The Detroit times., 1910-11-19
Twenty-Five Thousand People Flock
To Scene Of Struggle and IS.
Cheer Wildly.
MICHIGAN
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MINNESOTA
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BY HARRY NELLY.

ANN ARBOR. Nov. 19.-TwentyNnve
thousand people focked to Ferry field
this afternoon to see the biggest foOt-
ball game of the season In the west.
They yelled in glee every time there
was anything to yell about.
The crowd commenced coming
late in the morAing. BY o'clock the
immense stands were -jammed, and
still they came. Late arrivals en-
sisted largely OF those who had re-
served seats. Those who were not 30
fortunate as to land locations In ed
vance, went early and camped on the
bleachers.
Down In front, leather-lunged lead
ers swung their arms wildly and ex-
horted the students to verbal ri0tn
They shouted through megaphones
and the under-grads responded only
as college students can Every once
in awhile some gray-haircd vetcram
who used to go to Minnesota or Mich.
igan forgot himself, and shouted with
the boys. There was nothing like
dignity In the entire crowd. Only in
two spots did there appear to be =.
semblance OF sanity and those two
places were the groups Of players and
up on the roof where scribes and
telegraph operators were busy put
ting details of the spectacle On the
wires. All else was confusion, for n
was mad, seething ocean OF humnr-|
ity that swayed and shouted end en-.
joyed itself. M
No sooner had liichlKnp Ssii
] ceased than the MInna1UtA aided kiiA|
field came back with the Gopher yeiIs.
| BY close observation, too, you could
see sleek business men and dignfded
professional people holding little "Rah
Rah" choruses by themselves.
II was the grand event of the sea-
son, the extreme of enjoyment for the
college students and sight that
stirred the most sluggish. One could
not help wishing he were young again
that he might get down there In the
midst of that big letter IN" and take
his own individual part in the eere-
monies.
Ann Arbor got up before breakfast
this morning and at noon was hugtifng
as a college town only can hustle on
the verge OF a big football game. All
the inhabitants were excited at noon
| today while terribly wrought-up col
| legians fastened hither and yon "ail
het up" as they might. say at East
Lansing, Mich, where the ARgtes bold
| forth.
To the casual patron who came TO
this city for the mere purpose OF look
ing at football game Tor which he
paid the sum or from 81 to ~, depend
ing upon the location OF HIS seats; Ill
the fIssing was rather humorous To
the coflegtan there was nothing funny
in the situation. however, far ne was
out for business II was the grand
event of the season, the climax OF
varsity excitement. the grand finale
Of athletics prior TO a dull season OF
| hops" class work and basketbaii
which. at best. or worse, depepding
upon how you look at roughness, -
very pink tea.
AS early as a. m spectators com
menced to arrive. BY IL o'clock sew
eral carloads bad been dumped into
the city and by noon the streets we're
alive with rip-snorting. bowling mob
OF coIlegians, ex-coIlegians, alumni and
plain everyday folks who came to see
the game simpy because they liked
football.
or course. Detroit Furnished the
bulk OF the croWu. SpeCIhk brhne on
the Michigan Central from O'Clock
and extras on the d. u. r. providing
ample. accommodation for those who
wished to make the trip. Old-dmers
who used to flock to Michigan when
Hurry.up Yost had the famous point
a-minute machine recalled with giee
that this looked like the good OLD
days. II certainly ydid SAVIOR Of the
time when n football game ~ hscn-
igan. even if II were with Podunk
was an event.
After a quiet morning In Detroit the
Minnesota team arrived about noon.
II came on a special train ana Sss
greeted at Ann Arbor by n0w,ns
mob OF enthusiasts. Being ae p0ll.s r
ness is one OF the chief sttIioutes z.
college sport-prior TO the reai co"sss'