Illinois at Northwestern

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  The Cairo bulletin, Cairo, Ill., November 13, 1910, page 1

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  BEAT WISCONSIN 20 TO O. CLAIMS WESTERN CONFER, \ ENcE CHAMPIONSHIP. ILLINOIS ALSO WINNER Defeated Northwestern ~ to o. Pennsylvania and Michigan Y Play Tie Games-Other Football Scores. Minneapolis, Nov Minnesota de. feated her Old rival, the Univers ty Of Wisconsin this afternoon, 2S to D, ana by virtue Of the comparative scores now claims the Western Con ference champ onship. Minnesota ripped the Wisconsin line to pieces in the flrst half, scor. ing the first touchdown in 21s min utes after play and adding two more before the first period Beginning with the second period number OF substitutes were used. Wisconsin never had chance The mighty onslaughts of Johnson. Rosenwald, Stevens and McGovern could not he checked. Gains of from to 20 yards were made nearly every time these men took the ball. Both teams relied almost entirely On straight football No forward pass was attempted and Minnesota resorted to the only kick play McGovern making a touchdown on that attempt. Wisconsin had chance, when GU lette attempted to drop kick from the 40 yards line after a long run, but this failed After the first quarter it was aprHert that Minnesota was reserving her strength for the Michigan game next Saturday. Minnesota made one touchdcwD N the second quarter and one more in the second half. McGoyern shared honors with Roe enwald. .ass

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 13, 1910, page 59

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  ILLINOIS ON TOP. Swamps, the Northwestern Univer- sity Team BY Score Of 27 to O. CHICAGO. November 1.-THE University OF Illinois team completed its conference foot ball season at Evanston today by defeating the Northwestern Uni versity team. q to 0, and thus regis tered an unbroken series Of victories for the year. Seller. whose toe kept Illinois at the head Of the big eight” race. scored a field goal for his team early in the game; two more points were added by a safety and in the third quartz. after a series of brilliant runs and forward passes, Woolstone went over for a touchdown Seller failed to kick goal. Merriam IN the fou. tn quarter got the ball on Wards punt at the <5-yard line and ran through the entire northwestern team for the next touchdown. From this Junctu.e until the whistle blew for the end of the game 1t was a walkaway fol Illinois, which scored two more touch downs in rapid fire fashion. Oliver scored the final touchdown for the State Uni vefsity eleven.

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  The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, November 13, 1910, page 1

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  ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY DEFEATS NORTHWESTERN BY Associated Press. CHICAGO, Nov. 12,-The University OF Illinois completed lts conference football season at Evanston today by defeating Northwestern university, 81 to O. and thus registered an unbrolten series OF Victories for the year. Seller. whose Toe kept Illinois at the head of the ‘big eight” race. scored u field goal for his team early In the game two more points were added by a safety In the third quarter, and after a series of brilliant runs and forward passes. Woolstone went over for a touchdown. Seller failed TO kick goal, Merriam. in tho fourth quarter got the ball on Wards punt at the Twenty-Five = yard line and ran through the entire Northwestern team for the next touch down.

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  Arizona republican, Phoenix, Ariz., November 13, 1910, page 1

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  ILLINOIS BEATS NORTHWESTERN Chicago, Nov. 12.-The University of Illinois completed the football season at Evanston today by defeating Northwestern University. q to and thus registered an unbroken series of victories for the year. Seller, whose toe kept Illinois at the end of the big Eight” race scored a field goal for his team early in the game; two more points were added by safety in the third quarter, and after series of brilliant runs and forward passes, Wolston went over for touchdown. Seller failed to kick the goal.

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Illinois leads 59–⁠55–⁠5 in 119 meetings, counting the 106 since this game.