Earlham at Purdue

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

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  SHOWED UNDER BY PURDUE Quakers Defeated by Decisive Score of 40 to 0 Sat- urday. TACKLING WAS HIGH. CuAKERs SEEMED TO BE Def. GENT IN THIS ESSENTIAL OF GAME-cAPT. HARRELL REND- Erred UNCONSCIOUS. LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. 1O-Stewart field presented gala scene this after noon upon the occasion of the opening of the foot ball season, there being a large attendance, although Purdue was predicted the winner over Earlham some time before the game. The game resulted In a victory for Purdue, the score being 40 to o. The Purdue team had fine interior ence, but the back field was exception ally slow. Earlham played fierce game, but the Quaker men tackled too high and as result several men were laid out during the game. 1t did not take the Boilermakers long to make the first touchdown, and never during the entire contest was the game in doubt. Rockford and Wyant of Purdue were the stars. making many brilliant plays. Beebe and White of Earlham were easily the stars for the Quakers. In the second half, Captain Harrel was knocked unconscious and was car ried from the field. During the entire game Earlham failed to make any showing against Purdue. The lineup and summary is as follows: Purdue Eariham WANT Spencer Left End EBS0m4u CAduSA0 Left Tackle Kassabaum, Durham. Walthal, Swain Left Guard Jockey STANLEY Center bruu1eO .......’.... ..s...... AluoIey Right Guard Sparks johnson Right Tackle Right End Ruffer. Driver .......: Beebe, Bruner pQuarter Back Left Half Back Hanna .............. Jones Right HALF Back Stillinger, Merrill ............ White Full Back Referee--Kilpatrick OF Chicago. Umpirs-Waldrip Of Indiana. ,a.s Time Of halves 80 and Is minutes. - a.ta a.

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Purdue leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings.