The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-01
Cornell Goes Down Before the University 0
Pennsylvania Eleven.
The Carlisle Indians Defeat the
Columbia College Team by a
Score of Forty-Five to Nothing
Brown Beaten by the University
of Chicago, Seventeen to Six
Games at Other Points.

CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-For the first
time since the breaking off of athletic
relations in 1893 the football elevens
of the universities of Michigan and
Wisconsin met to-day in a game that
may prove to be practically the semi
final for the Western championship. Ii
was stated to-day that arrangements
have been practically concluded 1or a
game between the Wisconsin ard the
University of Chicago elevens on De
cember 9th, and this fact gave added
interest to the game, as, should Wiscon-
sin win to-day's game, the Western
championship would be decided on that
date.
Probably two better drilled eIevens
never have faced each other on West
ern gridiron than when the wearers OF
the maize and blue of Michigan and
the cardinal of Wisconsin lined up at
the sound of the referees whistle this
morning. Michigan's coaches claimed
that the team was in even taEter shape
physically than when it met Pennsyl-
vania, and looked confidently for vic
tory Wisconsin, on the other hand,
was without the services Of her resu-
lar center and left guard, the veterans,
Comstock and Roy Chamberlain, hut
the team, as made up, was considered,
nevertheless, one of the strongest ever
sent out from Wisconsin.
1t was considered a game between a
team with a perfect defense and one
exceptionally strong in offensive tactics.
On form heretofore displayed Michigan
was a slight favorite, in spite of the
n Iii 81 fbo
consin Captain and full back, as, out
side of this, the offensive game of the
Wisconsin team has been of a rather
mediocre quality, partly on account of
accidents early in the season. Michigan,
on the other hand, possesses one of the
fastest back fields in the country and
even the splendidly developed defense
of the Badgers was expected by the
Michigan aaa ssents to be unable to stop
their advance. So far as weight was
concerned Michigan had the advantage
by several pounds, the average weight
of the. Wolverine players being about
1I2 pounds, the weight of the ,inesmen
averaging close to $780, The average
weight of the Wisconsin men, with lit
tie Trait filling the position of quarter
back, was under 1859 pounds Wiscon-
sins line was lighter than that of Mich
igan by over five pounds to a man.
The mighty right leg of Pat O'Dea,
Wisconsin's fullback, was a big factor
in the one-sided score, as he was re-
sponsible for ten of the points scored
by the Badgers. Once he lifted the ball
to the goal posts from the thirty-five
yard line and once his punt went so far
49, IT ;ci,
ling, gave Hyman a chance to fall on
the pigskin behind Michigan's goal
posts, which he did.
The second touchdown by Wisconsin
was made on clean, hard football in
the second half, the light but active
linemen from Wisconsin opening holes
in the Michigan forwards, through
which Peele, Larson, Curtis and Blair
plunged for big gains. The defensive
work of the Wisconsin eleven was re-
markable and time and again Sweely
and Keena were forced to punt.
The exchanges while O'Dea was in
the game always resulted in big losses
for Michigan. O'Dea, however, was
ruled out for smuggling on the play that
resulted in touchdown by Hyman,
and Driver, who took his place, was
much inferior to Michigans skickers,
though he did splendid work in p'ung-
ing through the line. Wisconsin was
expected to show interference in her Of
fensive game, but the way the Badger
backs tore through was surprise to
even their most enthusiastic rooters
During the most of the game Michi-
gan was on the defensive, and poor
Judgment on the part of Wisconsin in
the first half in attempting a fake kick
when the ball was in splendid posi-
ton for a kick from the field probably
cost the Badgers five points.
One Of the largest crowds that ever
gathered at a football game in Chi
cago witnessed the struggle Excursion
trains were run from Madison, Mari
nette and Milwaukee and from Ann Ar
Dor and Menominee. Mich, and prob
ably 1900 outside admirers of the two
teams lent their voices to the cheering
which was incessant from beginning to
the end of the game.
The teams lined up as follows.