TRA g Iutgan Ar A& A&- Ar\ IM "tt EXTRA VOL. XXXVII. No. 47 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS I 7' YARD DRIVE DOWN FIELD CI VESGOPHERS a Harriers SCORE BY QUARTERS SORE IN FIRST HALF EARLY THREAT OF PLUNGING NOR THMEN FAILS WHEN KICK IS BLOCKED __ OMICHIGAN - 1st 0l 0 2nd 0 6 3rd 41 0 I I Almquist Is Hurt In First Period MINNESOTA'S CRUSHING OFFENSIVE GAINS 224 YARDS IN FIRST HALF By Wilton A. Simpson MEMORIAL STADIUM, Minneapolis, Nov. 20.-Michigan re-{ tained its leadership of the Western football Conference by winning the last of its five Big Ten games, defeating the powerful Minnesota eleven herethis afternoon. Today's victory was the second time the Wolverines downed the Gopher team this year. Michigan won the first game 20 to o, at Ann Arbor at the opening of the season. Michigan entered today's battle rated as the under-dog, but mustered every bit of its strength to gain the victory which decided the Conference title in favor of the Yostmen. The little Brown Jug will return to Ann Arbor, to rest on the shelves of the Field house, where it has been since the Wolverines brought it home from the Northland in 1920. The playing field, which has been covered with three feet of hay since Sunday, was in good condition just IAE before game time. Coach Yost as- T VARSITY LOSES SEVEN p slisted-scores of workmen in clearing !Mn Today's battle with the power- the grdiron.ful Minnesota team marked thre the gridiron.awfinal appearance of seven mem- The empratue ws wel blow bers of the 1926 Wolverine foot- freezing but a strong sun made con- bers of the ditions more tolerable for the spec- I ball squad as wearers of the tors tMaize and Blue. Captain Fried- A wind .swept across the field from man, Flora, Lovette, Dewey, W. the west ,giving the defender of the Weber, McIntyre, and HestonI west goal a kicking advantage. ! comprise the list, and four of First Quarter these departing athletes were in Captain 'Wheeler of Minnesota and the starting lineup that faced theI Captain Friedman of Michigan met in Galloping Gophers. mid-field with Walter Eckersall, ref-I eree, to choose the goal, Minnesota won and elected to defend west goal Peplaw made five yards through left with a slight wind behind their backs. tackle. Almquist's forward pass to Gilbert kicked off to Joesting and Peplaw was incomplete. Barnhart's on Minnesota ten yard line, Joesting drop kick from the 30 yard line was returned the ball to the 28 yard line. 'blocked. Michigan was given pos- Peplaw raced around Flora's end session of the ball on its own 20 yard for 15 yards, placing the ball on line. Molenda was stopped for no Minnesota's 45 yard line. Joesting gain. gained seven through the line. Alm- Gilbert punted out of bounds on quist made eight through tackle, but Minnesota's 48 yard line. Joesting the play was recalled and Minnesota plowed through center for four yards. 'was penalized five yards for being I Molenda tackled Almquist after he offside. Almquist gained four yards I made a one yard gain. Friedman in- off tackle. tercepted Almquist's forward pass Weber intercepted Almquist's for- and brought the ball back to Min- ward pass and brought the ball back nesota's 48 yard line. Gilbert squirm- to Minnesota's 45 yard line. Gilbert ed through right guard for four yards. made two yards on an offside play, Friedman threw a poor pass and but failed to take the ball out of Gary of Minnesota intercepted it on bounds. Gilbert took the ball out of the Gopher's 33 yard line as the quar- bounds on the next play but failed ter ended. to gain Score- iLinnesota 0, Michigan 0. Peplaw blocked Friedman's pass to Second Quarter Oosterbaan. Gilbert punted to Min-, Peplaw gained five yards on a long nesota's 11 yard line where Flora run around the left side of his line, downed the ball. Almquist made five and repeated with three yards through i - ht t- kl- Je tinz want throu h lichigan hiinesota Oosterbaan..L E ...... C. Wiheeler Baer.......... L T.......... Gary DeweyC.........L LG.........Strand Schoenfeld ...... C........ McKininon Lovette ........R G........ Hansonf Gabel..........R T........... Hyde' Flora .........R E....... -aycraft Friedman C. ...Q 13....... Almquist, Molenda .......R H....... Barnhart Gilbert.......L EI......... Peplaw Weber .........F B........ Joesting Michigan average, in weight, 187; Minnesota average, 178. Officials-Eckersall, Chicago, ra- feree; Schommer, Ohicago, umpire; Gardner, Cornell, field judge; Graves, Illinois, head linesman. Time of game-3 o'clock, Ann Arbor time. f was penalized five yards for offside. Peplaw gained two yards around left end. Nydahl made six yards throughf right tackle. Joesting added a yard through center. Nydahl made three yards through right tackle, giving the Gophersrafirst down on Michigan's 18 yard line. Joesting hit center for six yards. Peplaw made two yards through cen- ter. Nydahl twisted throught right guard for a five yard gain. Joest- ing made a yard through center. Joesting placed the ball within one' foot of the goal line on the next play. Nydhal hurdled the line and made a touchdown. Peplaw failed to kick for the point after touehdoiIn. Score-Minnesota 6, Michigani 0 Gilbert kicked off to Joesting on the goal line and the Minnesota full- back returned the ball to his own 27 y4rd line. Peplaw made a yard through left tackle. Minnesota called for time out. Peplaw made seven more around right end.. Joesting made four yards on an offside play and gave the Gophers another first down. Peplaw went around Flora's end, for a 23 yard gain. Peplaw was on his way to a touchdown when Fried- man tackled him out of bounds. Nydahl made five yards around right end. Gibson was substituted for Strand in the Minnesota line-up. Peplaw made a yard. Peplaw skirted his left end for ten yards. Nydahl failed to gain. Michigan'was penalized five yards on the play. / i r ,° i "Shorty Almquist" Minnesotia quarterback, who was in- jured in the first quarter of the bat- tie today, and was carried frdni te field on a stretcher. Almquist pilot- ed the Gophers well during the open- ing period, sending his eleven through the Wolverine team for consistent gains. Nyland replaced Flora at right end for Michigan. Lovette intercepted Nydahl's pass on his own eight yard line as the first half ended., ! Score---Ichigan 0, Minnesota 6. SECONID HALF Coach Yost substituted Truskow- ski in place of Schoenfeld at center. Barnhart kicked off to Gilbert on1 Michigan's seven yard line, Gilbert; returning the ball to his own 26 yard line. Gilbert's pass to Ooosterbaan gained eight yards. Weber made five yards through right tackle, giving Michigan its initial first down. Weber failed to gain through center. Michigan called for time out, Baer being hurt on the previous play. Gabel replaced Palmeroli at right tackle for Michigan. Baer resumed play. Fried- man's forward pass was blocked. Michigan was penalized five yards for being offside. Friedman's pass to Oosterbaan was blocked. Gilbert punfed to Minnesota's 20 Received .By Radio Through the courtesy of the Terrace Gardens Dancing studio. First Quarter Northwestern 7, Iowa 0.I Yale 0, Harvard 0. Georgetown 5, Fordham 0. Brown 7, New Hampshire 0.