The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-25
Chicago Downed Wisconsin By
Score OF Is TO II
A MAGNIFICENT CONTEST
NOTABLE FOR THE TENACIOUS
GRIT EXHIBITED BY BOTH
ELEVENS BADGER
BOYS PLAYED HERO
ICALLY.
ny the Associated Press.

I
Chicago. Nov. Chicago, IS,
Wisconsin, II, was the score today in
The hardes lought football game
played on Marshall field this season.
The game was replete with surprises
and critical situations which kept
$4,000 spectators on the qui yiye from
the first kickoff unil the final whistle
blew The climax was reached in the
middle of the second half. Ecker
sail caught the ball on the kickoff on
Chicago's 3-yard line and started to-
ward Wisconsin's goal Wisconsin
men came laundering down upon
him Some OF them were stopped by
Chicago Interference and others
Eckersal lodged until only Strom-
quiS, Wiseonsln's full back. block.
ell the way to a touch down D3dg-
ing dangerously near the side line,
the speedy little quarterback ru. he'd
by, the outstretched fingers Of his
opponet grazing his legs as he passed.
Two seconds later he was beneath
pile of squrming humanity behind
the Wisconsin goal posts.
Great Crowd Went Wild.
ETo had made the record run Of the
season, covering lO7 yards TO do
which he actually ran 1l5 yards. The
crowd went wild Wisconsin rooters
Joined with Chicago men in cheering
the play. All sense of partisanship
was lost in general admiration for
the magnificent play, A few mo-
ments lGter Nanderboom, who. played
star game for Wisconsin, was Civ
en- almost as great an ovation when
he made 25-yard run for a touch.
down. His play was the elimination
of a series of line smashes by which
Wisconsin had worked the ball from
their own 20-yard line to Chcago's
25-yard line
The game was particularly notable
for the tenacious grit with which
beth eleyens fought for every inch
OF the ground Neither showed dis
c0uragement at the success of the
other, but on the contrary played all
the harder Wisconsin deserves es-
pecial credit for this spirit, having
near the end of the second half sue,
ceeded in holding Chicago fer downs
on Wisconsin's 1-yard line.
Chicago Kicks Off.
II was 1850 when Chicago kicked
off TO Wisconsin on Wisconsin's 27-
yard line ana Wisconsin men started
in to play game that surprised both
their opponents and their support
ers. They soon had the ball in Chi.
cagO territory and kept il there un.
til they scored touchdown near the
middle Of the half After the kick
OFF Wisconsin failed TO gain a suf-
fcient distance in he first two
downs and punted The ball went
out OF bounds on Chicago's 50-yard
line On the first play Chicago fun
bled and Wisconsin got the bah in
the center of the field, After being
penalized Is yards for offside play
Schneider kicked TO Eckergall on the
|1-yard line He returned it 10
yards.
Wisconsin Scores.
On offside play he bali was
brought back and again put in Wis
consin's possession II was worked
40 the 1G-yard line and Melzner tried
a drop kick for goal but failed Eek.
ersall kicked to center of the field
and Wisconsin, after two downs punt
ed it back to ChicagO's eight-yard
line EckersaA returned the punt,
but owing TO a head wind made a
poor punt. the ball only going to the
2l-yard lire From here Schneider
and Vanderboom alternately carried
the ball until it was on the 4-yard
line. Then Schneider went over for
the first touchdown Bush failed to
kick goal
Chicago Begins Her Work.
Subsequent play was almost a rep.
etitjon Of what had gone before with
the positions of the opponents chang
ed. Ii was now Chicago that KEEP. the
bail in its opponents territory. Like
Wisconsin, Chicago payers worked
the bail to a position in front of the
goal posts and attempted a goal from
.he field and failed. After the ball
had changed hands several times.
Dotn sldeS punung often, CnlcaS0 nm
ally got the ball on Wisconsin's 10
yard line. A penalty of five yards
was imposed on Wisconsin and p'ac-
ed the ball on their 5-yard line and
from there Bezdek went over for a
touchdown. He heeled the catch and
Deray kicked goal. The half end
ed moment later.
Wisconsin Has Hard Luck
Neither team made any changes in
the line up at the opening Of the sec
ond half. but frequent substitntions
we're made during its progress. Ear
" in the half Wisconsin blocked a
pun and got the bail on Chicago's
l5-yard line and Ne zner tried for a
goal but failed. Eckersali a few min
utes later punted from Chicago's 45-