Michigan at California

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  The Ypsilanti daily press, Ypsilanti, Mich., September 30, 1940, page 1

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  Michigan Steals Show by Victory Over California powerful Indiana State and came out on the short end OF a 20–⁠7 standing A touchdown by Dale Hawley wasn’t enough for the Michigan College OF Mining and Technology and the engineers were dumped. 1876, by Superior (Wis) State Teachers. Another upper peninsula school. Northern State Teachers OF Mar quette. made a game try for vic tory Halfback Ed Riddle climax ed so yard march with a touch down pass TO Murray Meyers and the Marquette eleven. which had battled on even terms up to that time, lost 60. to Oshkosh Wis, State Teachers. In Friday night game. the Uni versity OF Detroit showed that ii has the same kind OF a power house produced back In the days OF Andy Farkas when 1t swamped Wayne University. 42–⁠7. This weeks games: Friday-Adrian VS.. Albion: Alma VS.. Hope; Catholic VS. Detroit Grand Ran ids Junior College vs.. Ferris: KAT amazoo VS.. Hillsdale, and Illinois vs.. Michigan Normal of Ypsilanti. Saturday Michigan VS.. Michigan State: Central State VS.. Ball State /: Detroit Tech VS.. Youngstown; Grand Rapids VS.. Michigan Tech; Lawrence Tech. VS.. Assumption; Central State “B” vs. Northern State; St Mary’s VS.. De Sales and Wayne VS.. Western State.

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, September 29, 1940, page 1

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  Harmon Leads Michigan To Defeat California BERKELEY, Calf, Sept. 2S.- R-Michigan, spanked by its ALL America halfback, Tom Harmon, touched off it’s 1910 football season today with a al to 0 i~ntersectional victory over a helpless. University of California team. Probably the only reason the score did not approach track meet figures was that the Michigan first string players ran themselves into a complete state of exhaustion. So far as the $4,000 spectators, sitting through a warm afternoon, were concerned, the Michigan team is spelled Harmon”

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, September 29, 1940, page 39

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  Harmon Makes ; Great Doshes Scores 4 Times as Michigan ‘HumbIes California, 40 Halfback Cliff Wise, sub for Harmon, climaxed 52-yard drive with another touchdown and Sub Lett Guard Mellow added the extra point. Puts on Artistic Finish. Harmon climaxed his great day in the fourth period by scoring another touchdown standing up, converting then passing to Sub Halfback Dave Nelson from the 5-yard line for the final score. The nearest California got to the Michigan goal was the midfield mark.

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  Imperial Valley press, California, September 30, 1940, page 4 (results column)

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  III OS Angeles COllSeuln, Wllelc oo,ooo saw University of Southern Call fornias Rose Bowl champions wind I’D in a l4–⁠14 tie with washington State. The underrated Staters, who were conceded the conference cellar by pre- season experts, not only came from behind twice to tie the score but got better than draw IN the statistics. | washington. co-favorite for the western Rose Bowl ticket this year, dropped a wild 1914 decision to Minnesota before a crowd of $4,000 at Minneapolis. UCLA went down, 9–⁠6, before a good Southern Methodist team Fri day night, but they lost to one OF the top-notcherS of the southwest oregon State, the conference dark horse, turned in a Snappy workout at the expense of Idaho, 41–⁠0, breeZing. The StaterS impreSSively whip PED in six touchdoWns in three periods and used four teams. Tom Harmon, everybody’s ALL America halfback, and his Michigan colleagues wrecked California’s comeback hopes at Berkeley, 41–⁠0. Harmon, whose jauntS about the field included runs of “a, 72 and 6 yards, scored four touchdoWnS, kicked four conversions and passed for another touchdown, handing California its worst beating in 10 years. Stanford. with a new coach and new style after the 1899 disaster, was supposed to lose to a good University of San Francisco team, but the Indians astonished everyone by winning, 27–⁠0. Coach Clark Shaughnessy saw his wards score in every period with fast, wide breaking attack. Santa Clara playing on double bill with Stanford, polished off Utah, 34–⁠13. The Broncos were flashy in the passing and open game but never got rolling on straightaway power. Oregon opened its season with a rainy 1872 victory over the San Diego Marines. st. Marys, in Sunday game, gave its new coach, Red Strader, a 1910 victory over Gonzaga. Pop War; ner’S San Jose State team ran over Utah State, 1870, at Logan.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Michigan leads 6–⁠2 in eight meetings, counting the seven since this game.