The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-27
Chicago Lacked It's Usual Ginger, and
It's Left side Was Seemingly
Easy Overcome.
ECKERSALL TACKLED HARD
BUT FAILED TO DO AS WELL IN
KICKING AS WAS EXPECTED.
Touchdowns and Goals Made Almost
at Will by the Wolverines, Who
Won, IS to o.

CHICAGO. Nov. 26-while Coach Stagg
lay bundled up in blankets in a closed
carriage at Marshall Field to-day Coach
Yost's Michigan football players over
whelmed Chicago in the annual Thanks
giving day contest by the score of Is to O.
All records for attendance were broken,
fully 10000 enthusiastic spectators Drawing
a heavy snowfall to see the game.
Considerable delay was experienced in
starting the game, due to the labor of
sweeping the snow off the gridiron. The
Chicago eleven had a decided handicap in
the illness of Coach Stagg. A fever that
gave his physician considerable alarm put
Stagg under orders to remain indoors.
But Chicago has always fought hardest
against Michigan, and Stagg desired to be
near to cheer on his men.
The usual ginger of the Chicago eleven
was missing. Michigan scored her first
touchdown in twelve minutes of play by
smashing Heston and Longman against the
yielding Chicago line and using big Joe
Maddox, the sturdy right tackle, for first
downs when few yards were needed.
The left side of Chicago was particularly
vulnerable and Speik. Parry and Wightman
were swept aside by the rushes of Heston
and Graver. Five times did Eckersan only
stand between Heston and the goal after
Michig@a's wonderful ground gamer had
circled left end. So desperate was Ecker
sails tackling that he had to give way to
Lee Maxwell in the second half Eckersall
did not do well in kicking, as was pre-
dicted by those who had wntched his work
when his goals from the field won the
side were Schnur Catlin and Maxwell, and
they proved strong in defense and Michi-
gan did not make many gains.
CHICAGOS FIRST DEFEAT.
Holding Michigan only once for downs In
the first half and having the ball In her
possession only three times, Chicago dis
played football strength no higher than
that of teams the Maroons have beaten in
practice. This removed Chicago from the
front row Of Western claimants for the
championship. 1t was Chicago's first de-
feat by a Western team.
A slight shifting of Chicago's players in
the second half brought out flash of the
old ofrense but it was due greatly to the
individual efforts of Bezdek and Norden-
helt, and proved barren of substantial re-
suits. and all in vain did Stagg direct the
Michigan, after winning the toss chose
the north goal. Ellsworth's kick-ofY was
brought back twenty yards by Longman
Longman occasionally bucking the center
hard, made first down with rapidity. Chi.
cago held on her hfteen-yard line. but her
the ball, and Maddox soon broke over the
goal line for the first score.
Eagerness by the Michigan men resulted
in several penalties for OFF side play but
whole ich-
igan's physical condition was little short
of marvellous. Chicago's eleven. a make
igan's in condition. Heston made some
sensational gains around left end: once
after running thirty yards and having q
clear feld % Tor or IN, the goal. he was tackled
on his first trial for a goal from place
ment on the twenty-yard line. but a mo.
ment % later Heston, by an end run. scored
kicked goal. Michigan, u; Chicago, 0.
With twelve points to the good Michigan
began to make it an overwhelming defeat
HeSton again made a sensational burst anC
was kept from scoring only by Eckersall's
terrific tackling. When Michigan hat
worked down to the twenty-yard line Ham
mond dropped back for a place kick from
the twenty-five-yard mark and negotiated
the trick. Michigan, II; Chicago, o.
SCORE % TO IN FIRST HALF.
Ivison was taken out the maroon line-uy
and "Catapult'' Bezdek was substituted
Michigan paused for moment, being penal
lied for holding twenty yards. Michigan
| relinquished the ball on another attemp
by Hammond for place kick and on tn,
| return kick Redden heeled Eckersalls pun
| and Hammond kicked a goal from a diff
cult angle. Michigan. %: Chicago, 0. Tim,
was called for the fist half with the bal
| in Michigan's possession on Michigan.
| twenty-yard line.
Left Guard Hill was taken out in the sec
| ond half and Wightman went in, Norden
| holt going to full back and Kennedy re
placing Catlin at right end. LongmaI
made first down through Ellsworth ant
! Graver and Heston began to get aroun,
| Speiks's end again. Lee Maxwell replace,
Eckersall and with the ball on his five-yart
| line Chicago stubbornly resisted until Hes
| ton got around the end for another touch
down. Hammond kicked goal. Michigan
| Is; Chicago, O.
Burrows replaced Maxwell the righ
| tackle, who was pounded hard and upol
| being penalized Michigan punted. ELS
worth, on the thirty -eight-yard line tries
| for place kick but the pass was wretched
| 1t was Michigan's ball and time was calle,
! with the ball on the thirty-five-yard line
| Final score: Michigan, 2S; Chicago. q
| Lineup:
| Michigan. Position. Chicago.
Catlin,
Hammond. Right end ........K Kenned,
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