The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
MAROONS GARNER
CHICAGO BANNER
Stages Men Get Windy City S
Championship by Defeating
Northwestern at 81 to 0.
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Special TO Inc
Chicago, Oct. 2S.-The maroons won
the football championship OF chicago
in their annual game with Northwest
ern today by the comfortable margin
of 80 to 0. Stages men accumulated
seventeen of their points in the first
half. making three touchdoWns, from
which two goals were kicked. In the
second half two more touchdoWns anu
drop kick by Eckersal raised the
total by fourteen points.
Chicago's goal was never IN serious
danger, the purple being kept on the
defense most of the time. Stages men
used scarcely trick and his offensive
proved powerful enough to break down
the Evanston defense at all polhCs.
Eckersall was not called INTO PROM
nence. Catlin was the star ground
gamer. 60
Northwestern s new plant wore its
hest dress and looked spick and span
turnout. The field was in fine condi-
ton, hard and fast, enabling both
teams to use all their speed. The CROWD
which filed every inch of seating ana
standing capacity gathered early ana
was handled perfectly. Maroon rooters
were banked on the east stands, while
the purple filled the western tiers ana
a. deep circle of enthusiasts surrounded
the field, overlooking from the bleachers
long before the game opened.
Long-Kicking Duel.
One Of the features Of the second
half was a long punting duel between
Blair and Eckersall, with the maroons
constantly gaining. Finally two OF
Blair's punts were blocked in succession
and Chicago got the second on the pur-
nle's 37-yard line. From there the
maroons showed the purple back to It's
Ward line, where Mccormack men
held firmly On the third down Ecker
sail stepped back to, the ]5-yard line
and dropped a kick between the Pos1s
for four more points.
A blocked punt gave Chicago the
ball right on top, of the purple, goal
line lust before the game ended and
Boone was showed over for the hnal
touchdown. 1t was too dark to see
even the goalposts and Parry missed
them.
citing one, but the maroon machine
worked too perfectly and relentlessly
to allow the purple boys to take advan-
tage of their final brace. Blair again
found holes in the line and his sunny
toppiece flashed thru the line for sew
erai good gains Blocking a kick,
Turner fell on the ball.
Purple Held Safe.
The purple was unable to gain and
Blair's kick was blocked. The maroon
renewed the fight: with the maG 4 n ne
working again. Hill was brought back
and made ten thru Carlson. Boone
made ten more and the 7-yard chalk
mark was reached.
Line attempts at Turner's end failed
and Eckersall limbered up for his third
trial at drop kick. This attempt was
successful, the ball sailing squarely be-
tween the posts. With the darkness
coming on, making it more difficult to
see where the players were gong, the
purple inemen dug their toes into the
turf in a frantic attempt to stay the
maroon advance.
1t was useless and Hitchcock was
thrown from a broken play a distance
and made SO yards, only to be downed
by johnson in brilliant tackle. He
juggled the ball and a purple player
Received it. Northwestern was held fol
downs. Here came another fiasco fol-
the purple. Johnson. was pushed back
almost under his goalposts on a BAG
pass and Boone was sent over for an
other touchdown. Parry missed goal
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