Vanderbilt at Michigan

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  The Montgomery advertiser, November 1, 1908, page 20

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  . CRUSHING DEFEAT VANDERBILT LOSES TO UNTVER- sTTY OF MICHIGAN. Heavy Michigan Line and the Rapid Attacks of the Backs Was Too Much for Melville Eleven. Ann Arbor. Mich, Oct. 31-Showing suf-nrising improvement over their form in previous games this season, the Oni- versity of Michigan football eleven tnls ing defeat to Vanderbilt University that any team representing the South- arn uniyersit has reached Tn tneir four years of play with Michigan. The %liderdice’ the Michigan right halr back, scored twelve points by ms splendid place kicking. Twice the Sschigans carried the ball across van derbilts goal line. Vanderbhts ohly score resulted in the second hall, from their one successful forward, followed by a twenty-yard run by blake. me Vanderbilt captain kicked goal. The heavy Michigan line and the rapid attack of the backs. comolneo with successful forward passing, nnade if impossible for the Nashville eleven to hope for civtory after the first hVe minutes of play. ,u.s The game opened with a rush. Mich- igan worked the ball well into .Vanoe1. hkIt,a territory but twenty-five yards from tie goal a forward pass failed ana Vanderbilt secured She ball. Blake iil- 1nediately punted, Allerdie signaIea to1 a .ree catch and a moment later poot- ed the ball over the goal; srom ,snsa enen A few times the backs got away TOT short runs, but the Michigan derenss- Although cratic, held securely. Mien’- gan ackling was weak. The forward passing of Yosts men Was splendid. Time and again MichI- gan ~etted long gains by the passing: Vanderbilt, on the other hand’ naaas but one successful forward pass; ms s xvAs from Morrison to Blake. The pail was thrown from Michigan’S forty-nve ward line Blaks caught 1t twenty wards from the goal and raced over TOT a touchdown, never in dang% from i5rnted Ailerdice. but t:-e Vanderbilt men eould net return the ball, while Michigan carried Blal els punts back repea tedly for long gains.

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  Daily press. (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, Virginia, November 1, 1908, page 1

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  Wtst Point Cadets and P’1lcslo1 Play 10 Score Game. u|oD|Es suesusB 10 INDIANS Carlisle Red Men Make Four Goals From PIacement-Army Men and Princeton Share Honors Equally Michigan Defeats Vanderbilt. ANNAPOLIS. ND. Oct. 81. On a fast gridiron under smiling skies and in the presence Of large crowd. the Indians. from Carlisle. administer ed their first defeat to the miishlpmen. The final score was Carlisle Is: Navy 6. Fer the first half the middies had the best CT it until just before time was called. Probably the midshiplinens best chance for score came lmost Immediately after the contest opened. but they failed to make IT.. and just as the half was drawing 10 a close. Carlisle began a series OF four scores. all Of them placement goals beautifully made by Raionti. that made up CarIisle’s total Of Is. Yves: Point-prineeton. 90. -. WEST POINT. y. Y. Oct. 81. - Princeton met the Military Academy cadets at football here this afternoon fer the frs; time IN two years, anu the result vas a nothing 10 nothing tie In the first halt houors were even. hu; in the second the visitors threat cned TO score repeatedly almost from the time the whistle blow. wcs; Pcin. was dangerous on’F once. in the frs; hall. when b. Sc .ics OF PUSHES and fake kicks the hall was put On PTiHcetons 10 yard lire. Michigan -: Vanderbilt 6. ANN ARROR. MICH. Oct. 81. - Michigan defeated Vanderbilt by a score Ct ~ IN 6. TO-DAY. The Michtgan team outplayrd the Nashvn’” men a: every point Of the game except tackling. The Michigan ends played srrati’ raIiy. The FIRST scoTc was made IN the FIRST Eve minutes OF play. Alfred ! kicking goal. Michigan played Al offensive game. pun,ins regularly and then holding the Vanderbilt men for dow rs or forcing them 10 punt. Michigan made two touchdoxns and three goals from placement. Blake made the single touchdown (CoufipueA o. nlr6 PaSAI

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Michigan leads 10–⁠0–⁠1 in 11 meetings, counting the seven since this game.