MAKES THREE TOUCHDOWNS

Norton gave as good an exhibition of open field running as has every been seen on a Green Bay gridiron. He made three touchdowns besides piling up a mountain of yardage in his sensational rushes. Norton was as slippery as an eel and he simply "wormed" his way around, through, over and under the husky Milwaukeeans. Although Norton was the "ace" of the game, every other member of the Packer squad covered himself with glory. Captain Lambeau turned in a splendid exhibition. His passing was right to the top and his educated toe is becoming more polished in each counter. Aside from chasing a dropkick through the uprights from the 35-yard line, Lambeau added the point on each of the tries after touchdown.

ABRAMSON SHOWS CLASS

George Abramson and Walter Jean each played their first full game for the Packers and did their job up brown. Abramson showed that he has not lost any of his ability that made him an All Conference guard while at Minnesota last year. Wilkins finally got his chance to display his gridiron wares when he replaced George Vergara and the crowd put the stamp of approval on the newcomer. Vergara wasn't feeling well and it was deemed best to give him a well-earned rest. Buck continued his brilliant play at tackle and Earpe did everything that was asked of him and a little bit more. Moose Gardner went in at tackle for Earpe and played bangup football. Dick O'Donnell was a bulwark at end while Ojay Larson turned in a finished job at center.

MATHYS DOES WELL

Mathys got away nicely at quarterback. He passed fine and ran back a couple of punts in oldtime style. Basing hit 'em hard at fullback until he got a bang in the head and then Jack Harris took up the task and breezed along in varsity style. Old Hank Gillo, he of goal kicking fame, didn't get close enough to do any sharp shooting for the uprights. The famous goal kicker was inserted in the fray by Milwaukee at the start of the third quarter. He celebrated his entrance by tearing off one 30 yard run. It was on just the same kind of play that Gavin got away with in the Rock Island game. Gillo looked pretty good and Bryan, last year with the Bears, also played in good. Shorty Barr was covered like a tent and his famous forward passing was conspicuous by its absence.

ONLY TWO FIRST DOWNS

Although the game was a bit onesided, it furnished  plenty of excitement for the spectators. There was a lot of open football and long runs by the Packer backs were frequent. Milwaukee did not have any offense to speak of. The visitors made only two first downs during the entire game and not once were they within the 30 yard line. The game was cleanly played and the only penalties inflicted were for offside. The Packers suffered a number of setbacks for offside and several were inflicted after the Bays had made lengthy gains.

PLENTY OF PEP

There was a lot of snap and pep to the Packers' attack. A number of formations were tried out and they worked nicely. The Bay forwards blocked well and they were giving a lot of help to the man carrying the ball. The cutting down of prospective tacklers paved the way considerably for Norton to come clean on several of his sensational runs. Shorty Barr didn't have any too pleasant a time receiving kicks. With Lewellen on the bench with his injured ankle, Buck returned to the punter's role and his high kicks enabled the Packers to get down under the ball. Nearly every time Barr made a catch, there were a half dozen Bayites on top of him. The crowd was way below expectations. The total paid attendance was less than 2,300. Although the victory was sweet enough, it was rather costly to the management because the expenses of the game ran about $1,000 over the cash receipts.

MILWAUKEE KICKS OFF

Hostilities opened by Milwaukee kicking off to the Packers. Earpe took the ball and was downed on the 40 1/2 yard line. After two rushes the Packers lost a "V" for offside. Buck kicked far down the field. Milwaukee began action on its 17-yard mark. The Brewers couldn't gain. Blood's punt was partly blocked and Norton covered for the Bays on Milwaukee's 35 yard line. On the second lineup, 

Vergara grabbed in a long pass and was dumped on Milwaukee's 10 yard line. A touchdown loomed but the invaders braced and held for downs, inches from the goal line. Blood punted out to Milwaukee's thirty. And the Packers got going again. After three rushes which netted little gain, Lambeau stepped back to the 35-yard line and booted a field goal.

