Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 250, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1913 — PURDUE HELD WISCONSIN TO 7—7 TIE SATURDAY [ARTICLE]

PURDUE HELD WISCONSIN TO 7—7 TIE SATURDAY

Boilermakers Considered Among the Best in the Conference. Purdue surprised the football, world by holding Wisconsin to a tie last Saturday, being 7 to 7.' After Wisconsin had scored early in the game Purdue succeeded in holding tfiem until the end, while, within a few minutes of the dose Purdue came from behind, Oliphant got the bail and made a sensationalf run of 70 yards, tying the -score. Purdue’s b&ek field is fast and brilliant and J. Wathey, in the Chicago RefeordtHerald, claims Purdue to be one of the tearns that the big nine must contend with. Chicago defeated lowa Saturday 23 to 6, a disappointment to Stagg and the maroons. Nebraska surprised Minnesota with a 7-0 defeat. Illinois defeated Northwestern, literally swamping them and this puts Illinois on the map in the big nine. Next Saturday Illinois and Indiana meet at Indianapolis. Sheridan is scheduled to play a curtain raiser with Summitville, and as Fred Putts and Bert Greenlee are playing with Sheridan, it is likely some loeai football fans will see the game. Sheridan cleaned up