New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07
Wolverines Crushed Tn.
der Mighty Machine from
Cayuga's Heights.
BARRETT MAKES
TWO TOUCHDOWNS
Leads His Back in Brilliant Al.
tack Against Yost's Fal.
tering Eleven.
upy Telegraph 70 r.. rsi5un.

ran up the 4htgest score MADE agains.
a Michigan team in the fifteen year,
Hurry Up" Yost has coached the Vol.
yer.nes in defeating the Maize ara
Blue eleven to-day by score Of a "a
l. Michigan played a defensive game
throughout the contest
Captain Barrett and his sturdy Cor
nell backs we're too strong for the YEA.
Michigan line and on four separate oe.
casions marched down for thirty. forty
and forty-fve yards for tcachdosns
The fifth score Of the lthsesns va.
made on a 3s-yard run by Collins, a.
ter the Cornell back had intercepted
Michigan pass.
Michigan's lone score came IN the
third period when Yost's men showed
their one fash OF real form. Coming
back from their ten-mInute rest BE-.
tween halves. the Wolverines startsf
with a rush and for time swep, the
Ithacans off their feet. Three forward
passes in succession failed. but Michi.
gan bdlHft twenty sdiho HhcH n NOr-
nell mar intercepted the third pass and
then fumbled, Stats falling on the
ball. Mau.betsch smashed through III.
line for fifteen yards and after & terss
of short gains made IL first down or
the Cornell 20-yard line. Roshm then
swept cross the line for the lone Nich
gan score. Cochran kicked the goal.
Cornelps first touchdown came a.
ter less than three minutes Of play
A perfect forward pass, Barrett to
Eckley, Melted twenty-six yards and
placed the ball on Michigsn's 20.ysrd
line. Shiverick rounded Staatzs end
for fifteen yards on the first play and
Barrett went over for the score, adding
the extra point moment later.
A tumble by Maulbetsch on the third
play following the kickoff gave Cornell
the ball In the centre OF the field
Long gains by Barrett, Collins snd
Shiverick and a Michigan penalty tost
the ball 70 the l0-yard line, Collins
Juggling the leather across for the SEE
ond Cornell score. Barrett. again
kicked goal.
Barrett began the trouble in III.
second quarter when Benton was forced
to punt from his own 26-yerd line
The Cornell captain took the kick oa
his own 30-yard mark and returned
thirty-one yards behind perfect 10.
reference, never stopping until B.
reached the Michigan S9-yard mark u
came right back for sixteen yards "
the next two plays. Shiveriek enc
Collins advanced the ball TO the S.yart
line on a series Of plunses. and Barrett
fell over line for the touchdown. kick
ing his third straight goal:
Michigan came back hard ct the start
Of the second half, and had their touch
down chalked up before the lthaeani
knew what was going on. fosts men
were we'll on their way toward 8 sec.
ond touchdown when tumble by Maui
betsch gave Cornell q chance to re-
cover itself. The Cornell backs pro.
ceeded 20 stage another determined
march down the field, long gains By
Barrett, Shiverick and Collins taking
the ball to Michigan's 3-yard line
where it was when the period ended.
Michigan fought hard and STAYED Of
the touchdown that seemed inevitable
pass by Barrett going over the gcal
line on the fourth down, giving
Michigan the ball on its own 2O-ysfd
line. Dunno ives forced 70 punt when
the Michigan backs failed 10 gain, snc
Collins returned the kick thirty yard
70 the Wolverine l4-ysrd line. Mueller
fought his way through 20 the 6S-ysn
line and then went over for touo.
down, Barrett kicking the goal 81
making the score q 70 7.
The final score came in the last Nv
minutes Of play when Roehm openn
I'D with every forward pass In Do
repertoire. the Cornell half back H.
tercepting one Of Smiths hesves o.
the Michigan 38-yard line and running
all the way back for a touchdown ~
hind three Cornell interferers. bsifs
failed 70 kick the fnsl goal, msnhs
the score "a TO I.
The game was marked by frsaueu
fumbling. the Wolverines being ths
worst offenders. Cornell gained many
yards through the uncsnny way u
which they followed the ball when luC
gled. Michigan's line was directly ~
sponsible for the big gains made "
the Cornell backiield men. the Woivu.
inc forwards seeming unable 70 ehses
the onslaughts Of Captain Barrett ena
his team. Time after time the Cor
nell captain fought his way throusn
the Yost defence with hall Dozen
tackles clinging 10 his legs, while o.
other occasions the Cornell forwefes
opened up the Michigan line. In
Yost backiield did all that II could o.
without the least semblance OF suppon
from their forwards. and the MiehiCh
offence was rendered ineffective sclsJ
by reason OF the failure Of the l'ns-
men TO hold their opponents even.
Barrett had a great advantage over
both Benton and Dunno in punting the
Cornell quarterback averaging close 70
iorty-fve yards on his kicks, wnh.
lost's hooters fell far below tns'
mark. Every punt was handled clesn-
Is, but when the Wolverines started 70
open up with their forward passes BON
teams began 20 iuggle the leather. ,
IL was the success Of the Cornen
Dackheid in breaking up Michigan
long passes that enabled the I.haean'
20 hold the Wolverines 20 a snre
touchdown, as any one Of three or fou'
Of the Michigan passes would proos
bly, have been good for score u
had reached It's destination. Eseh
time. however. a Cornell player was "
the way. and Yost had 20 see his PEI
formations broken up with ,nonotonou'
regularity. ,
There were no stars in the Corner
line. every Ithaca forward outplsylhs
his opponent throughout the game
Captain Barrett was the big ercuna
gamer. although Collins was close De-
hind his leader in the matter OF ysrc'
gained.
The lineup and summary follow:
Cornell go. Position. Michigan O.
Is,reso, ~ wstsoA
Nflifsr n Reifnss
cool a. Mems
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