Indiana at Wisconsin

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 24, 1909, page 1

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  WISCONSIN BEATS INDIANA Badgers Defeat HOosiers by Close Score Of Six to Three. wILCE IN SPECTACULAR RUN Cardinal Player Intercepts Forward Pass and Dashes seventy-Ftve Yards for a TOuch- down. wILCE IN SPECTACULAR Ri MADISON, Wis, oct 23.-Five thousand people at Randall field this afternoon braved freezing weathes to see wisconsin lower the colors Of Indiana, 6 to 8. Wis ‘consin’s touchdown was made in the first half when WTee. who played the kind Of foot ball which gives birth to. college traditions. intercepted a forward pass and ran seventy-five yards for a touchdown, Mol kicking goal. 1t was a beautiful run and went far to reconcile Wisconsin enthusiasts to their defeat by Chicago last year when Steffen brought the victory to Chicago with a run only twenty yards longer. Tndiana’s score came in the latter part OF the second half, and It came when In diana had narrowly escaped being scored on a second time. Culver Of Wisconsin had broken through for a fifty-yard run and Indiana by a desperate play had held or its seven-yard line. An exchange OF punts. a tumble and an intercepted forward pass gave the ball to Indiana in the center Of the field. Cunningham. Gill, Paddock and Cartwright here sprung several OF Coach Sheldon’s plays which had been held back for a promising moment. The ball was carried to the twenty-yard line, where Wisconsin held. The ball was passed back to Gill, standing on the thirty-yard line, and he dropped kicked a goal from the field, scoring Indlana’s only points. The first fifteen minutes Of the game gave neither side the advantage, neither being able to secure a first down. Indiana, however, Laying with frantic energy, gradually worked the ball well into wis consin center. With their opponents goal in sight the handful Of Indiana enthusiasts began crying: touchdown. touch down.” Cunningham thereupon essayed a forward pass, but Wilce coming forward at full speed intercepted it on the thirty-five-yard line, and aided by splendid interference, got by Indiana’s tacklers and ran the last thirty yards without obstruction. Mol kicked goal. To its ability to execute the forward pass for short but sure gains Wisconsin owned its best gains. Wisconsin apparently has solved this new department OF foot ball. Those who saw the Chicago-Indiana game Of two weeks ago and who also saw today’s game compare Wisconsin TO the disadvantage Of Chicago in attacking the line. Culver Fuick, Wiice. Moll and Buser broke through Indiana’s line repeatedly for gains which the Chicago backs two weeks ago were unable to negotiate successfully. Indiana’s end was noticeably slow in getting down under punts. allow ing Wisconsin gains which II otherwise would have missed. Roberts and Winters were always well down under Moll’s punts and Glll’s returns were seldom OF any consequence. On punts Wisconsin had much the better of 1t, gill apparently being out OF form.

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  Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., October 25, 1909, page 6

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  BY A MERE SQUEAK Michigan University Barely Able to Defeat Marquette 6 to B. GOAL KICK SAVED THE DAY Wisconsin and Indiana Play on Near ly Even Terms and Nebraska and Iowa Tie. Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 25.-Michigan had the narrowest escape of its career Saturday in defeating Mar quette to in one of the most brilliant games the Michigan eleven ever played. The Marquette eleven apparently had stage fright, for with the excepton of the first 10 minutes the two elevens were on exactly even terms. In the second half the play was al most entirely in Michigan territory. Michigan had three trials at goal from placement. One was blocked and two missed. Marquette had three trials at goal, all missed. In the first half Michigan had worked the ball to Marquette’s one yard line before Marquette stopped the rushes. Marquette kicked from there to their 45-yard line. Michigan resumed the rushes and when nine yards from Marquette’s goal Marquette was ruled guilty of an Off side play which brought the ball to Marquette’s half-yard line. in Michigan s possession. Even then Mar quette held for two downs, but Mich dice kicked goal Marquette rallied and finally pushed Schroeder over for touchdown. but failed to kick goal. Wisconsin, O; Indiana, 3. Madison. Wis, Oct. 25.-Five thousand people On Randall field Sat urday afternoon braved freezing weather and saw Wisconsin defeat Indiana to 3. Wisconsin’s touch down was made in the first half. when Culver intercepted a forward pass and ran 10 yards for touchdown, Moll kicking goal. Indiana scored in the latter part of the second half, at a time when Indiana had narrowly escaped being scored on for the second time. Nebraska and Iowa In Tie. Lincoln, Oct. 25.--Nebraska and Iowa played 35-minute halls Saturday to a tie. 6 to 6. Iowa scoring

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  Grant County herald, Lancaster, Wis., October 27, 1909, page 4

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  The first big foot ball game Of the season IN Wisconsin. and the first one of National importance ever played in Milwaukee, took place in that city last Saturday between the Marquette College and Michigan University elevens Magnificent ball was played and Michigan only sue ceeded in winning by score of to 5. At Madison on the same day, in a game between Indiana and the Uni versity of Wisconsin elevens. the Badgers defeated the Hoosiers 6 to 3.

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Wisconsin leads 41–⁠21–⁠2 in 64 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.