Purdue at Chicago

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 27, 1912, page 58

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  PURDUE BRACES UP Holds Chicago to Smallest Score in Eleven Years, 7 to o. FREQUENTLY PENALlZED Failure to Execute Forward Passes and Fumbling Causes Of. Small Score. CHICAGO, October c6.-Foot ball play ers of the University of Chicago made further strides toward the big nine championship today by beating Purdue University, 9 to 0. on Marshall Field. The score was the smallest registered by chi cago against Purdue in eleven years. Chicago scored its first touchdown in the first period. Pierce going over from purdue’s 5-yard line. Sellers kicked goal. Both teams were frequently penaltzed from :, to Is yards for off-side play and holding. Failure to execute forward passes sue cessfully robbed Chicago Of chances to score in the second period. Chicago twice had the ball within IL yards of Purdue S goal line. but fumbled on attempted passes. Norgren also missed an easy field goal from Purdue’s 1S-yard line. Plumbing OF forward passes also prevented Chicago from scoring in the third period. \ dozen attempts were made but the ball was lost each time. Nor gren also missed another chance 1or field goal Pierce bucked through the visitors line for the only touchdown of the game ten minutes after the battle started. The rest of the contest consisted of punting and alternate clashes Of brilliant straight foot ball. Chicago eXceiled in the ground gaining. Elementary tactics were largely to blame for the small Chicago score. Gil cago undoubtedly could have rolled UP more points. but relied solely on straight foot ball. and occasional forward passes. Paine, Norgren. Pierce. Fitzpatrick ana Coutchie worked the elementary plays in superb style. None of them. however. euualed Oliphant of Purdue In sensational feats Purdue’s halfback tore reptated- ~ for gains and tackled brilliantly. Hutchinson and Street also starred with Spectacular end runs. No-gren made three attempts to score on drop kicks but the ball missed its mark each time. The only time Purdue Threatened TO score was in the final period, when the ball was advanced to within yards of CI1icago’s goal. Time was called. end ing the game before the visitors could score a touchdown. Lineup:

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  The Daily Missoulian, Montana, October 27, 1912, page 10

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  Chicago Beats purdue. Chicago, Oct 26.-Chicago made an other stride toward the big nine championship today by beating Purdue university, Z to 0, on Marshall field. The score was the smallest registered by the maroons against Purdue in IL years. Pierce bueked through the visitors line for the only touchdown of the game, 10 minutes after the battle started. The rest of the contest consisted of punting and alternate clashes of brilliant straight football, Chicago eXcellng in ground gaining. Elementary tactics We’re largely to blame for the small Chicago score The maroons undoubtedly could have rolled up more points but relied solely on straight football and occasional for ward passes. Chicago scored it’s first touchdown in the first period, Pierce going over from Purdue’s 5-yard line. Sellers kicked goal. Failure to execute forward passes successfully robbed Chicago of chances to score in the second period, Score second period, Chicago, z; Purdue, 0. Fumbling of forward passes also prevented Chicago from scoring in the third period. Purdue threatened to score in the final period when Oliphant, O’Brien and Hanna advanced the ball so yards in three plays by brilliant runs and | Chicago stiffened it’s defense and held Purdue on the five-yard line with the ball where the play ended.

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 27, 1912, page 9

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  CHICAGO WORKS ON PURDUE AGAIN Small Score Run Up by Maroons Thought to be one Of Stages Old Tricks. UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l CHICAGO, Oct. 26- Chicago’s vic tory over Purdue this afternoon made it almost certain that the champion ship of the conference elevens will be decided at Madison next Saturday when the Maroons meet Wisconsin. The score today was Chicago Z, Purdue O. The score last Saturday was Wisconsin AZ; Purdue 0. The two scores cannot be compared to get a line on the strength of Chicago and Wisconsin. 1t Is a well known trick of Coach A. A. Stages to have his Chicago warriors win a game like todays by a small score, and then throw their full strength into team that has piled up a much larger total against the same aggregation. Today’s scoring was done in the second period. The ball was in Purdues territory, and Oliphant tried a punt. Paine blocked and the ball was Chicago’s on Purdue’s ten yard line. Pierce hit right tackle for three yards, repeated the play for four and Nor gren went through center for a touchdown, Sellers kicking goal.

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  The Calumet news, Calumet, Mich., October 28, 1912, page 1

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  Harvard Defeats Brown. CHICAGO Beats Purdue Chicago. N. oct. 2S.--Thc urhcrsity of Chicapo made further strides toward the big nine” championship by heating Purdue university. to 0. Full back Pierce bucked through the line Tor the only touchdown ten minutes after The battle started. The rest Of The contest consisted of punting and alternate clashes of brilliant straight football

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Chicago leads 27–⁠14–⁠1 in 42 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.