Purdue at Michigan

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 7, 1897, page 1

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  BETTER WORK BY YALE VARSITY TEAM SHOWS MUCH M PR0yEMENT ON THE GRIDHRON. Chicago Athletic Gibbs Strong Eleven scores but 8 Points to 1e-Michigan Has Sport with Purdue. NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 6-The Yale varsity football eleven this afternoon defeated the team representing the Chicago Athletic Club by the score Of 16 to g. The scoring was all done in the first half and with something of rush. The second half was undressing, owing to change in Yale’s tactics from fierce aggressiveness to careful defense Good kicking was difficult because of a spanking northwest wind, which favored the Chicagoans in the first half and Yale in the second half. The game was marked by two striking features the remarkable playing of Draper, Of Chicago the famous former Williams half back, and the wonderful improvement in the Yale team. Draper was tower of strength, and to him is due the credit of the Westerners only score Yales offensive work was sharp, rapid and telling, and her defensive tactics, while weaker than in former years, indicated an Improvement which opens out interesting possibilities in connection with the great game with Harward next Saturday and the contest with Princeton on Nov. 20 Throughout, Yale played straight football, using no intricate formations and resorting to nothing but line bucking and end circling plays. Chicago won the toss and took the north the New Haven collegians rushed the ball into the enemys territory and, without once losing IL, scored a touchdown, from which CadWallader kicked a goal easily. 1t took but eight minutes to do the trick and YaleS supporters were delighted. chi Cages turn came in short order. With the bail on Aale’s forty-yard line and in Chi cago 5 possession, it was passed to Draper, who plunged through a hole made for MIN at right tackle. lie dodged beautifully and succeeded in reaching 4ales hve-yard line. Three more plays and the ball went over the line Tor Chicago touchdown and Draper kicked goal, tieing the score For a few moments the honors were evenly di- Vlded, but at length 1ale interference Caught on, ana behind magnificent interference benjamin maze d Iorty-nve-yard rum carrying the leather 10 CnIcaSoS ten yaId line, whence it was carried IN snort PUSHES across the line. CadWaIIader kicked the god1. len minutes before the end of the last half YaIoS Snappy pay was again successful and a YalSlan was pushed over Tor third touchdown CadWauader falIed TO Kick an easy goal, leaving the score at 16 10 6. The second half, as indicated above was marked by change in Yale’s style of play. from an offensive effort she turned her at tentlon to strong defense Whenever the pal came into ale’s possession it was kicked back, and YaIe’s line was given an opportunity to show its ability in breaking up lhelr opponents plays. She was sue cesstul beyond the hopes of the coachers ana students, and easily held Chicago down to no score. Referee-Wrenn, Harvard Umpire-Boward princeton. LineSmen--C. C. Hughes chicago. and Fred B. Hull, New Haven Observation-Disclosures, 2; Draper. l. Time of halVes 30 and rs minutes.

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Michigan leads 47–⁠14 in 61 meetings, counting the 56 since this game.