Stanford vs. Michigan

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, January 2, 1902, page 2

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  MICHIGAN WINS. Defeats Stanford University by Score of 40 to O. Pasadena, Cal, Jan. by the decisi’ve score of 40 to o, the Michigan uni versity football team defeated Stanford university Wednesday afternoon. The score is quite in proportion to the gen. eral superiority of the eastern men at the game of football 1t does not, how ever, tell the story of StanfordS desperate, but futile efforts against defeat. Aichigan’S superior knowledge of the game showed in every play AT KICK ing, general team work, running, tack ling and bucking the line, the Michlgan men excelled. Perhaps the strong est feature of their playing was the phenomenal punting by Sweeley, Mich agan’s right end In every exchange OF punts Stanford lost ground, which could not be regained- In the first half stanford showed well for the first twenty minutes, forcing Michigan’S line for small gains and holding her opponents when they went against her. Gradually the Michigan boys forced the ball down the field for steady gains through center and around the left end. BY a series of brilliant plays that never failed to score a gain, and by the q football field in California, Michigan took the ball to Stanford’s 20-yard line. Here the Californians took a deter mined stand, encouraged by the shouts terrible gatherings of their line UNI til they secured the ball on downs and then began systenatie and determined assault on .Michigan’s invulnerable line. Stanford tried every trick known to their men to advance, but were finally forced to resort to punting. Again Michigan hammered the line for steady gains Clark. AStanford.s left end. was disabled in a fierce scrimmage and was replaced by Preston Michiga1’S star full hack, Snow, scored the FIRST touchdown and Shorts kicked goal Three times in the first half Michigan succeeded in sending man over the line, but once failing to add a goal. The first half ended with the score: Michigan, II; Stanford, o. The second half was an exhibition of fast football. Michigan went at their opponents with all the knowledge of the game and the weight of their play ers. They hit Stanford’s line in the middle and went around the ends. They advanced ten, fifteen and twenty yards on a play, on fake passes, fake kicks and every other known football device. In fact. so fast and fierce was their play that Stanford was bewildered and knew not how to stop the encrOachment on her goal Once or twice the Cali fOrnians held the conquerors for downs, but the arrested progress of the Ann Arhor men was extremely brief. Again over the line for touchdowns and Shorts kicked goal until 40 points had been scored. For Michigan the brightest star in her ranks was Snow at full back, though he scarcely eclipsed Swooley and Bern STEIN Traeger for Stanford played a brilliant game, his tackling being one of the features. The day was perfect. though possibly tr1fe warm for football The field upon which the teams met was as smooth as a floor, but very dusty. The crowd, the largest that ever attended an athletic event in Southern California, numbered about seven thousand. It presented all the animation and much more color than the average football crowd.

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  Evening times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, January 2, 1902, page 1

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  MICHIGAN WON EASILY. Stanford Defeated at Football by Score of 49 to O. Of 40 to o.. Pasadena, CAL, Jan. BY the decisi’ve score of 40 to 0 the Michigan University foot ball team yesterday defeated Stanford University. The score is quite in proportion to the general superiority of the eastern men at the game of foot ball. 1t does not, however, tell the story Of Stanford’s desperate but futile efforts against defeat. Michigan’s superior knowledge OF the game showed in every play. At kicking, general team work, running, tackling and bucking the line. the Michigan men excelied. Perhaps the strongest feature of their playing was the phenomenal punting by Sweeney, Michigan’s right-end. In every exchange of punts Stanford lost ground. which she could not regain. In the first half Stanford showed we’ll for the first twenty minutes, but by a series OF brilliant plays that never failed to score a gain. and by the most superb team work ever shown on a foot ball field in California, Michigan took the ball to Stanford’s three-yard line. Here the Californians took a determined stand, withstood the terrible battering OF their line until they secured the ball on downs, and then be- EL gan a systematic and determined as sault on Michigan’s ~invulnerable line. Stanford tried every trick known to their men to advance, only to resort to punting, and the consequence was loss of ground. Michigan’s fullback, Snow. scored the first touchdown and Shorts kicked goal. The first half ended with the score: Michigan. II; Stanford, 0. The second half was an exhibition of fast foot ball. Michigan hit Stanford’s line in the middle and they ven around the ends. They advanced ten, fifteen and twenty yards on a play, on fake passes, fake kicks and every other known device. In fact, SO fast and fierce was their playing that Stanford was bewildered and knew not how to stop the encroachment on her goal. Again and again Snow, for Michigan, went over the line for touchdowns. and Shorts kicked goal until f%orty-nine points had been scored. For Michigan the brightest star In her ranks was Snow at fullback, tho he scarcely eclipsed Sweeney and bernstein. Traeger for Stanford played a brilliant game, his tackling being one of the features. Seven thousand people saw the game.

