The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-28
LL|N| SCORED TWICE
ON Y0sT WONDERS
Michigan Offense, Built Around
Garrels, Crossed Goal
Five Times.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The journal.
Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct. 27.-Under
the most adverse weather condition
ever prevailed at a football game here,
Michigan beat Illinois this afternoon
BY the score Of 2 s,ot to- g g. t. was .h the
but a nasty storm of rain and wind
marred the occasion badly.
| Michigan strained every nerve to
make the best showing possible against
the Illini, as the wolverines rating in
the west for this season depended al
most entirely on this. game, no other
"big nine' eleven being on the Mich
| igan schedule.
!. With decent weather conditions this
would have been the one occasion for
the whole state Of Michigan, as excur-
peninsula were scheduled. The rain
spoiled the fun. Less than 5000 peo-
pie were present when the game
started, and a third of them left long
before the finish. -.-
The dreadful weather hurt the play
ing, of course Michigan g warriors
were on edge for gruelling struggle,
but the slippery ball and soggy field
upset both teams alike.
Michigan looked wonderfully strong
at times when on offense, the great star
fullback. Garrels started the game in
a most sensational manner by catching
the first kickoff Of the game and run
ming thru the whole Illinois team
seventy-fve yards for a touchdown.
That, however, did not feaze the
Illini, who fought back doggedly, and
and in a few minutes took the Mich
! igan rooters off their feet by crossing
! the wolverine goal line for touch
Il In,
Michigan rooters were dunbfounded,
! but found some consolation in the fact
that penalty had put the ball inside
their fve-yard line, giving Illinois a
rich chance for touchdown
for Michigan much of the time. as
Garrels had two running mates, Cap
tain Curtis and Halfback Magoffn,
whose ferocious plunges tore great
gaps in the Illinois forwar line at al
most every assault.
the whole Michigan attack. Almost
nine out Of ten plays passed were built
around the wonderful fullback. H.
was up and down the field like a race.
horse, and easily gained twice as much
ground as all the other men on both
elevens. -'
On account Of the fierce driving rain
which swept the seats from the west
the comparatively small number OF
spectators refused to take their seats
upon the field, but huddled under UNI
brellas in the east bleachers on eithc,
side Of the ground.
| Not until the Michigan squad, lee
by Captain Curtis, trotted upon tho
ground, did the rooters show any in
tention of taking their seats. Bu1
upon the entrance Of their heroes the,
forgot the rain and scrambled peli
mel for the seats, all joining thu
wolverines battle song to the tune OF
eliot Time'':
Rah, Rah, Rah our men are on the field
Rah, Rah, Rah. our team will never yield.
And when we hit their line they'll have no lin,
at all.
There'll be hot time in the old town tonight
Even the loyalty to King Football
wavered when the first excitement O.
impending battle wore off. Mich
igan's famous locomotive yell couldn ;
warm the visitors up, and the song
Home Amt Nothing Like This" re
ceived a mighty shout of We re gla,
Of it, and half of the bleachers OF
the south side Of the field fed for thei
fresides.
The lineup:
Michigan Illinois
Curtis. 49,. left end. .... Rornask
Tornell. left tackle ...... BurroueIl
Eycl.e. center 49,. ........... Gree
Graham. right guard. Eanhoo
Z Patrick. right tackle. Moynaha
Newton. right end Cern,ac
+ oIknan. quarterback Brook
Alagcffn. ..left halfback. .... .Pettirre,
- Rrmney. right halfback. =. Gardne
Garre1s. fnlIhack !. Pinckne
sSubstitntes-Bislop for Workman, white Ia
Hyatt. Sinnock for Brooks. Werncs for Pinck
q ney.
Il score-sIichigan. IS; illinois, 8. Toucl
q Downs arrsls. Curtis :, Newton. Pinckney
= AIoynafan. Umpire renn. Harvard Referee
Mccormack. Dartmouth. Head Iinesman- a,