Indiana at Chicago

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 16, 1916, page 8

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  CHICAGO STOCK SCARS MarOons Have Championship Aspira- lions Since Defeating Indiana. Chicago, Ill. Oct. 16.-Championship aspirations are budding in the camp of the University of Chicago football eleven as a result of it’s cleancut victory over Indiana Saturday in the first of the “hig nine season. The triumph re-esta blishes Chi cago as a strong candidate for the western conference honors, altho critics agree that Minnesota still has the edge The defeat of Indiana practically spells it’s elimination as a contender for the big nine” championship hon ors The game was the only one on saturdays schedule having any bear ing on the conference title. The defeat of Illinois, at the hands of Colgate, was a shock to supporters of the state university eleven, who had hoped for victory or at least a closer game Illinois must prepare to face the high-powered Ohio state team next Saturday, as the Ohioans buried Oberlin under a 1913 to score Saturday

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], October 15, 1916, page 33

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  CHICAGO HUMBLES INDIANA WARRIORS Score of Twenty Two to Moth ing Eliminates One Cham pionship Contender. EREHART BADLY INJURED Chicago, Oct. l4.-The University of Chicago foot ball eleven triumphed over Indiana university in the first game of the big Nine” season here today, winning by a score Of ~ to O.. The defeat practically eliminates In diana from the championship race. Chicago tore ragged holes in In diana’s line for steady gains. r,-s Erehart. one of Indiana’s stars, was so severely injured near the end OF the fourth period that he had to be carried off the field. The Indiana team was accompanied by more than 900 rooters, who made the trip on a special train,

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  Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., October 15, 1916, page 4

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  CHICAGO BEATS INDIANA N ZIG NINE CONFERENCE GAME Chicago. oct 1.-THE University OF Chicago football eleven triumphed over Indiana university In the first game Of the big nine season here today. winning by score Of 22 10 o.. The defeat practically eliminates Indiana from the championship race, Chicago tore faEEgg holes IN lndiana’s line for steady gains Erohart one OF 1ndiana’s stars. was so severely injured near the end Of the fourth period that he had 20 be carried off the field The Indiana team was accompanied By more than 500 rooters. VINO made the trip by a special train.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Chicago leads 20–⁠4–⁠1 in 25 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.