Chicago at Illinois

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  Evening star, November 15, 1914, page 67

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  CONFERENCE TITLE WON BY ILLINOIS TEAM Easy Win Over Chicago, While Wis consin Is Beaten, Gives Vic tors Honors. URBANA, Ill, November 1.-THE University of Illinois made certain of the conference foot ball championship today when the fastest team Illinois has had in many years, headed by the backfield stars Pogue and Clark, defeated the University of Chicago by 21 to Z, while at Minneapolis Wisconsin lost to Minnesota, IA to 3. Chicago scored early in the game and maintained a lead until the third pc riod, when the score was evened. In the fourth period, with the score to Z, Illinois brilliant attack wore away the stubborn Maroon defense. Spec tacular runs by Pogue and Clark took the ball to the Maroon 5-yard line. where Pogue shot over On the next kickoff Clark calght Desjardien’s punt on the Illinois 5-yard line and ran through the entire Chicago team for final touchdown Illinois played an open game almost entirely, using double and triple passes. forward passes and spread” formations. Chicago was successful in break ing up forward passes and neither team made any ground to speak of by the play. Capt Desjardien’s punting was a big factor in staving off the Illinois backs.

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, November 15, 1914, page 6

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  ILLINOIS TRIMS CHICAGO q TO i Msroons Clearly outplayed by Dow, State Eleven In Battle for Western Conference Title. MAKES BRILLIANT Run. Quarter Back Clark Ran Length q Field for Touchdown In Lat Quarter Of the Game. limited Press Leased Wire sery,ca , CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Nov. 14.-rllinoi, took sweet revenge for frequent beat. ings at the hands Of Stage this after. noon, and coming from the rear with q whfrl wind attack, defeated Chicago and won the western conference championship by the decisive score 81 q to Z. The Maroons we’re clearly out.play. ed. The mighty Illini back field out. gained the up-staters nserly four ID one. Des Jardiens’ wonderful puntips was the only consolation which the Stagg crowd carried back tonight Chicago’s only touchdown came IN the first quarter when the Maroons recovered one Of Des Jardiens, punts In the mid-neld. Halfback Berger. who co-starred with Quarterback Rus. sell, for Chicago, got away for good gains and then swung around end for six yards and a touchdown. shull kicked goal, putting the visitors in the lead to 0.

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 15, 1914, page 17

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  ILLINOIS RIPS UP CHICAGO. pouue and Clark Are Stars In a II to- Victory. TTRpANA. III, Nov l4.-ltnpinE Chicago IN nleces In the fnal period, the Unit versity OF Illinois football team defeated tho Maroons this afternoon on illinois FIELD. 21 10 7. II was whirlwind finish and as desperate game as was ever s’,a,.od In Urbana. The Illinois boys decarved to win. They had tho better bal oncad team. The backfeid shone as never before but Pogue and Clark s’ood out or,ong the rest The lineup:

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Illinois leads 22–⁠18–⁠3 in 43 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.