Michigan at Syracuse

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  The sun, New York, November 22, 1908, page 15

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  bic VICTORY FOR SYRACUSE MICHIGAN ERWHELMED BY SCORE or IS TO 4. Goal From the Field Early In the Game the Only scOre for the WesteRners Five T0uchdowns Made IN Lively Fashion Beu1ldeF Vests WaFPt0Fs. SYRACUSE. N. Y, Nov. Ain came replete with sensational plays Syracuse over whelmed Michigan 10 the stadium to-day by soore Of “a to 4. Early In the afternoon thousands began to fook upon the hill until the campus was black with people. Each college. headed by band, marched TO the soene Of the conflict. Before the teams appearsd on the field student enthusiasm ran riot, the stadium echoing and reecholng with their songs and yeils. Directly oppo- Site the Syracuse section was seated the Michigan delegation to che number Of 300. who answered the Orange cheers yell for yell By 2 o’clock $1,000 persons had gath cred. Michigan made O goal from the field after the hrst three minutes Of play. From that time forward Syracuse had the game In her own hands and outplayed her opponents at every point except in the use Of the for ward pass. In the first half Syracuse made three touchdowns.. two on straight football and one on O huke. In the second half the Orange started out with rush. scoring twice In the first ten minutes of play. The ball passed back and forth during the remainder OF the game Syracuse playing entirely on the defensive. and although more than once Michigan came within striking distance she failed TO score again. The whistle blew at 2’2S. Syracuse kicked of to Michigan BY the use OF the forward pass, onside kick and other trick formations the Westerners worked the ball within ten yards of the Syracuse goal at which point they were forced to kick. Davidson. the giant Michigan fullback, drew back for a place kick. The ball hit the cross bar, trembled and then dropped over. At the next lineup the aspect Of the game possession end runs, false kicks. forward passes and line rushes followed each other In quick succession. completely mystifying the visitors. Darby carried the ball over. Stein failed to kick the goal American centre, showed signs Of weaken ing The injuries sustained at the Penn sylvana game and his heavy defensive work unnerved him. Luck also turned IN fsySr sn Of Syracuse ana upon sIRs exc snatched it up and ran fifty yards for touchdown. The Orange repeated its tao tics, swept the Wolverine. line before it and Horr plunged through for. the third The beginning Of the second half was a continuation Of the first. and Syracuse rolled up two more touchdowns in short order, Then Schulz rallied and together sive. The combination OF Wasmund and Crumpacker, using the forward pass. brought the ball within fifteen yards, Of the Syracuse goal, Here Syracuse held and punted out OF danger. During the remain. man. in the middle OF the field. The game was a veritable battle OF giants. each team averaging more than 1856 pounds. Schulz and Dawson were the mainstays for Mohi-

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 22, 1908, page 1

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  MICHIGAN BITES DUST SYRACUSE E4SY. VICTOR. Orange Team Rolls Up Big Score against Yost,s EleUen. sy-scux. Nov E-Except for the first ten min utes OF play Syracuse IVES master OF michigan he’ to-day, and the game ended IN the compress F’N’ Of the Westerners by q score OF 3 TO 4 every think in the category OF new football was trieo and tried successfully by Captain Horr and his men, while Hurry Up Yosts proteges fought feenly 10 keen the score down It was the greatest saAho AZ Syrscuse’s football history The offensive work of both teams was so0o ou1 Michigan SO seldom had tbs ball that they rarely had a chance 10 show their ability. On the other hand -Yost’s team had practically no defence ana were powerless before the smashing line oocKlns OF Stein Dudley and Captain Horr II was thrilling game watch, for several OF the touchdowns credited TO the Orange were MADE after long dashes down the field Again. the for ward pass and onsde kick were used freely by Syracuse had invariably for long gains Howard Jones had taught his charges many fake plays, ana most OF them were used TO advantage Inc VOL ve-tnes oytweighed the home team, but they lacked sneeS and aggressiveness. Before the game Yost said Syracuse had ‘‘the second best team in the East” and after it he was even InoTe decided In bis opinion Seven of the Syracuse players were in their last college football game. and they played with a dash and abandon which swept everything before them. After Michigan had scored goal from placement IN the first ten minutes OF play the Orange team got down TO action, and the VOL Verines were tossed aside as if they were nothing more than dummies. Spurred by the four points IN Michigan’s favor the home team began its fibtion Of new football and when the first half ended Syracuse had scored three tcuchdowns and two goals Though many substitutes were used II the second hail. the Syracuse machine still worked smoothly. and the score kept piling Up. The playing was always n Michigans territory The Orange men tossed tbs ball about with apparent abandon but there was always a Syracuse man to grasp the pIgsktn and dart ahead. The big Syracuse stadium crowded and it was IN a continual uproar from the tins the home players took the lead early in the game. The giant Enclosure a mass OF orange, and the sight viii long be rendered by those fortunate enough 10 Do On hand for Michigan’s downfall. One OF the prettiest plays e long forward pass by Banks to Fisher. at left end. who jumped in the air, nabbed the ball and darted down the field for 65-yard run to g touchdown, IN which Stein gave him perfect interference, bowling over tackler after tackler. The lineup follows.

