Michigan Has Good Team

MICHIGAN HAS GOOD TEAM

Defeated Case in a Hard Fought Battle

BY STRAIGHT LINE PLAYS

The Score WAs 31 to 0 in a Forty Minutes Game--New Material Shows Up Well

Two thousand lovers of football saw Michigan beat Case Saturday afternoon by a score of 31 to 0. Case confidently expected to score as she did last year against the famous point getting team, but although Michigan had only four on the team during the first half and during part of the second half had only two of last year's players in line, Case was unable to score.

While the score was not so large as some had hoped, Michigan was playing against an experienced team, last year's champions of Ohio, 20-minute halves, and on a hot day, a day entirely too warm tor football, and with a team unaccustomed to playing together. In the light of these facts the score was an excellent one.

Michigan had the ball nearly all through the game. The few times that Case got it they could make no gains. Case was unable to hold Michigan and nearly every play meant a gain. Michigan's kick-offs were poor and for most of the touchdowns Michigan had to carry the ball the whole length of the field as Case's kick-offs nearly always sent the ball close to the Michigan line.

For a time the score-board held the legend 36 to 0, but the touchdown made by Norcross, the quarterback, was disallowed as he had made a quarterback run within 25 yards of Case's goal and Michigan was penalized 20 yards. She quickly carried the ball back towards the goal and when the whistle blew had the ball within two or three yards of another touchdown.

Michigan only kicked one goal out of six trials. The kicking department needs special attention until a good kicker is developed.

Heston did some spectacular work. lic made one run of 40 yards for a touchdown. Norcross cleverly stopping a rear tackle. Once when tackled with the ball near the center of the field he crawled about five yards on his hands and knees. He was taken out early in the second half to try other material. Norcross showed that with more experience he will make a crackerjack quarterback. Gregory was as reliable as ever at center. Redden and Graver showed that they are as reliable as last year. Curtis, the new right tackle showed great strength. He also deserves the credit for stopping Case's only chance to score by blocking Case's place kick. Hammond, the new fullback, proved a great line-backer. Hal Weeks, who went in Heston's place in the last half, made a 15-yard run for a touchdown.

The Michigan line at the beginning of the game was Redden l. e., Curtis l. t., Gregory c., Gooding r. g., Eycke r. t., Graver r. e., Norcross q., Heston l. h., Longman r. h., Hammond f. b. During the game Shulte was replaced by Barnett, Eycke by Bigelow, Dingman and Edmonds, Graver by Dunlap, Longman by Graver and Dickey, and Heston by Weeks.

Considerable time was taken out for Case during the game.

The game started at prompt 3 o'clock. Davidson for Case kicked off to Longman on the 10-yard line, who retumed it 15 yards. Longman, Heston and Hammond by a series of line bucks and plays off tackle, took the ball to Case's 35-yard line. Here Hammond fumbled, but Heston saved the ball and without Michigan's being in the slightest danger of being held for downs, Heston went over the line at 3:10. No goal. Score, 5-0.

Case kicked off to Longman, who was downed on 10-yard line. Redden made 5 yards. Hammond and Longman smashed through Case's line to near the center of the field. Curtis made 8 yards by bucking the line. Heston broke through and ran 45 yards for a touchdown at 3:20. No goal. Score 10 to 0.

Case kicked for the third time to Longman, who got the hall behind the goal and made a touchback. Hammond punted to center of field. Case was held for downs and punted. The Case line was then hit continuously across the field until Hammond went over for a touchdown at 3:38. No goal. Score. 15 to 0.

Case again kicked over the line. The ball was worked back to Michigan's 40-yard line, when Norcross fumbled. Case in vain tried to gain and Orr tried for a place kick, which was blocked by Curtis, Eycke falling on the ball. The half ended with the ball in the center of the field.

The second half began at exactly 4 p. m. Hammond made a low kick-off, which bounded back and Michigan got the ball at the center of the field. Heston and Graver carried the ball to within 5 yards of the goal and Hammond made the touchdown at 4:05. Graver kicked goal. Score, 21-0.

Case kicked off. Hammond fumbled but Graver picked it tip and ran to the 30-yard line. Here he retired in favor of Dickey. It was at this point that Yost began sending in bis substitutes. Heston and Hammond made most of the gains and at 4:15 Heston went over for a touchdown. Ten minutes of time had elapsed, but only three and a half minutes of actual play. No goal. Score, 26 to 0.

Case kicked off. Curtis ran the ball back 15 yards to Michigan's 45-yard line. Dickey and Heston took the ball to center of field. Redden made 8 yards outside tackle. The ball was worked down to the 15-yard line, when Weeks made a touchdown by an end run at 4:27. No goal. Score, 31 to 0.

Case kicked off and Michigan worked the ball to the 20-yard line, where at 1:41 Norcross made the touchdown which was disallowed on a quarterback run. The ball was given to Michigan on her 40-yard line. She worked it down to the 2-yard line, where Dickey was thrown back and time was called with the ball in Michigan's possession.

Ralph Hoagland, the well posted umpire, said of the Michigan team, after the game:

"You fellows are underestimating Michigan's team. The team is green, but the men have the football instinct. I think the eleven is just as good as was Michigan's either last year or a year before at this time. Yost has a fine back field. Naturally, being a Princeton man, I wanted to see Tom Hammond go there, but Michigan has in him a great fellow who will turn out to be the greatest all-around athlete who ever entered Ann Arbor, and I do not bar Neil Snow at that.

"Case put up a hard, gritty game, and Michigan's line held finely for their first game. This man Curtis, who played at tackle, is going to make a great player. He has things to learn about the game, but he is a good one, and he is there when the whistle blows."