Chicago at Minnesota

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 16, 1913, page 1

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  CHICAGO TEAM HOLDS SUPREMACY IN WEST Victory Over Minnesota Marks Downfall of MarOOn’S Last Rival for the Season. MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. ij.-Premicr football hcnors Of the Western intercollegiate conference Tor 1913 tonight rest with the uni versity Of Chicago By virtue OF It’s IS TO victory over the University Of Mime sofa on Northrup Field this afternoon Although the game was replete with flashes Of individual brllllancy on the part OF both winners and losers. credit for the victory must be about equally apportioned among the Maroon players. Nearly $3.50 spectators saw the Chicago eleven break down Minnesota’s defence In the first period. Within eight minutes Of actual play, after a series OF successful forward passes. Gray. the Maroon left half. scored the first touchdown from Minnesota’s 2-yard line, when Norgren had placed the ball by spectacular run Of more than – yards After the first touchdown Minnesota’s defence strength cred and for the next two quarters neither team scored In the fourth period Chicago executed two forward passes that brought the bail TO Minnesota’s 3-yard line Captain Nor gren then hit the Minnesota line for two short tanning gains, which gave Chicago a second touchdown. In the third period Minnesota, which until then had used only straight foot ball. opened up with a number OF forward passes and fake formations, which formed excellent ground gamers. At no tiine’ however. did Minnesota come dangerously near the Chicago goal line until after CHI cago had scored its second touchdown. In rho fourth quarter.

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  Albuquerque morning journal, New Mexico, November 16, 1913, page 3

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  CHICAGO ‘TRIUMPHS OVER MINNESOTA IN CLOSE GAME Maroon Eleven Wins Western Conference Championship for 1918 by Defeating For midable 6ophers, tav aosslea JouEsAt SPECIAL lrAofn wisri Minneapolis. Mimi Nov. 15.-The University OF Chicago today won the western intercollegiate conference football championship by defeating the University Of Minnesota, 3 TO T. The only scoring Of the game came in the first and last periods. A brill liant run by Norgren. after a fake forward pass, made possible the first touchdown, which was scored by Gray from the two-y0rd line. NOrgren carried the bah over for the second touchdown In the last quarter after a series Of fake formations and forward passes He also kicked goal. Minnesota’s touchdown came after q series of line plunges and forward passes and was scored by Shaughnessy. who proved Minncsota’s best ground gamer. solon kicked the goal The Gophers fought desperately TO tie the score In the last few minutes Of play, but the Maroon defense held firm.

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Minnesota leads 12–⁠5–⁠1 in 18 meetings, counting the seven since this game.