The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-16
MICHIGAN OVERWHELMED CHICAGO
Ann Arbor Defeats Windy City ~ n
Score Of Fl to o.

Chicago, Nov. l5-Michigan q, chicago
between the old-time rival universities, put
it tells nothinE of the desperation and nero
ism OF Chicago's defense. the Visitors niaoe
but one touchdown by straight football zen
points came straight from Right end
Sweeley. who. out of six maas
s 5s1 g1ssa b from LEFT he aai z iaaSa r1u who plunged e
seventy-fve yards DOWN the Held. unmo-
Tested by a local player. ,.ur
Scores made in this manner are usuaily
labeled luke by partisans of the de-
feated team. and by this reasoning Cnicao
goans tonight are ayerring; that "a, L III to rs ~
alive merits of the W teams.
Michigan supporters were disappointed II
played with less speed than they displayed
against Wisconsin two weeks ago. 1t looked
as IL the Locomotive eleven" from 3hn
decisive defeats Of the Badgers by the Min
nesota eleven was received in the Michigan
it aunle sssnS Michigan shis ine gets back into the
form OF two weeks ago., the Western cham
pionship win go to Minnesota when the
During the game Michigan carried the
ball 40 yards, $50 in the first half and 10
in the second. Chicago in the first half
ond ls5. a total Of go yards. Chicago fun
bled five times, losing tho ball each time.
while Michigan fumbled but twice and each
time recovered the oval During the first
half the ball was not once carried offensive
" into Michigan territory.
1t was during tnlS ndI tndl CulcdBo.. ",
the most desperate kline Of work. checked
the M~ichiganders, when a few more yards
In several instances would have meant
touchdowns for the visitors. Twice on their
dve-yard line and once when the ball
seemed within a few inches OF the line. the
Chicago team held with all the valor OF
dispair and punted out of the immediate
danger. Then Sweeley began trying to pace
kick goals from the field. eventually making
the first points for his team. Soon AFTER
wards, when the eleyens had changed SIDES,
Heston took the ball on a trick play on his
own thirty-1ve-yard line, and. amid the
frantic cheers Of the Michigan ''rooters,"
shot down the field Tor a touchdown
The Michigan Interference boxed" Chi
cago's right end, who was playing in close
don OF Chicago came running across tho
field, and might have tackled him on the
Chicago ffty-yardh line, but Heston stopped
an instant near the side line. as IL to dodge,
and then hen spsd on With Ssd E ss clear 49,. fed before fore
had topped, too. As Sweeiey failed to
kick goal, the half closed with the score:
Michigan 10, Chicago 0.
During the remainder of the game Chi
cago was more formidable. but never dan
several times. but the closest the Maroons
got to the coveted touchdown was on Mich
tgan's seventeen-yard line. whittier they
had carried it from their own thirty-five-
its most disastrous tumble. Sweeley's punt
and the ensuing tumble gave Michigan the
ball on Chfcago's fy-fve-yard line. and
within a few minutes the Maroon line was
hurled back and Palmer pushed over for a
About 10000 persons saw the game. The
weather was cold enough to be ideal for tbs
sport. and the gridiron was In excellent
fehape- Michigan put In only two substi-
Sutes. while Chicago played several more