Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-11-06
WON BY WOLVERINES
WISCONSIN BARELY BEATEN IE
BIG FOOTBALL GAME
BEFORE A GREAT AUDIENCE
Final Score 6 to O, and the
Only Point Is Made at the
Very Outset of the Contest
Granostand Collapses, lnjuring
Many.

Chicago, Nov. Before crowd so
densely packed that it was found
necessary to close the gates of Mar
shall field, the battle for the football
supremacy between Michigan and
Wisconsin was fought out yesterday
and the game resulted Michigan G.,
Wisconsin o.
1t has been ten years since such a
crowd has been attracted to a foot
ball game in the west. The contest
was regarded as settling last years
undecided championship and by many
who cannot see great promise in tn
University of Chicago team as de-
Gliding the western championship this
season. the inadequacy of the accom-
modatiOns of Marshall field for such a
crOwd-estimated at ,000-resulted
in an accident in which several people
were hurt. At the northwest corner
OF the grounds one of the temporary
grandstands, crowded beyond It's ca
pacity, fell with a crash For 10
minutes, while order was being
brought out of the resultant confusion,
the game ceased. Manager Bartelme,
who made arrangements for the game,
Immediately gave orders that no more
tickets should be sold. Those who
already had tickets were admitted. 1t
is said thousands were turned away
and soon the roofs of buildings near
the grounds were covered with spec
lot II, L
begun there was not an unoccupied
roof, telegraph pole, lamp post or win
dow within eyesight of the gridlron.
Wisconsin was represented by about
1000 rooters, Michigan by about the
same number. 1t was an honorable
defeat which was forced on the badg-
ers, and with the first six minutes
of the game cut out many said the
score would have been 0 to 0. But
in that fatal first on-rush, Michigaa
having won the toss, carried out
Yosts plays with vigor and dash so
enthusiastic that it seemed as if there
was nothing to do but give way before
it.
Wisconsin apparently was surprised
temporarily out of its senses by such
terrific linebucking, when, in common
with nearly everybody else, it had
feared most the end runs by Mich
gan's speedy backs. For Wisconsin it
was only a brief loss of head" but
it cost the game. For the rest OF the
game the badgers showed themselves
nearly, if not entirely Michigan's
equals.
Juneau made several spectacular
runs but he was a serious offender in
fumbling. Abbott was a tower of
strength on the defense. Michigan
fumbled only once.
Nothing could show better the fight
ing spirit of the badgers than the
stand they took after Michigan's
touchdown. The wolverines after the
kickoff Immediately attempted +
carry the Wisconsin players off thei
feet and again the Madison boys wer{
forced to their vineyard line. A
mass play was hurled against Long
and Abbott. When the Scrimmage
was over the breathless Wisconsin
rooters of a second before sent up a
mighty cheer. Their line at last had
held. The remainder of the game was
played chiefly in Wisconsin's territory
but never again were the badgers so
closely pressed. Wisconsin forced
Michigan to punt repeatedly during
the second half, and it was observed
that Haumerson and Driver (the latter
came into the game as substituted
held their own with the redoubtable
Sweeley, and the badger ends almost
invariably were waiting for Sweeley
or Weeks to catch the punts while
Redden and Sweely were no less
speedy when their turns came.
Heston, Lawrence, Maddox, Pal
mer, Jones, bernstein and Gregory
were Michigan's best ground gamers
while Juneau, Driver, Vanderboom,
Fogg and Haumerson played star parts
in Wisconsin's offense.
Michigan won on its merits accord.
ing to many impartial critics, but the
grain of superiority the team dig
played over Wisconsin, weg SO amAla
that the badger rooters viii have ITS
enough to Keep them talking for many
a month