Indiana at Chicago

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  The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., October 11, 1908, page 2

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  INDIANA DEFEATED Chicago University Triumphs Over Hoosier Lads by a Score of 29 to s. CAPT. PADDOCK PUT OUT. Chicago. Oct. 10.-Coach Stages Maroon football machine ground out a 20 to 8 victory over the Indiana university team today at Marshall Field. The Hoosiers sprung a surprise by the strength Of defense and especially In the first half when they held Chi caSo to score Of II to 6. A misdirected forward pass was responsible for the Hoosier score and Johnson, Indiana’s left half back. grabbed a toss intended for Crowley in the mid die Of the first half and ran fifty yards for . touchdown. The Maroon team gathered speed as the game progress ed and was tearing through disorgan- ICED Hoosiers almost at will when the struggle ended. The superb endurance OF the Maroons told at all times. Capt. Scott Paddock of Indiana was removed from the game in the first half for slugging. His loss caused q noticeable slump in the Hoosier team work and was responsible for the weak condition of offense for the rest of the game. The lineup follows: Chicago. Position. Indiana. Left End. Rogers-Schommer ........,. Johnson. Left Tackle Ehrhorn-Hoffman ....... Hatfield Left Guard. WortnWlne ........-....-... Hoover. Center Su0SuoNh I1OONbT. Right Guard. Elliott-Smith -. .Netherton-Rockm Right Tackle. heAss ....-..’.. :. DuCter. Right End. n rage ii. PADDOCK. Quarter Back. oteHen Berndt. Left Half. iuuiuSs Sunn1ngha Right Half. Bonsib-Crowley -. S. Paddock Markell. Full Back. Schott ...-.... Sutphen-W Winter Touchdowns- Johnson, Iddings, Steffen ca. Page. Goals from touchdownsjohnson, Kelley. Schommer 81. Umpires-Kelly, Princeton Referee-Poe. Princeton. Head linesman-Keehn, In diana. Field judge-Lieut. Prince. West Point. Time of haives-a5 and 80 minutes.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 11, 1908, page 11

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  Indlana,s Game Eiaht. Chicago, October 10.-Chicago found the Indiana players today to be more sturdy opponents than the Purdue team, and within 10 minutes of the beginning of play Johnson had dashed across the Chicago goal, after a 40-yard run for the first touchdown. The effort proved an expiring one for the Hoosiers, who afterward found themselves helpless against the Chi cago line, Chicago winning 29 to 6. The ruling off of Captain Paddock also weak ened the Indianans and seemed to dis- hearten them.

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  The Montgomery advertiser, October 11, 1908, page 9

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS Chicago Down. Peraue. Chicago, Oct. 10.--Chicago found the Indiana players today to be more stur- dy than the Purdue team and within ten minutes of the beginning of olay. goal, after a forty-yard run for the first touchdown. The effort proved an expiring one for the Hoosiers, who afterward founU themselves helnless against the Chi- cago line, Chicago winning 29 to 6. The ruling of of Captain Paddock also weakened the Indianans and seemed to dishearten them.

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Chicago leads 20–⁠4–⁠1 in 25 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.