Michigan at Chicago

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., November 27, 1903, page 5

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  CHICAGO LOSES TO MICHIGAN. Former Is Handicapped by the Serious Illness of Coach Staeg. Former Is Handicapped by the Serious Illness of Coach Stage. CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-While Coach Stage lay bundled up in blankets in closed carriage at Marshall field today Coach Yost’s Michigan football players annual Thanksgiving day contest by a score of % to 0. All records for attend ance were broken, fully 10000 enthusiastic spectators Drawing heavy snowfall experienced in starting the game due to the labor of sweeping the snow eff the gridiron. The Chicago eleven had decided handicap In the illness Of Coach Stage. fever that gave his physician considerable alarm put Stage under or ders to remain indoors. But Chicago has always fought hardest against Michigan and Stage desired to be near to cheer on his men. The usual ginger of the Chicago eleven was missing. Michigan scored her first touchdown in twelve minutes of play by smashing Heston and Longman against the yielding Chicago line and using big Joe Maddox, the sturdy right tackle, for first downs when a few yards were needed. The left side of Chicago was particular y vulnerable and Speik, Parry and Wightman were swept aside by the rushes of Heston and Graver. Five times did EckersaiI only stand between Heston and the goal after Michigan’s wonderful ground gamer had circled left end So desperate was Eckersalps tackling that he had to give way to Lee Maxwell in the second half. Eckersall did not do well IN, kicking. as was predicted by those who had watched his work when his goals from the field alone won the game from Wisconsin. On Chicago’s right side. where sehnur, Catlin and Maxwell proved strong in de- Tense, Michigan did not net so many gains. Holding Michigan only once for downs in the first half and having the ball In her possession only three times. 6iGDl0Vad ,fu x,rfIx NO higher than that Of teams the Maroons have beaten in practice. This removed Chicago from the front row of Western claimants for the championship. 1t was ChicagoS first defeat by a Western team A slight shifting of Chicago’s players In the second half brought out a flash OF the old offense, but it was due greatly to the individual efforts of Bezdek and Nordenholt and proved barren of substantial results and all in vain did Stagg direct the movement of new forces from his carriage. Michigan, after winning the toss, chose the north goal. Ellsworth’s KICKOFF was brought back 20 yards by Longnan, Hes ton, Graver and Maddox, with Longman coca sionaly bucking, the center hard, held on her b-yard line, but her offense was repulsed and, Michigan getting the ball. Maddox soon broke over the goal line for the first score. Eagerness by the Michigan men resulted in several penalties for offside play, but the whole game was clean. :, Michigan.s physical condition was lit, a makeshift at its best today, was below Michigan’s in condition. Heston made some sensational gains around left end Once ng after liter running a1a 80 yards and hay tackled from behind by EelsersaH. Ham bond failed on his first trial for q goal from placement on the 20-yard line, but mo, moment later kicked goal. With II make it an overwhelming defeat. Hes ton again made sensational burst and was, kept from scoring only by Eckersalrs worked down to the 2O-yard line, Ham mond dropped back for place kick from the 25-yard mark and negotiated the trick. Michigan II. Chicago Q. IviSon was taken out Of the Maroon lineup and Catapult Bezdek was substituted. Michigan paused for a moment, being penaiized 20 yards for holding. Michigan relinquished the ball on another and on the return kick Redden heeled EckersalPs punt and Hammond kicked goal from difficult angle. Michigan ~. Chicago 0. Time was called for the first half with the. ball in Michigan’s posses. sion On Michigan’s 20-yard line. Left Guard Hill was taken out in the second half and Wightman went in Nor denhoit going, to fullback and Kennedy replacing Catlin at right end. Longman made first down through Ellsworth, and Grayer and Heston began to get around Speik’s end again Lee Maxwell replaced Eckersan and with the ball on her s. yard line, Chicago stubbornly resisted until Heston got around the end for an other touchdown. Hammond kicked goal Michigan %, Chicago 0. Burrows replaced Maxwell, the right tackle, who was pounded hard. and upon being pen allied Michigan punted Ellsworth on the $S-yard line tried for place kick. but the pass was wretched. 1t was Michf- CANS ball and time was called with the Dali on the 35-yard line. Final score: Michigan %. Chicago 0. The lineup: Michigan. Positions. Chicago Hammond .......R. E.. Catlin- Kennedy Maddock ........ r.. T........ r. Maxwell and Burrows Gooding R. G ............. 5Tobin Gregory ...........C.. Ellsworth Schultze .........L. g.. Hill Wightman Curtis ...........L. T. ........... Parry Redden .......... L. E. .... Speik James ............Q Eckersa1l and L. Maxwell Graver R. H.. .Ivison- Bezdek HeSton Il. H. .......... Schuur Longman ........F. B.. Wightman and Nordenholt Touchdowns, Maddox, Heston Q: goals from placement, Hammond 2; goals kicked after touchdowns, Hammond 3: total score, Michigan %, Chicago O; time of halves, 35 minutes; referee, Rhinehart, OF Lafayette; umpire. Wallbridge. of La fayette.

