Purdue at Chicago

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  The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., October 3, 1909, page 1

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  STANDARD OIL Up; LITERATURE DOWN Chicago Defeated Purdue Yesterday on Marshall Field 40 to O. ~es.a”s ~ 5 s “ ~ HOLSTERS MERE “MUTTS” AS USUAL STAGES FEARS” WE’RE JUSTIFIED, HIS WAR. RioRs SIMPLY RUNNING AMUck ALL DURING CONTEST. HOLSTERS MERE “MUTTS” NA”eTlCdn news SerVlCe) Chicago. Oct. 2.-Literature and the historic novel were smothered by standard oil on Marshall field yester day and Purdue returned to the corn belt. licked by Chicago, 40 to 0. Stages fears were justified, as usu. al, the Indianaians proving weak ana losing by a score larger than last yea and before five minutes of the first game of the season were played Purdues defense was shattered by tbs plunging attacks of the Midway men Scoring first on a goal from field. the Maoons smashed and kicked their way down the field, and three minutes later scored touchdown on a blocked kick Showed Much Form. From that on Stages men romped and showed more form than was OK pected. They ripped Purdue’s line tc pieces by old fashioned line smashing and toward the finish Page tried two forward passes and, gaining both times, began to take liberties with the Purdueites. Only once did the visitors have a chance to score. That opportunity came in the last two minutes of play when Page. attempting to return a punt. suffered blocked kick. and j. looked for an instant as if Purdue would cross the goal line. In the moment of danger. Page made a brillian, slide. recovered the ball and saved q score.

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  Los Angeles herald, California, October 3, 1909, page 35

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  In,ulnp WAS the Iinenn: CHICAGO DEFEATS PERDUE MARSHALL FIELD, CHICAGO. Oct. 2.-The University of Chicago football teams inaugurated its 1909 season by the defeat of Purdue by the score of 40 to 0 at Marshall Field today. The Purdue team was simply swept off it’s feet by the speed and brilliancy of the Chicago attacks. The score at the end of the first half was % to O., and II points were added to the Chi cago total in the second half. Stages team, as usual, employed new football when Purdue least expected it.. A brilliant repertoire of forward passes, on-side kicks and unexpected returned punts played havoc with the heavy but slow defense of Purdue.

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  The San Francisco call, California, October 3, 1909, page 38

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  Waikover for Chicago MARSHALL FIELD, Chicago, Oct. 2; The University of Chicago football team inaugurated its 1909 season by the defeat of Purdue by the score OF 40 to 0 at Marshall field today. The Purdue team was simply swept off its feet by the speed and brilliancy of the Chicago attacks. The score at the end of the first half was 23 to 0, and II points were added to the Chicago total in the second half Stages team. as usual, employed new football when Purdue least eXnepted II

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  Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., October 4, 1909, page 6 (results column)

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  CHICAGO SPEEDY University Football Eleven Sweeps Purdue OFF It’s Feet and Wins 40 to 0. NEW TRICKS ARE TRIED Illinois Beats Milliken 23 to o, While Indiana Defeats Depauw % to ,. Marshall Field, Chicago, Oct. 2 University of Chicago football team inaugurated it’s 1909 season by the defeat of Purdue by the score of 40 TO U at Marshall field Saturday. TIE Purdue team was simply swept off its feet by the speed and brilliancy of the Chicago attacks. The early part of the first half Chicago profited by Purdue’s mistakes, but the visitors soon became demoralized and Chicago scored frequently. The score at the end of the first half was 23 to 0, and II more points were added TO the Chicago total in the second half. Stages team as usual employed new football when Purdue least expected it. A brilliant repertoire of forward passes on side kicks and unexpected returned punts all played havoc with the heavy but slow defense of Purdue. The heavy line of tn” Lafayette team was often tore to shreds by the fast charging pony forwards of Chi cagO. Champaign, H., Oct. 1.-The UniYersity of Illinois football eleven defeated James Millikin university of Decatur Saturday by score of % TO 0. Pennsylvania. Is; Dickinson, o. Philadelphia, Oct. 4.-Pennsylvania met its hardest foe for the present season Saturday afternoon in the Dick inson college eleven, but won by the score of IS TO O.. The visitors, whose captain and quarterback was Frank Mount Pleasant, the former Carlisle Indian star, put up an unusually strong game. Indiana, 2S: Depauw. >. Bloomington, Ind, Oct. AIN the opening game of the football season Saturday Indiana university won from Depauw 2S to 5. While the cream and crimson outclassed the visitors, yet the latter put up a stubborn fight through out the contest. Indiana’s defense was weak at times and the Depauw team by repeated line smashes scored it’s only touchdown in the early part of the game. Harvard, II; BOwdOin. o. Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 4.-The sue cessful use of the forward pass and the end runs of Corbett gave interest TO Saturdays game at the stadium in which Harvard defeated Bowdoin II to 0.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

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