BUCK RUNS BACK KICK

Then came one of the laughs of the game. Barr, kicking off for Milwaukee, booted to Buck. Cub tucked the ball under his arm and started goalward. He ran to midfield before being dumped and then fumbled the ball which was covered by the noisy Mr. Nadolny to his glee. There wasn't much doing for the remainder of the quarter. Then time was called, the Packers had the ball on Milwaukee's 28 yard line. On the second play of Period No. 2, Lambeau passed to Norton and the midget back sidestepped his way for a touchdown. Lambeau kicked the goal. Milwaukee kicked off again. Norton ran the ball back to the 25-yard line. After several cracks, the Bays lost 5 yards for offside and Buck punted to Milwaukee's 45. The visitors tried two plays and then kicked. It was covered close to the Packer goal.

NORTON SCORES AGAIN

Buck punted out to the Packers' 40. Milwaukee gained little yardage and Barr kicked. Mathys came back fast and reached the 45 yard line before he was dropped. After several plays, a pass, Lambeau to Norton, put the pigskin on Milwaukee's 30. Another pass, Lambeau to Mathys, netted a chalk mark. Then Mathys tossed one to Harris, who was downed 5 yards from the Milwaukee goal line. Three plays brought the ball closer to a score and, finally, Norton on a cut back, slid over for a touchdown. Lambeau kicked the goal. Milwaukee kicked off once more. After several exchanges, time was called with the ball in the visitors' possession on their own 40 yard line. Starting the third quarter, Abramson kicked off for the Packers. On the first scrimmage, Gillo pierced the Bays' forward wall for 32 yards. He carried the pigskin to the Packers' 38 yard line. A forward pass, Barr to Blood, advanced five yards. Here the Milwaukee drive stopped. Buck intercepted Barr's pass and dashed about ten yards before he was stopped. A pass to Mathys gained a chalk mark. The visitors held for three downs and Buck booted to Barr. Shorty didn't like the Blue army around him and signaled for a free catch. Barr fumbled but recovered. Mathys grabbed off a Milwaukee pass on the Bays' 40. Shortly after Buck kicked over the Milwaukee goal line and the visitors scrimmaged on their twenty.

MATHYS TO NORTON

Bryan got eight yards but the next two plays fizzled and Gillo kicked out of bounds on the Packers' 40 yard mark. Buck kicked to Barr who was dumped by Wilkins on Milwaukee's 8-yard line. Lambeau returned Gillo's punt to Milwaukee's 40 yard chalker. Norton got 22 yards outside of tackle and shortly after he took a pass from Mathys for his third touchdown of the game. Lambeau kicked the goal. Time was called for the third quarter. Gillo kicked off to Harris who ran it back to the Bays' 35-yard line. Lambeau got away for five and Harris added two. Lambeau sailed a pass to Wilkins who made a dandy catch being dumped close to Milwaukee's goal but the Packers were offside and the ball was brought back. Buck passed to Lambeau for a good gain and Norton got another first down.

HARRIS CRASHES OVER

A pass, Lambeau to Mathys, netted good yardage. Lambeau slashed through center for a chalkmark. Lambeau came through with another first down and it was goal to go. After two plays, Harris crashed over for a score and Lambeau added the extra point. Gillo kicked off again. The Bays opened fast. Lambeau hurled a long pass to O'Donnell who made a pretty catch but fumbled when tackled. Barr picked it up and ran to Milwaukee's 25. Gillo punted and Buck immediately returned the favor. Abramson intercepted a pass on Milwaukee's thirty and after the next play time was called.

