Wisconsin at Chicago

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 26, 1911, page 65

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  CHICAGO Wins OUT Defeats Wisconsin, 8 to O, Breaking Tie for First Place. NOW TIED WITH BADGERS Touchdown by Fullback Pierce Gave Maroon the Victory in the Third Quarter. NOW TIED WITH BADGERS | MARSHALL FIELD, Chicago, Novem- Der 25.-Chicago pulled Wisconsin out of | the first-place tie in the western foot ball conference by winning from the Badgers | here today. The score was to o. A cago the victory. Scruby failed to make | it in his try for goal, An unyielding Maroon line prevented the Wisconsin team from scoring in a situation exactly like that which profited the Chicago team not more than five minutes before the score was made. It was Wisconsin’s only opportunity for a touchdown. BY matching Moll’s punting with that of Scruby, by successfully blocking all the Wisconsin quarterback’s clever in dividual playing, and by putting forth q stancher line and sure backfeld. Chi cago lifted itself out of third place in the conference to tie with the badgers for second. During the first period the ball re- manned within 10 yards of the center OF the field, except when punts carried 1t away. In the second period Sauer and Kennedy for Chicago changed positions at halfback, Sauer going over to the right side. Scruby missed 4O-yard to the center Of the field. The remainder of this period was played for the most part in the middle Of the field. The third quarter was the scoring period. For Wisconsin, Butler played right end, Alexander right half ard Hoef- Eel left end. On shift plays that made it difficult to determine who had the ball and where. Sauer plunged through guard for yards. Sauer made 2 yards more Pierce, smashing into the Wisconsin left tackle, knocked that individual fully a rod back of his own goal line and brought the ball to earth for touchdown. Scruby failed to kick goal. The fourth period saw the ball surge back and forth across the field, never dangerously near a goal line except when Moll failed at a long try for a field goal double punt, Mol to Scruby to Moll | left the ball in Wisconsin territory until Tormey, who went in for Moll, who was hurt, driving his team down the field, had drop kick try for field goal that failed | by Is yards.

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  The evening times, Grand Forks, N.D., November 27, 1911, page 1

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  Chicago Defeated Wisconsin,. &luC06O DCltdICu WISCOUS1Ils Chicago. Nov. 27.-chicago defeated Wisconsin 5 to o Saturday in a football game. that barring a. few in consequential forward passes, had none Of the open play of recent years. Sauer won the game for the Ma rooms after Nogren. his teammate recovered the ball after a long punt by scruby. Nogren carried the ball through the Badger line to within a vicious plunge did the rest. Scruby. who for the first time on the home grounds had failed to kick a field goal, likewise failed to tack the extra goal kick to the touchdown. This playing, following Immediately after the failure of Wisconsin to score when In a similar position, illustrated the comparative strength Of the teams as shown all through the game. Almost evenly matched the Maroon line showed just a trif1e more rigidity and the Maroon backs displayed just a shade more skill in battering the line. “Keckie” Mol, considered by Coach Stage the most dangerous man on the Badger team, was effectively blocked and only his punting gave material aid to the team. One try at a field goal by Moll failed. Ine only .chance to score Wtsconsin had after Moll’s try at the field goal, was when, Moll had punted to a ew yards of the Maroon goal. A recovery Of the punt gave Wisconsin an opportunity to score. Moll threw each Of his three backs against the Maroon line and moved it not a foot. Scruby getting the ball, when the Badgers were held for downs. kicked out Of danger. Another holding for downs. another punt, a run by Gettler on a fake forward pass. another punt

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, November 26, 1911, page 1

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  MARooNs WOULD SHARE CONFERENCE HONORs BY Defeating Wisconsin, 6 to o, stass’a Men See Partial Claim to II, UNITED Press Leased Wire Service CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-The pelt OF the Badger hangs in the Midway tonight. and Chicago students gave themselves over to rejoicing at their five to nothing victory over Wisconsin. incidentally, the Maroons dope it out that they are entitled to share con ference championship honors with Minnesota notwithstanding the Gophers’ decisive victory over them earl Ter in the season-since they won over Wisconsin, with whom Mime sofa could only tie Neither Moll. for Wisconsin. nor Scruby, for Chicago. were up to their usual mark for punting. The Badger player had the advantage Both tried several field goals, but all the kicks went wide of the mark. To Sauer belongs the credit for Chicago’s touchdown. The big hall back got the Badger team ratified when during the third quarter, he slipped around left end for a 80 yard run A few moments later Sauel added nearly a dozen more yards in two line plunges and Pierce bucked center for one yard over the Cardinal | line.

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Wisconsin leads 19–⁠16–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.