Illinois at Chicago

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, November 2, 1913, page 6

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  |MAROONS’ ATTACK CRUsHES ILLINOIS DOWNSTAIRS Fall Before Powerful On slausht Of chicago Backs At ter Making One Score. FINAL SCORE % TO Z Posue Returns Punt for Seventy Yard Run to Touchdown AS sisted by Great interference. ! limited Press Leased Wire Sarvice] I CHICAGO, Nov. Starting with a rush and touchdown in the first min ute OF play, Illinois crumpled before superior speed, power, and tactics this afternoon and was buried under a 2S to score by the Maroons. After the first quarter there was never any doubt but that Stages men were masters Of the plucky down staters. In the first period the Illinofs formations apparently had the Maroons puzzled, but In the second quarter Captain Norgren and the Chi eago back field started driving, smashing attack that tore the Orange and Blue defense to bits. Forward Hasses that flew Wild nullified the Maroon gains in the second quarter and the first half ended Illinois lead ing to 0. But in final periods, Gray Norgren, Pierce and Russell, playing brilliant offensive football. planted the oval behind the Illinois line four times. while the visitors defense tot tered 10000 Spectators. More than 10000 spectators, the largest crowd in Chicago fields since the historic Michigan game, damned the stands half an hour before the first whistle blew, and word was passed out to hundreds still in line that tickets and space were exhausted. The Illinois brought along three special trains, carrying band and 5000 rooters from Champaign, who ripped the atmosthere when Quarterback Pogue gather ing in Norgren’s punt less than a minute after the first kick off, sped through nearly the entire Maroon eleven, assisted by great interference, and after seventy yard run, planted The ball squarely behind Chicagos goal posts. Rowe kicked goal and the Maroons saw the score of to O chalked up against them. The Illinois lacked power, to follow up this advantage. Pogue and the half back were the only Champaign men to make headway against the Maroons, whose forwards ,troke through and spilled play after play. With Dolly” Gray and Captain Norgren skirting the ends, and Full Back Pierce making consistent gains through Illinois lines, the Maroons besan to batter the lighter Orange and Blue eleven to pieces. Maroons First Touchdown Gray caught Roe’s KICKOFF at the opening Of the second half, and Gray Ncrgren-Russell combination sped down the gridiron until Norgren was pushed over for the Maroons’ first touchdown, Harris kicking goal and tying the score The process was repeated after Huntington caught Rowe’s second KICKOFF In this period, Gray circling the end for twenty yards and plunging over the second Chicago touchdown a few minutes later. The third quarter ended with the Maroons in possession of the ball on Illinois So yard line. On the second play in the final period Quarterback Russell broke away around Illinois right end on thirty yard run for touchdown. The at tack was renewed after the kickoff end Kennedy who replaced Gray, was showed over for the final touchdown. The game ended with the ball In Hi. nois possession on Chicago’s forty. five yard line.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 2, 1913, page 65

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  CHICAGO CONQUERS Crushes Illinois Under the Large Score of 20 to Z. START SLOW, FINISH FAST On a Pretended Forward Pass Rus sell Carries Ball for 80 Yards. CHICAGO. November LIN a brilliant rally Chicago today crushed Illinois. % to 2, and maintained its place in the front of the conference championship race. The Illinois led through the first half, with points scored in the first minutes OF play when Pogue ran back a punt through the whole Maroon squad for q touchdown. But their defense melted away before the Maroons in the second part. Chicago fought hard In the first half to score, but lost the ball time after time after bringing it within few yards OF the Illinois goal Fumbles and incomplete forward passes were the chief causes for the Maroons’ failure to score. But in the second half Chicago rushed the Illini off their feet. At the end OF the third quarter they had scored tw, touchdowns. In the final quarter Chicago scored two more touchdowns by using straight foot ball. Twenty-Five thousand persons saw thu game. Chicago, using straight foot ball. score its second touchdown soon after. Pierce went over rigks tackle for the score Harris kicked goal. At the beginning Of the fourth quarter Russell. pretending to execute a forward pass, took the ball himself and ran 81 yards for the Maroons’ third touchdown and Harris kicked goal. With series OF line plunges and end runs the Maroons carried the ball to Illinois 15-yard line. and Kennedy made their fourth touch down.

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  The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, November 2, 1913, page 1

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  CHICAGO SCORES At WILL WITH ILLINOIS CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-Displaying a marked offensive superiority. Chicago humbled Illinois. IS to {. here this after noon. Little Pogue threw scare into Stages forces by scoring touchdown In the first five minutes OF play, but the steady grind OF the Maroons’ machine was too much for Zuppkes cohorts and the contest developed into a procession toward the Illinois goal The Maroon backs alternated in hitting the line. skirting the ends and tossing short forward passes. all the time stead lily moving down TO the shadow OF the Illinois goal posts When the final whistie sounded Norgren. Pierce. Russell and Kennedy had crossed the line for touch downs and Harris had booted the bali over for four additional points. Gray and Norgren proved the star ground gamers. repeatedly going through the Illinois line for gains of from fifteen to twenty yards. Cray was hurt after the third period and Kennedy relieved him proving worthy successor. Rus sell also featured some pretty open field runs. Illinois put up a game fight, but was simply outclassed. having little In offense that proved really battling, The lineup.

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  Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga., November 3, 1913, page 1

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  Maroon Hand Illini Neat Walloping, 28–⁠7 CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-Displaying marked aggressive superiority. Chicago humo!ed Illinois, 2s TO Z, here this after noon. Little Pogue threw a scare into. Stages forces by scoring a touchdown in the first five minutes of play, but, the steady grind of the Maroon’s MAJ chine was too much for Zuppkes CO. horts. and the contest developed into a procession toward the Illinois goal

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Illinois leads 22–⁠18–⁠3 in 43 meetings, counting the 26 since this game.