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...varsity gathered its forces for the Yale game, rolling over Indiana and Brown, while the freshmen, led by Ticknor, Gilligan, and Batchelder, remained undefeated. But all was in vain for Crimson Coach Horween's forces. The next Monday, the Crimson ran this stirring head: "Mighty Blue Juggernaut Tears Through Crimson Defense For Smashing 14-0 Victory." '31 salvaged some of the day by edging out the Bulldogs, 6 to 0, on Batchelder's touchdown to remain undefeated and to give some hope for the future...
With this mission in mind, the Crimson, led by Eddie Casey's pass catching and Arnie Horween's line plunges, marched 60 yards for a second-period touchdown to overcome a 3-0 deficit. Horween converted to make the score 7 to 3, but Oregon quickly added three more points on a 30-yard drop kick and that concluded the scoring...
...field goal attempts, but one was so close that the scoreboard keeper recorded a "9" for the Westerners. Otherwise there were no scoring threats until the final minutes when the Crimson drove 79 yards only to have the game end with the ball on the six-inch line. Horween gained 67 of the 79 yards...
...game had mainly been scheduled because Geneva's coach was the same popular "Bo" McMillan who had first led Centre College to immortal fame in the Stadium five years before. It was true that the Crimson's new coach Arnold Horween had expected a fierce battle, but he never actually considered the Crimson could lose. Then because of Geneva's small size, the only explanation of the loss that could be offered was the rather logical confession in the following issue of the Alumni Bulletin...
...early season worries that surrounded football practices n Soldiers Field proved to be only those of a talented and powerful team rounding itself into shape. The team's inability to cope with a passing attack was the only weakness that plagued it seriously throughout the season. Coach Horween and his staff scanned ranks of candidates for the two end positions (among them F. A. Pickard, S. C. Burns, and Prior) to find someone capable of checking the potent pass-catchers the team would face in the coming season...