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Minnesota Not In It

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Day
18
Month
November
Year
1897
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Public Domain
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Detroit, Mich., Nov. 13.- (Special to the Students Register.)- Betwoen 1200 and 2000 students took the two special trains for Detroit today. When the second train load ülled the Michigan Central depot they were soon re-inforced by those who had preceeded them. Together the army of studenta and alumci marched up Jefferson avenue yelling in a way Detroiteis have not heard since the athlotic carnival last year. People along the Btreets seemed to know what was coming and stopped to look tk procesión, while irom the houset where yellow aad blue strewners waved, the mothers, brothers, sisters and sweathearts of Michigan men waved flags or handkerchiefs to help in the occasion. The crowd soon broke up for dinner bu,t re-assembled at the D. A. C. grounds. Here the display of yellow and blue was even more noticeable. It was worn by thousands of studeats, hundreds of alumni, and othcr bundreds of sympathizera. There were old alumni with gray hair. There were younger ones who have '97 diplomas at home and there were rnen who have jraduated almost every year betwoen. There were alumna; too and üaughters of alumnae whose pretty gowns looied well with the yellow and blue ribbons whioh they carried. There were songs too and the prevailing one consisted of the following words sung to the tune of "There'U Be a Hot Time In the Old Town." We've got an aggregatlon of good players, hard and tough. And they're goiug to push you other guys, wlth motlon rathor rough. And they'll push you ar.d they'll rush you, till you don't know you're auout, And the rooters all along We line win then get up and shout: Chorus- Whon you see our team go down the field, Then you'll seo the other fellows yleld. And then the day for them, H wiü bo all congealed; And there'H be a hot time In the old town tonlght. Mlnnesot thlnk thy're LochlnTan, inu from tlie West, But otd Michigan will turn tnem down, ana they wlll nave no rest; Wü'U tratl their colora in the dust, and teach the tu somefoot ball, And when the game is over, our jolly boys wlll cali: Chorus- Following are the reporta as received: 2 :35 p. m.- The struggle of the officials to keep the small boy oïï the grounds threatens to rival the game in Interest and in the atnuaement afforded. Herrick, Keith, and Hill have the task in hand. One kid shows fight, and the attempt to put the struggllng offenders off the grounds is caueing great excitement. The shouta in the D. A. C. grounds can be plalnly heard by phono at the office of the Students Register. 3:15 p. ín.- Michigan Lot the west gottl with wind and sun in hor favor. Minnesota kicked off 35 yarda. Hogg carried it back 57 yards. Haunan puuted 10 yarda gain. Minnesota took the ball but Loomis fumbled. Teetzel got the ball for Michigan. Michigan kiúued 10 yards ou a series of line buckt. Hannan kfoked to 10 yard Une. Loomis bucked and then punted (or a 15 yard gala. Hogg hit Minnesota' Udö for 5 yards. LooüqU wa carritíd off tlie iiuld with a broken ankle, Harrison taking his place. Minnesota kicked to 30 yard Une and Cole went around Michigan for a short gain. Michigan then güt. Uie ball and after one successful line buck by Hogg, üanmin punted to center. Bennett feil on the ball and Hannan kicked to Minnesota's 5 yard line. Minnesota gains 20 yards on a punt and Hogg gains several yards by successful line bucks. A series ot punts carries the ball into Michigan territory. Hannan punted to the 40 yard line. Minnesota punted for thirty yards. A punt by Hannan and a run by Felver left the ball still in Michigan's territory. More kicking followed on both sldes and the ball was on Michigan's 15 yard line when Bennett broke around Minnesota's right end and found before him a clear field. The race that followed produced the utmost excitement. Bennett sprinted like a ten second man, the Minnesota tackles reaching out their arms and grabbing for him at every step, but their grabs feil short. Michigan rooters went wild when Hannan touched the ball to the earth behind Minnesota's goal post but the officers decided that Bennett had stepped out of bounds and the ball was carried back. Michigan men were ed but foundno fault with the decisión. Felver went through the same place that Hennett did and gained 27 yards. A series of punta followed, the ball going into Michigan territory and back to Minnesota's 15 yard line. Good line bucks by Hogg gained 15 yards more and Felver went around the right end for 3 yards. 3:45- Stewart rushed around Minnesota's left end and ran to within tnree yards of Minnesota's goal, and Caley was pushed over for the first touchdown. Captain Hogg tried to kick goal but failed. Score 4 to 0. Mianesota kicked ofE 40 yards but Felver caught the ball and made a pheaomenal run of 30 yards. Three men ran at him at once but ' he left them piled in a heap and almost jumped over two more of his opponents. Michigan punted and Minnesota returned. A nother punt by Minnesota gave Michigan the ball and Caley found himself on Minnesota'a, left end with a clear field before him but was tackled and thrown within flve yards of the goal. Michigan lined up and pushed him over for a touch-down. Capt. Hogg failed to kick a goalthe grand stand is full and the crowd is six and seven deep all around the side lines. Minnesota kicked and again Felver caught it and ran 15 yards. Hannan kicked into Minnesota's territory and Michigan line was rushed back ten yards. Minnesota punted 40 yards and Michigan returned 35 yards, and Hannau feil on the ball. Hogg then made three good gains cm line bucks. Hannan tried a drop kick from field but failed, the ball going back to Minnesota's goal. Minnesota kicked into Michigan territory, Teetzel touching the bah and running for 40 yard gain and dragglng with him two Minnesota men who tackled him duringr the last 10 yards. Time called for the first half. Score, Michigan 8, Minnesota, 0. 4:28. Michigan kicked off but the bal went to Michigan territory on a berie of punt3 and Hannan prevented a touch down by tackling a Minnnesota man who broke through Mich.'sline. This last half was largely a kicking game and the ball was punted back and forth from one side of the field to the other. A fumbe by Hannan brought the ball to within 8 yards of Michigan's gol. Hannan punted 30 yards. More kicking followed. Minnesota tried to punt from center but fumbled. Teetzel siezed the ball carrying it past Minnesota's goal but ball was carried back flve yards into Michigan's territory for Teetzel had stepped outside the line. After more punting Harrison kieked low, the ball rebounding 57 yards in Minnesota's territory. Harrison caught the bail and rau with it across the field and in trying to kiek once more he hita Michigan man from whom it rebounded 15 yards. Minnesota got the ball in her 20 yard line aDd punted for 25 yards which Michigan regained by a series of puuts and by a doublé pass which left Pelver upon Minnesota's right end. 4:50 p. m. - Line bucking brought more gain for Michigan. Pelver, Hojjg, and Stuart made good gains around the end. Minnesota took the ball only 5 yds from her goal but lost it after a 6 yard gain. Michigan bucked the line, bringing the ball to within 1 yard of Minnesota's goal, and shoved Caley over for a touch-down. Capt. Hogg kieked an easy goal. This brought the game to within a minute of time and plaing discontinued, the score standing 14-0 íd Michigan's favor. The line up was as follows: Michigan. Minnesota. Cunningham c Pinlayson Bennett r. e Scandrett Snow r. g Winchor Baker r. t Nicoulin Teetzol : l. e Harrison _,ehr 1. g Smith Lockwood 1. t Shepley Felver q. b Oole Hogg r. h Jones Stuart 1. h Evans Hannau f-b. Loomis Officials; W. W. Church, Princeton, umpire ; N. G. Williams, Yale, 1886, eferee.

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