The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-28
CHAMPIONS OF WEST
TITLE FAIRLY EARNED BY MICHI-
GAN ON FERRY FIELD.
Minnesota Defeated % to @ I'm o. Game
That Was Furious from start
to Finish.
FEATURES OF THE CONTEST
WOLVERINES SHOWED sUPERIORI-
TY IN ALL POSITIONS.
Grinding Mass Plays and Sensational
HurdIing-Hestonf the Star OF
the Struggle.

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Nov. 27-Michigan
defeated Minnesota to-day on Ferry Field,
q 70 s, and earned the undisputed title TO
the Western football championship before a
crowd of 10000 cheering enthusiasts. 1t took
seventy minutes of furious play TO finish the
game. At times both teams were brilliant;
at times the game on both sides was
ragged but IL never ceased to be desperate.
The superiority of the Wolverines over
the Gophers is not questioned tonight. In
the first half they carried the ball 2O5
yards compared with IS yards TO the credit
of Minnesota In the second half the
Michiganders made $50 yards against 165
yards for Minnesota. Minnesota braced
wonderfully after Flynns touchdown and
played better game.
Michigan made her first score after ten
minutes OF play in the first half. Weeks
won the toss and chose the west goal.
which was favored by rather stiff wind.
Heston, Herenstein, Gaver and Maddox,
the last named hurdling like a kangaroo,
smashed the Gophers back to Minnesota's
one-yard line. The attacks were directed
mostly against left tackle, which seemed
totally incapable of coping with the di
versifeo form in which the Michigan men
came at them. With only yard to gain
for a touchdown Michigan hit the line but
the play was stopped there. A cheer went
up from the Minnesota rooters. Another
grinding mass play. however. sent Maddox
over the line and the first score of the
western championship contest had been
recorded. This the only touchdown
of the game made on straight line bucking.
SweeIey converted it into a goal and the
score was Michigan, 6; Minnesota, 0.
HESToN THE STAR
The Michigan supporters, including near
ly everyone present. cheered and waved
their flags, but ii remained for Heston,
who was destined to be the star of the
game, to electrify them. Hard play had
carried the ball in Michigans possession
TO Minnesota's twenty-yard line. Maddox
disjointed the Minnesota line in his vicinity
and Heston saw the hole and went through
IL like a streak. Two men missed him
as he went through. With burst OF speed
which brought everyone 10 his feet Heston
circled toward the side lines and just es-
capped Harris. He ran squareiy behind
the goal posts. and a moment later the
bulletin board showed Michigan y. Min
neso.a 0. The half closed with these figures
unchanged and the ball in Michigan's pos
session on it's own fifty-yard line.
In the second half the first substitutes
were made. DR.. Williams put in Davies
for Van Valkenberg, who had been worn
out by his exceedingly strenuous exertions.
In every scrimmage his great shoulders
could be seen working and he was response
HE for some of Minnesota'S longest gains.
Irsfield went in for Lafans. Later in the
half Knowlton gave place TO Liggett, who
lasted only a minute and was succeeded
bv Bookman. Herenstein, OF Michigan, was
So badly crushed in scrimmage that he
staggered Imply as he was taken from the
field With the first return of strength he
tried To break from his captorS and return
70 the game, but he was held and had to
see the game out from the side lines with
the tears rolling down his cheeks. Graver
took his place and Lawrence went in at
fuIl back The next score went to Mime
sota on one OF the most curious fiukes
ever seen on a gridiron. Michigan broke
through the Minnesota line as knowlton
vas bunting but succeeded only in check
ing the flight OF the ball. IL hit the ground
before Weeks, who was playing back could
reach IT. on the bound the Michigander
Touched the ball but il bounded away and
Finn caught ii without checking his speed
and went down the field with Redden chas-
ing him 10 no avail. Sweeley next came
into prominence by kicking goal from
field at a rather awkward angle from the
twenty five-yard line Heston made Michi-
cans last score, breaking through Mime
sofa on the thirty-yard-line and running
down the field without once being in immt-
\pent danger OF a Gopher tackler
COMMENT ON THE GAME
was, the universal comment ran after
game. Michlgan's superior speed and
IN work which earned the victory Min
Qta depended on grinding plays. but the