Michigan at Wisconsin

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  The Saint Paul globe, October 30, 1904, page 19

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  MICHIGAN’S HEAVY TEAM OVERWHELMS WISCONSIN Badgers Hold Yost’s Men to One Touchdown In First Half, but Are Unable to Withstand Determined On sIaughts in the Second-Heston Makes Two Long Runs for Scores the end of the. half the ball was in Mich igan’s territory Three times Michigan punted when Wisconsin got dangerously near the goal. The ball changed hands Wisconsin. The half ended with the ball on Michigan’s 45-yard line. Score: Mich igan 6, Wisconsin o. The second half was hardly started De fore it became apparent that Wisconsin had shot its bolt at the end of the frst half. After one or two attempts at the line, HeSton got around WiSconSInS s END for 70-yard run and touchdown Mlcfigan heeled the catch and Hammond KICK ed goal. Score: Michigan u, Wisconsin Q. In a few more plays HeSton again went around Wjsconsin’s right end for 60 yard run and touchdown. Hammond failed at goal. Score: Michigan IL, Wis consin o. The ball was in play but moment when Michigan got it on Wisconsin s 43-yard line by a tumble and worked it swiftly down the field for another touchdown. Carter going over. The attempt at goal failed. Score: Michigan %, Wisconsin O. With but a few moments to play, Mlchigan rushed the ball down the field and sent Carter over for the fifth touchdown. Curtis kicked goal. Score: Michigan 10, Wisconsin 0. The half ended with the ball on Wisconsins 20-yard line and in Michigan’s. pos session. At only one time sn the second half did Wisconsin show good form and that was done when Bertle blocked an at tempt at a place kick. No substitutes were used by either eleven in the first half The second half opened with no change in the line, but the substitutes were fire. quently needed before the end. The lineup. Michigan. Position. Wisconsin. H. Hammond Stuart ......... R. E.. Bush (eaptain). Graham ......... X. l T........... Bfiiiiey Carter ...........R. Co.,. Stronqulst Schultz ........... ..C-..-....-...... kemp Schultz L. G.......... Donovan Curtis .........-..L. t.. Bertke-Hunt Weeks ...........L- z E..... F1ndlay-Perry G. W. Jones’ T. Hammond r. H.. Wrabetz-Grogan Heston (captainl Il. H.. Vanderboom Longman-Clerke- Schneider ......F. B.............. Clark Touchdowns. Norcross /. Heston 2 Carter 2; goals from teuchdowns, Ham mond 2, Curtis /; officials, DAILY, of Grin nell. referee; Wrenn, of Harvard, UNI pire; time of halves, 35 minutes.

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  Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., October 31, 1904, page 1

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  SOME SURPRISES ON THE GRIDIRON Wisconsin outcIassed by Mich. gan and Chicago Played to aTie by Illinois ELI LOST TO PENNSYLVANIA Minnesota Has the Hardest Kind of Work to Overcome Nebraska Other Results. Madison, Wis, Oct. 31.-Wisconsin < .plucky football eleven went down to defeat before Michigan at Camp Ran dali by a score of % to 0. The score at the end of the first half was Mich igan 6, Wisconsin 0. At only one time in the game did Wisconsin put Michigan on it’s met tie. In the last part of the first ha,f after Michigan had made the first touchdown, Coach Curtis men bracCd up and kept the bali in Michigan 5 territory for 20 minutes. having it on Michigans 45-yard line when the half ended. The superior weight of the Michigan team was a serious handicap to Wisconsin. II was not weight alone. however. that won. Good EcncTalship and brilliant football contributed large “ to the final score

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Michigan leads 53–⁠17–⁠1 in 71 meetings, counting the 65 since this game.