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  Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., November 22, 1908, page 1

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  HARVARD TR|UMPHS IN STRUGGLE WITH YALE VICTORY COMES IN HARD FOUGHT FOOTBALL GAME Chicago Wins Western Cham pionSbipj Michigan Defeated by Syracuse Giants Other Games on Many Fields, crimson idle OF banners swept i’m triumph over Yale field in the dying light this afternoon, for the men OF Harvard. after several long years had beaten Yale. to o. a goal from the field. kicked by Victor =. Kennard, OF BrookIine. Mass, fresh from the side lines and standing ON Yalce twenty eight yard line. with the Crimson line planted on the f~iftecn-yard line, was the winning score. just as the first half was closing. The game was a battle OF football giants After all, granting to the Harvard men their fun share of credit for the victory, tho sons of Eli can point as a consolation to their goal line. which MAS not crossed by a foe, For man to man the teams were equally matched. Each teams defense was stronger than its %offensc, ana the best laid plans in strategy well might have went to naught. The critical point in the game came i’m the second half, owing Ia III ,,.i.h la.,.ro+t,, ,,,rn – nnn.t.Iu th,+ +n,. a.s r~l..+in. 40 h,1 ,’F,.,I’ 81. IAN a. lI,,,.,rd’ Jaw 49,, H.. -, r,brs,n tha ,,,,ta rh,.b a.,o ~. yfonal FAR -, ~” - - li....sf.I - 49,, rnt. tm 81. ,.I,.. e. a.. o,|o,,tta, ,, ~, ~anraf nm na.u aa,,’n – a.. fi.rI m. h,l r.a,,t b,nt =, pbnht, VINO na.sal If ci.anr. o,,.r no nnr,sbinq crimson ra,u.ards – pa,.,. mn thn Nm ,,g nnt tbro,,n moro th,n rive y,rds from, ~ cantn,. Iinn ana min the ,Ia,. yyas rartr. und.r mo ,,I.7 tno han v.an, ~ IIa,,,ard ara.. siob of ra- Itof ,,.ant ,a fra,, no uar,.arJ stdo ~ tho fioId ana mot five minutes Ioter No gana onded Tbat This was, Critical mou.nt wa. proy.d nv. IA. r,,t not br,usbo,t “a. socord balf rror,,rl dtl mot ANA. have IN nan in yaI..s ts,rito,.y ana ,.t s., was h.r daranso mar n,fther cav vim hi. ta,.ific nnrngrs mar IA t-rem.rdnus STRENGTH nr ~. Val. li,.mon ,ya, .bln to on., hole. ana p,sh tba han n.,ror. th,r t,o fi-fta.p-vord linz IN. ,1o,y ,r.r. T., l.ro. ,,.,.- ,,,. rrsb.s o-c.,s.,noli +b,r. wound IA, o., ,nd r,,n ,bf.h ,,. 49,. ,r,. s,ccegsrrl ,v.o,,t r,l,an. u.,.ard nj. roct,d I’M. .o,irst ,.,tafr prrch,. ma NH. ,t,.f. ~, ,Ii,. n,. n,.an. ,rorLal n,tstIn ~ t,aLI. u’h,n a.. mas hoI h..n lr,a.n M m. =. .,,..,. MN. i7 ,rd, ,,-,,,o naarl,. - f,r. s.,.,,I +i,,os

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Michigan leads 6–⁠5–⁠1 in 12 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.