The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-02
MICHIGAN WINS.
Defeats Stanford University by
Score of 40 to O.

Pasadena, Cal, Jan. by the decis-
i've score of 40 to o, the Michigan uni
versity football team defeated Stanford
university Wednesday afternoon. The
score is quite in proportion to the gen.
eral superiority of the eastern men at
the game of football 1t does not, how
ever, tell the story of StanfordS des-
perate, but futile efforts against defeat.
Aichigan'S superior knowledge of the
game showed in every play AT KICK
ing, general team work, running, tack
ling and bucking the line, the Michl-
gan men excelled. Perhaps the strong
est feature of their playing was the
phenomenal punting by Sweeley, Mich
agan's right end In every exchange OF
punts Stanford lost ground, which could
not be regained-
In the first half stanford showed well
for the first twenty minutes, forcing
Michigan'S line for small gains and
holding her opponents when they went
against her. Gradually the Michigan
boys forced the ball down the field for
steady gains through center and around
the left end.
BY a series of brilliant plays that
never failed to score a gain, and by the
q football field in California, Michigan
took the ball to Stanford's 20-yard line.
Here the Californians took a deter
mined stand, encouraged by the shouts
terrible gatherings of their line UNI
til they secured the ball on
downs and then began sys-
tenatie and determined assault on
.Michigan's invulnerable line. Stanford
tried every trick known to their men
to advance, but were finally forced to
resort to punting.
Again Michigan hammered the line for
steady gains Clark. AStanford.s left
end. was disabled in a fierce scrimmage
and was replaced by Preston Michi-
ga1'S star full hack, Snow, scored the
FIRST touchdown and Shorts kicked goal
Three times in the first half Michigan
succeeded in sending man over the
line, but once failing to add a goal. The
first half ended with the score: Michi-
gan, II; Stanford, o.
The second half was an exhibition of
fast football. Michigan went at their
opponents with all the knowledge of
the game and the weight of their play
ers. They hit Stanford's line in the
middle and went around the ends. They
advanced ten, fifteen and twenty yards
on a play, on fake passes, fake kicks
and every other known football device.
In fact. so fast and fierce was their
play that Stanford was bewildered and
knew not how to stop the encrOachment
on her goal Once or twice the Cali
fOrnians held the conquerors for downs,
but the arrested progress of the Ann
Arhor men was extremely brief. Again
over the line for touchdowns and Shorts
kicked goal until 40 points had been
scored.
For Michigan the brightest star in her
ranks was Snow at full back, though
he scarcely eclipsed Swooley and Bern
STEIN Traeger for Stanford played a
brilliant game, his tackling being one
of the features.
The day was perfect. though possibly
tr1fe warm for football The field
upon which the teams met was as
smooth as a floor, but very dusty. The
crowd, the largest that ever attended
an athletic event in Southern California,
numbered about seven thousand. It
presented all the animation and much
more color than the average football
crowd.