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PLAY BY PLAY

FIRST QUARTER

Blood, Milwaukee halfback, kicked off to Earpe on the 30-yard line who returned the ball to the 40 yard line. Basing was sent over center for a 3 yard game. Lambeau, on a left end run, added 4 yards more but Green Bay was penalized for offside and the ball was taken back to the 37 yard line. Lambeau lost one yard trying to penetrate left tackle. Buck, standing on his own 27 yard line, punted to Barr who was downed on Milwaukee's 17 yard line. Bryan gained a yard at left end on a fake punt. Pass from Barr to Blood was incomplete. Blood's punt was partially blocked but was recovered by Norton on Milwaukee's 35 yard line. Basing crashed over center for 3 yards. Norton gained one yard over right tackle. A pass, Lambeau to Vergara, placed the ball on Milwaukee's ten yard line. Norton smashed over right guard for 2 yards more. Basing took the ball to Milwaukee's 4 yard line. Basing failed to gain at right tackle. On the fourth down, Basing was sent through the left side of the line but was stopped after making one yard. The ball was placed on Milwaukee's 2-yard line and the Badgers took up the attack. Blood punted to the 30 yard line where Norton was downed in his tracks. Norton made 3 yards off right tackle. Lambeau's forward pass was knocked down. Basing, on a center smash, gained 2 yards. Curly stamped the earth on the 35 yard line and his dropkick sailed squarely between the bars for the first 3 points of the game. Score: Packers 3, Milwaukee 0. Shorty Barr kicked to Buck on the 30 yard line who returned the oval to the 50 yard line but fumbled when he was thrown to the ground. Nadolney recovered the ball. Barr, on a center play, failed. Bryan gained one yard around left end. Barr's pass was incomplete. Mathys received Blood's punt on the 8 yard line and returned to the 12. Time was taken out at this juncture for Milwaukee. Norton, attempting to skirt right end, was stopped at the line of scrimmage. Buck punted to Barr on the 37 yard line who returned the ball to the 40 yard line. Blood was stopped at left tackle and Bryan, on a similar play, failed to gain. Larson, Green Bay center, intercepted Barr's forward pass on the on the 40 yard line and was thrown as he caught the ball. Lambeau smashed through left tackle for a 5 yard gain. Basing went through left guard for seven yard more and first down. Time out for Milwaukee. Lambeau was stopped at center. The timekeepers called the quarter and the teams exchanged goals. Score - Green Bay 3, Badgers 0.

SECOND QUARTER

Basing was thrown at the line. Lambeau passed to Norton who received the ball on the 30 yard line and raced for a touchdown. Lambeau added the next point by a dropkick and the score stood at 10-0, Packers' favor. Barr chose to kick and Norton received the ball on the 10 yard line, returning to the 22 line. Lambeau toiled over center for one yard. Green Bay lost 5 yards for offside. Green Bay's ball on their own 17 yard line. Basing ran offside on the 17 yard mark. Buck's punt sailed from the 12 yard line to the Milwaukee 45 mark but no one covered the ball and it remained inactive. Blood, the first play, smashed over right tackle for a 4 yard gain. Bryan made one yard at right guard. Barr's pass was knocked down. Barr punted from the middle of the field to the one yard line and the ball was covered by a Milwaukee end to prevent it from being run out. Buck's punt sailed to the 40 yard line and Barr snatched the ball and stepped offside. Blood was held at right guard. Barr lost 5 yards when he tried to get around O'Donnell at right end. Mason gained one yard over the center of the line. Barr punted from his own 45 yard line to Mathys on the Packers' ten yard line, but Charley returned the ball to the Packers' 45 mark. Basing took the ball outside on a four yard gain. The ball was on the 49 yard line and was taken out into the field for play. Basing hit left tackle for one yard and Captain Lambeau brought in Wilkins for Vergara. Time out for Green Bay. A pass, Lambeau to Norton, placed the ball on Milwaukee's 30 yard line. Norton added 5 more at right tackle by a penalty for offside placed the ball again on the 30 yard mark. Lambeau passed to Mathys and the Bay netted 11 yards, placing the pigskin on the 19 yard line. Lambeau gained one yard at left tackle. Basing went over right guard for one yard. Basing was hurt about the head and Harris was substituted. Mathys passed to Harris who was downed on the Milwaukee 5 yard line. Lambeau gained one yard at guard. Harris got one more through center. Norton, on a plunge through right guard, added six more points to the score and Lambeau's drop made the count Packers 17, Milwaukee 0. Barr kicked off to Harris on the 10 yard line and the Wisconsin ex-captain returned the ball 30 yards. Norton 

THIRD QUARTER

Abramson kicked off to Traynor on the 30 yard line and Gillo, on the next play, smashed through the Green Bay line for 32 yards. The ball was on Green Bay's 38 yard line. Barr's forward pass to Blood made 5 yards. Buck intercepted Barr's pass and returned the ball to Green Bay's 38 yard line. Norton went around right end for 7 yards. On the next play Green Bay was penalized five yards for offside. Lambeau hurled a pass to Mathys and the ball was placed on Milwaukee's 43 yard line. Mathys carried the ball out of bounds. Lambeau's forward pass was incomplete. Curly lost 5 yards on an attempt to pass. He was thrown on the 48 yard line. Buck punted to Milwaukee's 20 yard line and Barr signaled a fair catch. He dropped the ball but recovered it on the 20 yard line. Barr failed at center. Mathys intercepted Barr's pass on the Green Bay 40 yard line. Charley returned the ball to midfield. Lambeau gained one yard at left tackle. Lambeau's pass to O'Donnell failed. Another incomplete pass was thrown by Lambeau. Buck punted from his 40 yard line over the goal. The ball was taken out to the 20 yard line. Barr passed but it was incomplete. Bryan made 8 yards on a pass from Barr. Gillo made one yard at center. Gillo punted to Green Bay's 43 yard line but the ball went out of bounds. Norton was held at left tackle. Lambeau got 5 yards at left end. Harris failed at right end. Buck's punt to Barr on Milwaukee's 8 yard line was not returned an inch. Gillo got one yard at center. Barr ran out of bounds on the 8 yard mark. Gillo punted from behind the goal line, to Lambeau on Milwaukee's 45 yard line. The Packer captain returned the ball to Milwaukee's 42 yard line. Norton got 22 yards through right tackle. Lambeau made two yards at left tackle. Norton was thrown for a 2 yard loss. Milwaukee called timeout. A forward pass, Mathys to Norton, settled nicely and the runner flashed over the goal for his third touchdown of the game. Lambeau dropkicked the goal. Score - Packers 24, Milwaukee 0.

FOURTH QUARTER

Gillo kicked to Harris on the 20 yard line and Harris returned fifteen yards to the 35 yard mark. Lambeau placed the ball on the 40 yard line through right tackle. Harris smashed through center for two yards. Lambeau's pass sailed for thirty yards and was caught by Wilkens but the runner stepped off the gridiron on the 8 yard line. The referee called the ball back to the line of scrimmage again and penalized Green Bay five yards for offside. The ball was on the 29 yard line. Buck passed to Lambeau who carried the ball to the midfield chalkmark. Norton smashed through right tackle and gained ten yards. Harris gained one yard at right tackle. Norton got 2 yards at right end. Lambeau's forward pass to Mathys brought the ball to the 38 yard line after the runner had stepped out of bounds. Lambeau got 12 yards on a fast play through center. Harris went over left guard for a yard. Lambeau got ten yards and a first down over tackle. Harris took the ball to the one yard line. The next play failed. On a smashing play through center with half the Milwaukee team clinging to him, Harris struggled over the line for the final score of the game. Lambeau's dropkick sailed nicely through the uprights. Score, Packers 31, Badgers 0. Gillo kicked off and Harris returned the ball from the 3 yard line to the 35 yard line. Norton smashed out one yard at guard. Norton, receiving a pass from Curly, ran the ball to Milwaukee's 35 yard line. Lambeau passed 45 yards to O'Donnell who grabbed the ball out of the hands of three Milwaukee men. When he was thrown he fumbled and Barr returned the ball to Milwaukee's 25 yard line. Barr stepped out of bounds. Barr's pass to Roessler netted five yards. Gillo gained a yard through center. Barr punted to Mathys who returned the ball to the 35 yard line. Buck punted to Barr who carried the oval out of bounds on Milwaukee's 30 yard line. Abramson intercepted a pass and the ball was placed again on the 30 yard line. Lambeau lost 10 yards when trying to find an uncovered man to pass to and another pass failed as the whistle stopped the struggle.

