Wisconsin at Michigan

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  Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 19, 1944, page 1

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  Runs Net I Scores CulIiean and tund GslIop Across Line ANN ARBOR, Nov. 18-Two long runs by, Bill Culligan and Don Lund. both products of Detroit’s high school system, gave Michigan 14–⁠0 victory over a Wisconsin team that fought like so many wild cats here this afternoon before a chilled crowd of 20,400. On the first play from scrimmage after the opening kickoff Culligan. subbing for Gene Derricote, swung wide to his right, got into the clear and then reversed his field behind a shield of block ers to go the “a yards. Joe Ponsetto. Michigan’s quarterback, kicked goal. The second touchdown came with less than nine minutes to play in the final quarter, when Lund broke off tackle, raced into the Wisconsin secondary and spun himself free from three tacklers to go Sc yards for touchdown. This time Ralph Chubb kicked the extra point and that was the ball game. SKATERS ATTEND GAME Wisconsin made the long ride to Ann Arbor with Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Shafer parents Of AL Shafer, the Wisconsin quarterback who died last Saturday night as a result of injuries suffered in last weeks football game. Wisconsin officials had consuited the grieved parents and asked If they wanted the rest OF this years football schedule can. celed. Indeed not” was the reply. ‘‘We’re going TO Ann Arbor with the team. That’s what our boy would have wanted” Wisconsin entered the game today determined to make the par ents of this lost comrade proud. And most certainly they did a magnificent job of it. GIRARD ON SIDELINES The Badgers played the game without the services Of their star left halfback. Earl Jug Girard. and before the game was ended had watched such men as Jerry T Thompson. a tremendous ball player today, and tackle Martin / Meyer leave the game with in / juries. Following Culligan’s sensational touchdown Journey. Michigan kicked off to Joe Campbell, who gave the ball to Thompson and | from his 12-yard line ran 80 yards down the sidelines TO Miehigan’s 3 before he was knocked out OF ! bounds. The Badgers couldn’t score then, and they couldn’t score in the final minutes Of the ball game when they marched as far as Michigan’s only to tumble into the hands OF Howard Yerges. subbing for Pom setto. who had left the game limping. “M” oUTRUsHED But the statistics show that Wis consin made Is first downs TO Michigan’s six, outrushing the Wolverines IL first down TO two. The Badgers got 1874 yards rush. ing TO Michigan’s 1873, and out gained the Wolverines in the air 81 yards to as. On Michigan’s side Of the ledger il can be said hat the Wolverines used only straight football most of the way and il is certain that Fritz Crisler, even If the Badgers had been less scrappy would have tried TO run up score. Crisler understood how these battlers from Wisconsin felt. but more than once during the after noon the Michigan mentor had his uneasy moments. FULL OF FIGHT The Badgers we’re fighting as though a Big Ten title hung In the balance and coach Harry Stuhldreher had every reason TO be most proud Of them at the end of the day. Don Lund had his biggest day since entering Michigan. His So yard run was a masterpiece and he led all ground gamers with SO yards net. Bill Culligan was next for Mich igan with So yards net. but the real heart throb for the crowd Michigan’s partisans as well az the few who braved the chill 10 Continued on Page TwoD

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  The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., November 19, 1944, page 9

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  MICHIGAN TRIMS !, WISCONSIN, $40 ANN ARBOR, Mich, Nov. 10 R)-Michigan’s Wolverines, with a pair of ightning-like touch down spirits of “a and Sc yards, defeated a fighting Wisconsin elev-. en-, IA to today to run their VIC tory streak to six games and car nv their Big Ten title hopes into next Saturdays clash with Ohio State. + Halfback Bill Culligan, Wolverinc Navy trainee from Detroit, set the Badgers back on their hes-s on the games first scrimmage play, taking a lateral pass from Quarterback Joe Ponsetto and skirtlng the Wisconsin right end to outrun end Roger Laubenheimer the last 40 yards on an “a yard touchdown haunt. Ponsetto booted the point. his ninth straight.

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  Evening star, November 19, 1944, page 1 (results column)

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  Two Service Teams, Michigan. Ohio State Pace Grid Leaders Army. Navy, Ohio State and Michigan continued to pace football leaders yesterday q Notre Dame, after defeats by Navy and Army, staged . come back to trounce Northwestern. Army routed Penn, 62–⁠7, and Navy shut out Purdue, 32–⁠0, at Baltimore. Ohio State, playing at Cleveland before 83,627 fans, the largest crowd Of the season. defeated Illinois. 26–⁠12. The Irish topped Northwestern, 2l-0, while Michigan beat Wisconsin, 14–⁠0. Alabama routed previous “ undefeated Mississippi State, 1910. “Details on Sports Paseso

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Michigan leads 53–⁠17–⁠1 in 71 meetings, counting the 51 since this game.