The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-03

1 think. they trained more for the game
last Saturday and put more of their support
to that game"
Coach Horne, Indiana: 1T was a good
game and there is no doubt that Illinois de-
served to win. 1 think that / am not max
ing a mistake when 1 say that with Stahl
out of the game they could not have beaten
US. Stahl carried the ball three times as
far as all the rest of the Illinois team put
together. At guard he repeatedly broke
through and spoiled our offensive work be-
fore IL was begun; many OF our best oMen-
sive plays were ruined by his phenomena
work. Cook also did brilliant work Tor them
in running punts; and at least one Of the
two tOuchdowns in the second haI was
rendered possible by his good work Our
defense was good as / expected. but our
Offense was a great disappointment To me.
The plays We're slow in starting and lacked
force after they We're started II seems
hard luck TO have had two touchcoWns
made against us, one in each half. just be-
fore the whistle blew announcing that play
was over 1t certainly was a more even
game than the score shows.
Captain Davidson, Indiana: There is not
much for the captain of a defeated team
to say Indiana was defeated on the merits
of the struggle. and Illinois proved she has
work was particularly brilliant, and that is
just where Indiana fell down. We got into
the plays slow, and they seemed to lack
the right dash and ginger. What lack
there was in the game went to Illinois, as
our fumbleS came at particularly I'M
fortunate time. The work of Indiana's line
good, time after time ii repealed
and threw back determined onslaughts or
the Illinois backs but the work of our own
backs was not so good. feel that Indiana
Of hoffo hqr N
she did to-day, and | believe other games
later in the season will prove my assertion.
The credit of the victory of the Illinois
team may be ascribed largely to one man
Stahl-who full back and guard did the
work of three men all through the game.
Coach Holt, Illinois: Under the circum-
stances my team did better than 1 expected.
1t exceeded my estimate of the score by
one touchdown. 1 expected to win, but not
so decisively. 1 thought Indiana would
make a much better showing than she did.
L am satisfied with the work of the Illinois
line, but the work of the backs was bad.
l think the trouble is that We worked too
hard for the Chicago game and the men
had not recovered from the effects of it,
In the Chicago game the backs were quick
as a flash and in the game to-day they
acted if they had weights tied TO their
feet Our good punting was surprising un-
DER the circumstances. as IL was done Dy
two men who had not been doing it before
CayOu and Stahl | am not belittling the
work of the Indiana team. because we
found it quicker and faster than Chicago.
Chicago has heavier team than Indiana,
but it is UNNECESSARILY slower, and in
game between the two L think it would be
a tosS-up.
Captain Lundgren, Illinois-"We won just
as we expected but by a larger score. 1
thought that Indiana would hold us to a
score of twelve, and the additional touch
down was a pleasant surprise. Indiana put
up a hard game, and kept us fighting bit
terly for every inch of ground; we expected
that, as the Indiana team has the reputa-
ton of game, hard workers. We won be-
cause of the splendid impregnability of our
line and the almost unbelievable weakness
of the Indiana offensive work. They
seemed utterly unable to get into the plays
with the right swing. Their strong de-
Tense gave us all we wanted TO handle. In
my opinion Indiana has a team fully equal
to that of Chicago. 1t is undoubtedly
faster. Our victory to-day sweet in
asmuch as it evened up, with some to
1899. Our good is all the more sur
prising because the men are not in the best
of condition"
Trainer Coinbear Illinois-"Ny chief con-
Germ was with the condition of the men, 1
knew before the game that the men were
not in the best of shape as the hard work
before the contest with the Maroons had
left its effects. Consequently their spendid
showing pleases me thoroughly. The game
was a slow affair and in my opinion poor
football all the way through Illinois played
a weak game and Indiana simply played a
poorer. Indiana's offensive work was nil;
the team had none; and the offensive work
of Illinois far from strong. The de-
Tense of both teams was better, but does
not merit praise from any one Illinois,
with the class formerly shown by the team
should have run up a much higher score
than it did. / am pleased at our victory
but disappointed because the team could
not put up better game"