Michigan at Vanderbilt

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  Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga., October 27, 1913, page 7

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  YOST’ s MACHINE ROLLS ALL OVER COMMODORES Vanderbilt Offers Pitiful Defense Against Clever Michigan Squad. Final Score 80 to 2. NASHVILLE, TENN, Oct. 25.- “ Outclassing Vanderbilt with beautifully executed forward passes and puzzling trick plays, Michigan sprang big surprise by piling up 33 points against the Com modores, whose safety, resulting from a blocked kick in the first quarter, gave the Southerners their only two points of the game. Vanderbilt sup porters were expecting a Michigan victory, but were unprepared for the crushing defeat administered by the Yost machine. Skies Gains Consistently. Vanderbilt attempted several for ward passes after the forwards had failed miserably to open holes for The backs, but they We’re always either intercepted or fell incomplete. In the second period Vanderbilt threw scare into the Michiganders, when Skies, almost single handed, carried the oval deep into Wolverine terri tory, only to tumble when f1ercely tackled. Quinn, in the second period. in at tempting to punt from behind the Michigan goal line, was blocked by T. Brown, who fell upon the ball for a safety. He crashed into a wire fence, tearing several throat car tilages loose, and was finally carried from the field in a critical condition. After Vanderbilt in the first period was forced to punt on account # heavy penalties, the Wolverines, by line plays and a 20-yard forward pass, put the ball within striking dis lance Of the Commodores’ goal line. Pastain went thr ‘ugh tackle for touchdown. Gait, In a brilliant sprint through a broken field, reeled off as yards after Torbett had returned Vanderbilt’s kick off 10 yards A short forward pass put the ball IN Vanderbilt’s 12-yard line, but the dis lance was lost on a penalty. Quinn made 1t up when he skirted right end for Is yards. Hughitt on a fake lay made 5 yards around left end, and in three short line plunges Quinn bucked over for the second touchdown. Patterson kicked goal. Quinn intercepted a forward pass in the second period on Michigan’s 25-yard line and began steady march to the goal line, Quinn tear ing through the line for the third touchdown. The punt-out was muffed by Pontius. Line plunges by Gait and Hughitt and a forward pass by Calf put the ball on Michigan’s 30-yard line. Van derbilt stiffened and Quinn was forced to punt Boench made a mess Of the catch, Lyons falling on tbs oval. Hughitt plowed through center for the fourth touchdown and Pontius again muffed the punt-out. In the final quarter a few line plaYs and a 40-yard forward pass put the ball on Vanderbift’s 1-yard line. Hughitt bucked over for the last touchdown.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 26, 1913, page 15

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  MICHIGAN SMOTHERS VANDERBILT ELEVEN Rolls Up Total Of Five Touch downs to Lone Safety for the C0mmod0reS. Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 2b-Michlgah mothered the Vanderbilt eleven by a score of 80 to 2 to-day. The Commodores two points resulted from a safety by T. Brown. who fell on the ball across Michigan’s goal line after he had blocked punt by Quinn. The Wolverines pushed over two touchdowns I’m the first period, TWO IN the second and one In the third and added three goals after touchdowns’ two punt-outs being muffed Vanderbilt started of with whirlwind attack. but was checked In Michieans territory by heavy penalties ana after that the game resolved itself into q practice match for the wolverines The Commodores were unable 10 open holes through the heavy Michigan line for the backs, who were compelled to confine their attack to end runs. Every forward pass attempted by Vanderbilt was either intercepted or incompleted .,bue Ouinn. Lyons and Torbitt pulled off beautiful passes almost at will.

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