Virginia at Michigan

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  The times, Richmond, Va., November 5, 1899, page 2

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  VIRGINIA TEAM WAS TOO LIGHT Michigan Makes Touch Downs by Tearing up the Center. THE SCORE WAS 38 TO 0 Varsity Averaged One Hundred and Twenty-Five and Michigan One Hundred aud Seventy-Two. Fine Playing by Virginia. DETROIT, MICH, Nov. A-speciaL- The University Of Michigan eleven defeated the University of Virginia eleven here to-day. IS to 0. The halves were OF thirty minutes each md Michigan made three touohdowns in the first half and four in the second Both sides presented a new lineup, Mich igan making four experiments at diherent places on her team, while virginia played a rush line with FIVE substitutes In IT, The Southerners were playing thelr first game In the West. and they iouho themselves overmatched at every pom. except In punting. where Michigan urea a new man unSuccessfuly’ VIRGINIA 100 LIGHT. The whole game Is described by saying that the Virginia rush line averaged Dut icS pounds. and the whole team but 10 pounds. while Michigan’s line average 4% and her whole team l’2. Michigan made her tOuchdoWns by tear Ing up the Virginia center. hut dld not play a brilliant game around the ehus except by spells. Had their game not been so slow for over half the time they would have made % points. Virginia light line came out Of the game neVertheless with credit Some Of their braces were really splendid. The WORK OF Taylor a; left end. of half back Mallory at guard OF Gerstle at half and Stewart at tackle was noteworthy. They never but twice gained five yards and 10Th these occasions were on double passes, Gerstle getting away once for % yards. lie IS the back who scored a touchdown on Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania beat Virginia 80 to g. Michigan plays Pennsylvania next Saturday. INTERFERENCE POOR. Their backs did not display a very good kind Of Interference and their defensive game is al present ahead of the offensive. The Virginians were we’ll pleased with their treatment. they were not once pc nailed, while Michigan lost one touch down and lost the ball twice for holding France was ruled out for smuggling Nal lory, but otherwise the game was clean and played with the best feeling on both sides. Line Up: Michigan. Position. Virginia. Juttner left end ...........W Willis and White. and Taylor France left tackle ....... Stewart Bliss. left guard .......... Haskell. Cunning centre .......Norheet Siegmund...... right guard Mallory. Steckle......... right tackle Henderson and PinkertOn. Snow. .......... right end .......... McGill Street......-.. quarter back .-..-- Shibbley and Lyman. McLean.......... left half ..”.....Gerstle LeibIee......... right half ......Lankford and Byrne White ........... full BE- ck ...-.... Coleman. Score-MichIgan. IS: Virginia. O

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Michigan leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.