Cornell at Michigan

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  Evening star, November 9, 1952, page 64

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  lords Set as Ini Whip Iowa. 1913 Pitt Beats Buckeyes Michigan 0utclasses Cornell, 49–⁠7, 10 Gain Revenge for 81 Upset ANN ARBOR, Mich, Nov. g. Michigan, taking a respite from Western Conference competition. frolicked to 49–⁠7 victory over outclassed Cornell here today in an intersectional football clash before 51,202 smallest crowd here IN seven years. While completely smothering the Cornell offense. Michigan punched out twoa first-period touchdowns and leisurely added single scores in each Of the following two quarters and closed with three in the final quarter. The lopsided victory was Mich igan’s fourth in seven games this season while Cornell suffered its sixth loss in seven starts. Fumble Brings Score. Cornell’s only score came early lin the second period when Russ Macleod picked off a tumble in mid-air and raced 80 yards to set up the touchdown. That play provided one of the two times when the Fasteners were able to make a play on Michigan’s side of the field. Halfback Ted Kress. Michigan’s all-around offensive star. got things rolling with a three-yard touchdown pass to End Lowell Perry with little more than six minutes of the game gone. Five minutes later he plunged over from the 4 to give Michigan a 14–⁠0 edge when Russ Rescorla. who had a perfect day, converted. Kress was injured on the play and was benched for the remainder Of the contest during which the Mich. igan scoring flood broke loose. Halfback Dan Cline, who replaced Kress, tossed a three-yard scoring pass to Quarterback Ted Topor in the second period and his replacement. Don Oldham, got of Ia 21-yard touchdown pass to Topor in the third quarter. Revenge for Wolverines. In Che wild fourth period, Old ham plunged for a three-yarder and Sophomore Duncan Mcdonald got off two more scoring passes with Ends Bob Dingman and Bob Topp doing the receiving. Michigan avenged last years 20–⁠7 upset at the hands of Cornell with the highest score Wolverine team ever had run upon the East erners. Cornell 0 q o Y % Michigan, ---4--14 7.2I--49 Conversion, Van Buren, Michigan scoring: Touchdowns-Perry, Kress, Topor t2). Oldham, Dingman Topp. Conversions, Rescorla (7).

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Cornell leads 12–⁠6 in 18 meetings.