Michigan at Chicago

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  St. Paul daily globe, Minnesota, November 29, 1895, page 1

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  MICHIGAN DApDlES ANN ARBOR DAY FOR THE CHI CAG0 UNIVERSITY @v ELEVEN. COULDN’T SCORE A POINT. TACKLING THE WOLVERINES WAS LIKE BUCKING A STONE WALL. A TIE GAME FOR ATHLETES. The Chicago and Boston Athletic Teams Finish With the Score Four to Four. CHICAGO, Nov. 2S. = Michigan beat Chicago at Marshall Field this morning in a game that proved one sided as far as Michigan was concerned by the score of II to 0. BY it’s signal victory the unconquerable Michigan team is entitled to wear the Western football crown. The crushing defeat administered to Minnesota by the Wolverines at Detroit last Saturday made today’s resuit almost certain. Prof. AlonZo Stagg declared before the game that the husky men from Ann Arbor were football wonders. And he hit the nail squarely on the head. The ma room of Chicago bowed in silent acacknowledgement of the magnetic in f1uence of the yellow and blue of Old Michigan. In the betting Michigan was always the favorite. The Michigan team was invincible in its rush line, and Chicago, to use slang expression, was never in it. The Michigan team averaged TIA pounds, while Chicago averaged seven pounds less. Michigan’s strength lay in its heavy backs and it’s guards. Its offensive and defensive work was also better. Chi cago rallied spasmodically, but the gait was altogether too swift. When Chicago had the ball it could not gain. The Wolverines went through i+c limo OK If II wara ,,oo6o of naSfaboard 1t was evident from the start that victory would perch on the banner Of the strong Michigan eleven. 1t was the second Thanks giving game played on Marshall Field by the opposing elevens. Last year Chicago all but won, the burly Wolverines winning by the score of to A. And it was despite the opposition of the strong Chicago Athletic association game with Boston, which started at the same hour, at tended by more than the usual Thanksgiving day crowd. 1t was a case Of an athletic association buck ing two powerful colleges 1T is needless to say that. college yells and college enthusiasm won the day. HEAVYWEIGHT HOOPER. From Michigan standpoint, the game was not tremendously eXciting. Hooper, the strapping left guard, with hair as red as a Sep tember sunset. proved a veritable tower of strength. He made pigmies of the Chicago contingent, and was a Gulliver among Liliputians. Hen ninger, the Michigans right-tacke, performed yeoman service, and kept the other fellows guessing. Carr played a most plucky game at CEN ter. In one of the scrimmages in the first half his broken ribs were loosened, but he nerveIy refused to retire, and finished the game. Ewing had his left shoulder broken early in the game. He kept on playing until he fell senseless and Clark was substituted. This was the only in jury that marked the game. Sew eral times players on both sides were winded, but no serious results happened. The sensational feature of the game was Bloomington’s re- | markable playing. His run of forty five yards around the end on the | slippery field was the event of the day. The Chicagos early realized | that they could not win, and direct | ed all their efforts to preventing the Michigans from scoring. Three | times, with the ball on the inside | of their five-yard line, they stalled off a score by remarkable spurts. | The score was reasonably small, and represented two touchdowns by Michigan, from which two goals were | kicked. That it was not larger was | due to the energentic efforts of | Stages plucky but outclassed play | ers. Michigan scored one touch | down, partly the result of a fluke, in the first half and one in the second after nearly twenty-four minutes of | sensational playing. LIKE A STONE WALL. The first half was not sensational. | Once, with the oval on Michigan’s fifteen-yard line, it seemed as if nothing could prevent the enemy from scoring, but series of brilliant plays diverted the ball into Chicago’s territory, where it was kept the bal ance of the half. The second half was spectacular. The ball was in the air most of the time. The Chi Cages, finding that it was like ham mering a stone wallto buck the VOL VERNE line, reSorted to punting. and nc-ir very small hole The field was covered with saw dust The north half had layer of snow. under which was a veneering of strong Ice. The south half was reasonably clear. The day dawned bright and beautiful The sun shone warm and brightly. Early in the morning a gang ! of men shoveled the snow from the side lines and later several loads of saw dust were sprinkled deep over the northern end of the field. The lines were marked out with damp black The game was as clear as any football game can we’ll be. There was only one instance Of slugging, and that was in the second half, when ALLEN pasted Bloomington in the jaw. The referee did not see the pugilistic act, but the crowd hooted Allen vigorously for his | uncalled for assault. The crowd began to assemble as early as 10 o’clock. Every seat in the grand stand had been sold the day before. Sections A and c, of the grand stand were reserved for the Michigan alumni. Section B was occupied by the college faculty. Manysof Chicago s most prominent citizens saw the down fail CT their favorites. Standing room in both the east and west grand stands was at a premium. The west bleacher

