The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-02
SPORTING NEWS.
Big Western GridirOn. Battle
Proves a Tie Contest.
Minnesota and Michigan Play a
Gruelling Game.
DARKNESS STOPS GAME
First Half a Constant Success
sion of Snappy Plays.
GOphers Good Ground Gamers
-YOst's Men Punters.
Michigan Is Sore in Mind and
Body Over Game.
DARKNESS STOPS GAME
Saturday Football Games.

Saturday Football Games.
Haskell. u: Missouri university, 0.
Northwestern. p; Illinois. IL
Michigan, g. Minnesota, 6.
Chicago. Is; Wisconsin, 6.
Yale. %: Columbia. o.
Princeton. a; Cornell. O.
Dartmouth, "a; Wesleyan, 6.
Harvard. II: Carlisle. II.
Pennsylvania, Al: Buckneil, g.
Washburn, 5; Kansas, O.
Denver university, 10; Utah. 0.
At Lancaster a:-swarthmore, II;
Franklin and Marshall, 0.
At Providence, R. brown, %; Will
AT Brunswick Me.-University of Maine.
At Andover, Mass.-Andover. q; Yale
At Schenectady. N. Y.-Union, 12; Troy.
IL.
At Worcester Mass.-Amherst, 0; Holy
At Terre Haute-Rose Polytechnic. IS;
At West PointtEArmy. 20: University of
At Annapolis-Navy. 0; Penn State col
lege. II.
At Cincinnati Kenyon college, IS; Uni
versity of Cincinnati, O.
At Columbus. estate university "a;
University of West Virginia, 6.
At Galesburg, In.-Knox college. 10; De-
At Charlotte. N. C.-Davidson college. o;
University of Virginia. q.
At Greensboro N.C.-University of Ken
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Tennessee,
10; University of Nashville, o.
At Montgomery. Ala.-University of
South (Sewanee). Al; Alabama Polytech-
mic institute (Auburn), O.,
state O.
At Des Moines-Drake. IS; Simpson. p
Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 2-Michigan
and Minnesota, after the hardest fought
football game seen in the west in years.
left the prospective western champion
ship matter of conjecture by finish
ing with a tie score. to 6. Fully 10000
enthusiastic spectators witnessed the
struggle on Northrop field.
The scoring was done in the second
half, and Minnesota in crossing the
goal line had to struggle. not only
against their opponents. but against the
call OF time. The game was all but over
when Boeckman, a substitute, was
pushed over the Michigan line and the
score stood: Michigan, s; Minnesota, 5.
When the goal was kicked time was
called.
Minnesota had the better of the first
half by liberal margin. In the second
half the playing Of Halfback Heston.
for Michigan, was brilliant. Easily rs
per cent of the gains which Michigan
made in it's march from its own 3S-
yard line across the Minnesota goal
line were made by Heston. He smashed
through guards, tackles ana ends re-
peatedly for first downs. Once he cap
tured ten yards through tackle, and
followed 1t up Immediately with fifteen
more off the left end.
Three times he came close to breaking
through for runs down the field When
goal was kicked the score stood Michi-
gan Q. Minnesota 0. There was little
hope that in the short space of time
left Minnesota would be able to tie the
score, but that was what happened
MiohiRan kicked off RI Ia ri On
2-yard line, who returned with a bril-
liant fash Of speed to the 45-yard line
Harris punted to Michigan's 10-yard
line. Michigan fumbled and the ball
was Minnesota's. Minnesota quickly
rushed to Michigan's 5-yard line, but
Minnesota held that the punt and a
holding and the ball given to Michigan.
Minnesota heldr that the punt and a
10-yard return by Harris made it Min
nesota's ball on its 45-yard line Soon
after Michigan held and Harris punted
to Norcross, who fumbled, and Mime
sofa got the ball on Michigans 23-yard
line. They were held for downs ROg-
ers tackled Heston for a loss of yards.
Schacht hit tackle for three yards.
This was the beginning of the march
which carried the Minnesota eleven
over the line. When at last Boeckman
was pushed over the crowd broke into
the gridiron and a tremendous cheer
went up. while the air was filed with
hats and seat cushions. The ball went
over near the side line. Cramer punted
out successfully. however. and Rogers
kicked goal. Time was not up by a
few minutes. but the crowd surged on
to the field and time was called, as it
would have been impossible to have
cleared the gridiron in time to resume
play before dark. Coach Yost of Mich
igan expressed himself as satisfied of
the equality of the teams when the game
was over.