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., November 27, 1903, page 16

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  BLOW FOR MAROONs Michigan 0utclasses Chicago Team 81 at All Points and Wins 81 20 to 0. Hammond Kicks Two Field Goals, and Heston the Great Makes Two Touchdowns. Chicago, Nov. 27.-while Coach. Stage lay bundled UP in blankets in | a closed carriage at Marshall field yesterday, Coach Yost’s Michigan football players overwhelmed the Chicago team in the annual Thanks giving Day. contest by the score of % to 0. ia. All records for attendance were broken, fully 10000 enthusiastic spec tators Drawing heavy snowfall to see the game. Considerable delay was experienced in starting the game. due to | the labor of sweeping the snow off the | gridiron. ..xy / The Chicago eleven had a decided handicap in the illness of Coach Stage. A fever that gave his physician con- siderable alarm put Stage under or ders to remain indoors. But Chicago has always fought hardest against | Michigan, and Stage desired to be near / to cheer on his men. The usual ginger of the Chicago eleven was missing. Michigan scored her first touchdown in twelve minutes | of play by smashing Heston and Long man against the yielding Chicago line and using big Joe Maddox, the sturdy right tackle, for first downs when a ! few yards were needed: | The left side Of Chicago was particu- | y Wightman we’re swept aside by the rushes Of Heston and Graver. Five times did Eckersall only stand be- | tween Heston and the goal after Michigan’s wonderful ground gamer had circled left end. / So desperate was EckersalPs tackling that he had to give way to. Lee Maxwell in the second half. Eek | ersaH did not do we’ll in kicking,< as was predicted by those who had watched his work when his goals from the field alone won the game from | Wisconsin. y#E~ a-f r. IS t Ion Chicagos right side, where |Schnur, Catlin and Maxwell proved strong in defense, Michigan did not net SO many gains. | Holding Michigan only once for downs in the first half, and having the ball in her own possession only three times, Chicago displayed football / strength no higher than that of teams | the maroons have beaten in practice. | This removed Chicago from the front row of western claimants for the championship. 1t was Chicago’s first defeat by a western team. slight shifting of Chicago’s play ers in the second half brought out a flash of the old offense, but it was due greatly. to the individual efforts of i Bezdek and Nordenholt, and, proved I barren of substantial results, and all In vain did Stagg direct the movement | of new forces from his carriage. ! First Score Comes Quickly. I Michigan, after winning the toss, chose%thes north goal. Heston, Graver and Maddox with Longman occalsionally bucking, the. center hard, I made first downs with rapidity. Chi / her offense was. repulsed, and Michi- gan getting the ball, Maddox sooa broke over the goal line for the first lscore. 4 ,ss.Eagerness by the Michigan men re- T suited in several penalties for offside play, but on the whole the game was clean. Michigan’S physical condition was little short of marvellous. Chi cagp’s. eleven, a fnake-shift .atsits best, to-day was below .Michigan’s S. in con dition. h.. Heston made some sensational gains around left end. Once afterr rum 4 ninf thirty yards and having clear field for the goal, he was tackled from behind by Eckersall. Hammond failed on his first trial for a goal from placement on the tWenty-yard line, 1 but; a moment later, ,Heston, by .ln !. end run, scored a second touchdown, and Hammond kicked goal. Michigan II. Chicago 0. i With Il points to the good, Michi- gan began to make it an overwhelm- ing defeat Heston again made a sensational burst, and was kept from scoring only by EckersalFs. terrific tackling. When Michigan had worked down to the twenty-yard line, Ham mond dropped back for a place kick from the twenty-fve-yard mark ana . negotiated the trick. Michigan II, Chicago O. Ivison was taken out Of the maroon 1 lineup and “Catapult” Hezdek was substituted. Michigan paused for q moment, being penalized for holding twenty. yards, Michigan relinquished the ball on another attempt by Ham turn kick Redden .heeled Eckersall’s punt, and Hammond kicked a goa , from a difficult angle. Michigan % Chicago 0. Time was called for the first half with the ball in Michigan’s possession on Michigan’s >twenty-yard line Left Guard Hill was taken out il the second half, and Wightman went !. in, Nordenholt going to fullback and Kennedy replacing Catlin at right end Longman made first down thru Ellis. : worth. and Graver and Heston be. gan to get around Speik end again. !. Lee Maxwell replaced Eckersall, and with the ball on her five-yard line, Chi cage stubbornly resisted until Hestor got around the end for another touch down. Hammond kicked goal. Michi. gan %, Chicago 0. Burrows replaced 4 Maxwell, the right tackle, who was pounded hard, and, upon being penal lied, Michigan punted. Ellsworth, or the 3S-yard line. tried for a place Kick but the pass was wretched. It was EMichigan’s ball, and the time was i called. with, the ball on the 35-yar6 line. Final score: Michigan 2s, Chi, i cagps:0.

