The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-27
One of the Hardest-FOught Football
Games of the Season Played in
the Mammoth Coliseum.
ANN ARBOR DEFEATED 7 TO 6
FIRST CONTEST ON AN INDOOR GRID.
IRON, AND III WAS A SUCCESS.
Boston Athletes Beaten IL to by Chi
western and Wisconsin Tied at g.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2s.-In the big building
in which five months ago w. ]. Bryan was
nominated for the presidency, 1000 cheer
ing football enthusiasts saw the eleven of
the University of Chicago defeat the strong
eleven from the University of Michigan in
one of the most desperately contested
games ever played in Chicago The result
was a surprise to everybody, for. although
the Chicago eleven professed the utmost
| confidence of winning this feeling was not
shared by their supporters who, at best,
looked for Them to hold their opponents
| down to a small score.
To Herschberger Chicago's fullback, be-
| longs the honor of winning the game. His
| punting was of the features and his
| goal from the field, kicked from the forty
| yard line, went cleanly between the goal
posts He easily outclassed Hogg the Ann
| Arbor fulback, and time and again his
| long kicks saved his team. Chicago could
do but little with Michigan's line, most of
| her gains being on end plays, in which she
| displayed splendid interference, or by the
| kicking of Herschberger Hamill and Firth,
tire Chicago ends, both distinguished them
| selves by some very pretty tackles On the
| Michigan side, Pingree, in the first half
was the whole thing" the plucky little
| fellow seldom falling TO make the required
| distance. He was, however, forced to re-
| tire in the second half, his place being
! taken by Ferbert, who equally effec-
! tive. Michigan made frequent use of the
| famous Princeton tackle and guard back
| plays. which were very effective. But few
| tricks. however, were resorted to by either
| side, both relying on straight, hard foot
| ball
One thing at least was settled by the
| game. and that Is that indoor football is
literally and figuratively speaking, a howl
| ing success. The men had no trouble in
| catching punts and football was played on
| its merits without the handcaps of a wet
| field, or a strong wind. Toward the end
| of the second half it got very dark and
| the spectators were treated to a novelty
in the shape of football by electric light
| The elements seemed all in favor of the
| game. The frequent squalls of rain made
| outdoor football almost a swimming match
| and the strong south wind rendered punt
ing, one of the points OF football which
| everyone understands and appreciates. out
! of the question TO the side which was un-
| fortunate enough to be playing against the
! wind. The sheltering walls of the big
Coliseum obyiated all this and the game
was played on a field that was ideal in
| its footing.
The scene was a brilliant one. On all
| sides of the field were the waving colors
of the rival colleges, with here and there
| a sprinkling of the cardinal of Wisconsin
| and the blue of Yale. the red and white
of Cornell and the yellow and black of
Champaign. In the boxes along the side
| lines were many groups of gaily dressed
| women
| ties In fact. were not the least interest
| ing feature OF the game, replacing as they
| dld 10 certain extent the coaching par
| ties which, of course. We're impossible. The
| noise was simply terrific. Every mother 5
son and daughter seemed 10 be possessed
of a tin horn and a determination to blow
| It's mouthpiece through the other end
Class and college yells and songs of ali
kinds were started up with or without
| proVocation and at times the play had to be
stopped on account of the inability of the
| players TO hear the signals
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
The result decidedly complicates the situ-
alton as regards the Western championship
Every team, with the exception of Wiscon-
sin, has now suffered at least one defeat
and its tie with Northwestern to-day gives
it but little ground for claiming the cham
| pionship. 1t happened like this:
Michigan won the toss and chose the
south goal. Herschberger kicked off for
gree bringing the ball back five yards Carr
gained three yards through tackle. Ferbert
iYsn was uhaDle en Yards 10 gam or and Michgan
| gree carried the ball two yards and five
yards on tackle plays, and Haley five yards
| by the same means. Hogg then tried the
center but Firth broke through and tackled
him for no gain. Two more tries at the
line were productive of no result and Chi
gan's thirty-three-yard line. Hamill was
unable to gain. Herschberger tried fol
| goal, but failed and the bali was brought
| out to the twenty-five-yard lire and punted
| Herschberger gained ten yards around lef,
| end. Three attempts on the line failed
and Michigan got the ball on downs Pin
| gree made two yards around left end. Hogg
| punted to Herschberger on the fifty-ya.rd
| line. A moment after Clarke fumbled and
Carr fell on the ball. Haley gained two
yards. and then Chicago was given the bal
! for holding. Herschberger failed to gain
He then kicked 10 Michigans fifteen-yard
! line. Hogg advancing it five yards before
being downed. Henninger and Villa ad.
vanced IL five yards on tackle plays Hogg
kicked TO the forty-yard line HerschbergeI
| fifteen yards around right end. On an
exchange of punts Chicago gained five
yards Carr was hurt. but resumed
| five-yard line. Hogg tried 10 return tho
| compliment. but Roby broke through and
blocked the kick. the ball bounding back
| make safety touchdown. scoring 2 foI
Chicago. The ball was brought out and
| punteU 10 clarke on the 1OrtX-GlNe-Nard line
| Hamll gained five yards through right
| tackle The ball was then passed back tC
| Herschberger for try at goal He sue
| ceeded the ball going squarely between the
| posts. Score to 0. in favor of Chicago
Haley kicked off to Herschberger. who
| caught il on the ten-yard line and advanced
| IT. fifteen yards. Just as he was tackled he
| kicked TO Hogg on Michigans forty-yard
| line. Hogg advanced il ten yards witt
! good interference. Carr was tackled behind
| the line for a three-yard loss. Hogg kicked
| to Herschberger on Chicagos twenty-yarC
| line who brought the leather back twenty.
| three yards. aided by splendid interference.
| He was fiercely tackled by Galley and hurt
| but resumed playing. HerschDerC puntef
| to Michigaus twenty-yard iine Hogs
! bringing it back seven yards. hut the plaN
| was not allowed. and Michigan was giver
the ball for holding. Galley took the be 4
| twice for two and three yards resp -: fvelv
| and Pingree twice for five yards eacI
| through tackle. bringing the ball TO chi.
! cago's twenty-ive-Nard line. Villa backed
! the center for yard. Pingree went around
| yards on tackle, back play. and repeated
/ The performance. Galley went five wards
through right guard. bringing the ball Il
| Chicago's ten-yard line.
| Michigan played desperately for touch
down. but Chicago rallied and secured The
| ball on downs. HerSchberger immediatel = IL
! punted 20 Michigans forty-yard lire. Pin.
| gree gained seven yards on a tackle. bach
| play Galley two yards and then five wards
| through right tackle. Hogg was unable tC
gain through center. Ferbert. on a trick