Evening star., 1912-11-24
CH|CAGO'S VICTORY
Wins Second Place in Big
Nine"Foot Ball Championship.
DEFEATS MINNESOTA, 7ToO
Game Desperately Fought, But
Gophers Never Had Chance
to Win.

CHICAGO, November % Seconc
honors in the "big nine" foot ball cham.
pionship race belong TO the University OF
Chicago.
In one of the fiercest and most desper-
ately fought games played on Marshall
Field in years Chicago won the honors
by defeating the University of Minnesota
TODAY 10 %. Minnesota never had
chance TO score Chicago outplayed anC
outkicked its foe in every period.
Victory for Chicago came in the third
period after the teams had struggled
through two quarters with honors even
A forward pass, Norgren TO Huntington
paved the way. Norgren hurled the bal
for a 3o-yard gain. and on the next play
Gray shot around right end for five yards
more, placing the bali on Minnesota :
17-yard line.
on a series of line plunges Chicago adj
vanced the ball steadily for substantial
gains until within three yards of Min
nesotas goal Gray ripped through
over for d touchdown on tie next play,
skirting right end. Lawler booted the
ball squarely between the goal posts.
Straight foot ball won for chicago.
Neither team attempted more than few
trick plays. When forward passes were
attempted. the ball usually went wide oil
its mark Norgren and Gray played a
brilliant game for Chi ago, while Meal
men and Bierman were the most consist
ent ground gamers for Minnesota
In punting Norgren outrivaled Shaugh-
messy by wide margin. Norgren fire.
quently booted the ball from 70 to 30
Yards further than his opponent
An intercepted forward pass, which
would have resulted in another Chicago
touchdown but for offside play by the
Maroons. was feature of the last min
utes of the game.
First period Sellers kicked to
Hayward, who advanced the ball
to his own 35-yard line before
being downed. Minnesota was PEN
allied for offside. and then punted 70
Sellers, who ran out of bounds on Chi
Chicago fumbled, and Minnesota recover
ID the ball Chicago's 40-yard line.
Hayward missed an easy field goal from
Chicago's 3O-yard line. and Lawier
brought the ball back to Chicago's ~
yard line.
Time ended for the first quarter. with
Chicago in possession of the ball in the
center of the field.
Score: Chicago, %: Minnesota, o.
Second period-Norgren was thrown
back for a 5-yard loss on an attempted
end run. Gray lost five more attempt
Ing to go around right end.
Shaughnessy went through center, Civ
ing Minnesota first down.
Pierce replaced Kennedy for Chicago at
fullpack.
Saughnessy punted over Chicago's goal
line. The ball was put III play on the
2G-yard line. Gray gained yards
through the line. Gray added more
on the next play.
Score: Second period-chicago, o; Min
nesota. ..
Third period kicked to
Norgren, who advanced the ball TO Chi
cago's 4J-yard line. Norgren gained I
Yards around left end Chicago was
penalized ) yards for offsde.
The ball was put in play on Mime
sotas 2U-yard line. Nc. -lmon went
around left end for Z yards. Shaugh-
messy made 8 yards for Minnesota's first
gain, and Shaughnessy punted to Lawler
line.
A forward pass. Norgren TO Gray. netted
Chicago ~ yards. Gray went around
Minnesota's 11-yard line. The play gave
Chicago a first down. Gray made
wards through right tackle for Chicago 5
first down.
Fourth period-Three plays at the line
failed to gain an inch for Minnesota.
Minnesota fumbled and Chicago had the
hall on its 42-yard line. IN a fake kick
Lawler gained ) yards Gray ran around
right end for l. yards.
Norgren made Z yards on two plunges
through center Chicago fumbled and
Minnesota got the ball on its 25-yard
line. Another tumble resulted in a loss
OF yards for Minnesota.