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 27, 1903, page 1

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  Chicago Lacked It’s Usual Ginger, and It’s Left side Was Seemingly Easy Overcome. ECKERSALL TACKLED HARD BUT FAILED TO DO AS WELL IN KICKING AS WAS EXPECTED. Touchdowns and Goals Made Almost at Will by the Wolverines, Who Won, IS to o. CHICAGO. Nov. 26-while Coach Stagg lay bundled up in blankets in a closed carriage at Marshall Field to-day Coach Yost’s Michigan football players over whelmed Chicago in the annual Thanks giving day contest by the score of Is to O. All records for attendance were broken, fully 10000 enthusiastic spectators Drawing a heavy snowfall to see the game. Considerable delay was experienced in starting the game, due to the labor of sweeping the snow off the gridiron. The Chicago eleven had a decided handicap in the illness of Coach Stagg. A fever that gave his physician considerable alarm put Stagg under orders to remain indoors. But Chicago has always fought hardest against Michigan, and Stagg desired to be near to cheer on his men. The usual ginger of the Chicago eleven was missing. Michigan scored her first touchdown in twelve minutes of play by smashing Heston and Longman against the yielding Chicago line and using big Joe Maddox, the sturdy right tackle, for first downs when few yards were needed. The left side of Chicago was particularly vulnerable and Speik. Parry and Wightman were swept aside by the rushes of Heston and Graver. Five times did Eckersan only stand between Heston and the goal after Michig@a’s wonderful ground gamer had circled left end. So desperate was Ecker sails tackling that he had to give way to Lee Maxwell in the second half Eckersall did not do well in kicking, as was predicted by those who had wntched his work when his goals from the field won the side were Schnur Catlin and Maxwell, and they proved strong in defense and Michigan did not make many gains. CHICAGOS FIRST DEFEAT. Holding Michigan only once for downs In the first half and having the ball In her possession only three times, Chicago dis played football strength no higher than that of teams the Maroons have beaten in practice. This removed Chicago from the front row Of Western claimants for the championship. 1t was Chicago’s first defeat by a Western team. A slight shifting of Chicago’s players in the second half brought out flash of the old ofrense but it was due greatly to the individual efforts of Bezdek and Nordenhelt, and proved barren of substantial resuits. and all in vain did Stagg direct the Michigan, after winning the toss chose the north goal. Ellsworth’s kick-ofY was brought back twenty yards by Longman Longman occasionally bucking the center hard, made first down with rapidity. Chi. cago held on her hfteen-yard line. but her the ball, and Maddox soon broke over the goal line for the first score. Eagerness by the Michigan men resulted in several penalties for OFF side play but whole ichigan’s physical condition was little short of marvellous. Chicago’s eleven. a make igan’s in condition. Heston made some sensational gains around left end: once after running thirty yards and having q clear feld % Tor or IN, the goal. he was tackled on his first trial for a goal from place ment on the twenty-yard line. but a mo. ment % later Heston, by an end run. scored kicked goal. Michigan, u; Chicago, 0. With twelve points to the good Michigan began to make it an overwhelming defeat HeSton again made a sensational burst anC was kept from scoring only by Eckersall’s terrific tackling. When Michigan hat worked down to the twenty-yard line Ham mond dropped back for a place kick from the twenty-five-yard mark and negotiated the trick. Michigan, II; Chicago, o. SCORE % TO IN FIRST HALF. Ivison was taken out the maroon line-uy and “Catapult’‘ Bezdek was substituted Michigan paused for moment, being penal lied for holding twenty yards. Michigan | relinquished the ball on another attemp by Hammond for place kick and on tn, | return kick Redden heeled Eckersalls pun | and Hammond kicked a goal from a diff cult angle. Michigan. %: Chicago, 0. Tim, was called for the fist half with the bal | in Michigan’s possession on Michigan. | twenty-yard line. Left Guard Hill was taken out in the sec | ond half and Wightman went in, Norden | holt going to full back and Kennedy re placing Catlin at right end. LongmaI made first down through Ellsworth ant ! Graver and Heston began to get aroun, | Speiks’s end again. Lee Maxwell replace, Eckersall and with the ball on his five-yart | line Chicago stubbornly resisted until Hes | ton got around the end for another touch down. Hammond kicked goal. Michigan | Is; Chicago, O. Burrows replaced Maxwell the righ | tackle, who was pounded hard and upol | being penalized Michigan punted. ELS worth, on the thirty -eight-yard line tries | for place kick but the pass was wretched | 1t was Michigan’s ball and time was calle, ! with the ball on the thirty-five-yard line | Final score: Michigan, 2S; Chicago. q | Lineup: | Michigan. Position. Chicago. Catlin, Hammond. Right end ........K Kenned, 4

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  Evening times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, November 26, 1903, page 1

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  MINNESOTA II WISCONSIN O The Badgers Go Down to Defeat Before the Strong Minnesota Eleven MICHIGAN DEFEATS CHICAGO 28 TO 0 Football Closes With Several Big Games In Both East and West-Idea Weather Brings Out Huge Crowds to Wit ness Various GamesCornell and Pennsylvania I’m even Contest-The Results.

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Michigan leads 19–⁠7 in 26 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.