New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
YOST'S MEN TIE QUAHERS
Michiuan's Fierce Line Attack
Surprises Pennsylvania
GAME FOUGHT TO FINISH
Snlendid Defensive Work as
Critical Moments Prevents
Any Scoring.
INV Telegraph to The tribunal

ear,a s,,u of spectacular plays Pennsyl-
vanla and Michigan fought each other 20 a
s.a,d=+fII here to-day. The final score was
o TO o. With the exception OF the nrs'
Quarter the honors were even II must
bA said. though. that on the whole Michigan
gained slightly more ground than did penn
zvIvania- and likewise displayed better
attack. But Pennsylvania surprised even
her own coaches by her magnificent deIeii-e'
for twice when her goal was threaIelie'l 80
held the Wolverines for downs There "aS
a surprisingly big crowd present. h@11'
1s GO persons surrounding the gridiron- a
big delegation OF Michigan students and
several hundred alumni from this city anu
section OF the state sat together n Ine
stands and cheered on Yost's eleven
The PENNSYLVANIA team did not play 1he
football IL did against Lafayette week
ago.
At the last moment the coaches decided
10 let PansdeII play. The great nairoacA
iinped on the field ard was so lanne th4|
he could not get around the Michigan ends
at all He was merely kept in the gafnS
on account OF his defensive play. Another
handicap TO the Quaker attack was the
poor condition OF Quarterback Scott. Who
&
period he had to turn the kicking over 70
Mercer. and IN the fourth period was
Obliged TO retire in favor OF Hough
The Michigan players were in rare coudf-
ton Several times MCMILLAN. the quarter
back. was Obliged 70 have time taken OUT
for him. but he played the game to the
/ end. In fact not a Michigan man gave
way TO a substitute
Pennsylvania was surprised at Jno
strength OF the Michigan attack Contrary
/ to expectations. Michigan relied almost
4 solely upon a line smashing game. varied
/ in the second half with a few forward
| passes. Michtgan's lire plunging caused
no end OF trouble Captain Benorook. the
giant left guard. together with Nag1dsohn
/ AMI Mcmillan. was responsible fer r1oS|
Of the Westerners' gains
/ RenbrooLz opened great gaping holes N
/ PennsyIvania's line Tirne and again ne
and ConkIfn lifted their Quaker opponents
cor1p1etalv out OF the way and through
the openings thus made the Michigan backs
/ shot and twisted for big gains During the
first reriOd il looked as though they WouIo
/ march straight down the field for a toucn-
down but the Pennsylvania defence ralhed
/ and every time Michigan was beaten back
/ Michigan had the better OF the first ana
/ fourth periods. while Pennsylvania was the
/ The attack OF the Red and Blue was more
versatile than that Of Michigan, but hardly
as powerfuI or as consistent The Michi-
4 gan line outpIayed the Pennsylvania for
wards The Westerners were particularly
successful in tearing the Quaker InCerfer-
ence 10 pieces. The protection that Penn
svIvania gave the runner in the Lafayette
game was lacking against Michigan Time
after time the Wolverine backs and ends
smashed through the Interference and
threw the runner for a loss
Mercer was Pennsylvania best ground
gamer. and he made fully half the distance
: | that PENNSYLVANIA gained Penn was 6e-
:, / nrf1Ad Of the services Of SOumer in the
| second period. when the latter was ruled
of the field for unnecessary r0Ughness-
This disqualification carried with IL a pen
alrv OF half the distance 70 the Pe1nsyl-
vania goal. or forty yards
Michigan took the aggressive lrnrleot.-
atelv after the kick-or. and soon had the
Pennsylvania team Up in the air with her
powerful line smashing attack NaEid-
sohn and Thompson. with occasional help
from Mcmillan. worked the ball forty yards
down the field within the first few minutes
Il They soon carried the ball 70 Penusyl-
vanfa's S0-yard line. Here the Red and
Blue found a way 70 stop the fierce plunges
Of Magidsohn. and the Wolverines lost the
ball on downs It was IN this period that
Spr1mer was disqualified
! When the teams resumed play IN the
! second quarter Pennsylvania made great
rally. The Quakers got their chance when
they recovered one Of Nichisans funbles
on the SO-yard line. After Scott had failed
10 gain Mercer electrified the crowd by a
hfteen-yard dash. which took the ball 70
/ MiChigans f5-yard line
He followed with another plunge. which
put the ball eleven yards from MIchigan's
goal. forward pass cost a yard Thayer
was called in 10 try for a field goal Hs
] was slow in getting the kick or and AIiCht-
I gan blocked It.
Il was in the third period that Michigan
/ threatened 10 cross Pennsylvania goal
/ line. though for the most part PenrsyI-
vania had the Wolverines on the run n
/ this period An unusually long punt by
/ Pattengtn sailed over Scott's head and
| rolled 70 the 12-yard line before the Quaker
recovered II. Pennsylvania tried 70 rush
/ the bah out OF danger. but Scorr was
/ obliged TO kick, and Mcmillan ran the ball
| back TO his own 40-yard line Here 8Iicht-
/ gan got Off a forward pass which Patren~
/ gill carried 10 the Red and Blues IS-yar1
/ line where he was forced out OF bounds
/ Inree line PlUngSS 6E MaSlTS0E0 ana Nc
I MILAN took the bah only TO the S-yard line.
/ and Michigan had 70 surrender II on DOWNS
| Pennsylvania once had the ball or 1IiChi-
| gan's f2-yard line after some splendid end
[ running. From their own S5-yard line the
I Quakers started. Ramsdeu made eight
/ yards in Two PLAYS. and then Scott kicked.
[ Rogers recovering the ball for Pennsyl-
vania on Michigan's 42-yard line. Mercer
/ cut through for five yards and Kennedy
I for eighteen. Mercer failed to gain when
/ Michigan shattered his Interference. and
I Scott had 70 resort 70 4 quarterback kick
which went out OF bounds
/ The lineup follows
I Pennsylvania (ol Position Michigan COZ
I Marks -Lerr end EstrlsIrf5
Rogers -.... 7 efr tackle -Coukliu
WOlfer1h. --.-... I.efC guard ESerbroOk
I tpTenS. tef'f-e 1fri't al
/ CraTler Right guard. Quinn
I Norris. Right tackle cole
I J0Urdet .-..---- Right end ---- Wells
I Scott .----- Quarterback ------- Mcmillan
I Ran ell Left Halback- II iGSoHu
I Souiner. .....-.- Right haLrhack- PsrrAnSifL
/ Mercer. -. ..-..-. FulIback .-...-..-- Thomson
/ Referee - Ecse-saIL Chicago Umpire
! CrcweE. Swarthrlore- Field Judge-Alars1a al.
Harvard Head Iinesman- Bsachara. Cornell
I Length of periods. = suinures. z-Ihstir,Ites-
: Thaver FOR Marks. Kaufman fNr Thayer.
I Dillon for Morris. HouEh FOR scott Harvins-
/ ton for Ramsdeu Young Cor Harrington.
/ Kennedy for Sommer