Michigan at Pennsylvania

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 18, 1906, page 12

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  PENN MUCH SUPERIOR EASILY. BEATS MICHIGAN. Coach YOSt’s Western Pets No Match for Quaker Wariors. OF the University of PENNSYLVANIA team. The victors had little difficulty in rolling score of seventeen points while Coach Yosts men from the West unable TO score, and at time in the game did they appear dangerous The ease with which the Red and Blue disposed of the Western eleven a surprise many stanch supporters of both teams, who had looked at least for close and hard fought game. AS TO the hard fighting. they were not disappointed. for both teams the battle in a way that meant winning, and only Pennsylvanfa’s superior football in almost every part OF the game obtained the victory. Coach Yost was plainly much disappointed at the result After the game he would volunteer only the information that when the Pennsylvania eleven visited the West next year, as it is planning TO do he expected different result. Perhaps part OF Pennsylvania’s success was due 10 the greenness of of the men on the Michigan eleven. AS cording to Coach Yost, Ihe game to-day was the third scrimmage of any sort in which Dawson. at left guard, had engaged. Eytle at left tackle Ioell at left end and Newton. at right tackle were also practically new at the POSITIONS MICHIGAN TEAM SLOW. To the spectators. however. 1t appeared that the slowness OF the Westerners largely responsible for the defeat. When the Michigan players first appeared the field they through signals in a that promised well, but with the whistle they lost all speed. Again and again the Penn sylvania defence got through and nailed the With the ball almost before the play had started Coupled with this speed and dash the part of the Philadelphlans that tore big holes In Tb e @aE ea e 9a@ a62y fney went around the ends The tricks and style plays which many who to the game expected to the part OF the Westerners did not materialize For the fashioned game OF inc plunging and end running michgans one attempt al id f9T%arq pass @ Tas 3 threw it straight INTO the arms of Levine who Dashed for the Michigan goal with clear field The Michigan fullback was too fast for him. how, gone about twenty Yards o--- It was a good. # not IDEAL gay for football better for the psye5s but not a SO for the 81 speota jumping about to Keep S from freezmg Enough f M cG oC out ~ IN a e m goo6 TO co66 a5 one so g a9a south wind kept the flags above the gymnasium feTe With Title the puntiag S’‘-S EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SEE GAME. For city like Philadelphia that has the reputaton OF being one of football towns in the country, the crowd disappointing The north and south stands were well filled. but IN the west bleachers there only enough people scattered about 10 emphasize the emptiness Probably al together not more than eighteen thousand people lin Field are said TO have seating capacity of There was large and loyal crowd of Michigan dred and fifty students came East with the team; Michigan alumni from Philadelphia and New York Even Boston added It’s quota 10 the crowd. In the in The s pail .S ~ se 9s BoRePF 9p PGg tbs I a that most steve every Michigan I had Big eS yeilew % chrysan- ‘hTm an6 hqgs ss se or an aT band bov two thousand A strong on the southeast side OF the field cheers across the field and PRESENTED splendid eR ample Of unified action Michigan tried hard the face as those across the field. TEAMS LATTE IN APPEARING. Long before the game began the Michigan sub stitutes. thirty strong. fled the field and had their pictures taken the side lines Many big yellow RS” the blue sweaters. indicating the Reserve” Few Of them, however got the chance to change the ‘‘R” into an M” for throughout the game Coach Yost put in only one substitute Both regular teams were late in getting on the field When they did arrive little time was lost in preliminaries. Pennsylvania the and kicked off. Hammond fumbled the ball. but covered his 10-yard line Pennsylvania Tels. forced to punt booted the bail to Pennsyi- Fanias +S-yard line where Lawrence was downed some tine afsr this and although Michigan got 19ggressyengess enough to push it down the field punting match, Pennsylvania booting the ball out Of danger and Michigan, unable 10 gain. returning Pennsylvania’s S5-yard line An onside kick gave vania after the Westerners had failed to gain on Lawrence. the Pennsylvania quarterback. cid good Work In tnls THIS Punting contest – HIS catches were ing did he come behind the redoubtable Stevenson OF last year Workman. the Michigan quarter. crate, but it was excellent compared with his judg- GsTes might have thought f That aRe fsBseR was was the & only I player on the Western team tea Again almost many times he was thrown back for a that was IN the second half When Ee succeeded in getting twenty-five yards on an end play. Magofmore consistent, although he could make little fsPSees’ fsGse, against the stubborn Pennsylvania de- QUAKER ENDS DESERVE CREDIT. Much Of the credit for the victory OF the Blue and Red should go the ends. Scarlet Ievene. In getting down under punts they far outcassed Loell and Hammond, while in defensive work they were almost inviacible FoIweI Greene and Hoilenbach all proved good ground gamers for Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania scored once in the first half end twice in the second After twenty minutes of play gan its 25-yard line penalty for holding gave MagoSin fumbed Leveril-g, who had replaced Castor. who was caught using his fists, was which netted him three yards. Levene got the ball on the next pigg p oy p1rlecrg executed forward downed. Holenbach then took the ball. and dashed ss9Te W5TKms acked him From here Il Was as easy for Folwell to tear through for touchdown. iIoenbsch received tie ball in the kickoff and d. It y SaTa5 tFGngh ProPen Te9 9e worked the ball to McAigan’s 33yard line, where ehaRc to punt Ou3 Of aangeT wch It prombty did after two inefectuhl attempts to make a first 9Sore to IN favor Of Pennsyivania ,h en- 1ie e M aS b soe eIG gSe 3t “a Sotb ~ claimed the honor of coming last, but Michigan finally way and put in appearance PENNSYLVANIA EXCEI4S IN SECOND HALF. In the second half Pennsylvania began TO show its real strength at rushing the ball Michigan game. however. and in the early part of the half held for downs It’s 10yard line. little later a punt gave the ball to Pennsylvania down the field 10 the goal met with fewer real FolwelI. Lawrence. Green and Fioenbach all did share in carrying the ball. and before ten min fIollenbach again kicked goal Just here somebody

