Northwestern at Chicago

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 11, 1914, page 7

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  CHICAGO DEFEATS NORTHWESTERN $50 Purple Eleven overawed by Maroons Who Score First Touchdown In Five Minutes. United Press Leased Wire Service.l CHICAGO, Oct. 1O.-Northwestern was overawed by Chicago this after noon in listless game played on muddy field. The Maroons scored their first touchdown five minutes after the opening kickoff and using many reserves for the balance OF the game, rolled up score OF Is to .. Only once did the Purple threaten to score. That was in the second quar- Ter when Hightower. Northwestern star. got away for IS yard run. The Maroon defense held, and HightoWer’s Try at field goal went wide Gray, RUSSELL and Berger, former Wisconsin nalf back, showed up well.

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Chicago leads 26–⁠8–⁠3 in 37 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.