Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-27
BELOIT IS BEATEN
VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM DE-
FEATS LINE CITY ELEVEN.
FINAL SCORE is II TO c
O'Dea Kicks One Goal from the Field
Holmes and Joliffe Each Make
Touchdown and the Fullback Puts
the Oval Over the Crossbar-Fully
5000 People Witness the Contest.

Milwaukee, Oct. 24.-The Be-
lott football eleven fell an
easy victim to the University of Wis
consin team in Saturdays game at Mil
waukee park, which wound up with a
score Of II to in favor of Wisconsin.
Pat O'Dea, Wisconsin's celebrated full
back, easily carried off the honors;
Merrill and A. Bunge were the favor
ties for Beloit. Wisconsin throughout
the first half played with much snap
and vim, the gains nearly all being
made by O'Dea's great punting.
Neither side scored for twenty min
utes, when O'Dea kicked goal from the
35-yard line.
In the second half Holmes was
pushed over for touchdown and
O'Dea kicked goal. A few minutes
later Joliffe scored another touchdown
and O'Dea again kicked goal,
making the total score II to 0.
The result of the game was in doubt
until the middle of the second half.
Twice Beloit rushed the ball almost
over the 'varsity's goal line and was
held for downs. Once Wisconsin had
the ball on Beloit's yard line and
was unable to score The hardest
struggle of the game was just before
the last touchdown was made, when
Wisconsin bucked the line several
times before it could make the neces-
sary three yarus for a score. Few
long runs were made.
Over 5000 people witnessed the
game. 1t was a brilliant assemblage
respondent with the banners and the
colors Of the two institutions. The
boxes were occupied by Greek fratern-
tiles and other societies and many
costly trap was out. Enthusiasm ran
to the highest pitch and the vast crowd
yelled itself hOarse. Nearly 500 peo-
pie were in attendance from Madison,
leaving with the team and the univer-
sity band over me ST. Paul road at
o'clock Saturday morning. Among the
prominent people attending the game
were Gov. Scofeld, Senator and Mrs. J.
G. Spooner, ex-Gov. Peck, Mayor Rose,
E. P. Villas, John Johnston, President
Eaton of Beloit, Secretary of State
Casson, President Adams, and Profs.
Storm Bull and Barnes Of the univer-
sity, Assistant Secretary of State Van
dercook, Hiram w. Sawyer, the demo-
cratic nominee for governor; H. A.
Taylor, A. L. Sanborn, +. c. Spensley
of Madison, George Early of Chippewa
Falls and Carl Jackson of Oshkosh. !
The U. W. boys paraded the city with
their band on arriving and were well
coined by Mayor Rose, J. A. Sheridan,
R. B. Mallory and other speakers. Ex-
Gov. Peck gave the welcome 70 the Be |
lott team.
Hurt on Gridiron.
Minneapolis, Oct. 23.-Minnesota suf-
tered defeat Saturday for the second |
line this season, the eleven from Ames
shutting the gophers out,
although scoring but one touchdown.
To add to the dependency in the
hearts Of the Minnesota partisans,
Cole, the clever captain and quarter
back, was seriously, perhaps fatally,
injured near the end of the first half
lie was heavily thrown in a scrim-
mage, the fall resulting in a fracture
If the frontal bone. Cole was in no
condition to play, having received a
leep cut over the eye during the prac-
ice last week. Capt. Cole is consid-
red the best player on the team, and
he accident will of course put him out
f the game for the rest of the season.
lis absence will sadly weaken the
cam in this weeks contest with Wis
onsin. Saturdays game was very
ven up to the middle Of the second
alf, but toward the close Minnesota's
ne weakened through the hard pound L
lg it received, Ames finally sending
idson through for a touchdown, after
25-yard run. c
Chicago Defeats Northwestern.
Chicago, Oct. Z3.-The university of
hicago defeated the Northwestern Y
University Saturday by the one sided b