Purdue at Northwestern

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  The Sunday telegram, Clarksburg, W. Va., November 19, 1916, page 9

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  northwestern ELEVEN WINS FROM PURDUE Purdue Holds Lead until Third Period When Northwest ern STAGES a Rally. CHICAGO. Nov. 18.-Sweeptng end runs and forward passes enabled Northwestern to defeat Purdue SO to s today and the right to play Ohio State at Columbus next Saturday for the big Nine” football championship. Coming from behind Northwestern scored four touchdowns in the third period after Purdue had led in the first two periods. Purdue’s scores were the result Of field goals booted by Hu11ln, the first from the eighteen yard line, and the second from North westerns twenty-five yard line. The lineup: Northwestern SO. Purdue Q. Brumbach Edward Left Tackle. Left Guard. Center. Rjrht f5nard i’aFslset Right Tackle. Norman 7. ......... Mize Right End. Br1ghtm1re .....s.... Hume Quarterback DFiscolI e. ~. Dixon. Right Halfback. Kohler .s..s !. y. Huf9ne score by periods: Northwestern ..-...-...-.... B OPS T--S5. Purdue 100 g Q o. 9

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  The sun, November 19, 1916, page 16

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  NORTHWESTERN QUALITIES. Trosnces PUrdue. rs 70 8--will- iams scores on 100 Yard Run. CHICAGO. Nov. 1s.--sweeping end runs and forward passes enabled Northwest ern to defeat Purdue. 3s to 6. to-day and win the right TO play Ohio State at CO. lumbss next Saturday for the big Nine” football championship. Coming from behind. Northwestern scored four touchdowns In the third pc riod. after Purdue had led in the first two periods. Williams thrilled the crowd in the fourth period by intercepting a forward pass back OF his own goal line YsFad racing 100 yards for Northwesterns final score. The lineup.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., November 19, 1916, page 1

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  NORTHWESTERN WINS OVER PURDUE SQUAD Chicago, November 1S.-Sweepng end runs and forward passes enabled North western to defeat Purdue. 50 to 8, today and gain the right to play Ohio state at Columbus next Saturday for the big nine football championship. Coming from behind Northwestern scored four touchdowns in the third Pc Rod after Purdue had scored in the first two periods. Purdue’s scores were the result Of field goals booted by HUFF fine. Williams thrilled the crowd in the fourth period by intercepting rward pass back of his own goal line and rae ing 100 yards for Northwestern final score

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 19, 1916, page 1

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  NORTHWESTERN BEATS ELEVEN FROM PURDUE Chicago, Nov. lS.-Sweeping end runs and forward passes enabled Northwest ern to defeat Purdue by score of 80 TO 8 to-day and WIN the right to play Ohio State at Columbus next Saturday for the big Nine” football champion ship. Coming from behind, Northwestern scored four touchdowns in the third period. after Purdue had Jed in the first two periods. Purdue’s scores were the result Of field goals booted by HUFF fine, the first from the iS-yard line and the second from Northwestern’s D. yard line.

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Purdue leads 53–⁠36–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 80 since this game.