Chicago at Wisconsin

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  The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, November 3, 1912, page 1

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  WISCONSIN, ELEVEN WINS FROM CHICAGO Badgers Outplay the Maroons and Take important Game; Score 80 to II. HAS WONDERFUL TEAM Best Collection of Players in the Western Colleges Since 1905. HAS WONDERFUL TEAM tS lHIcFHaIonhi news Service MADISON, WIS. Nov. 2.-wlsconsiu 5 wonderful eleven. the best team that has tepresentet the Badger university since 1903, took another long step toward the conference cha ampionship today when II 1e, sSted tht Maroons 80 10 i IN the most impoTt@ ~ game OF tho western season TO date The Badgers Won because they nan tie batter team aud because the MRroons failed absolutely 70 carry out the instruotions OF their coach There has not been better collection of football players in western college since 1905 than those who wore The Cardinal sweaters this afternoon. The insi,,. iTSr@ons =, wouie have been exceedingly the Esmt. eiose IL the! had oheyed Coach s,asss nlrscuons There vas Just one way for Chicago TO beat Wisconsin and Isst vas hy The nse OF the forward pass. on tnls play when they finally got busy WITH u. but they got busy too late. IN tns third and fourth quarters Mars Ton Smith. SUB quarterback for the Chi ago eleven turned ioose all thai bi, tesri had learned He called for for. ward pass after forward pass. and re nIss majority Of ,hem went through foi already big sdysntsgs and they YefussS 70 oe frightened BY The exhibition 90 chlesso,s latent ground gaining a5iilty. Lhs SaegeFs ot 1912 are OF champion. TIE 1nal test by Minnesota. n viii ss bseaers the Gophers are raarveIs CosSb duEeau nae men who know the ,beorr. o. footoAll and who can carry il out II, Cll!stts he has the beat western ou.r. terbaek since stetfeas. and in Tannsar.. ane Berger the best line plungers .i5cs bsEdek and Pickering. Rutiers dsten. s NVe Work a. risht tackle today entitled 15st @ /, s,lEsS ftsde % any n all-western team ppisy that the Marnons sent against the EDDIE Gillette b.lslaed az the west, s.ss,ss’ qasrtsrhack since McGovern. back runs we’re tne feature OF Wiscon. ~ pay He did not use tbs best o, indsment all of the time. but he eer. I.t,s lI.y atspaysd spa a. seity % run and dodge was apparent that Wiseonsin haS a SAFE lesd- His successor, Bellows. Won distinction BY drop -kiekins 4 goal from me isld IN tas closing moments OF ths after intereeptins a foreard pass Was a roost spectacular play or the gam. Tb. dash ~as a torty-yard affair, He was al sns On tnis sprint snd he got ava, manner ~-iihs chieago’s star was Dolly GRAY. II. ~ ried the ball about half the tinos and laaos most OF the gains that wers not Sc Also did the kicking after Morrarl’s Ian. sing Tormey. “s A huge crowd saw the game A. us,,r wisconsin bad all the better OF the cheer ing. Tie Badgers can 1in the ysll chaSp!enship whsther they arc al hons or On ne road, Every faithful aiurnnus OF ne BADGE institution was on hand. the sun was high in tho h.syen n 49, nYsrcnats ‘sH’ Wfsconrfn

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 3, 1912, page 11

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  CHICAGO HOPES SHATTERED Wisconsin Plays Straight Foot ball and Wins Easily. Madison. Wis, Nov. 2.-The UNIVERSITY Of Chicago football team was eliminated from consideration in the western COZ Iegiate conference championship race by the University Of Wisconsin’s speedy ana nowerful eleven here to-day. wisconsin won By a score OF 30 to y. The game was one Of the most spec tacular ever played here, Astounding IN forward passes, speedy end runs, shifts tacl<Ies-back and other intricate formalions, At such tactics Chicago had a declded advantage. This was more than overcome by the powerful drive Of the Wisconsin backs in crosshucks and by Gnlette’s ability 20 turn the Maroon ENDS bobind efficient interference II was it’s inability to gain by straisht football that cost Chicago the heaviest. three times the visitors were stopped IN side Wisconsin’s 5-yard line, and on four other occasions they lost the ball on downs when another foot would have made the fourth down for them. Wis rorsip outcharged its heavier opponents RutIer was especially effective at right tackle.

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  Evening star, November 3, 1912, page 62

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  CHICAGO ELIMINATED. Wisconsin Defeats Windy City Eleven By Score of 80 to IL. MADISON, Wis. November q The University Of Chicago foot ball team was eliminated from consideraton in the western collegiate conference championship race by the University of Wisconsin’s speedy and powerful eleven today, the score being Wisconsin, 80; Chicago, IL. The game was one Of the most spec tacular ever played here, abounding in forward passes. speedy end runs shifts, tackles, back and other intricate formations. At such tactics Chicago had a decided advantage, but this was more than overcome by the powerful drive of the Wisconsin backs in cross-bucks, and by Gillette’s ability to turn the Maroon ends behind efficient interference. 1t was it’s inability to gain by straight foot ball that cost Chicago the heaviest Three times the visitors were stopped inside Wisconsin’s 5-yard line, and on four other occasions they lost the ball on downs, when another foot would have made the fourth down for them.

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Wisconsin leads 19–⁠16–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.