The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-01
CHAMPIONS OF THE WEST. ,
Chicago Defeats Men of Michigan
 2 to O.


 The undisputed honor of the Western football championship was earned uy points, earned on a safety touchdown fu the second half by the splendid work of Captain Catlin ottChicago; but aiso by the poor Judgment of Clark or Micns igan, in trying to run back punt ot EckersalPs. which barely reached the Michigan goal line. He was thrown t thrcwn off two Chicago tacklers and two points, q safety touchdown, were recorded for Chicago. the only scoring The game was devoid of spectacular features Brilliant open.flel play ny Chicago and hard. grinding. man XII ing bS ooa Mies1gefn s1efators was tsat Surrounded the gridiron on Marshall Field. But the contrary was the case. Trick plays almost invartaoIy We're UT successful Eckersall. whose remarkG, k l able powers were expected at least 10 score for Chicago, had only one chance at a drop kick and this was unsuccess- The Expected Does Not Happen. Michigan's concerted offense, when | hurled against the Chicago line, faiieo feht 'f for the honor of the Western | football championship early dev9lvso | itself into a bunting duel between Eck- igan. but with this unexpected differ. ] ence. Michigan utterly failed 10 san f con sistcntiy against, Chicago's defense, while Chicago. whose ilne n9srS aaa y'eeasu sean that had played Chicago this season. | not only held against the heavy line plays of Michigan 6n5 EsahfSap Egaslhhfea nucn cn straight football
 Paft of this WAS duo to, the disauali. isation for sitgglng in the o, first in 6hi han cagos, for Eckersall quick to observe l the consequent weakness in Michigans s defense. directed the majority of the Maroons line plays against Patrick'
 Outside of all this, however. Chicago plainly outplayed Michigan and they | defeated The ball was in the air a great deal of the time.
 Garrels Does Good Puntins; Frequently both Chicago and Mlcnl- gan punted on the first down. although | this was resorted to more frequently | by Michigan than by Chicago ana Tn | this bunting duel Barrels, who did the | kicking for Michigan, had none the worst of It. his punts averaged fully as many yards as the long spiralS ot
 the brilliant Chicago quarterback and
 were high enough to allow the Mlen. 1 Chicago made more distance on straight | football than did Michigan and In the
 second half this figured In the play that resulted in the only points scored | Neither team scored in the first half | Chicago won the toss and chose the l north goal, with the wind favoring, but | only once was the ball ever within dan l gerous distance of a goal line, and it was Miehigan's goal line that was l threatened.
 The safety touchdown was marked up late in the second half. Both Chi- | cago and Michigan had tried to ind [ weak spots in the opposing line with 1 out success and a bunting duel had | been resumed with what advantage l there was in favor of Chicago the Ma room backs gaining more ground than Michigan.
 The Mischief Had Been Done.
 Finally with the ball on Michigan s flve-yard line, sent there on punt by EckersalI, Barrels kicked to Michigau's forty-fve yard line. Eckersall imme- diately returned the punt. His long, high spiral went over the Michigan goal line. Clark who had relieved Stuart at the left back caught the ball stand-
 ing under the goal bar and instead of
 letting the ball go for a touchdown.
 ran with it. He shook, off Parry but
 Catlin nailed him before he had run
 ten yards along the line and hurled him across the goal line for n safety. Clark
 was yanked out immediately and Magof- .
 tin sent in his place. but the mischief
 had heen done
 The victory was nearly over. and Chi
 cago, with victory in sight, more than
 held the desperate attack of the Mich
 igan backs in the closing moments of
 the game Michigan used four substi-
 tutes during the game. Curtis, Stuart,
 Captain Noycross and Stark going out,
 while Chi .ago used but one substitute. De Tray going in for Walker, whose in- jured knee gave out early in the game