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  The Wilmington daily Republican, January 2, 1902, page 1

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  MICHIGAN MEN WON. Oalifornians Badly Beaten at Football, new YEARS CANE At PASADENA. seven Thousand People Witness the Game, at Which stanford Uni. versity Players Lost by u score Of ~ to O.. Score Of ~ to o. PASADENA, Cal, Jan. 2.-By tho decisive score of 40 to 0 the Michigan university football team yesterday defeated Stanford university. The score Is quite In proportion to the general superiority of the eastern men at the game Of football. 1t does not, however, tell the story of Stanford’s desperate but futile efforts against defeat Mich igan’s superior knowledge Of the game showed in every play. At kicking. general team work, run ming, tackling and bucking the line the Michigan men excelled. Perhaps the strongest feature of their playing was the phenomenal punting by Sweeney. M1chigan’s right end. In every exchange of punts Stanford lost ground, which she could not regain. In the first half Stanford showed well for the first twenty minutes. forcing Nlichigan’s line for small gains and holding her opponents when they went against her line. The second half was an exhibition of fast football. Michigan hit Stan. fori’s line in the middle and they went around the ends. They advanced then, fifteen and twenty yards OH Il play, on fake passes, fake kicks and every other known football device. In fact, 50 fast and fierce was their play that Stanford was hewildered. Once or twice again the Culifornians held the conquerers for downs, but the ar rested progress of the Ann Arbor men was extremely brief. Again and again Snow, for Michigan, went over the limo for touchdOwns and Shorts kicked goal until forty nine points had been scored. The brightest star in Michigan’s ranks was Snow at full back. though he scarcely eclipsed Sweeney and Hernstein. Traegor for Stanford played u brilliant game, his tackling being one of the features. The day was perfect. though possibly a tritie warm for football. The field upon which the teams met was an smooth as floor, but very dusty. The crowd numbered about 1000.

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], January 2, 1902, page 1

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  University OF Michigan Beats Leland STAN ford, 80 to a. ~ADE Jan The football game between tho University OF Michigan and Leland stanford teams i over and the Mlohigan eleven did better than il foud”st I’D mirers expected. winning ny q score 81 80 10 o The second HALF was cut short .”ight minutes on account Of darkness, olsc Mirl San would surely have made a. l”a-l one NOR” touchdown, aE she was golug through The stanford line for big salaS u was o game TINT the spectators especially enjoyed IS there was pleuty ~ running. putting and ti,kliug The stanford team vu- ycr’ weak in handling wcelcv’s long spirgls, and two i,uhlee hy the stanford hack field let Nichiran score twice. due – Eeddsn’s iast work i’m picking up the bah and outnuuring his rursuer- STANFORD brace lu tho irst I”lt, when Michigan had the ball on her our-yHrd line vHs something I’m” lime aud again The Michigan yiH’ts Hurled tf”nl-rlvo- Hrtin-t their ouponeut-‘ lire. hu’ could not sot “a. bali over For tn nrst t’g minutes u looked a. though ‘h” stanford players would Civ” tho men from Michigan q very hard game. hu’ they b-oHwe weaker a. ~” game pro gr.ssrd. urul ~ m” last Michigan went through thoir line ~ “Il Michigan pllvrt % hHvt. fast rnm~ Snow probably I’D better work thuf Uuv other il.,sr, going thTuuch %” stanford limo ipr i’ve AMI g.. rllt- - tr” NC made NOR” ~tou.hdov NJ than ANY ,t’ur tu u took NI.htgur te.HtH f’uf r irufH- - IHLr tho fr’ t.urhd.pr In the trt lalf Ni..asaI. .g.f,H O. Oh. ffn

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Michigan leads 6–⁠3–⁠1 in 10 meetings, counting the nine since this game.