Vanderbilt at Michigan

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 14, 1923, page 10

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  MICHIGAN WINS IN GREAT BATTLE BY LONE PLACE KICK Vanderbilt Keeps Her Goal UncroSsed By The Great Michigan Team ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. 1S.- Michigan rode to 3 to 0 victory over Vanderbilt on Jack Blott’s toe today, his place kick from the 15- yard line being all that prevented a repetition of last years scoreless tie. Blott was called back from center for the play only after Michigan. getting the ball to Vanderbilt’s sev- en yard line, had lost yardage in two pile driving attempts to pune ture the Vanderbilt defense. It was a narrow margin of victory and indicative of the equality on which the teams battled so valiant ly before the 30,000 spectators. Both played crafty football, the fumbling that tended to mar the game being more than offset by swift, dashing of passes, while the work of linesmen on both sides was at top form. Vanderbilt showed Michigan two of the greatest ends ever seen on a mid-western football fall. Wake field was as elusive as an eel on every play, leading factor in many of the Commodores’ gains and deadly on the defense. Bomar, his mate, on the other end of the line, was scarcely less active. Reese showed aggressive speed but was smothered by the accurate tackling and agility of the Michi- gan linesmen, whose play was note worthy. Never did a line hold better than Michigan’s when the ball was snapped to Uteritz. who took plenty of time to place the ball as Blott came up, to send it straight as an arrow between the goal posts for the games only score. Vanderbilt’s only real scoring chance, came in the final period when the southerners got the ball on tumble. Muirhead ended this scoring chance by crashing through the Vanderbilt line to throw Kuhn for 10-yard loss that made a drop kick impossible. Score by period: Michigan ...... .....0 8 0 0--3 Blott. Referee, McDonald Brown. Um- pire. Springer, Pennsylvania Field judge. Page, Ohio Wesleyan. Head linesman, Finley. Virginia. Time of periods, 15 minutes each.

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  Evening star, October 14, 1923, page 81

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  Catholic Opens Grid Season With VIM Georgetown Defeated MICHIGAN PLACE KICK DEFEATS VANDERBILT ANN ARBOR, Mich, October 13.- Michigan rode to 3-to-1 victory over Vanderbilt on Jack Blott’s toe today, his place kick from the 15-yard line being all that prevented a repetition OF last years scoreless tie, Blot was called back from center for the play only after Michigan, getting the ball to Vanderbilt’s 7-yard line. had lost yardage in two pile-driving at tempts to puncture the adamant Van derbilt defense. 1t was narrow margin victory and indicati tive of the equality on which the teams battled so valiantly before 10000 spectators. Both played crafty foot ball, the fumbling that tended to mar the game being more than offset by swift, dashing interception OF passes, while the work of the linesmen on both sides was at top form Vanderbilt showed Michigan two of the greatest ends ever seen on mid was elusive as an eel in every play, a leading factor in many of the Com modores’ gains and deadly on the defense. Bomar, his mate on the other END or the line, was scarcely less effective. Reese showed aggressive speed, but was smothered by the accurate tao King and agility of the Michigan linesmen. whose play was noteworthy. Never did a line hold better than Mfchigan’s when the ball was snapped to Uteritz, who took plenty of time to place the ball as Blott came up to send 1t straight as an ar row between the goal posts for the games only score. Vanderbilt’s only real scoring cnance came in the final period, when the southerners got the ball on a tumble, Muirhead ended this scoring chance by crashing through the Van deroilt line to throw Kuhn for a Toyard loss that made a dropkick i’m possible.

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Michigan leads 10–⁠0–⁠1 in 11 meetings, counting the two since this game.