Illinois at Wisconsin

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, November 22, 1914, page 6

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  Spectacular Runs by Illinois Backs Spell Defeat for the Badgers Who Lose “a to 8. PoGUE IS REAL STAR Work of Illinois Back Said to be the Greatest Ever Seen on Wisconsin Field. UNITED Press Leased Wire Service-l MADISON, Wis, Nov. 21.-Three spectacular runs by Pogue and Clark. aided by wonderful interference OF their teammates, spelled defeat for Wisconsin against Illinois this after noon. The score was “a to 8. the Badgers were unable to stop the Won derfuI backfield that Coach Zuppe has developed. Clark scoring the first touchdown after seventy yard jaunt through the entire Wisconsin eleven in the first two minutes of play. Ma comter. who did the real kicking throughout the contest, added to the nlini total by booting a neat place kick between the bars in the first quarter from the 20 yard line. The real shining light OF the day was the mighty Pogue. Twice this feet wonder raced through the Wis consin men for touchdowns, his first one coming in the second period after long, winding, sixty-ffve yard run The second marked was scored In the midd1e of the fourth quarter when he grabbed Bellows punt on his As yard line and lodged through the entire Badger team. His work was the great est ever seen on camp Randall Wisconsin Scores on Passes. For short time in the second half the Cardinals appeared to have a chance Of overnauling the Illinois bunch. BY series Of clever forward passes, Wisconsin advanced the oval from It’s 80 yard line to the Illinois goal line for touchdown. A few min utes later Stavrum. Badger left enc, | intercepted forward pass at the CEN ter of the field and with a clear field and three men as interference, a ! touchdown seemed inevitable. But / from nowhere apparently, an Illinois man doomed up between the Wisconsin interference. Wisconsin advanced | the ball to the FIVE yard line on / plunges, but Illinois held and took the ball on downs. Macomber missed pass from Watson back OF his goal ! line which tailed a safety for Wis consin and lifted their score from Z | to 8 After that, Wisconsin didn t | have a chance Of beating Zuppke’s men. The game was staged before : crowd of 10000. The weather condilions were ideal for good football. The line up: | Wisconsin. Position. Illinois. | Stavrum Squires Left End. | Buck Armstrong Left Tackle. ! Gardner 80. Chapman (captain) Left Guard. Kennery .................... Watson ! MuCkS .....-. otc”dis I Right Guard. Keller (captain) .............. Petty Right Tackle. / Rau Graves | Right End. | bellows SiaA Quarter Back. !, Left Half Back. Smith MdcoLHoei Right Half Back. | kreuZ SCHoulHsei Full Back. Substitutes: For Illinois, Rue FOL ! schobinger; Wagner for Pogue. Fol Wisconsin: Kelly for Rau; McMastel for Mucks; Taylor for Cummings; / Rieger for Kreus Touchdowns-Pogue (2), Clark, RE ger. Goals from touchdowns-Macom 8 Bellows. Goal from Observation-Disclosures. Oficials-Referee, Magidson. Michi gan; umpire, Gordon, Harvard; head linesman, Knight, Dartmouth.

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  New-York tribune, November 22, 1914, page 15

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  ILLINOIS CAPTURES CONFERENCE TITLE Wisconsin Makes Game Effort, but Is DOWned by Score of “a to 9. Madison, Wis, Nov. 21.-The power full Illinois eleven won the Western Conference championship here to-day by taking the final game from the Uni versity Of Wisconsin, by score Of “a to 9. Illinois made three touchdowns, by way of Macomber and Pogue, and one field goal. Wisconsin made one touch down and a safety. The Wisconsin line could not resist the fierce plunges of Illinois, and with the visitors brill liant backfeld the Cardinals had little chance 10 win. Pogue and Macomber made spectacular long runs. Wisconsin vainly resorted to attempts at the throwing game, but failed to gain. The Wisconain team, however, is given great credit for it’s stand against Illinois which is credited with having the best balanced eleven seen IN the conference for years. Wisconsin won the toss and elected TO defend the east goal. Wagner took the ball on the 10-yard line, but was downed at once. Wisconsin lost on a luHoie’ NldThe recovered anu IdCeu fifty yards for IN Illinois touchdown Macomber kicking the goal. BY ter rife line smashes, Illinois advanced TO Wisconsin’s 10-yard line, where they were held. Macomber added three points by drop kick from the 25-yard line. In the second period Illinois tried q forward pass. Pogue gained twenty yards through the line and a forward pass made ten more. Pogue received the ball on a punt and ran sixty yards for Illinois second touchdown. After the third period started four forward passes put the ball within five yards of the Illinois goal, and in two more plays Cummings scored for Wis consin. Bellows kicked the goal. The lineup follows:

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  The Cairo bulletin, Cairo, Ill., November 22, 1914, page 1

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  UNIVERSITY Of ILLINOIS Wins FROM WISCONSIN BY Score of “a to 8 and is Declared Champions of the Big Nine Conference. HARVARD CRUSHES THE YALE TEAM 36 TO o Seventy.0ne Thousand Spectators Watched the Gridircn Rout III Stifed Amusement. Madison, Wis. Nov. 21.-By the defeat of tho University Of Wisconsin, the University of Illinois was declared football champions Of tbs Big Nine Conference. Illinois won easily “a to scoring three touehdowns, goal and field, goal touchdown and and safety for Wisconsin. The University of Illinois has not lost a game this year The first Illinois touchdown came within two minutes of play when Macomber dashed around the left for 40 yards. Pogue’s’ open field running apparently took the hope cut of the Wisconsin supporters. The Badgers started the second half, playing open game. which advanced the ball to touchdown. A qs-or.,.-..t to safety When Maeamber flmbIcd back of Illinois goal near tohe close Of tho third period added points and ended the Badger score for the day

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, November 23, 1914, page 3

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  ILLINOIS ELEVEN CHAMPIONS OF THE WEST, Crushed Wisconsin Saturday by seora of 24 to g. The powerful Illinois eleven won the western conference championship at Madison Saturday by taking the final game from the University of Wiscon- sin, “A to 9. Illinois made three touchdowns by way of Macomber and Pogue and one field goal. Wisconsin made one touchdown and a safety. The Wisconsin line could not resist the fierce plunges of Illinois and with the visitors brilliant backield the Car dinals had little chance to win. Pogue and Macomber made spectacular long

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Wisconsin leads 46–⁠38–⁠7 in 91 meetings, counting the 85 since this game.