Minnesota at Michigan

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  The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, October 18, 1926, page 1

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  LITTLE BROWN JUG WILL STAY AT ANN ARB0R Michigan Outpasses and Out. plunges Minnesota to Win 70 to 0 Victory Ann Arbor. Mich. Oct. lS--tP)-T The little brown Jug stays in Ann Arbor. Michigan defeated Minnesota 90 to 0 at Ferry Field Saturday in the first Of two scheduled meetings between these schools this year and the first western conference game OF the season for both teams. II was versatile Michigan that outpassed and outplunged Minnesota. Forward passes played their part in two Michigan touchdowns, while a trick play, aided by smart interfercnce from the Michigan line, scored the third. Minnesota made one brave but late drive toward the Michigan goal line but could not break through the Wolverine defense when a touch down was only l6 yards distant. Gopher passes we’re smOthcred by Michigan. only one being completed during the entire game. Michigan made three first downs by rushing and Minnesota 10. Michigan made five OH passes To one for the visitors. Michigan aver aged. IS yards on, its TO- puHts to 81 for. Minnesota on Is boots.t Two Min. ncsotn punts were blocked, and for the first time in five years, Michigan Ind one OF its kicks blocked. Green waid was a little slow in getting il away. Michigan, Soon Scores Michigan scored its first touchdown = few minutes after the game started after both teams had tried out the Others defense. Rich stood back and reversed the usual forward passes order, Friedman receiving and gallopi1g. TO the five yard line before he was forced out Of bounds. DO” Molenda was sent batterinp q the line. but it held for threa trials. On tho fourth down he slant ~ Dff the Minnesota left tackle for the score and Friedman added the uncovered tumble paved the way ~ the next Michigan score in the second period. A pass. Gilbert ID Friedman. shot the ball to the five Y1rd Tine, but Minnesota got the ball IN ! pass over the goal following an exchange Of kicks, Flora blocked . nlnnasota, punt and Lovett recovered -, bail On the Minpesota seven yard 0n1. Three shcts Into the line gain RI thfeotyarde.b but on the fourth Rich 1hpt o1f Minnpsota’s right tackle for “ toutkdoWn. Friedman goaled, but – p65nt vat nullified when one OF thc Michigan men wos offside. 0tatse of Liberty Play Just ~ prove L had watched foot hAal ~ some years, the Minnesota ~ sisys1 Yost;s famous .Statuo Of DsrfYs riay during the first half 49, ~ 800 80. NV si Z cr,1 ~; ~ -

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  Douglas daily dispatch, October 17, 1926, page 6

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  MICHIGAN DEFEATS THE MINNESOTA TEAM, 200 ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. Is Up The little brown jug stays IN Ann Arbor. Michigan defeated Minnesota, 20 to 20, at Ferry field today in the first of two scheduled meetings between these schools this year and the first western conference game of the seas son for both teams. 1t was versatile Michigan That outpassed and out plunged Mime sofa. Forward passes played their parts in two Michigan touchdowns interference from the Michigan line, scored the third. Minnesota made one brave but late drive toward the Michigan goal line, but could not break through the Wolverine defense when toucndown was only 16 yards distant. Gopher passes were smothered by the Michigan defense, only one being completed. Michigans versatile attack measured her victory. Friedman was there pass ing. So were Rich and Gilbert Molenda again was the battering ram, but Rich was equally effective. With three men in the back field capable of accurate forward passing despite wet field and soaked ball, several long gains were made. When danger to the Michigan goal threatened, as it did twice, the Michigan line met the emergency with the two ends Flora and Oosterbaan, cutting in behind the Minnesota line like the sharp points of great pair of pliers, downing their man several times behind the mark of scrimmage. once Fforagot through fast to block Gopher punt. Lovette recovered and touchdown followed, Rich drilling through for the score after he and Weber, a. substitute back, had pound ed close to the Minnesota line from the seven yard mark. The game was scarcely three min utes gone when Molenda rammed through from the one foot line after, twice failing to gain an inch. A for ward pass, Rich to Friedman, put the ball in scoring position. In the second period, Michigan scored two touchdowns. .One was the result of the blocked punt. The other was from Coach Yosts aged statute of liberty, criss-cross play, on which Gill bert sprinted Al yards behind intre ference thai picked off threatening tacklers all the way down the field. The final two periods found both sides battling futflely for a score. Despite much rain that continued up to game time capacity crowd of A. 600 saw the game.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 17, 1926, page 86

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  Michigan Beats Minnesota and Illinois Noses Out Iona 7one OHIO STATE ROUTS COLUMBIA, 80 TO 7 BY the Associated Press. NEW YORK. October 16.-ln a game featured by the broken field run ming of Fred Grim. a substitute. and Capt Marty Karow, Ohio State defeated Columbia. 32 to Z, here today. The winners could not gain consistent ly through the Columbia line, but ran to advantage in the open. Grim. who scored three Of his team S four touchdowns, intercepted Columbia pass and ran 55 yards for touch down. and clipped off % yards from scrimmhqge to score another touch down. Karow ran 55 yards to score after intercepting a pass. The Buck eyes also made two field goals, Clark and Uridil booting the ball between the goal posts from the Is ard 80 yard line respectively. Columbia scored when Alkoff blocked an Ohio punt and fell on the ball on the 3-yard line Norris scored the touchdown on the next play.

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Michigan leads 78–⁠26–⁠3 in 107 meetings, counting the 90 since this game.