Purdue at Chicago

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 26, 1913, page 1

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  20 | |CH|CAGO BOXES | PURDUE STAR. Stages Men Drilled TO Block oliphant, Purdus’s speedy Back, HoIds Him Down Com pIeteiy. Stages QUARTER FIND Russell, Chicago Quarter, Wins Game by sootins Ball Over Bars First Score Comes Early. Stages QUARTER FIND UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-Playing true to the dope, Chicago won desperately fought battle from Purdue this after noon and took place as the probable western conference football champions for 1918. The fnal score was to O. Two short drop kicks for goal, exc cuted with machine-like precision by Russell, Stages new ind at quarter back. gave the Maroons their score after the full power Of Stages back field had failed to penetrate the Boil ermakers’ line in the crucial period. In a wonderful squirt in the last ten minutes of play, Purdue carried the ball to the Maroon six yard line by a series OF brilliant forward passes, but Russell intercepted another pass and dashed the visitors hopes OF tie or possible victory. Twenty thousand spectators jammed the new stadium Purdue supporters occupied two stands and assisted by a 100 piece band competed on nearly even terms with the Maroon rooters. Weather conditions we’re ideal and the field In splendid conditions.

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  Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga., October 26, 1913, page 1

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  Chicago Is a 6 to 0 Winner Over Purdue CHICAGO. Oct. 25.-Chicago won a desperate battle from Purdue here this afternoon by a score of to 0, drop kicks by Pete” Russell, the Ma rooms quarterback. in the first and third quarters accounting for the only tsllies. Both teams put up a magnificent game, but the Boiler makers were simply outplayed. The visitors depended entirely upon straight football until the last few minutes Of play, when Oliphant, the sensational plunging halfback at the business end, uncorked the most SEN sational series Of forward passes ever seen in the West. The rally came too late and the Indiana eleven was I’M able to push the ball across. Russell, for the Midwayttes, ran his team with the skill of veteran, but Coach Stages varied assortment of tricks failed to register a touchdown. They sprang new end runs and new shifts and INDUCED In an Spen-fleld Jubilee that kept Purdue’s hair on end the greater part of the game.

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  El Paso herald, El Paso, Tex., October 26, 1913, page 32

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  CHICAGO WINS FROM PURDUE, 6 TO 0 Chicago, Ill, oct. 25.-Chicago won a desperate game from Purdue here this afternoon. to O. drop kicks by Russell. the Maroons quarterback. in the first and third quarters ACCOUNT ing for the only TALES. Both teams put up a magnificent game. The Wis itors depended entirely upon straight football until the last few minutes of play when with OIphant, the sensatiOnal plunginS half back at the bust ness end. the most sensational and eff fective series of forward passes ever seen in the west was uncorlced The rally came too late and the Indiana across. Russell, for Chicago, ran his team with the skill of a veteran, but coach Stages varied assortment of tricks failed to register a touchdown.

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  The Fargo forum and daily republican, Fargo, N.D., October 27, 1913, page 1

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  CHICAGO WON FROM PURDUE Marshall Field, Chicago, Oct. 81 Pete Russell, Maroon quarterback Sat urday wrecked Purdue’s hopes for the conference football championship and earned q place among the university Of Chicago’s immortals. His two drop kicks scored the only points in a hard fought game and the Maroons won 6 to 0. Poor generalship was partly responsible for the defeat of the Boiler makers. The last part Of the last quarter was practically a procession toward Chicago’s goal forward pass after forward pass moving the ball

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Chicago leads 27–⁠14–⁠1 in 42 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.