Indiana at Chicago

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  The Fargo forum and daily republican, Fargo, N.D., October 6, 1913, page 1

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  CHICAGO DEFEATED INDIANA Chicago, Oct. 6.-Before a crowd of 5000 people, most Of whom took part in the dedication exercises of the his toric athletic field, Chicago defeated Indiana on the University of Chicago athletic field, 81 to z. The gathering was the largest that has seen an open ing game on the midway in the his tory of football. The game was precoded by dedication ceremonies in which the complete undergraduate body Of the university n 500 alumni took part. The game was far from a we’ll played contest. The offensive work was ragged and the defensive play was q disappointment. All the scores were the direct results Of fukes and neither team earned a touchdown. In the first period Captain Norgren intercepted a forward pass and sprint” ed for a touchdown. Russell scored the second touchdown in the second period after Chicago had intercepted a forward pass close to Indiana’s goal line. The third score of the local aggregation was the result of Scott kicking out OF bounds on his fifteen yard line. From this point Chicago made aStouchdown with ease, The score made by Indiana the result of a. tumble by Breathed, who dropped the oval when tackled. Scott gath cred in the ball and sprinted fifty yards for a touchdown. Neither team | played an advanced article Of foot | ball and both will have to improve to be factors in the conference race.

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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., October 6, 1913, page 1

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  WHITAKER WINS PRAISE OF FANS South Bend Boy Starred For Indiana Against Chicago Despite Lame Knee. That Frank Whitaker. South Bend boy, who played quarterback with the Indiana eleven against Chicago Sat urday, played a solid and consistent game, is the opinion of the Chicago sport writer’s. According TO them he managed his men well and divided honors with Erehart and Davis as the individual stars of the contest. The Record Herald had this to say: “Erehart, F. Whitaker and Capt. Da- Wis displayed a brand of individual football that early marked them as players of worth. The little quarter back of the Hoosiers was an able gen. eral and handled his men with q GER tainty of action that brought praise from the vrowd.” His forward passing was high class and his ability TO get his men away on the jump brought repeated cheers from the Indiana rooters. Whitaker went into the game with a bad knee and had to be relieved before the finish Of the contest.

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 5, 1913, page 1

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  indiana LOSES TO CHICAGO UNIV. Straight Football Coupled With Dame Fortune Wins First Game for Maroon Eleven Yesterday. MAINE TIES YALE MAINE TIES YALE Yale and Harvard Fail to Make show. Ing Predicted by Followers Illinois Wins Hands Down From Kentucky. UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. / CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-straight football working in harmony with Dame For. tune enabled the University Of Chicago to open the season and dedicate the new concrete stadium with q Il to victory. Ten thous. and rooters saw the clash, the first Of the season, and watched President Harry Pratt Judson form. ally turn over the renovated ampi theatre to Coach Alonzo A. Stage, rep. resenting the physical department Then the crowd settled back and wit messed game full Of fumbling and flukey plays and almost totally lack ing in exposition Of the new football

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Chicago leads 20–⁠4–⁠1 in 25 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.