New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
JOY FOR MICHIGAN
FINALLY BEATS PENN.
Makes T1co Touchdo1Cns, to
Quakers' One an Poor Game.
IL reI.xr,nh te Tne Trfhune. !

whiriwind playing on Franklin Field this
afternoon. when they completely Outplayed
the University Of PennsyIyania eleven and
crossed sae Quakers' goal line twice. The
final score was Il 70 S, for Pennsylvania
hraced after those first few disastrous mo-
nents. and scored a touchdown shortly be-
fore time was called for the end Of the frs,
half
Hurry Up Yosts men played surpris-
irzly fast brand of football and dazed the
PsnnsyIvsnisns With their brilliant AMI
varied attacks. The Qusksrs were in poor
form and put up a game that was faulty IN
the extreme. Braddock's tumble OF AlIer-
eice's kick-or1 gave the Wolverines the bail
on Pennsylvania 25-yard line before the
echo OF the starting whistle had died away.
And then II took only three rapidly and
perfectly executed plays TO plant the bah
behind the Quaksrs' line for the first score
Michigan had made against their Philadsi-
Phia opponents IN three years II was an
other tumble. this time BY Miller Penn
sylvania's captain and quarterback, that
put the Westerners in a position 70 score
their second touchdown before the game
had gone ten minutes.
Only at intervals did the Quakers give
any signs OF the brilliant and dashing play
ing that won Harvard games for them in
years gone by. Hutchinson. at fullback
was a team in himself and il was he who
scored Pennsylvania's only touchdown. by
plunSing through the Michigan team for
twelve yards and shaking of three tena-
cious Wolverines who clung 70 him as he
started the dash for a score.
When those two Michigan tOuchdowns
made in such short order. were beheld by
h d. leo, L..
lence and disappointment among, the vast
thrOng- The largest crowd OF the season
was on hand and was cheering; with heart
and SOUL except for a few small sections,
for the Red and Blue team. but the specta-
tors spirits fell before they had had a
chance for full vent
BY far the most picturesque scene OF the
day was the arrival OF seven hundred
Jackies from the battieship Michigan. With
the ships band at their head the man-o'-
wars men marched on 70 the field and lined
up in front OF the cheering stands. where
they waited until the Michigan team trot-
ted out A maize and blue silk banner was
then presented by the tars TO the football
warriors. Captain AIerdice receiving the
gift With this ceremony over. the sailor
men fled up into the stand next 10 the
From the moment the whistle blew the
Michigan team showed that it was out for
revenge. In 1890 a Michigan eleven scored
on Penn. but since that time the Wolver-
ines had been consistently outcIassed by
the Quakers whenever they met The work
OF Yost's men this afternoon. although not
totally unexpected. was OF the kind that
showed up every weakness OF the Quaker
.Ta
regularly throughout the season and which
have hitherto resisted all attempts at rem
edy-
The Quakers went through their plays
with an apparent halS-heartedness and list
lessness that were exasperating and the
cause OF much comment even by the most
ardent Penn supporters. Miller played a
careless game. handled the ball sioppily
and seemed 70 use little headwOrk IN Sc
Iecting his plays Time and again through
out the game when Penn had the ball in
9Tchigans territory. Miller found holes in
Michigan's line and failed to follow them
up. directing his attack around the ends.
which rarely proved successful
Conklin, especially. OF the Michigan ends.
played a wonderful game. and his running
mate. Edmunds. was not far behind him in
the bid for hOnOrs. Both men did more TO
break up Miller's plays than any other
force on the Michigan team In getting
down the field under Allerdices punts both
men showed speed. and far eclipsed the
Red and Blue ends
In the first minutes OF the game Was
mund. the Michigan quarterback. found
that he could make big gains on plays
around the Quaker ends. and he continued
this attack throughout. varying IL occa-
sionally with a forward pass after a fake
formation for a kick from placement it
was a play OF this sort that was worked
with such excellent results on the first on
sIaught at the Pennsylvania goal. and il
made the Quaker team look foolish Michi-
gan did not use forward passes often, but
when they were tried they never once
failed.
on the defensive the Pennsylvania line
was strong and held well. but on the at
tack IL was easily forced apart BY the
Michigan backs. and afforded little or no
interference for the man with the ball. This
was not so with the Michigan line. how
ever. for although il was much weaker
than that Of Pennsylvania on defensive
play. it furnished splendid protection for
the runner and guarded the plays we'll
AIIerdice although il was doubted
whether he would be able 10 play on sc-
count Of recent injuries. more than did him
SELF Justice behind the line, for he ran
with the ball with surprising alertness ana
he outpunted Danny Hutchinson from eight
to fifteen yards. He did not attempt 10
show his ability an On-sids kicker. while
Hutchinson drove the ball over the Michi-
gan line for good gains on this style Of
play
Magidsohn. who scored both cf Michi-
gan's touchdowns. plunged into the line
hard. but made his best games on plays
around end Clarke was not used much.
for he was pretty roughly handled in a
scrimmage IN the early part Of the conflict
and thereafter confined himself TO making
interference. on the defence the Michi-
gan backs were by far superior 10 the
Quaker players behind the Hne
With the exception OF Hutchinson not
much in praise can be said of the Penn
sylvania backfeId- F'umbIes We're pain
fully frequent. and had 10 not been for
HutchinsOn's Iightninguke recoveries would
probably have resulted in a walk
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