Vanderbilt at Michigan

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  Omaha daily bee, October 29, 1911, page 37

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  MICHIGAN’S VICTORY HOLLOW Vanderbilt Holds Big School to Nine to Eight Score. NEITHER SCORE IN FIRST HALF Yost’s Men Fight rs often 60 Defend Their own Goal LIue AZ Co Batter VanderbiIts De- fenSc. ANN ARBoR. Mich. oct sS-Giving the Maize and Blue one OF the toughest battles Ferry field has witnessed In years and threatening to snatch victory until the last moment OF play, Wander bilt unlversitys foot ball eleven was defeated 0 to s, by Michigan today In a contest filled with thrilling flashes OF individual brilliance. Michigan outplnyed Vanderbilt trifle In the first half, but in the final two periods the men OF Yost fought as iiercely and as often to defend their own goal line as they did to batter Van derbilts defense in an effort TO score. Neither team counted In the first two quarters. Each scored field goal In the third. In the final period Wells, Michigan’s All-American end, crossed the Vanderbilt goal line and Captain Conklin kicked god1. few moments later Cap tain II. Morrison of Vanderbilt dupli- Gated Wells performance, but he put too much energy in his klckout. The oval sailed over the heads of his team mates and Vanderbilt’s chance to tie the score with the goal following the touch down was forfeited. That failure gave the game 10 Michigan. Nanderbilt’s first scoro resulted from the efforts OF Curlin, a substitute Tho southern eleven succeeded In working the ball to Michlgans fiftcen-yard line, There was q sudden pause and n 1.-THE youth, unknown TO all save a few root ers, trotted upon the gridiron and replaced Fullback Sikes. A second later no cody sent a perfect drop kick whirring across the uprishta and for a few minutes he was the hero OF the day. With the exception OF tho deadly accuracy with which Vanderbilt executed long forward passes. neither team showed consistent strength in any department When Vanderbilt’s defense was nearly impregnable, the team failed 70 gain. When the southerners began 10 drive Michigan back toward the maize and blue goal in tho last half. the line weakened and Michigan. retaliating, battered the tackles and slipped inside OF the ends for gain after gain. Michigan depended almost entirely on straight foot ball for gains nearly oil of their forward passes going wrong Twice In the first quarter Boyle attempted short place kicks and both times Vanderbilt broke through and blocked. Gratis was Michgan’s gllttering star, while Captain Morrison, who used himseH up completely aud who himself assumed the offensc burden In critical moments, played a great game for Vanderbilt,

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  The evening times, Grand Forks, N.D., October 30, 1911, page 1

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  CLOSEST SCORE At ANN ARb0R Michigan Barely Missed a Tied Score and Defeat by Vanderbilt Ann Arbor. Mich. Oct. 30.-Givine the maize and blue n OF the tough. ess battles Ferry field has witnessed in years. and threatening to snatch victory until the last moment OF play. Vanderbilt universities football eleven was defeated 9 to 8 by Michigan in a contest filled with thrilling flashes Of individual brilliance. Michigan outplayed Vanderbilt a trife in the first half, but in h final two periods the men Of Yost fought as fiercely and as often to defend their own goal line as they did to batter ! V~anderbilt’s defense In an effort to score. Neither team counted in the first two quarters. Each scored a field goal in the third. In the final period Wells. Michigan’s all-American end. crossed the Vanderbilt goal line and Captain Conklin kicked goal. A few moments later Captain r. Morrison Of Vanderbilt duplicated Wells per- Torrance. but he put too much energy the heads Of his teammates and Van derbilt’s chance to tie the score with the goal following the touchdown was forfeited. That failure gave the game to Michigan. V~anderbilt’s first score resulted from the efforts Of Curtin, a substitute. The southern eleven succeeded in working the ball to Michigan’s If teen-yard line. There was a sudden pause and a 1.-the youth. unknown to all save a few rooters. trotted upon the gridiron and replaced Fullback Skies. A second later he cody sent q perfect drop kick whirling across the uprights. With the exception Of the deadly accuracy with which Vanderbilt executed long forward passes. neither team showed consistent strength in any department. When Vanderbilt’s defense nearly was impregnable. the team failed to gain: when the south erners began to drive Michigan back in the last half. the line weakened and Michigan retoliating. battered the tackles and slipred inside Of the ends for gain after gain. Michigan depend ed almost rtirely on straight football for gains. nearly all Of their forward passes going wrong. Twice in the first quarter Boyle attempted short place kicks and both times Vanderbilt broke through and blocked. Craig was Michigan’s star while Captain r. Morrison. who used him. self completely UP and who himself assumed the offcnse burden in critical moments. played a great game for Vanderbilt.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 29, 1911, page 10

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  MICHIGAN GETS A SCARE Vanderbilt Beaten at Ann Arbor by a Single Point. Ann Arbor Mich, oct. 2s.-Vanderbilt played Michigan to a standstill here to-day and was beaten only In the last period of the game. when It could not score the goal following a touchdown. That gave the victory TO the Maize and Blue by the score Of to s. The contest was brilliant by streaks and individual work was at a premium. Michigan outplayed Vanderbilt slightly IN the first half, but I’m the final two periods Yost’s men fought as fercely and as often to defend their own goal line as they did TO batter Vanderbits defence. Neither team counted in the first two quarters Each scored a field goal in the third In the final period Wells, Michigan’s All-American end, crossed the Vanderbilt goal line. and Captain Conklin kicked goal few moments later Captain r. Morrison Of Vanderbilt, duplicated Weiss perform ance, but he put too much energy in his kick-out The oval sailed over the heads Of his team mates. and Nandcrbits chance to tie the score with the goal following the touchdown was forfeited. That failure gave the game to Michigan. With the exception of the deadly accuracy with which Vanderbilt executed long forward passes, neither team showed consistent strength i’m any department. When Vanderbilts defence was nearly i’m pregnable the team failed 10 gain: when the Southerners began TO drive Michigan back toward the Maize and Blue goal in the last half the line weakened, and Michigan. retaliating, battered the tackles and slipped inside OF the ends for gain after gain. Michigan depended almost entirely on straight football for gains, nearly all Of their forward passes going wrong. Craig was Michigans glittering star while Captain r. Morrison, who used him self completely up, and who himself as sumed the burden of the offence in critical moments. PLAYED a wonderful game for Vanderbilt.

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 29, 1911, page 14

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  Michigan Wins, 9–⁠8. ANN .ARBOR. Mich. Oct. 29.-Giving the Maize and Blue ona of the toughest battles Ferry Field has witnessed in years and threatening to snatch victory until the last moment of play. Wander hilt UDiversity’s football eleven was detented 9 to s by Michigan in n streaky contest. filed with thrilling flashes Of individual brilliancC. Michigan cHtplsySk Vanderbilt II trihc in the first half. b6 in the final two Ieriods the men of Yost fought as fiercely AMI es often to defenI Ihsi. goal line as they did to batter Van derbilt’s deferse In an EFFORT TO score.

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