Wisconsin at Michigan

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  Evening star, October 26, 1924, page 66

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  MICHIGAN “R0OKIE’ DEFEATS WISCONSIN ANN ARBOR. Mich, October 25.- Michigan whipped Wisconsin 81 to 0 today. and found new and dazcling gridiron meteor. Just as Red” Grange of Illinois almost single-handed defeated the Wolverines a week ago. Ben Fried man of Cleveland. Ohio. beat Wisconsin today Playing his first game as a regular, Friedman scored one touchdown on 2s-yard run. and made forward passes that accounted for the other two. A new and spirited combination performed on Ferry Field before As. 200 persons. There was rock like line that turned back the per sistent battering of the Badgers there was Tod Rockwelrs dependable kicking; there was new life at Mich igan ends and there was a clocklike precision of motion that had been missing in previous games. Wisconsin’s heavy line, too, held most of the time in the face of the Michigan ramming. forcing the Wolverines to use aerial plays. Michigan, in the second period, got the ball on Wisconsin’s 2-yard line with four downs in which to make the distance, but the Badger front was adamant and after four furious OnSlauSntS MlCniEan Stlil lacked one foot and lost possession of the ball. The heroic defense of the Wisconsin goal line, however, went for moth ing. Wisconsin Kicked and Steger caught the ball on the Badgers 35yard line. On the first play Fried man sent perfect pass spiraling into the hands of Steger who caught the ball on the invaders 5-yard line and crossed the goal line for the first score of the game Tod Rockwell, whose long run a year ago at Madison resulted in the defeat of the Badgers, put the ball in position for Michigan’s second touchdown. Taking Leo Harmon’s punt on the Michigan 3o-yard line in the third period, Rockwell sprinted along the edge of the field to the Wisconsin 2s-yard line before being dropped. Friedman followed with his touchdown, breaking through the Wisconsin left tackle for the score. In the last quarter, with the bail on the Wisconsin 36-yard line. Fried man passed the ball to the shadow of the Badgers goal posts, Grubs who was substituting for Flora, TAX ing the ball and being downed on the Wisconsin 7-yard line. Marion playing fullback, crashed over the line in two plunges for the touch down

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 26, 1924, page 9

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  MICHIGAN WINS FROM BADGERS Wolverines Uncover Daz- zling Grid Meteor In Friedman ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. 25.- Michigan whipped Wisconsin, 21 to 0; today and found a new and dazzling gridiron meteor. Just as Red Grange of Illinois all most single-handed defeated the Vol verines week ago, Ben Friedman of Cleveland beat Wisconsin today. Play ing his first game as a regular, Fried man scored one touchdown on a 26- yard run and made forward passes that accounted for the other two. But it was not a One-man victory that Michigan won. A new and spirited combination performed on Ferry field before 45,000 persons. the largest crowd ever assesbled in this state. There was a rock-like line that turned back the persistent battering of the Badgers there was Tod Rockwells dependable kicking: there was new life in Michi- gan ends and there was a clOck-like pre- cisiOn of motion that had been missing in previous games. Wisconsin’s heavy line. too, held most of the time in the face of the Michigan rsmming forcing the Wolverines to use aerial plays. Forward Pass Scores Witlt the ball on the Badgers 35 yard line in the second period, Fried man sent G perfect pass spiraling into the hands of Steger, who caught th’ ball on the invaders 5-yard line, ant crossed the goal line for the first score of the game. Rockwell, whose long run year age at Madison resulted in the defeat of tho Badgers, put the ball in position fol NIichigan’s second touchdown. TakRi punt on the Michigan’s 30-yard lint in the third period, he sprinted alonf the edge of the field to the Wisconsin 26-yard line before being dropped Friedman followed with his touchdown breaking through the Wisconsin Jeff tackle for the score. In the last quarter. with the ball or the Wisconsin 36-yard line, Friedman passed the ball to the shadow of tho Badgers goal posts. Grube taking tho ball and being dOwned on the WiscOn sin I-yad line Marion, playing full back. crashed over in two plungeS fol the touchdown.

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Michigan leads 53–⁠17–⁠1 in 71 meetings, counting the 60 since this game.