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 29, 1895, page 1

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  MICHIGAN WON. Chicago University Unable to Score Againnt the Ann Arbor Team. CHICAGO, Nov. ga big crowd of foot ball enthusiasts witnessed the University of Michigan team defeat the University OF Chicago eleven to-day on Marshall field. The Chicagoes came on the field at HOP a. m, and were greeted with perfect pam demonium OF yells. One of the Michigans mascots was a diminutive donkey, gaily decorated with the college colors and led by an equally small darky, also dressed in the blue and yellow of the Wolverines. The field was in better condition than was expected 1t had been carefully scraped and wagon loads of sawdust had been scattered over the thin layer of ice, till it looked like the floor of mammoth butcher shop, which, to benighted mortals who decry the game, peculiarly appropriate. The Michigan team was rather late in coming on the field not putting in an appearance until 1:27 “a m. The game was played as follows: Aiichigan kicked off. taking the north goal. Chi cago fumbled, but recovered, and made five yards through the center. Ewing was hurt, Hall taking his place. Nichols then, by a pretty run. carried the bah around the right end for twenty-five yards before tackled by Hall. Soon the bail was in the center OF the field. Michigan was playing hard and forced Nichols TO kick, which he did to lMichiean’s twenty-five-yard line. Bloom twenty yards before being tackled Hollis ter, on criss-cross, took the ball thirty five yards Bloomingston was hurt. but sumed. Ball on Chicago’s fifteen-yard line. Ferbert tried the line with no gain Bloom ingston took 1T four yards through left tackle Henninger was then given the pig skin, but fumbled. the ball rolling behind the goal line. where Richards dropped on IL and scored the first touchdown for Michigan, ten minutes after play began. Bloom ingston kicked goal. The playing was lively for the remainder of the half Time was called with the ba.. on Michigan’s forty yard line. In the second half. Allen kicked to Mich igans twenty-yard line. Then followed good work by both teams. Bloomingston went through the left tackle for five yards He tried il again and made five yards Then, on a fake kick, he carried the ball over the goal line for a touchdown. and kicked an easy goal. Score-Michigan, L.; Allen kicked off for twenty yarls. BIooningston kicked high, and the bali rolled TO chicagos eight-yard line, where Villa fell ON IL, but tie ball, not having been touched by Chicago player, was given TO Chicago Neel kicked To the thirty-yard line. a tandem play netted Michigan yard. Ball given 10 Chicago for off side play. Nicholas went through right tackle for eight yards. Carr hurt, but resumed. Chicago was unable to gain, and Michigan got the around right end. Blommingston kicked ten yards. Nichols gained seven yards around right end and Immediately lest two yards on the same play. Neel kicked and Bloom ingston returned II, the ball going beyond the goal line, Neel making toucnback. Neel kicked TO Chicago’s forty-flye-yard line. Bloomingston kicked TO Chicago’s thirty-yard line. Gale was tackled for a i’ve yard toss. Time was called just as Chicago kicked to the forty-five-yard line. Total score: Michigan, Il: Chicago, 0. While one of Michigan’s touchdowns was decidedly fuky, yet they won the victory fairly through superior playing. Their in reference was superb, being much superior to that OF Chicago. evidenced by the manner in which Michigan’s backs re- | turned the ball on kicks The game throughout was clean. only one complaint of slugging being made. and that was dis | puted. Attendance, S,C0D. The lineup:

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  The Seattle post-intelligencer, Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.], November 29, 1895, page 3

