The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-30
Purple and Black Defeats Illinois
Team BY Score of
36 to O.
HOOD GREAT GROUND GAMER.
Little Cote Brilliante Quarter
Back Runs Around Contest
ants Right End for Eighty
Five Yards in Second.


eleven were too much for the weight Of
Lombard University at Christian Broth
ers College yesterday afternoon. and the
wearers of the old gold and purple tri-
umphed over the Galesburg, ILL.,, agsrega-
ton by score OF 36 to 0.
1t was one Of the most brilliant victories
ever registered at the Cote Brilliante
grounds by the gritty collesians.
From the first minute of play the out
come was evident. C. B. c.. thoroughly
disciplined. tore through the ends of the
heavier Lombard team. The little college
lads work like so much well-oiled ma
chinery. and big Jack" Wilbur. their
coach. deserves credit for the victory.
After three minutes of play the game
resolved itself into a battle between
light team trained by a coach thoroughly
conversant with the slightest details of
the game and a heavy team who played
nothing more or less than mechanical foot
ball.
GAME A CLEAN ONE.
The game itself was clean and well run.
Only two men. Bradshaw Of Lombard
and Bartlin Of C. B. c.. left the field be-
fore the close Of the game. Bradshaw
had bad ankle before he started to play
and toward the end this handicap so
vexed him that he had to go to the side
lines.
Coach Wilbur when he saw he had the
game well won allowed Bartlifr to leave
the field, as he had done valiant work
and was wearied.
limit c. B. c. would have run the score
more than 10 points.
With the ball in Lombard's territory
and that team hopelessly beaten. the cap
tain Of the Lltchfeld team requested that
the game be called on account Of dark
ness. c. B. c. generously agreed, and the
boys Of both sides left the field in excel
Brockmeyer kicked the ball of to Justus
at the start. c. B. c. then obtained the
ball. and in less than four minutes hum
OF od sod anf baa purple Sad
crossed the coveted goal line for touch
down,
Lombard was surprised at the speed and
Soys, but tried tried r. samely me- t@e to overcome @ their
After Lombard secured the ball she lost
disposition to tumble at this stage. and c.
B. e. led them merry pace. as they were
at them hard and fast right along. Wynne
raced across the Lombard line after ten
Brockmeyer scored from field.
For. the next few minutes the teams
played straight football. and barring a
playing sy AGeS feG ae1
Lombard gained twenty-five yards on the
e. B; c. eleven. but Hood offset the mat
ter by gaining back the ground, on a
twenty-five yard run around the end
BRocKMEYER SCORES TOUCHDOWN.
Brockmeyer and Schultz then made bril-
$olp 40 q ~
ing Lombard's line for q touchdown.
A few moments later Hood went over
the line in daring manner for another
touchdown. - I,
Brockmeyer scored a field goal. This
ended the scoring in the first half, C. B.
e. having twenty-three points to nothing
There was nothing to the game in the
second half but the c. B. c: Hardly had
the half commenced, when Hood sh1rted
through Lombard for the wonderful dis
meyer went over with a touchdown. c. B.
c. scored q touchback. giving points to
them.
bard about the field. at will. and after
Schultz went over for touchdown. max
ing the score 36 to 0. c. B. C. eased up. and
asreed to call the game nine minutes be-
c. b. c. scored two touchdowns that
were disallowed. Brockmeyer scored dur
ing the game. but an of-side play was de-
MADE Srsn 10 he was
out OF bounds and again had to come
Brockmeyer did not appear as though he
Every member Of the college team
played excellent football. but the major
ity Of the credit is accruing to Henning.
Bartnn. Brockmeyer. Hood, Brittingham
and Schultz.
The lineup: