Oberlin at Michigan

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  The Saint Paul globe, Minnesota, October 24, 1897, page 14

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  TURNED INTO VICTORY. What Looked Like Defeat Averted by Michigan. ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct 29-The University of Michigan turned a “fuke’‘ defeat into a brilliant victory today with Oberlin college. The final score was 16 to 6. Oberlin scored touchdown in the first two min utes of play, Beatty obtaining the ball on a Wolverines tumble after the KICKOFF and goal was kicked. Michigan substituted Saunders for Pingree at left half in the second half, and the famous Michigan brace took place, series of brilliant runs being made in the last Is minutes of play, netting 16 points Referee, Nate Williams, of Yale; umpire, ]. c.. knight, Of Princeton.

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  The record-union, October 24, 1897, page 1 (results column)

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  ON EASTERN AND COAST GRIDIR0NS. Princeton Defeats Cornell by a Score of Ten to Nothing. The Carlisle Indian School Eleven Beaten by the Yale Team. Wins From Lafayette by the Overwhelming Score Of Forty Six to Nothing-Brown Univer- sity SUIT Out by Harvard–Eoot- ball Games at Other Points. spectators, who stamped and cheered themselves hoarse, Old Nassau and Cor nell fought to finish. 1t was an ideal autumn day, and the gaily decorated tally-hoS, the enthusiastic college youths, the ladies with their banners of carnelian and white and orange and black presented a magnificent sight. Long before the time of play the throngs of visitors, students and townspeople began to surge in on the field, so that When the teams hurried out for the great football game every tier of the inn mense bleacherS was occupied, and crowds We’re pressing against the fences surrounding the battlefield, eager to catch the first view of the fray. There was only light south wind blowing across the field, hardly strong enough to ruffie the great Cornell flag upon the memorial club house. Betting was even that Cornell would fail to score. The game was truly battle of giants, and Princeton won-10 to o. Princeton outweighed and c1ltplayed Cornell. The fact that Captain Cochrane and Hide brand were not to play increased Cor nell’s hopes TO victory. The Comedians never lost heart, and the lines were fought every inch over the field. CARLISLE INDIANS BEATEN. NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-The annual football contest between Yale and the Carlisle Indian School elevens attracted 5000 persons to the Polo Grounds this afternoon. Yale did not present her strongest players. In spite of this, how ever, the men from New Haven played a fast game in the first half, and found no trouble whatever in getting around either side. Besides this, they almost pushed through the line of the redskins at will In the second half with the same play ers, Yale played an entirely different game. The work of the backs was exceptionally slow, while the interference was very poor. They also fumbled frequently The Indians took advantag ge of the poor work, and as a result scored all of the points credited to them while the Yale men were ‘.in the air.” Cudson, the clever little quarter back, accomplished a feat not often seen on the gridiron, by kicking goal from the field from the thirty-fve yard line. Score: Yale “A, Carlisle 4. PENNSYLVANIA WON. PHILADELPHIA, Oct 23.-The Uni versity of Pennsylvania football team this afternoon defeated Lafayette by the overwhelming score of 46 to Q. Three touch-downs and two goals were in the first half, and five touch-downs and five goals in the second half. AT no time during the afternoon was the red and blue goal in danger, with the exception of a moment in the second half. During the entire afternoon the Lafayette team only made three downs, and only two of these We’re on end skirting. Lafayette’s line averaged ten pounds to the man heavier than that Of Pennsylvania, but the latter simply tore it to pieces. PRINCETON RESERVES LOSE. ANNAPOLIS (Md), Oct. 23.-The Naval Cadets defeated the Princeton Reserves at football here to-day by g score of 6 to 0. In the second half Princeton played an aggressive game, keeping the ball in navy grounds most of the half, but could not score. HARVARD DEFEATS BROWN. CAMBRIDGE (Mass.), Oct. 23.-Harward defeated Brown Is to 0 to-day in one of the best games of football eyer seen on Soldiers Field. OBERLIN COLLEGE BEATEN. ANN ARBOR (Mich.), Oct. 23.-The University of Michigan turned ‘fiuke” defeat into a brilliant victory to-day with Oberlin College, the final score being 16 to 6 in favor of Michigan. Mich igan made her points in the last fifteen minutes of the game. EASY VICTORY FOR CHICAGO. CHICAGO. Oct 23.--The annual foot ball game between the football teams of the Chicago University and the North western University was played to-day, the Chicago team winning easily by a score of 21 to q. CLOSE GAME AT SAN JOSE. SAN JOSE, Oct. 23.-Santa Clara Col lege defeated the University of the Pa cific here to-day in a hotly contested oanoa of football by score of to U. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23.-Stanford defeated the Reliance Club in today’s football game of the intercolleeiate series by the score of 8 to 6. The game was largely a kicking contest, the field being so soft and muddy that there was very little running, and neither side could give ground with any regularity, either by end running or line hucking. The Stanford men clearly outplayed the big and better Reliance team. The score gave no criterion of the relative merits of the teams, for the ball was most of the time in Reliance territory. That Reliance scored at all was hardly Stanford’s fault, but that Stanford did not score more frequently remark able. The Stanford line was almost like a stone wall, through which Reliance vainly tried to break. Before the game was ten minutes old Stanford had blocked two kicks in rapid succession, the second forcing Reliance to a touch back for safety, giving Stanford two points. In the second half, through the clever runs of Murphy, Stanford got the ball into Reliance territory Leavitt of Stanford made spectacular thirty-yard run to goal post, Frickert, Stanfor6’s guard, having cleverly push ed Captain Frick of Reliance aside A touchdown and goal followed

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Michigan leads 8–⁠0 in eight meetings, counting the three since this game.