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  THE COLLEGE GAMES Pennsylvania Eleven Over whelms the Cornell Team. MICHIGAN OuTPlAYS CHICAGO stanford and Berkeley a Tie From Coast TO Coast the Universities Push the Pisssfn. MICHIGAN OuTPLAYS CHICAGO Philadelphia. Nov. &-The University or fennSS lyania football eleven this after noon defeated the Cornell team, h,- he score or – TO =. thus winding up the foot baA season with clean record OF vic tories 10 their credit. Two touchdovsns ana goal from the field in the sirst halt ana four touchdowns and d goal from the neld IN the second half was the record the red and blue. Cornell had 10 satisfy herself with a safety Strategic plav. scientific punts and bold and all-roura interference were the features OF Penn sylvania’s game. Corneirs defeat can he summed up in a very few words-weak defense and still weaker Interference. Cornelfs full-back. Ritchis. was lament ably weak, and an exchange OF kicks he tween him and Brooke was always good Tor from ten 10 twenty yards gain for the Pennsylvania team. There were in dlvidual players on the Cornell team who covered themselves with glory. Beachman al left half-back. Fitch at left tackle and Sweetland at right tackle played brillantly, as did also Capt. WyckoT, conslderfng mis- condition. PENNSYLVANIA made her gains at almost any point which the team could strike Brooke made ane forty-iive-yard run and also a seventy Vineyard run, but in the latter the ball was brought back and given TO Cornell for holding. Minds also made one run OF ball forty-five yards through the entire team before being caught from behind by Taussig. Farrar. at right tackle, played his best game of the season. Woodruff. Minds. Colbert. Williams and Brooke also played brilliantly. When the teams lined up at 2;i0 there were 1900 people on the field but before the first half had been played Il. 0o0 people had passed within the gates. Cornell kicked off, the BAH going 10 Brooke on Pennsylvania twenty-yard line. In Just four minutes Minds scored a touchdown. and Brooke kicked goal. The next score was made principally through Colbert, who, aided by fine interference, gained forty yards, though Minds was showed over the line for the touchdown. Brooke kicked the goal The play then BECAME more even, and the ball vacillated back and forth until Brooke secured the pig skin at Cornells thirty -five-yard line. from which point he kicked a goal from the field. Ten minutes later the first half was called. Score: Pennsylvania II, Cor nell o. When time was called PENNSYLVANIA by short runs took the bali over the line. Dickson scoring the point. Brooke kicked goal from Pennsylvania fifteen-yard line. Brooke was behind the goal for a kick. He fumbled the ball. and was forced to score a safety. The ball then worked back and forth until Minds made beau tiful run of fortytfve yards for a touch down. Brooke kicked the goal. Again Pennsylvania worked rapidly. Dickson carrying the BAH twenty yards for a touchdown. Brooke kicked the goal Minds made the next touchdown soon after, and Brooke kicked the goal Penn sylvania worked the bali forward to Cor nelrs twenty-fve-yard line. and there Brooke kicked his second goal from the field. Before Pennsylvania was again able to score, the game was over. The teams lined up as follows:

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  Birmingham state herald, November 29, 1895, page 1

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  Indians Play Football. New York, Nov. 2S.-Somethng in the line of novelty in football was offered for an attraction for the lovers of the sport at Manhattan field this afternoon when for the first time the eleven of the Carlislian fschool appeared before the public here. The Indians came here to meet a team from the Young Mems Christian associa- ton. The visitors were full blood h. dians. When the game was called there were 1900 persons inside the ground and twice as many on the viaduct. The final score was: Indians. Is; Young Mems Christian association, 1. A portion of the Indians bear names of Anglo-Saxon sound, but in the line up appear Lone Wolf, Cayoc, Seneca and MetoXen. At Chicago-University of Michigan, 12; University of Chicago, 0. At Cleveland-Adelbert college, g.; Pennsylvania State college, 8. At Providence, R. I.-Brown, 10; Darts mouth, 4. At Lynchburg, Va.-Virginia Agricul- tura1 and Mechanical college, 6; Vir- ginia Military institute, 4.

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Michigan leads 19–⁠7 in 26 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.