The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
Michigan Beaten By Harvard ID Big Georgetown Win
HarrQfd Mighty Lucky
To- Defeat Michigan
By Single Touchdown
Desperate Battle II Crimson Stadium Before Monster Crowd
Results in Z to Score for Eastern Team Visitors
Threaten to Count and Make Great Showing.

I Harvard resort to open game
II vas just a terrific tassle between .Eo
apparently evenly matched teams ai6ng
old-fashioned lines. ard when the game
was over the Harvard followers sna1e-
danced acrsNs the neid and tossed their
hats over the Michigan gal WIN lot
Of respect
The little crowd or rooters thar came
all the way fr0m MichIEanf 10 zee the
Wolverines play, made a brave showing
IN the big stadium. There were aIIout -
people I'm the party that came from
Detroit and other towns in special
train. and they were re-enforced Dy hum
dreds Of Michigan alumni The entire
Michigan contingent was located IN the
east stand and every member wore a
yellow chrysanthemnm against a back
ground Of blue.
Just before the game commenced. the
band from the University Of Michigan
marched into the stadium blaring fight
ing air Of the Wolverines. Their eapes
were tossed back over their shoulders.
| showing the maiZe-colored lining and a.
the young musicians swung across the
field the Michiganders in the east stand
cut loose the Michigan yell which was
! Immediately echoed by the sonorous Har-
ward yelling west stand, where the Cam
bridge men were banked around thfer
own band
Il SnaEHe Drichieys captain OF the Har-
ward team, came on the field with
squad OF players and received a cheer
from the west stand. The famous player.
who has just recovered from an opera
tion for appendicitis. wore civilia,- an
parel and was muffled in an oj
He watched the players rush TIM
short punttng practice before n
seat on the side lines
wfnd Bother. the Kleke
Although the sky .1ss almost q 49,
and the sun was brightly shf
tricky wind whIstled over the feIt 81
ing curious pranks with the bal
rose from a eleated foot 1t See
vary direction every moment
At 2.9 the Michigan squad
through the north gates and a.
ing section In both stands gave Il -~-
I a Eeleone Fsse YvolvefTsIes were
/ looking lot IN their blue sweatei
nifty molesi(ins. Splawn went
center Of the field and began
practice shots at the north goal
ment later Haryard's big squad
rushing IN. and the west stand
| laundering cheer.
There were, about 3900O people ~
stadium when the whistle sent thi
rushing together.
The story OF that first period Is q story
| OF an almost continuous Michigan march
toward the Harvard goaI frorr the very
kickoff In the first ten nainutes Rfichi-
gan pressed forward q yards through the
Crimson line by the driving OF the
Wolverine backs before splswn made his
| first punt.
Francke got the ball. but was imnedi-
ately down Then Frsncke flung himself
| at the Wolverine center only To drop the
ball 1t was recovered by Michlgan. but
the blue sweatered lad. who picked it
from Francke's tumble, also dropped It.
It was recovered by another Michigan
man and the Wolverines followed the
recovery with a slight gain through the
line only to be penalized for holding
Hughitt punted and Logan caught the
ball. but three Michigan men slammed
through the Crimson battle frOnt at the
same moment and were on top Of Logan
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