MILWAUKEE -  0  0  0  0 -  0
GREEN BAY -  3 14  7  7 - 31

SCORING

1ST - GB - Curly Lambeau, 25-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0

2ND - GB - Marty Norton, 28-yard pass from Curly Lambeau (Lambeau kick) GREEN BAY 10-0

2ND - GB - Norton, 3-yard run (Lambeau kick) GREEN BAY 17-0

3RD - GB - Norton, 20-yard pass from Lambeau (Lambeau kick) GREEN BAY 24-0

4TH - GB - Jack Harris, 1-yard run (Lambeau kick) GREEN BAY 31-0

CAL'S COMMENTS

NOV 12 (Green Bay Press-Gazette) - Norton sure won a home here with his brilliant performance. Friday night, Marty was in an auto wreck and got badly banged up but he insisted on starting off the game. Norton had a two inch cut on his chin but bruises and all he came through ala Red Grange and Moon Baker combined...The Bays came out of the game in good condition. There were but few minor bruises and every one of them should be in shape to put up the battle of their lives next Sunday's game against Rock Island. The Bays are dead set on winning and the Islanders are going to have their hands full...A football uniform is a pretty good cure for an injured ankle. All week, Lewellen has been on the shelf but when the fellows began dressing, Lew simply had to put on a suit. As the Packers came on the field, Lewellen ran out with them and the crowd gave him a wonderful hand...Buck sure did give the crowd a thrill when he started his prance down the field after receiving the kickoff. For a time it looked as if the man-mountain might get through but Peaches Nadolny and Barr hit him at the same time and Cub fumbled the ball as he hit the dirt...Gillo went into the game at the start of the second half and he made his presence felt. The former Racine Legion gridder is still a pretty sweet footballer even if some of his speed is missing. Hank can still kick 'em as he did in the days when he gave the Packers a lot of trouble...The crowd cut loose with a few razz-berries at the frequent penalties for offside handed out to the Packers but those who were following the game closely saw that they were deserved. Offsides prove costly at any stage of the game and yesterday they cost the Packers one touchdown...It was the firs time that referee Lawrie ever saw the Packers in action and he paid a compliment to the team. According to Lawrie, the Packers were the best drilled team he has gazed upon this year. The Chicago official was loud in praise of Buck, Norton and Captain Lambeau...The spectators kept a close eye on Abramson, Jean and Wilkins. These players all measured up to standard. Abramson came through with some great blocking while Jean was opening up some big holes in the line. The performance of Wilkins at end more than lived up to advance notices...Seats for the Rock Island game will be on sale tonight. Better get them early because early indications point to a bigger crowd than at the Bear game several weeks ago.

ROCK ISLAND GETTING READY TO INVADE GREEN BAY

NOV 13 (Rock Island, IL) - Back from Duluth with one more victory tucked under its belt, the Rock Island Independents resumed strenuous training for its conflict with the Green Bay Packers at the Wisconsin city on Sunday. Manager George Johnson had his aggregation on the field at an early hour this morning, putting them through a stiff session of signal drill, trick formations and forward passing. Manager Johnson also stressed the necessity for an airtight forward pass defense, as it is well known that the Wisconsin champions are exponents of this method in advancing the ball...BUILT AROUND LAMB: Much of the Islanders' offensive is bring built around Roddy Lamb, the flashy quarterback, who is expected to cause the Packers a great deal of worry. Lamb is known throughout the country as the "Red Grange of professional football." Although he is a comparatively small man, tipping the scales at 160, he is capable of getting through for good yardage on almost every attempt. It is expected that Manager Johnson will alternate Lamb and Armstrong at the quarterback position, each quarter, thus providing a varied form of offense that should keep the Packers guessing throughout the afternoon...TOUGHEST OF SEASON: Although the Rock Islanders have a heavy schedule that will bring them into action with the best teams in the country, Manager Johnson looks upon Sunday's game as the toughest one of the season. "A national championship is in order if we can whip Green Bay, and we will send a team on the field that will leave no football strategy untried in our effort to do so," Johsnon stated, when asked what the outlook was.

