Illinois at Chicago

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  The Montgomery advertiser, October 17, 1909, page 12

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  PIRATES CHAMPIONS KETCF1EL KNOCKED OUT l INV TWEL VIZ ROUNDS MAROONS BEAT ILLINOIS CHICAGO TAKES EXCITING GAME BY l4 TO H. Capt. Page Plays tn Brilliant Form and His Work Lands Victory for Stagg’s Men-Old Style Play Uaed. Chicago, Oct. l6.-chicago defeated Illinois IA to s today in a desperately played game. Eight to eight would appal ently more clearly indicate the cagos first touchdown was a decided fluke. Both sides made gains through the nine on straight from the ball but not consistently. Had Illinois a man who could catch and return punts with the briliiancy that characterized the have been different. Illinois men act ed like thunderbolts and the ends fame down like lighting, play In the second half when Page repeatedly } heeled his catches. second half when Page heeled pun on Illinois 35-yard line and kicked 6 pretty goal from placement. With the score to 0 again them. Illinois exc cuted the most sensational play of the three of the Illinois men remained. te face the Chicago line. The other eight. like a squad of militia on ex- hibition drill. rushed far to the left forming an unbreakable interference. was placed on Chicago’s fifteen-yar line. The most desperate fmaginabl football of the old style sent Monte Joy across the line for Illinoiss frs touchdown. Goal was missed. Seller ‘tors, added three more points when he dropped a beautiful goal from Chi cago’s forty-yard line. Just to prove that 1t had. a shad the better team. Chicago in the secon haf %sas pereey eyecutsa ana terback kick gained ibirty-five yard and Worthwine in the three attempt gained the remaining distance. Paige kicked the goal.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 17, 1909, page 1

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  CHICAGO DOWNS ILLINOIS. Windy City Lads Have Better of Spectacular Contest. MARSHALL FIELD, Chicago, ILL.,, October 1e.-Chicago defeated Illinois Ii to = today in hard fought contest. The actual score does not clearly indicate the relative strength OF the teams, for Chi Cages first touchdown was fiuke. Both sides made gains through the line on straight foot BALL. but not consistent ly. If Illinois had developed man who could catch and return punts with the brilliancy that characterized the work of Capt. Page the story might have been different. Illinois tackled fercely and the ends came down like lightning par ticUlarly in the second half when Page repeatedly Eeeled his catches. Chicago made the first score i’m the second half. when Page heeled punt on Illinois 5-yard line and kicked goal from placement. With the score to against them, IL linois executed the most sensational play Of the game. On a forward pass play but three of the Illinois remained to face the Chicago line, tie other eight, like a squad OF militia on exhibition drill, rushed far to the left, forming an UNI breakable interference. with the assist ance oil which the ball was placed on Chicagos 15-yard line. Desperate play sent Montejoy across the line for IL linois’ first touchdown. Goal was missed. Seller. easily the star performer of the visitors added three more points. when he drop-kicked goal from Chicagos 10 yard line. Chicago. in the second half. made =

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  The Cairo bulletin, Illinois, October 17, 1909, page 1

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  ILLINOIS BEATEN By CHICAGO j. IN ONE OF THE FASTEST FOOT. BALL GAMES EVER SEEN IN THE WEST. OTHER BIC CONTESTS Yale and Harvard Both Win Their Games-CornelI Defeated by parliamentary Was Beaten. Chicago, Oct. 16.--Chicago defeated Illinois, IA to 8, in desperately play ed football game. Eight to eight ap- parently would more clearly indicate the relative strength of the teams for Chicago’s first touchaown-~was a decided fluke. Both sides made gains through the line on straight football, but had Hi nois had a man who could catch and return punts with the brillianey that characterized the worl of Captain Page, the story might have been diff ferent. Illinois tackled Ike thunder bolts and her ends came down like lightning, particularly in the second half when Page repeatedly heeled his catches. Chicago made the first score in the second half, when Page heeled a punt on the Illinois 35 yard line and kick ed pretty goal from placement. Hi nois executed the mos; sensational play On forward pass but three of the Illinois line remained to face the

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Illinois leads 22–⁠18–⁠3 in 43 meetings, counting the 30 since this game.