Purdue debris . Football Season of 1912. J])OR the past few years, each fall has seen a markedimprovement in the brand of football displayed byPurdue elevens. The fall of 1912 was no exception,to this rule. Chicago was barely able to nose out avictory, Illinois was tied, and Indiana very successful season, indeed, when one remem-bers that the conditions existing in the middle of the playing season,necessitated a change of coaches. Never before had the prospects for a winning team been sobright as at the beginning of school last September. These sameprospects grew still brighter w
Purdue debris . Football Season of 1912. J])OR the past few years, each fall has seen a markedimprovement in the brand of football displayed byPurdue elevens. The fall of 1912 was no exception,to this rule. Chicago was barely able to nose out avictory, Illinois was tied, and Indiana very successful season, indeed, when one remem-bers that the conditions existing in the middle of the playing season,necessitated a change of coaches. Never before had the prospects for a winning team been sobright as at the beginning of school last September. These sameprospects grew still brighter when the first game of the year, De-Pauw was defeated by a slightly larger score than Indiana had beenable to make against them the week preceding. Purdue 21. De-Pauw 0. The following Saturday, however, cast a deep gloom over thecampus, when the strong Badger eleven downed the Boilermakersby a large score. Purdue 0. Wisconsin 42. Beaten only in scoreand not in spirit, the team settled down to two weeks of grueling-work in preparation for
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