MANY CRACK FOOTBALLERS IN ROCK ISLAND LINEUP

NOV 14 (Green Bay Press-Gazette) - With the report from Rock Island that the famous Independents of that city are pointing for the Green Bay Packers next Sunday, Captain Curley Lambeau is driving his team at a furious clip and likewise is looking forward to the coming encounter as the most important on the remainder of the Packer schedule. Suffering from the sting of the 3-0 defeat handed the Packers by the Rock Island team on October 4, the Big Bay Blues will take the field determined to even the score. All tricks on the Packer list will be resorted to if this is necessary and the hundreds who crowd into the City Athletic Stadium on Sunday will be rewarded with a classy exhibition between two of the greatest teams in the middle west, if not in the entire professional circuit. This assertion can be based upon comparative scores of teams which have played the Green Bay and Rock Island clubs. Philadelphia, conceded to be the pick of the East, met defeat at the hands of Detroit, a team that played the Bears to a tie. As the Packers left the Bears off with the short end of a 14-10 score, it is reasonable to say that the Packers and Rock Island have no peers in the professional game. In the backfield, Rock Island will show Gavin, Novak, Ursella, Armstrong and Roddy Lamb, the first three of whom are familiar to the Green Bay fans...GAVIN GOING GOOD: The work of Gavin at fullback will be watched with keen interest by Packer fans, as he at one time held that position with the local team. Gavin is showing a great deal of class this year and was responsible for the upset given the Packers at their last meeting. By taking the ball for a run of 23 yards, through a broken field, Gavin placed the ball in position for Ursella's dropkick. Ursella, formerly captain of the Minneapolis Marines, is another personage who bears watching. As a halfback, Ursella has few equals. He has all the qualities of an ideal football players, brains, speed, and is a fighter to the last whistle. Eddie Novak, who was a member of the Rock Island team in 1922, is back in the lineup during which time he seems to have lost none of the old zip. His exhibition of broken field running on the day of the memorable Independent-Packer game in 1922 is still sort of a nightmare with the Green Bay folks. He plays the left half position...TWO STAR QUARTERBACKS: Armstrong and Lamb alternate at quarter. They are also headliners in the Rock Island cast, and are equally dangerous. Armstrong plays safety, and in returning punts it is usually a hard job to stop him. Lamb, the alternate quarterback, plays a game similar to that of Marty Norton, the speedy half of the Packers. He is of the same size, is fast, and a very elusive runner. In the line the Independents have Little Twig, famous cohort of Jim Thorpe's at left end; Kolls at center, and Weiderquist and Duke Slater, giant negro, both All-Americans, at guard and tackle, respectively...TOOK THINGS EARLY: According to the sport writer of the Superior Telegram, Rock Island did just about as it pleased in the game against Duluth and his story hints that the Independents could have piled up a much larger score if they had cared to. The story as published in the Superior paper is as follows: "The Duluth professional team yesterday bowed their heads in a crushing defeat administered by the strong team from Rock Island, Ill. The score was only 12 to 0, but Rock Island could have scored several more times if they had really been fighting. During the entire game the Rock Island team appeared to be laying down on the job, and playing with the Duluth team. They would allow the Duluth team to make a gain and then would held them for downs. Little Twig, Rock Island end, was in wonderful form and broke up several plays that would have been good if he has not messed them up. Rock Island completed six out of eight passes during the first half, but did not attempt a pass in the second half. Duluth failed to complete all but one pass. McDonald, Duluth quarterback, was the only man on the Duluth team who displayed real football playing. Slater, huge negro tackle for Rock Island, played good ball."

BULLETIN

NOV 14 (Columbus, OH) - President Joe F. Carr of the NFL has appointed Halsey Hall, of St. Paul, as referee of the Packer-Rock Island game at Green Bay on Sunday. The pro wheel chief also appointed K.N. Harts of Duluth as umpire and Chester Wiley of Indiana, head linesman.

PACKER PICTURES

NOV 14 (Green Bay Press-Gazette) - Through the courtesy of the Stiller company, Cherry St., spectators on Sunday's football game between Green Bay and Rock Island will be presented with a group picture of the Packer team. The job is nearly done up in postal card size and there it includes a photo of every member of this year's great gridiron machine. It is a handsome souvenir.