The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-22
CHICAGO DOWNS
BADGER ELEVEN
Eckersall, The Hero Of Hard
Fought Battle on the GridirOn
STRUGGLE WAS FIERCE
WITH THE WISCONSIN ELEVEN
ECkERSALL ONLY SUCCEED.
ED IN DROP-klcKING GOAL
AFTER THREE TRIALS.

9 Madison. Wis. Oct. 2l.-Walter Eek
{ ersall Chicagos quarter back today
! l,r the third time brought victory 10,
G the University of Chicago foot ball
with the ball within scoring distance
of Wisconsin's goal line he tried 10
drop-kick goal. The third trial was
successful, the bali sailing squarely
between the goal posts and plac ng
four points TO the credit Of the maroon
team.
This was all the scoring done by
either team.
Three times the Wisconsin team had
the bali within twenty yards Of Chi
Cages goal line once II rested on the
ten yard line. But with defeat star
ing them in the face Chicagos line
men dug their feet deep in the soft
ground and threw back Wisconsin, s
back. Twice Chicago had the ball
within ten yards of Wisconsin's goal
line. The first time Wisconsin not on
ly held Chicago. but actually forced
a loss of two yards in two downs, and
Eckersall tried a dFop-kick, which
went wide.
In the second hef however, when
again Wiseonsin's eleven had hurled
back tine Maroons, Ectersal dropped
back received the ball on a perfect
pass by Gale and away it sailed
through goal posts. carrying with 1t all
hopes of Wisconsin for the western
champion, hip this year
The work Of the Maroons center
led around the little lodging quarter
back iais clever work in running
back punts soon taught Wisconsin 10
keep the ball away from him as much
as possible when Wisconsin was
forced to punt, bul on the offense
Eckersalls work stood out. Two
pectacular runs, on trick plays, one of
them for 32 yeards brought the enor-
nous crowds TO their feet cheering
madly II WAS this run for 32 yeards
n fact that made il possible for the
drop-kick that followed Immediately |
after
Chicago got the ball in the middle OF |
the field fer holding. The only time
Wisconsin was penalized in the game
with the exception of five yards on the
first kickoff for the side play Bez
dck made one plunge for three yards
Then his bucking failed. Eckersall
dropped back Tor punt Big Wander.
boom tore through and block I'd the
kick, but EckersaIl fell on the bali.
Then one Of the Maroon trick plays
was used. a double pass very close
The Wisconsin ends were drawn in
and before Eckersail was buried unde-
The pile of Cardinals players he had
skirte1 Wisconsin's left end for thirty
.wo yards. Again Chicago tried for =
touchdown. Chicago made first down
once, then Wisconsin held Another
louble pass ~ Eckcrsall. and the ball
vas on Wisconsin's fifteen yards line
Cattlin got through the left tackle
or five yards. Bczdek chopped of
NO yards more Eckersall tried ami
3erike threw him hack for loss OF ii
hree yards. Then. with the ball al. =
most in the center of the gridirun anI :
within thirteen yards Of Wiscl lnsin' 's 4
soal Ecker all dropped back f-r his b
h ri trial al a drop kick and then he
q
Wisconsin tried hard TO make a O
ouchdoWn following this and fairly d
ore the Chicago line to pi ccs for a n
ew minutes. marching down the field s
o within twenty yeards Of Chicago's
oaL But here the ball went over on q
be downs with easy two or three y
inches to spare. but with this vanished i
Niscansin's last hope III
The struggle was probably one of b
he fercest ever seen on western p
ridirOn. Il was football clean and 4
ard each man playing to the last RI
gnce o,
Fully ten thousand people Witnessed
be game c
The scerc: Chicago University. 9.
Wisconsin. a.
Results of Other Games.
south Bend-Notre Dame q. Wa 81.
ash s l
New Yorh Columbia IT, Anherst .
B. i.
Appleton Wis-1swreBee -. Beloi5 :,
New Havsn-Yale y. Pennsylvania n
Ann Michigan %. Nebrsska =,
Chicago Northwestern o. Kentucky
Annapolis Naval ss North Caro-
na
Champaign illinois o. Purdue % "a
West Point Harvard 6. West Point Ia
Dss Moines -Grinnel 3. Drake & eli
Winnesls.lfs WinneSare 20 Iowa . r-f