Wisconsin at Purdue

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  The Bemidji daily pioneer, Bemidji, Minn., October 20, 1913, page 1

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  SEVERAL BIG SURPRISES Minnesota’s Defeat By Nebraska Wisconsin Tie With Purdue and Michigans Trimming Unexpected GOPHERS LOSE 7 TO 0 SCORE Minnesota’s defeat at the hands OF the heavy Nebraska eleven, Wisconsins to tie with Purdue and Michigan’s trimming handed them by the Aggies were a few of the many surprises of Saturday foot balls. Nebraska sent the Minnesota team back to Minneapolis with a z to defeat, the result of three perfectly executed forward passes by Nebraska players, beginning on the Mime sofa 40-yeard line. The result was an overturning of football calculations, as it was a bold Cornhusker rooter before the game who could predict any thing better than tie score, and the few small wagers made were generally on the Minnesota side. The scoring came toward the end of the third quarter. Nebraska had worked the ball into the visiting teams territory and Quarterback Towle dropped back for a field goal from the 3O-yard line, but missed. Tollefsoh punted back and the teams lined up on Minnesota’s 40-yard line. Then came the series of forward pass es which brought Nebraska victory Beck was standing almost on the line when he received the ball and went over for the touchdown. Towle kicked goal In weight and speed the teams were evenly matched. Howard slight ly ex celled Tollefson in the kicking game and in the open style of play the Cornhuskers showed to advantage On straight plunges through center and tackle, Minnesota was superior, twice being in striking distance after march down the field, but at the crucial moment Nebraska held. Gophers Are Checked The first quarter was clearly Min nesota’s. The men from the north started with a vim and determination that fairly took Nebraska off their feet, but it ended after the first five minutes play and from then on, the ball was two-thirds of the time IN Minnesota territory, save at the close of the game, when the Minnesota men fought desperately and carried the ball to the Nebraska line, only lose it on tumble. The game was clearly played and free from injuries, the Cornhuskers going through without a change in the original lineup, while Minnesota was called on to supply only two sub stitutes. On an exchange of punts Minnesoia got the ball in centerfield. On a punt formation, Robertson threw the ball over Tollefson’s head and it was Nebraska’s ball on Minnesota’s 25 yard line. Four forward passes were tried and three worked, Beck going over for the touchdown. Towled kicked goal. --‘~... “ The Minnesota team could not gain after that and the quarter end ed with the ball in Nebraska’s pos session in the center of the field Score: Nebraska, Z; Minnesota, o. j Nebraska punted at the start Of the fourth quarter, and Minnesota, with Shaughnessy, Tollefsen and Nc Almon bucking the line, carried the ball to the center of the field where they were forced to punt. Nebraska punted back and Minnesota forward passed to Mattern, who replaced Bierman, for : gain OF ~ yeards, and i #s ttsg -. - -. -, y. --5gf

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  The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., October 20, 1913, page 6

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  WISCONSIN Fooled BY PURDUE PLAYERS Boilermakers, Though Out weighed, Play Badgers to Standstill. EACH SIDE SCORES LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. 20.-In a game Astounding in spectacular plays the most sensational of which was Oil plants seventy yard run for touch down, Purdue tied the Wisconsin team on Stuart field. to I. Five thousand spectators went wild with delight when the little Purdue half back broke through the Wisconsin line and dashed down the field for the score that saved the Boilermakers from defeat. He shook off tackler after tackler and finally evaded Bellows. Oliphant then kicked goal. The Purdue team was greatly out weighed, but the rushes, most of whom are inexperienced, put up great bat tie against Badger stars like Butler and Buck. Game Stubborn Contest. The game was stubbornly contested throughout. In the second quarter the visitors got Purdue on the run, and repeated plunges by Tandberg and Cummings resulted in a score. Tandberg was the Wisconsin hero and gained far more ground than any other player Oliphant was Purdue’s star throughout the game in offensive play. The Purdue line was outweighed nearly ten pounds to a man, while the | Badger back field was about ten pounds heavier to the man also. Both | teams played straight football most of ! the time the forward passes attempt ed being only moderately successful. The Wisconsin backs, on the first plays, made short gains through the Purdue line, but the Boilermakers , braced and stopped this. Bellows was forced to punt. Purdue’s gains were correspondingly short and the Boiler makers tried an onside kick, which went to Bellows. Blocker and Glossop of the Purdue line, did great work in stopping Wisconsin plays. Blocker Civ | ing the great Butler a hard battle. | Threaten Goal. | In the second quarter Purdue speed ed up. ELEPHANTS long runs were spectacular. The play was nearly all in Wisconsin territory. ELEPHANTS thirty-fve yard run placed the ball on the visitors twenty yard line. A for ward pass to Oliphant went to him on the Wisconsin five yard line, but he | fumbled the ball. He then attempted a drop kick, but the ball missed the post by few feet. Neither team scored in the third period, an dthe feature of this quarter was Purdue’s superb defensive work In the fourth quarter Oliphant broke through right tackle, and then pro ceeded to dodge and twist his way | through the entire Wisconsin team. He had some excellent interference, and could not be stopped. Coach Juneau rushed in Nangment and other men in an effort to save the day for the Badgers, but Purdue re manned firm.

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  Atlanta Georgian, Georgia, October 19, 1913, page 15

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  Wisconsin Purdue In 7 to 7 Tie Battle LAFAYETTE, IND, Oct. fs.-Wisconsin and Purdue engaged in a hard fought battle here to o-day, which end * With the score Z to 7. Both teams were about evenly matched, and the contest was one of the closest ever seen on the local gridiron. Oliphant, the BoilerTnakers halfbaCk, proved the hero OF the day. going through the Badgers line in the final quarter for a touchdown after run of 10 yards, Straight football gave the visitors their score in the second quarter and although the Purdue goal was threatened several times after thai, they we’re unable to score. Ofstiti, Cummings and Tandberg were the best ground gamers for Wisconsin.

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  El Paso herald, El Paso, Tex., October 19, 1913, page 33

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  WISCONSIN PLAYS TIE WITH PURDUE Lafayette, Ind, Oct. 1S.-Wisconsin and Purdue engaged in a hard football battle here today. which ended with the score to 4 The teams were about evenly matched and the contest was one of the closest ever seen on the local gridiron.

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Wisconsin leads 54–⁠29–⁠8 in 91 meetings, counting the 84 since this game.