Purdue at Chicago

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 25, 1914, page 64

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  CHICAGO FINDS EASY PICKING IN PURDUE Windy City Team Cuts Out Forward Passes for Straight Foot Ball and Wins. CHICAGO. October 24.-The University of Chicago foot ball eleven defeated Purdue University today, 81 to 0, in a rough game, in which the for ward pass was soon abandoned by the victors. Purdue, still shaken by its hard game with Wisconsin, was unable to stop the line drives of the Chi cagoans and failure ended nearly all the score of attempts at the forward pass tried by the Indiana team. Sparks of Chicago, intercepted one Purdue throw and ran with it IS yards for a touchdown. Chicago dropped the overhead game after failing with 1t in the first period. The Maroons resorted to line plunging and off-tackle plays in the next period and began to score. Russell, Chicago’s brilliant quarterback, made long run for a touchdown in the third and Sparks scored in the last. From the standpoint Of the Chicagoans, the victory by a larger score than Wisconsin was able to roll up against Purdue, the development of Desjardien as a punter and Of Flood as a ground gamer were noted as cause for reioicing. Lineup:

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], October 25, 1914, page 35

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  Didn’t Act Like the Team South Played Stands MAROONS CRUSH PURDUE Chicago, Playing with 0ld.Time Dash, Cleans Foe. SCORE TwENTY.oNE TO NOTHING Home Team, Helped by the Rest OF Breaks in Luck, Downs the BGaIermakers ON StaER Field. CHICAGO. oct. A-Playing with old time dash and daring, Chicaso’s grid iron champions swept Purdues stall warts off their feet IN the crucial battle on Stagg field today. In a triumph OF old STRAIGHT foot ball” helped by the best OF the breaks in luck. the Maroons downed the Bonermakers. p to O. What here was of, the modern game had only ragged exhibition. OF the score Of attempts at forward passes Purdue tried, all but two or three wers failures and one, intercepted by Sparks Of Chicago for an eighty-five-yard run and touchdown was disastrous. On tho Chicago side, trial at the Rugby pass soon was declared a failure The ball was handled too slowly and this slowness stopped the Maroons In the first period. Tho Imam.

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  Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., October 25, 1914, page 4

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  STRAIGHT FOOTBALL WINS ron CHICAGO OVER PURDUE Chicago oct PLAYING with old time dash and daring. ChieaRos rridirou champions swept rurdues alulwarta off their feet IN the crucial hattie on stage field today Ia il triumph Of old straight football help “a ~ the best Of the breaks IN luck, the Mafuons downtd tho nollermak en-, - 10 a.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 25, 1914, page 21

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  Chicago Defeats Purdue Chicago, october 24.-The University of Chicago football eleven defeated Purdue today, 21 to o, fin rough game in which the forward pass was soon abandoned by the visitors. Purdue could not stop the line drives of the Chicagoans. Chicago dropped the overhead game after failing with it in, the first period.

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Chicago leads 27–⁠14–⁠1 in 42 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.