Wisconsin at Chicago

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], October 31, 1915, page 37

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  CHICAGO DEFEATS WISCONSIN, 14–⁠1S Failure to Kick Goal Results in One Of Greatest Upsets in Recent Conference History. TWO TEAMS DO MUCH FUMBL1NG CHICAGO. oct. SO.-In one OF the great est foot ball upsets of recent conference history, Chicago today claimed victory OF Wisconsin, IL TO 49, A missed goal from touchdown with Eber Simpson kicking accounted for the one-point difference. Tor each team scored two touchdowns The MRroons odtplayed the Badgers In the finer points Of the game and OUT kicked them. oBth teams, however we’re guilty of bad fumbling. Wisconsin had far the better OF the forward passes. Albert Calm, a newcomer. In midway ranks, distinguished himself ut half, and Chicago’s latent power was shown In the speed Of the other substitute backs. Byers and Meyers were stars, but the middle positions were not as well taken care OF as expected. A costly tumble by Russell paved the way for the first Wisconsin touchdown. and the second was the result or a fifty yard run by Simpson. Great dashes by Flood and Gordon gave the Maroons their first touchdown. The second came in the third period on a Wisconsin tumble, which Chicsgosn recovered on the Badgers ten-ysrd line. Russell plunged over with the winning score. shuirs steady toe gained the one point that was needed. Wisconsin First 10 Score. Wisconsin scored early In the first period. when Russell fumbled a punt, the visitors carrying the bail to the five yard line. Smith scored a touchdown and Koch kicked goal. Chicago took the Of fenslve then. but couldn’t get within scoring distance, although keeping the ball In Wisconsin territory the rest OF the period. Score: Wisconsin. Z; Chicago. o. Chicago evened the count early in the second period. when Flood tore through for twenty yaSdS and Gordon scored on forty-yard run. 5hull kicked goal. The Badgers came right back. Simpson ran the kickoff back fifty yards. then threw forward pass 90 Byers, who scored 10; Chicago. Z. knee and Larson took his place. Neither team could gain consistently In the remainder OF the period, although Byers made several dashing spurts. A tumble spoiled wisconsin’s next chance to score after Meyers long run. forward pass and penalty had put the ball on Chicagos tive-yard line. The ball rolled, Chicago recovering on the thirty-yard mark. The Maroona advanced to the Wisconsin fifteen-yard line, where pass went wrong. stagg sent In sew eral substitutes. Chicago recovered a tumble on wisconsin’s ten-yard line and Russell scored Shull kicked goal Score Chicago, II: Wisconsin, 10. Chicago Families Again. Chicago started to tumble again in the last period and Wisconsin attacked From the thirty-yard mark, f. Simpson missed field goal The Maroon backs then got the offensive working until

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 31, 1915, page 6

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  Chicago Upsets Dope and Beats Wisconsin, n to u IS yard line for the start Of N. ond quarter. Flood got twenty thro.s’ center and on the next PLAY Go,ssa ripped the Wisconsin line wide oa.a for fifty yard run and a touchdowal Shull kicked goal. making it sar., all. Shafer kicked OF to Calvin vSa ran from his own 25 yard line fl, NV !. fifty yard gain. Russell stavad the touchdown, being the onlv “. room between Simpson and his Nv. goal. A series of line plunyes ~ side penalties on Chicago’s part = forward pass and then a smash ~ another touchdown right between Nv goal posts. Simpson failed To L ns goal Chicago had the better q, II. visitors, chiefly by virtue Of Russell, punting throughout the remainds, >, the period. = 1t was toward the close of the ,b,, period, that the Maroons cot tha,. second touchdown and the subseons,. goal that won the game. By this finn there were lot of new faces ON bo,s ends of the field. - Wisconsin started strong. vs,, of twenty yards and thirty ward IN, by Calvin. followed by e forward pass. put the ball on Chieago’s Ava yard line. Smith fumbled on “a next play and Russell grabbed ths ball. He was stopped in midaan Eogren. Dobson and Agar then sult the line for big gains, but Wisconsin held on her 10 yard line. Smith pn,. ed. Russell returned and Smith fun. bied on his own 10 yard line. Doh sons two line smashes put the ban near enough for Russell to take II over on the third smash. Shull kick ed goal from difficult angle.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 31, 1915, page 14

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  CHICAGO UPSETS DOPE BY BEATING BADGERS Wisconsin’s Dreaded Machine Loses TO Stages by One Point. Chicago, Oct. S0-In one of the greatest upsets Of recent conference history, Chicago to-day defeated Wis consin’s dreaded machine by the score of Ii to 10. A missed goal from touch down with Eber Simpson kicking accounted for the one point difference, for each team scored two touchdowns, the Maroons outplaying the Badgers IN the finer points and outkicking them through Russell. There was much fumbling on both sides The Badgers, except in one or two instances, failed to show the strong interference that has appeared previously. Wisconsin had far the better of the forward passes. Albert Calm, a newcomer in midway ranks, distinguished himself at half, and Stages latest power was shown in the speed of the other substitute backs. Byers and Meyers were stars. but the middle positions were not rs we’ll taken care of as was expected. Some brilliant playing and some extremely ragged marked the first half. A costly tumble by Russell paved the way for the first Wisconsin touchdown, and the second was the result OF q ffty-yard run by Simpson.

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Wisconsin leads 19–⁠16–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.