Minnesota at Wisconsin

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 14, 1909, page 1

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  BADGER LINE is TORN TO PIECES Minnesota Clinohes Western Cham piOnship by Decisive Defeat of Wisconsin. SCORE IS THrETY-FoUR TO SIX Home Team Mekes Touchdown in the First Half. GOPHERS PLAY BRILLIANT GAME Offensive Power Seems to Increase as Game Progresses. FREQUENT BREAKS IN LINE Minnesota Players Make Four Touch downs and Two seventy-Five- Yard Runs in secOnd Half. tsu PLAY BRILLIANT GAME FREQUENT BREAKS IN LINE MADISON, Wis, Nov. 1S.-Minnesota clinched the Western conference foot ball championship today by decislvely defeating Wisconsin by a score Of “a to 6. TIL Min nesota team played one OF the most brill liant and successful games ever seen on a western gridiron. The powerful and variegated attack OF Minnesota proved too much for Wisconsin at all stages Of the game. For a short time In the first half Wisconsin held Minnesota and took the lead by to 5, after Minnesota had scored the first touchdown. As the game grew older the Minnesota offense appeared to increase in power and simply tore the Wisconsin line TO pieces. In the last ten minutes OF the game Pickering and Rosenwald each smashed through the Wisconsin line and ran seventy-five yards for touchdowns. Anderson was the bright star for Wis oonsin, while Mol, Culver and Wilce played good games. Minnesota scored a touchdown efter O tw-enty-two-yard run on an old-fashioned criss-cross by Stevens, who was laid out. Wisconsin later made a touchdown and Mol kicked goal. Score; Minnesota, g.; Wisconsin, 6. Atkinson replaced Pettiiohn at quarter back for Minnesota in the first half. Both teams played a hard, consistent game and there was little punting. Score at end OF first half: Minnesota, IL; Wisconsin. 8. In the second half Minnesota played a whirlwind game, making four touchdowns in the half. Wisconsin was unable to Withstand the rushes of Pickering and R~osenwald, who repeatedly smashed the line Of the opposing team with telling effect. Pickering made two long runs in this half, carrying the bali once for a gain OF seventy-five yards and a touchdown. Ostrund replaced Powers at right guard for Wisconsin and Schain went In for Vidal, and Stewart replaced Mohestad In this half. l

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  The Montgomery advertiser, November 14, 1909, page 11

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  MICHIGAN TAKES OLD PENlNSY INTO CAMP CHAMPIONSHIP IS ClNCHED MINNESOTA COMPLETELY OyER- A WHELMs BADGER TEAM. Dr. Willfam,s Pupils Play . Stellar Game Tn Every Department. Wisconsin Opens Most Brilliantly. Randall Field. Madison, Wis. Nov. l3.-Minnesota clinched the Western conference football championship to- day by decisively defeating Wisconsin by score of 34 to 6. The Minnesota team played one of the most brilliant and successful games ever seen on a Western gridiron. The powerful and yariagated attack of Minnesota prov ed too much for Wisconsin at all For short time in the first half Wisconsin held Minnesota and took the lead by 6 to after Minnesota had scored the first touchdown. As the game grew older the Minne- sota offense appeared to increase fin power and fierceness and simply tore the Wisconsin line to pieces. In the last three minutes of the game. Pick erlng and Rosenwald each smashed through the Wisconsin line and ran sseventy-five yards each for the final Ine team work of the Minnesota man stood out above the others.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 14, 1909, page 11

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  Minnesota, 34; Wisconsin, 6. Randall Field. Madison. Wis, November 13.-Minnesota clinched the western con- ference football championship today by decisively defeating Wisconsin by a score of 34 to 6. The Minnesota team played one of the most brilliant and success full games ever seen on western grid iron. The powerful and variegated at- tack of Minnesota proved too much for Wisconsin at all stages of the game. For short time In the first half Wisconsin held Minnesota and took the lead to 5, after Minnesota had scored the first touchdown. As the game grew older the Minnesota offense appeared to increase in power and f1erceness and simply tore the Wis consin line to pieces. In the last three minutes of the game Pickering and Ro- senwald each smashed through the Wis consin line and ran 75 yards each for the final touchdowns. The teamwork of the Minnesota eleven was so brilliant that hardly one man stood out above the others

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  The Fargo forum and daily republican, Fargo, N.D., November 15, 1909, page 1

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  some FOOTBALL EXPERT Fargo Man Knew Football Score of Big Game Before Contest Was Played. ]. ]. Jordan don’t pretend to be q football expert or to possess any ex- traordinary ability to foretell future events, but according to his friends he mas established record which win make “Offside” and other authorities on the game, turn green with envy. Before the Minnesota Wisconsin game started Saturday, the employees of Alex. Stern’s store formed a pool and each guessed the score. They were one shy of the desired number and invited Mr.. Jordan to ‘.set in” That gentleman wrote ‘’34 to 6 in favor of Minnesota” on his slip of paper and won. IA

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Officially, Minnesota leads 64–⁠63–⁠8; as played, 63–⁠62–⁠8 in the 133 games on file; the official count covers all 135 meetings, counting the 116 since this game.