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 19, 1906, page 8

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  YALE’S SYSTEM OUTDID TIGERS Eli Coaches Ability to Mold Plays to Meet Emergen- cieS the Answer. EASTERN GAME SUPERIOR Study of Victories Of Penn and the In dians Proves This-Michigan’s Weak Line Killed Chances. There’s was more stufting in the I’ll sleeve than In the Tigers, and that’s tie story of the 1906 Hale-PTinceton scorelsss football battle. There was a lot Of talk before the game OF what was ‘‘up Princeton 5 sleeve” but when the time came to shake e. out nothing popped forth on the other hand. whsn the Yale coaches -witched. the blue garment out Topped the zig zsg.” a play specially designed for this game. and also the most spec : tacular forward pass Of the season. Both OF these had been craftily hidden against This very occasion, and had the : last dee plaid scheme Of Camp, Hinkey E & Co.-the putting IN of ROome at the last moment-gOne into effect a little sooner Male might have won the game. Penalties Were Fatal The players themselves committed the other erior-namely. robbing themselves OF opportunities 10 score by holding at critical stages. Yale had made a study of Princeton, whereas the Tigers had gone ahead with “A plan OF campaign designed TO meet p the needs OF any contest. And herein the Yale system” triumphed II is This very elasticity of the Yale “system,’ its ability TO specialize and TO turn out players who can seize the Yale scheme OF things at short notice. that has made EMS football history a tale OF almost const successes yale had discovered the theoretical weakness or BrtncetOn’s s secondary de- Tense. Had the Tigers backs closed in behind the line they might have STONED The Yale backs for about three-yard adj NanceS. which would not ,haVef been enough 70 earn first down. but,aS In vas Princeton had placed too great Ialth IN her line. and when the forwards TAILED 10 stop the Blue attack there was no other resource. ana Yale’s gains were large and steady. Tiger Defense Weak. Yale handled the outside kick better than Princeton, and Yale’s forward pass was more daring, If more dangerous IL was stronger bid for victory. Princeton had fine team this year team Of which Nassau may we’ll be proud, but il was lucky 20 escape de feat hy the Blue, all Princeton to the contrary, Notwithstanding. The Prince ton trainer brought mis- charges To top condition week or two 100 soon. and the effort to keep them there was a failure. but this alone was not enough 10 account for the failure to win. Yale lasted better but IL was, above all The triumph for the Blue. Statistics of Game. To note the advantage held by Yale. especially in the second half, il is only necessary to glance at the statistics kept Of the game; Ground gained by rushing First half: Princeton, So; Yale 81. Second half; Princeton, A.; Yale, i5l. Total Princeton. 10. Yale. 21S Plmts-First half; Princeton. q; Yale, 10. Second half; Princeton, s; Average length Of punts in Yards Princeton, Al; Yale 46. Number OF penalties-Princeton, s.; Yale. 8. tes-Princeton, 90; Yale, %. Firs. downs made from scrimmage- Princeton, !, Yale. 3. East’s Supremacy Established. No matter how the question is looked at, or what liberal allowances are made for the misfortunes that have attended Coach Yost this year. the East comes out of the intersectionaI contests OF Saturday with an advantage so marked that its supremacy is established. There were two games IN which the American Orient ana Occident were pitted against each other-Penn-Mich gan and Carlisle Minnesota CurOusly enough both ended with a score OF II 20 o. As they were played on the l7th day of the month believers in the occult might strain out some sort Of mystic influence operating against The West. Excuses Are Offered. Excuses can be made for Yo=t’s eleven; the fairness they ought to be- He started the season shorn Of four of his IN” men by faculty rulings The same power limited his schedule 70 ing table. that invaluable device for getting the men welded together in a perfect football machine Then atop OF all came the injury TO Curtis. ConCede all this. the explana- Jions might have answered had Penn barely pulled ont a victor, but the mar gin was so great. the Penn superiolftv so manifest, that tits hard to escape 1he conviction that the Michigan eleven has made its reputation at the cost OF inferior e!evens that the big Eastern soundly, n not worse. Weak Line Responsible. The presence Of Curtis would have helped the visitors, but II could not have changed the result. No offense can be effective il the line is so weak that the opposing team breaks through and stops the plays before they are started. This Is shown by the way Penn’s ends and bachheld smothered GarTels. The giant captain was CO-star with Curtis. In every game this year he had kicked field goal and made frequent lnnR runs. Except for his kicking. Garreis

