgoal and the count was IA to O. Substitutes were becoming freqJf7-t and with fresh players the Indian kept Chicago on the run. They QuickI worked the ball again TO the six-yar line and this time Houser kicked hi third field goal. making the count to 0. After the kickoff Houser puntet sixty-five yards over Steffen. but tn return kick was fumbled by BalentI Page worked a forward pass to De tray for twenty yards more and thei as the Indians stopped the advance Steffen drop-kieked a goal from tn’ sixty-yard line, making the fina count is to i.

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 24, 1907, page 1

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  EASYFOR THEINDIANS Chicago Is Unable to Stop the Redskins. WESTERN TEAM OUTCLASsED In Every Department Of the Game Carlisle ExceIS, Scoring Is Points While MarOonS Avert shut out by GonI from the FieId-HOuSer Gets Three Goals from the Field. Chicago, Nov. 3-CarliSle defeated chi cage this afternoon. Is 20 T. after outplay- ing the Maroons in every department. They smashed the line. blocked punts. swept the Maroons’ guards and ends aside 70 follow their own ball down the field, caught the Maroons’ ball when it was thrown for the forwards. and got good advantage from their on-side kicks. The Indians have the greatest team that has ever appeared on Marshall Field For only a short time in the second half did the Maroons show up 10 the form eNpected. II was in Chicago’s supposedly strong department that the MaroOns fell down hardest. The backs strove maufully. and plunged into the aborigines for all their might, but Coach Glenn Warmers defense was too much for even the fleet backs The MarOons. until the last part Of the last half. were completely out Of il. Steffen. with lucky field goal from the So yard line. saved Stages men from the hui initiation Of a shut-out. but II their hopes had been pinned entirely 70 straight foot ball a shut-out certainly would have been their portion. Three Goals for HOuser. Houser. the Indian fun back. was the particularly bright star OF the game. He tried place kicks for goals at times. and three OF them sailed through the cross trees Little Boy and Gardner also did some good work. Steffen and Detray put up the best game OF the MarOOns. but their play did not equal that OF their Opposing stars at any stage. Chicago won the toss and chose the north goal. Houser, the Indian full back. kicked off 10 Steffen, and the ball rolled over the goal line for touchdown. Steffen punted the bali from the 25-yard line to Houser, who ran back 10 yards. On an incompleted forward pass. the ball went back 10 CaTIisle’s 32-yard line. An exchange OF pUnts put the ball on the midfieid and IN the Indians posses sion. Payne got s yards around Page. Chicago got the ball on forward pass and Detray made p yards through Wa seuka. Chicago failed with a forward pass. and the penalty placed the bail on the Maroons’ S5-yard line. Gardner punted 20 yards. 10 Steffen. who was nailed in his tracks with the ball on bis own 0-yard line. Steffen punted out OF bounds at the center OF the field. Houser went straight through center for first down. planting the ball on Chicago’s % yard line. Then he dropped back for a place kick. The ball went sQuarely over the cross bar. Score: Carlisle. 4; Chi cago. Q. Indians Score Agnin. Detray kicked of and Hendricks returned 10 yards to the Indians 30-yard line. The Indians punted and Stenen was smothered on his l5-yard line. Detray made % yards on forward pass Steffens punted and il was blocked, and Carlisle got the bail on Chicagos l5-yard line. Houser dropped back for a place Mck and put the ball squarely over Score: Carlisle. 5; Chicago. O. Page kicked of. the bail going 10 Houser. who ran to the 35-yard line After constant punting between Steffen and Houser and working the forward pass. the first half ended without further scoring and with the ball on the Chi Cages hands on the center field. Page kicked of and Carlisle was forced to punt TO Steffen. on a forward pass Sl’leu 70 AptAidgs lineage gained 10 yards. Steffen gained yards. then attempted to punt the Indians blocking the kick and getting the ball in the cen ter of the field. Using forward passes and short jolts at the line. Exedine got the ball and dashed 70 yards for a touch down HOuser kicked goal. Score: Car Isle, “A: Chicago. O. The Indians carried the ball TO the s. yard line. where Houser kicked his third place kick for a goal. Score: Carlisle. Is; Chicago, 0. Page to Detray forward pass put the ball on the Indians 40-yaTd line. Page made – yards and Detray failed. From the 30-yard line Steffen made a goal by drop kick. Score; Carlisle IS: Chicago. l. From then till the final whistle blew neither side could score again.

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  The Cairo bulletin, Cairo, Ill., November 24, 1907, page 1

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  CARLISLE wins FROM CHICAGO Was FAST AND DESPERATELY FOUGHT cAME--ScORE 10 TO 4. YALE DEFEATS HARVARD In Annual Football .datch “ 70 o. Ames Wins Missouri Valley Cham yioranip--Minnesota and Wisconsin Tie. Chicago, Nov. 23.--The Carlisle IN. dams defeated the University OF Chi aago here today In fast and despaftc. “ fought game, Is to T. before 27. 90 people. There field goals from placement and touchdown and goal counted for the Indianas points, Wati ter Steffen. quarter back on the hoIne team, scored for Chicago BY a drop kick frcm the 30 yard line. In almost every department OF the game. especially line play. the Indians had the better of their rivals. Chi ‘cago, having won the championship OF conference colleges of the middle west, was expected 10 give the eastern players the hardest kind OF battle But these hopes were proved in vain. rhe speedy attack which had swept tside ether western teams was slowed p BY the fierce play Of the Indian 4ero ontsprinted and often completely 1axed in and the Maroon back fell lad no chance to get started on the lng, twisting dodging runs which ave made the players noted In this section The Carlisle team was without the services OF Mount Pleasant the spec aculaf quarte., who was injured N he Minnesota game last week. Hh snti and Island ran the play without a. itch, and the accurate kicking OF iouser, coupled with his slashing runs nd line plunging, made up for the round gaining and scoring abilities OF h, ragala. quarter hack. Houseg In fact, was the whole cam III himself Backed up by iisls ‘,regnable ints1farence he carried the Jall two thirds OF tho time In tho adlans’ attack and seldom failed To sain ground. Aiken and Littleboy op- ned up great gaps for him between zones and Anderson and on dashes round the end Hendricks and Exea. line put the opposing Chicago men ut of play with ease that was start. inb 10 the adherents OF the local eIe. fe’. Houser’s best work. however, was With his toe. Three times ho nagotia ed goals from placement with Balen.il holding the ball As many moro at empts were missed but mainly beause Dozefi. who was the only Chi ago lIneman to outplay his opps. cent, managed to wriggle through In imc to hurry tho kick. M Despite the outcome Of the game lineage students held prolonged celebration after the contest cheers ind songs being In praise OF Coach i itagg and the players who had won rs sectional! championship.

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Carlisle leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.