New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-19
MICHIGAN DEFEATS PENN.
Trick Play Near End OF Game
Gives Yost's Men Victory.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. 1s.-The craft OF
Yost and the speed Of Jimmy" Craig,
overcoming the wonderful individual play
ing Of Mercer and the deadly right leg Of
Marshall, enabled Michigan to defeat the
University Of Pennsylvania football team
nv a score of II to in a snowstorm on
Ferry Field this afternoon.
Michigan scored a touchdown in the Sec
ond quarter. and Conklin missed goal; the
touchdown which won the game was the
result OF double pass during the last Few
minutes Of play. and Craig carried the
hall over after a 2s-yard sprint. Conklin
kicked the goal.
Two thrilling runs by Captain Mercer,
totalling more than fifty yards. gave
PENNSYLVANIA a touchdown in the third
quarter and Minds kicked the goal. In
the final period, few minutes before
Michigan won the game, Marshall was
substituted for Thayer, and the former
executed a perfect drop kick from the 20
yard line.
Defeat was staring Michigan in the face
when the trick play brought victory.
MichIgan's interference started to the
right and the Red and Blue secondary de-
l.
to Craig, waiting far TO the left, and after
lodging two men and outsprinting an
other he crossed the Pennsylvania line.
There was little 10 choose between the
two elevens. Mercer the star Of the game,
was the only Pennsylvania man able to
nierce Michigan's defence and he also
outpunted Meek by using better Judgment
IN placing his kicks. Michigan made gain
after gain through the Pennsylvania line,
one touchdown coming as direct result.
Craig was Michgan's offensive and de-
fensive hero. The game was clean, snappy,
spectacular. thrilling. Pennsylvania suf-
fered more from penalties, being guilty of
holding on two or three critical occasions
Pennsylvania won the toss and chose 10
defend the west goal Michigan kicked off
I'm the face of 35-mie wind. Only the
hardest kind of lighting enabled Yosts
men TO prevent the Quakers from scoring
during the first quarter. Before the game
was two minutes old Jourdet grabbed an
on-side kick from Mercer and crossed the
Michigan goal line after a thirty-ive yard
run The score was disallowed. From then
until the end OF the first quarter Michigan
and Pennsylvania frequently exchanged
punts. Three times the visitors had the
ball OH Mlchgan's 1O-yard line, but failed
to advance another inch.
After battering through the Quakers in
the second period for half a dozen gains,
averaging six yards, Michigan tricked
PENNSYLVANIA by q fake place kick, and
worked the ball 10 the Quakers' 3-yard line,
where Wells plunged through tackle for a
touchdown. Conklin missed the goal by a
narrow margin.
With the ball near the middle Of the field
early in the third period. Captain Mercer.
| Pennsylvania's only consistent ground
gamer, skirted right end for thirty-hve
yards, and then circled the other end for a
touchdown Minds kicked goal.
After a i5-yard penalty inflicted upon the
visitors for holding Michigan got the ball
on Pennsylvania 35-yard line. Here Yost's
interference started toward right end, but
a delayed pass was shot TO Jimmy Craig
and he raced around left end for the touch
down which put Michigan In the lead
Conklin kicked goal.
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