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  The Fairmont West Virginian, Fairmont, W. Va., November 19, 1906, page 6

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  EAST CLEAN UP WESTERN 4. / TEAMS. MIGHTY MICHIGAN TEAM MET CRUSHING DEFEAT BY PENN. sYLVANiA YoeT7s AeeRE- CATION. WAS OUT CLASS, 10 AT EVERY POINT OF THE GAME. I.lA II - 7FF7 PiIfLADELPHIA Pa, Nov. - Isghty Michigan has fallen. OUTLAY u, cntgeneraled, outkicked. and out ca TIE erstwhile mighty Vol efeha we’re dragged down to a II to s6efeat here Saturday by PennsyIya’ lids generally regarded as the Joke OF tlie son among Eastern football appestera. The score was the big sur mise of the season, biggest possibly gisscFs, tx Michigan was confident. True, thu Team was generally regarded as the eakest that had won in the maize md blue IN years But 1t was Yost5 team. II was michigan” The name ilseIf carried weight, and a record Of ears uitarnished by defeat command Cd respect. Saturday 1t was different. ME old spirit was there, but the Vol. yetines had met their match. 1t was It’ll Gght to the last ditch, but there WIS never any doubt as to the olt come. There was The homer OF a game fight for the Wolverines, but the sweets Of victory were all for the Quakers A Last Struggle. 1t was when all hopes of victory mere gone that Michigan made her plucl5iest hght-not to win; it was too B lite for that, but to score-to save her sllE from the fate which she has dealt /. Ii 10 many iuckless opponents. But i was no use. The Quakers had tasted victory. They insisted upon having it lnalloyed. NJ. II was a sad day for the Western football enthusiasts who have for the past few years contended that the game played west OF the AlleGhenies MAS equal of the best efforts of the eastern teams With Michigan’s col. Ofs dragged in the dust at Franklin Field, and the Indians trouncing Min rosetta in no uncertain style there \ would seem to be little ground left for alignment on the respective merits of eastern and western football But to I; The credit Of Michigan it should be said that the Quaker eleven which struck the maize and blue colors was u different aggregation that that which vas trampled under foot by Car Isle few weeks ago and defeated by asscore Of “a to 6. It was the snappi’ est5and best team that has won the Isd and blue in many a day-a reInyeaated eleven. Michigan Crippled. While Michigan was undoubtedly eiippled by the absence of Captain Curtis It is a question whether any one man could have stood between the Qaakers and the victory. Michigan, The heavier and huskier, was surprIs. I ingIyslow. here was none. of the plays tbat earned the name Of “Huny Upg NtcE,igen’s backs were terribly slow and her line while good enough IN the defensive, was powerless to dent that of the Blue and Red. The Molyersnes lost because they had no rttense, Carols, coupte1 as M,catgan’& ground gamer, was mah’e % leliver the goods. NIichigan’s interference was nil, and The full back was not swift enough 60 elude Pennsylvania faet.fotsd end and halves, who time and again. At that 1t is to him that Michigan owes the fact that her defeat was no more humfltating, for time and again 1t WIS hisitOe that sent the ball out Of dan ger, when the Wolverine goal was threatened, and It was in his work alone at painting, that Michigan had a shade on her opponents. FIFTEEN thousand people witnessed the game, which was played under conditions well nigh faultless. Thousands OF Westeners were on hand to cheer the Wolverines and full. filled their mission loyalty. Ft.se 3 d. oAI

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  The Montgomery advertiser, November 18, 1906, page 10

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  EAST WINS FROM WEST Pennsylvania Defeats YoSt’s Team. SCORES THREE ToUCHDoWNS Red and Blue Surprises Adhuents by Team Work. Red and Blue Surprises Adherents by Team wOrk--Michigdn, in Absence of Captain Curtis, Plays at Dis- { advantage and is Unable to Advance the Ball. Philadelphia, Nov. l7.--The University er Pennsylvania defeated the Michigan University eleven 17 to 0 at Franklin Field here today. Pennsylvania’s indif- farent playing during the present sea- son, gave her sympathizers scant hope for victory, but the team, as whole, played with tkeg smoothness and pre- oiston of a well-adjusted machine, and the men. Individually, went into each

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Michigan leads 11–⁠8–⁠2 in 21 meetings, counting the 19 since this game.