Evening star., 1928-11-18
BADGERS WIN, $50,
ON A MUDDY FIELD
10000 Brave Rain to See
Hawkeyes Put Out of
Conference Race.
By CHARLES w. DUNKLEY


within grasp Ct its first western
Conference gridiron championship
III i6 years.
In A cold downpour of rain. mingled
with ffUrries of snow, the Badgers, tiet
but still undefeatsd, conquered tht
hitherto unbeaten Iowa team, l3 to 0
today in the slusl1. water and nlire OF
.sr1olron that resembled puddle oi
mud.
A cheering. pulse throboing crowd oi
10000 sat through the rain to see these
two undefeated teams fight 1t out IN
struggle for what virtually amounted
to championship honors. The Badgers
now leading the race, must conquer
their traditional enemy, Minnesota. III
the final game of the season a week
hence to establish themselves as the
unchalleneed 1923 champions Of the
Big Ten.
The game was cagey struggle from
start to finish. with both teams punt
ing almost continuously in the hope
that break would come, as a con-
sistent running or forward passing at
tack was almost impossible because OF
wretched conditions For two periods
the teams bautled on even terms with
the Hawkeyes putting up heroic de-
fenSe especially when they resisted the
battering Badgers yard from the goal
at the start of tbs second period.
Badgers Get Break.
The expected break. coming in the
third period, and a costly Iowa tumble,
occurring In the fourth, gave Wiscon-
sin its two touchdowns.
WisconSin's first touchdown came
with dramatic suddenncss, soon after
,.A Af S~& s@I sx.tS@ @HS
1usby galloped away on a 63-yard run,
after grabbing punt booted by Mayes
McLain the giant Cherokee Indian
playing fullback for the Hawkeyes.
Lusby standing on Wisconsin'S 37-
yard line. fumbled the slippery oval
Most of the puntS had been allowed to
roll In the mud and water until the
ball came to stop and the spectators
rasped when Lusby fumbled. The Wis
consin halfback snatched it up and
started off on his long sprint.
Over chalk marks nearly obliterated
by mud Lusby sped on. until he reached
the 30-yard line when he eluded the
last three Iowa tacklerS. Ahead was a
clear field. and he cut loose to slide
over the goal line in q splash of water
and mud. Lusby and Behr dropped
back to place kick, but instead Behr
grabbed the ball and made a dash for
the Iowa goal. He was brought down
on the 3-yard line, however.
After that one touchdown Iowa
cponed up with furious line smashing
e.ack, In an attempt to even the
count. Glasgow and McLain made
r,r ,Tal substantial gains against the
I.gi1 ing Wisconsin line. The Badgers,
rcwcver, smothered the Hawkeyes, and
TIE teams started new punting duel.
Iowa. Muffs Big Chance.
Iowa had great chance to score in
Il, third period, after Lusby, who had
h,cn out-kicking McLain, was injured
snd had to be removed from the game.
-. vas replaced by Oman, but Behr
first took up the task of bootins.
rs first attempt shot Of his toe
{ "a i3l1t to the sidelines, going out cf
bounds on Wisconsin's 22-yard line
This left the gate to Wisconsin's goat
vide open, but the Hawkeyes were
baked in their efforts to claw their
way through the Wisconsin line. After
smashes at the line and pass failed,
Wisconsin recovered the bali on its 20
yard line, and with its recovery, Iowa S
chances to score vanished.
Failure of Iowa to handle the slippery
ball resulted in the second Badger
touchdown late in the fourth period.
Iowa got the ball on its 13-yard line
after Wisconsin failed to make downs.
Oran Pape, blond Iowa speed boy, who
has been going into the game at inter-
walls, ripped of yards through tackle,
but the Hawkeyes drew a 15-yard pen
atty, showing the ball back to their T.
yard line.
McLain. standing behind his own goal
line, in punting position, signaled for
the ball, but started to run. He funi-
bled and the ball hit the ground foot
behind the Iowa goal. Casey, a SUBJ
stitute Wisconsin end. pounced on it for
9 touchdown. Rebhoz, a Barger full
back, place kicked for the extra point.
Wisconsin, famed for its passing at
tack, hurled the ball four times, COM
pleting one pass for gain of "a yards
Iowa tried one pass and it failed. The
Haykeyes we're guilty Of 10 fun1bles tc
four for the Badgers.