Kalamazoo at Michigan

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  Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 5, 1917, page 1

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  MICHIGAN SWAMPS -- KALAMAZOO BY 600 Ann Arbor. Mich. Nov. 5.-Michigan swamped Kalamazoo. college In one-sided game, So to 0 Saturday. The Kalamazoo players were unable to stop the powerful rushes OF the Wolverine backs, and aside from three or four minutes in the first half did not have the ball in their possession. Penalties once took Michigan back to its own 40 yard line, but KaIamazoo’s PUSHES were stopped and the ball went over. Three of Michigan’s touchdowns came after long runs down the field Genebach made one dash of 25 yards before Froemke made a counter, and Weston cut off 25 yards of territory just before Wieman plunged for his second touchdown. Froemke ran Il yards and placed the ball in position for Cruse’s first touchdown.

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  Evening star, November 4, 1917, page 49

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  MICHIGAN HAS EASY GAME. Smothers Kalamazoo College Under a Score of 62 to O. ANN ARBOR, Mich, November 3.-The aowerful ranks of the University Of Michigan foot ball eleven were too much or Kalamazoo College here this after ,oon, the Wolverines completely crumping up the defense Of the visitors and winning, 81 to 0. Kalamazoo was able to make but one first down during the entire game. Weston was the individual star of the Michigan attack. smashing through the line time and again for consistent gains. In the last period he shot around tackle for run Of sixty yards and touch down.

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Michigan leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings.