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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
2
Franklin and Butler sever all athletic relations over eligibility rules under the I C A eight eight. Coach Goheen and authorities decide no basketball or baseball games with Irvington teams for the coming seasons to support clean athletics.
In Greencastle on October 9 DePauw and Wabash played a hard fought football game that ended 0 to 0 after over an hour of play. Best players for Fides included Captain Eggeman Sade and Goebel. About 3,000 fans watched, including Coach Goheen and Franklin players. The stalemate is viewed as a defeat by DePauw supporters, with a neutral ground rematch discussed, possibly at Washington Park, while Franklin meets DePauw on November 12 at Franklin Field.
Coach Goheen schedules inter class contests for next week with Seniors and Sophomores facing Juniors and Freshmen on Friday October 22. Teams appear evenly balanced with a central nucleus including B Brown Overstreet Burton Sheek Yount Jones Moore and Corbett among others.
Interest mounts as two teams prepare for a bid for class supremacy. Both squads ready for a decisive meeting that could settle bragging rights and showcase key players, with fans awaiting a high stakes showdown.
Butler overwhelms Hanover 21 to 5 at Hanover with unearned touchdowns noted against Franklin. Notre Dame crushes Rose Poly 60 to 11 in South Bend as Hege Clark’s team concedes two goals. Indiana State defeats Lake Forest 29 to 5 in Bloomington. Andy Gill shines. Michigan Agricultural beats Wabash 28 to 0 in Lansing. Chicago University trips Northwestern 21 to 0 in Chicago. Purdue loses to Northwestern 14 to 5 in Lafayette. Vanderbilt trips Rose Poly 29 to 8 in Nashville.
Purdue edged DePauw 15 to 12 at Stuart Field after a slow start. DePauw led 12 0 at halftime behind Grady two touchdowns but Purdue rallied in the second half with three touchdowns. Overman and Lawrence starred for DePauw alongside Grady.
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