Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-07
NOTRE DAME, PURDUEA ND WABASH
WIN SPLENDID GRID VICTORIES

ana bad, characterized the work Of
Hoosier college elevens Saturday. With
every Indiana team meeting an eleven
from an outside State the results of the
games showed the Hoosiers successful In
all but two instances.
Standing head and shoulders above
the others on the glory pedestal Is NO
tire Dame. The South Bend aggregate.
not only represented Indiana but the
vasion of the East that resulted in
% to o victory over the charging Army
eleven. Unfolding an intricate forward
pass attack, bewildering in its very au-
dacity, that dazed the cadets the Irish
threw the ball around and over the Army
defense for one Of the greatest victories
Western school ever gained over the
East
While the feet Johnny Mohardt was
throwing his puzzling passes into the
waiting arms Of Capt. Eddie Anderson
and Kiley; Shaw, Garvey and III. Ander-
son crushed the Army line attacks be-
fore they got under way.
I While the sparkling offenss of the
Irish featured the game, the defense was
none the less brilliant, and in every de-
Notre Dame was apparent. The Army
made only two first downs.
II there is any place In Indiana where
Notre Danes achievement Is not the
talk OF the town." it is in Lafayette
for the people up there are concerned
with a celebration of their own, which
overshadows everything else in the foot
ball world, namely, Purdue's to 0 VIC
tory over Northwestern, the first vic
tory Of the season for the Boilermak ers,
and the first Conference victory in a
longer period than that
MILLER BOOTS
VICTORY FOR PURDUE.
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and shooting of tackle for long gains,
after time carrying the ball to
within scoring distance only to lose II
again, Miller in the third quarter prac-
tically ended the suspense by booting
field goal from the fifteen-yard line. The
Purple made a great comeback IN the
last period. however, and when Wagner
intercepted a Northwestern pass on his
own ten-yard line with but two minutes
to play, be stopped a drive that boded
evil for the Boilermakers.
The closeness of the score docs not
give Purdue the big edge which it actu-
ally held over the defeated eleven. Pur,
due backs charged the line and circled
the ends for a total of $50 yards and
nineteen first downs. Northwestern
only one first down. Next Saturday the
rejuvenated Purdue gridders tackle Ohio
State at Columbus. one OF the three I'M
defeated Big Ten elevens.
WABASH DEFEATS
STRONG MILLIKINS.
wabash repealed an outside invader OF
no little merit, the proteges OF Pete
Vaughn winning out over James Mlihkln
by a IA to count, before one OF the
largest Homecoming crowds that ever
fiocked to Crawfordsville. The fact that
Millikin has held the championship or
the little nineteen" in Illinois for the
past Ave years and Is undefeated since
1917 gives some idea Of the achievement
of the Little Giants.
Millikin started the scoring in the first
quarter when Abrams drop kicked from
the twenty-hve-yar line. The Scarlet
struck its stride late in the same quarter.
however, and showed over the first touch
down. From that time on Wabash held
the upper hand. The same style Of play
which beat Butler, namely line smashes
and short passes was employed to adYan-
tage against Millikin.
BUTLER UPSET BY
CHICAGO "Y" COLLEGE.
The only real upset which characterized
the work OF Indiana eleyens Saturday oc-
CURED when Butler fell before the well
directed line attack Of Chicago Y. NJ. c.
A. College. The local athletes clearly
showed that they had not recovered their
poise since the wabash disaster. In
cidentslly the same fault which char
acterized the work OF the Blue and White
in the Wabash game predominated Sat
Urday The attack Of the local eleven
lacked a punch in the critical moments.
Time after time McClafiin. Griggs, kiser
and Middlesworth would carry the ball
into scoring territory where it was lost
on downs. In the center of the field the
Pagemen looked good. They shot off
tackle, arOunds the ends and hurled
passes In manner that the Chicago
team could not solve and then as soon
as the ball was carried close to the goal
line the Butler attack seemed to lose it's
power. Seven different times Butler had
the ball within the ten-yard line and
lacked the punch TO carry 1t over.
The Butler touchdown came as a re-
SUIT Of n beautiful pass, Griggs to Mid
ellsworth for forty-yards, followed by
four line bucks. The Butler team showed
marked improvement in the forward
passing department both on defense and
ofense. The playing Of Edgren, Chicago
half back featured the game. while Nc
Clahin. w Kiser. Griggs. Middlesworth
and Hall shone for Butler
ILLINOIS DOWNS
DE PAW ELEVEN.
De PAW presented a stubborn defep Sc
against Illinois, holding Zuppke's eleven
to a lone touchdown in three quarters.
In the last period, however, the Tiger de-
Tense lOOsened and the Illini showed
across two touchdowns; The final score
kept smOthered by the Illinois forwards
throughout and at no time did Walkers
eleven really threaten the Hint goal
Their best effort was in the second quar-
ter, when the line smashes, aided by pen
alties, brought the ball to the twenty
yard line where 1t was lost on downs.
Bloodgood attempted q drop kick, from
the thirty seven-yard line in the fourth
quarter which failed
Ea'lham neither won nor lost Saturday,
holding the strong DAYTON Univeersi it,
team to a 14-tO-14 tie. The alertness Of
the Earlham players was responsible for
a tie score both Quaker touchdowns COM