Minnesota at Michigan State

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 17, 1957, page 67

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  |Sportons’ Speed, Power Crush Gophers, 42–⁠13 EAST LANSING, Mich. Nov 16 R.-Michigan State used q combination Of binding speed and crushing power to overrur Minnesota. 42–⁠13. in a Big Ter football mismatch here today. A crowd of 65,718 saw the Spartans roll to a $50 half time lead and coast in from there. The only thing that threw q damper on the victory celebraton was the word from Column bus that Ohio State had beaten Iowa, 1913. The Buckeyes now are automatically in the Rose Bowl. In the Minnesota rout, the run mostly by sophomores, was in romping before the first hall was over. Henry Young, the vest-pocket fullback who weighs only 143, was among those scoring. Gophers Frustrated 1t was an afternoon of frustration for Minnesota, which now has three wins against four losses in conference play, The Gopher ground game was stopped nearly cold and States big ends kept crashing in to break up pass attempts by Quarterbacks Bobby Cox and Dick Larson. In the third quarter, Full back Rhody Tuszka broke loose on a 68-yard sprint for what looked like a Minnesota touch down. But this was called back by an offside penalty. Minnesota, looking better in the second half, scored in the third quarter on a 14-yard pass from Cox to Bob Schultz. The Gophers added another score

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Michigan State leads 30–⁠20 in 50 meetings, counting the 44 since this game.