New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
MICHIGAN AND
QUAKERS IN A
SCORELESS TIE
Pennsylvania ElevenClose
to Victory, but Lacks
Decisive Punch.
BELL MISSES EASY
CHANCE FOR GOAL
Wolverines Uraola to Penetrate
Defence OF Opponents and
Never Threaten Danger.
Thy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Philadelphia, Nov. 13.-Lack of the
final punch prevented the University
OF Pennsylvania football team from
beating Michigan this afternoon. AT
the end OF sixty minutes of fierce play
the score stood to 0.
Four times during the game the
Quakers took the ball close enough TO
Michigan's goal 20 score either by the
touchdown or drop kick route. Once
Michigan's defence was sufficient to
turn back the Red and Blue. The other
three times Pennsylvania did not prop
erly execute its own plays. Only once
did Michigan get inside the Quakers'
25-yard line, so impenetrable was Penn
sylvanias defence.
There were $4,000 football enthus-
lasts out to see tho inter-sectional bat
tie. Pennsylvania was desperate to win
not only to start the team on the up
grade after a disastrous preliminary
season, but because this was RED Let
ter Day" the anniversary of the found
ing By Benjamin Franklin of the Char
ity School, which later became the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Each student
body had its band, and in addition, the
sailors and officers of the U. 5. ).
Michigan, now at League Island, had
their musical organization along.
The trouble with PENIS attack was
its lack of versatility. The only ground
gaining play the Quakers had was a
tandem attack on tackle. Between the
25-yard marks It ripped the Michigan
line wide apart with big gains by Derr
and Williams. But once inside the
20-yard line even Michigan's defence
was sufficient TO check II.
Twice the Red and Blue got the ball
. inside Michigan's l5-yard line. In the
frst quarter the Quakers got it cn q
Michigan tumble on the Wolverines
Award line. Two oifside penalties ant
J two fve-yard gains by Williams took
! the ball TO the 20-yard mark. Then
Derr and Williams smashed their way
| through to the 10-yard line in two
more plunges.
A penalty for offside set the Red ant
! Blue back five yards. Hopkins made
I'D five yards and Derr could get only
! two yards on a centre plunge. With
eight yards needed on the fourth dowr
and with the ball directly In front o.
the goal Bell tried forward pass In
stead Of a drop kick and Michigan go
! the ball back Of the goal for touch
back
This was the nearest the Quakers go
TO Mchigan's goal all afternoon
though n few minutes earlier Bell. af
ter making a free catch on the VOL
VERNE 37-yard line, made a mess of
drop kick instead of trying kick from
placement.
Michigan was dangerous just once
That was at the beginning of the sec
ond period A splendid 20-yard run b,
Smith, following a few short plunge
by Maulbetsch and Catlett, took the bal
to midfeld. Here Michigan pulled off ;
25-yard forward pass from Roehm e
Nieman which took the ball 70 the 20
yard line. Michigan thought the bal
could be taken over By line plunging
but after three attempts the Wolver
ines had lost a total OF FIVE yards. Or
"A fake place kick Smith tried for !
touchdown on a wide end run. but Hop
kins nailed him before he could &c
free and Michigan lost the ball o.
downs
Pennsylvania final chance % scor,
came az tho beginning 81 the fourii
period just before tho third cusr,e
had ended Dcrr had cut The Mieh;Ss'
line apar, FOR sS.yari sprint whie'
pu, tho bali On tho Wolverines ss-ysr,
line. Dorr was called urcn - carr
tho ball three times in succession. So
no got 60 Michienn's i0-ysri In m
| Wolverines defence .tifenei. Or ~,
fourth down pell tried icr Srsl frcr
field. standing - his own ii.ysrd marx
IL missed only ny inches
In tho last quarter beth 'esms crere,
M the offence wilde WITH serwar,
rassrs. which wcrc made ~ ussrN
cvcty play Michigan wss the msS'
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