South Dakota at Michigan

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  The Mitchell capital, Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.], November 7, 1912, page 1

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  SOUTH DAKOTA ALMOST WINNER NERMILLION ELENEN HOLDS MICHIGAN TEAM DOWN TO Z TO & SCORE IN SATUR- DAYS GAME. feffy REID, Ann AfDOf, Mich South Dakota came within an ace of beating Michigan all hollow Sat urday afternoon. For three fourths of the game the husky westerners outplayed our men and only the speed of Jimmy Craig and a little bad break in the luck prevented the Coy attes leaving with the Wolverine pelts. Coyotes Score First. South Dakota was the first ia score and for about two hours it looked very much as though it would have a monopoly of the scoring business. Two long forward passes early in the second quarter, the last a beauty from Colfey to Sheeks put the Coyotes on the ten yard line with a clear field and Sheeks made the most of it. Unfortunately for him, however, he was forced over in the far southwestern orner OF the lot and this gave Jimmie Craig d chance to use his speed TIC spoil the punt out. South Dakota was unable to try for goal, but their six points looked as big as the Black Hills for the rest of the afternoon. The fight and dash displayed by the western line kept Michigan on the defense nearly the entire time until late in the last quarter. nee an unlucky tumble after a double pass on the Kickoff had enabled South Dakota to reach Mich igan’s Is yard line OH the very first play, prevented the westerners from :. a n,Jir q oyntJa. rA~rta1,dnyrp fC,. +Ib trick completely surprised the Mich igan team. Michigan Rallies. On another occasion Ferguson tried Il drop kick from the forty yard last quarter Michigan seemed to rally and fought South Dakota down TO the Is yard line only to lose it on downs. Ferguson tried to punt aga inst the wind but Jimmy Craig broke through so fast that the South Dakota back had to hurry and kicked high and outside two yards in adj vance of the scrimmage line. From there Michigan battered over for the tying touchdown which patterson converted into an easy goal, winning one of the hardest fought games ever played ON Ferry Field, by a score OF I to s. The work of Sheeks, Inlay. Coffey and Meter stood out above that OF the rest of the South Dakota team, though the whole western line fought like demons. Until the very finish Michigan vas forced to resort TO fakes in order to gain. South Dakota played a fast tricky game and has nothing to be ashamed of i nthe de feat. Her ends outplayed Michigan and her use of the forward passes made Michigan rooters shake in their shoes. For the Wolverine cast Thompson and Jimmy Craig We’re the whole works. T~hompson’s punting was at one stage of the game the only thing that kept Michigan in the game. The game was played OIL a soggy slippery field that spoiled more than one play for both teams. A snow storm chased the crowd of ten thousand home as the game ended With the final score, Michigan, Z; South Dakota, 6.

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  The Madison daily leader. (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, South Dakota, November 4, 1912, page 1

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  GR|D|RON BATTLE South Dakota Lcae. 10 Michigan by a Score of z to 6 Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. 4..-SecuIing a touchdown and goal in the last few minutes of play, Michigan Saturday defeat cd the University of South Dakota football eleven, Z to 6, in a thrilling game, the first contest in which the two universities have ever participated. A bad puntout by sheeks, after he had scored a touchdown for South Dakota in the second period, lost the husky visitors the opportunity..to hold the Wolverines to a tie. Held score less in the first quarter, both elevens played desperate football in the next period, and finally. after an exchange Of punts. South Dakota secured the ball on Michigan’s 40 yard line. Two forward passes neatly executed Melted South Dakota over half the distance and Sheeks tore through for a touch down. Before Potts could recover Sheeks’ e~rratic puntout Michigan players had him blocked. Back and forth waged the tide of battle until late in the final period when Michigan worked the ball we’ll into Dakota territory, only to have Il forward pass interrupted. Ferguson punted out of bounds on Dakota 15-pass line and Michigan secured the ball. Using Thomson as the vortex OF a terrific line attack, the maize and blue warriors battled their way to Dakota’s 7-yard line, where Thorn son smashed through for the tying score. Then Peterson, with the game Ringing on his effort. kicked goal. Thomson and Sheeks were individual stars.

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  The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, November 3, 1912, page 1

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  MICHIGAN IS VICTOR IN THRILLING GAME Contest Between Husky War riors Decided by 7 to 6 Score, ANN ARBoR. Mlch Nov 2-sscurins touchdown and goal IN the last few minutes Of play. Michigan today defeated the University OF South Dakota, 10 s. in q thrilling game. the hpst contest in which the two universities ever participated- A bad kickout By Shseks after he mad scored a touchdown for South Dakota in the second period lost the husky visitors the opportunity TO hold the Wolverines 20 tie He’d seoreless IA the next period. both elevens PLAYED desperate football IN the next period and hnally. after an exchange of pults. South ps kota secured the ball on Mchissns forty yard line Two forward passes nettsd South Dakota more than half the diy. tznoe and Sheeks tore through for 4 touchdown. rsue punt Michigan players had him blocked. Back and forth vsged the tide Of bat. tie until late IN the f1nsl period. when Michigan worked the ball we’ll into D. kotA territory only 70 have n forward pass intercepted Ferguson punte-1 otif OF bounds on DakotA’s ifteen-yard lins and Michigan got the ball. Using Thonasou 81 the vortex OF n terrific lina At tack, the Maze and Blue Warriors bar tered their way TO Dakota’s seven yard ltne. where Thomson smashed through Downigh for the tying score. Then pat erson kicked goal

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Michigan leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.