- Ohio State 0, Illinois 0 . Yale 6, Harvard 0. Missouri 0, Kansas 0. Wabash 0, Depauw 0. New York U, 7, Nebraska 6. Second Quarter Wisconsin 0, Chicago 14. Ohio State 7, Illinois 0. Kansas Aggies 0, Iowa State 0. Haskell 13, Michigan State .7. Army 14, Ursinus 0. West Va. 0, Carnegie Tech 13. Boston U. 3, Holy Cross 0. Lafayette 7, Lehigh 0. Indiana 17, Purdue 7. Yale 9;, HYarvr4f17.' Northwestern 13, Iowa 6. Third Quarter Lafayette 28, Lehigh 0. Carnegie Tech. 13, West Virginia 0 Georgetown 26, Fordham 0. Final Syracuse 12, Niagara 7. Boston U, 3, Holy Cross 0. Wildcats Leading IOWA CITY, Iowa, Nov. 20,-In a hard fought battle with a possible Conference championship at stake, Northwestern was leading Iowa 13-7 at the end of the first half. yard line where Baer downed the ball. Nydahl made a yard around left end. Nydahl made another yard through right tackle. Barnhart punt-- ed out of bounds on Michigan's 46 yard line. A forward pass Friedman to Ooster- baan gained 13 yards. Gilbert lost 4 yards on an attempted end run. Nydahl intercepted Friedman's long pass to Oosterbaan on the Gopher's 20 yard line. Joesting hit the center of the line for nine yards, but the play was recalled and Minnesota was penalized five yards. Joesting made five yards through center. Peplaw gained four yards through left tackle. Minnesota call- ed for time out for-Haycraft who was injured. Barnhart punted to Fried- man on Michigan's 46 yard line. Gil- bert's forward pass to Oosterbaan was incomplete. Friedman was thrown for a seven yard loss, when he was unable to find an eligible receiver open to catch a forward pass. Gilbert pnted to Nydahl on the Gopher's 20 yard line. Baer missed the tackle and Nydahl brought the ball back 11 yards. Nyland stopped Peplaw for no gain. Oosterbaan threw Joesting for a two yard loss. Barnhart's punt was block- ed and Baer recovered for Michigan on Minnesota's 24 yard line. Gilbert made a yard through center. Hoffman made three more through the center of the line and repeated with two more yards. On a fake place kick formation, Friedman threwI a forward pass over the goal lin' but Barnhart knocked it down. Min- nesota was given possession of the ball on its 20 yard line, Joesting hit center for nine yards. Nydahl lost a yard. Joesting hit cen- ter for three yards giving Minnesota a first down. Nydahl lost three yards. Joesting plowed through the rignt side of the line for five yards. Peplaw skirted left end for a 19 Scoops Ul ictorious Iii FINAL HUNN AND 7 7 OF IOWA TiE FOR BRIGGS AND HORNBERGER ARE FIRST WOLVERINES TO p Fumble CROSS LINE MICHIGAN IS FIFT H Ohio, Iowa, And Illi1nois Finish In Order Behind Wisconsin's Well-Balanced Team MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 20.-Wiscon- 2 sin's cross country team retained the :'Fl :':: Harrier championship of the Western Conference by scoring34 points in the annual Big Ten race over a five mile course here this morning, Iowa took the individual honors when Hunn and Speers tied for first place in 26:27:4, which is fast time consider- ing the condition of the course. Although Iowa tied for first place in the individual honors, Ohio scored 60 points to gain second place. Iowa. . was third with 65 points, Illinois fourth with 94, Michigan fifth with 127, Minnesota. sixth with 156, Clhi- capo seventh with 173, and Indiana last with 196. Hunn and Speers won the race 'without much effort, both Joining hands and crossing the line together, about a block ahead of the rest of the field. Kennedy of Ohio State placed third, just ahead of Chapman of Wisconsin, -last year's champion. Wisconsin won the championship -by placing men in fourth, fifth, sixth eighth and eleventh positions. Iowa placed 2 men in a tie for first place and the third Hawkeye to cross the line in thirteenth place. Clayton Briggs, captain of the Michigan team, was the first Wolver ine to cross the line, placing in fif teenth. position. Hornberger trailed immediately behind Briggs. The first 20 to finish were: Hunn and Speers of Iowa; Kennedy, Ohio State; Chapman, Gumbreck and )osterhaa Payne, Wisconsin; McElwee, Illinois; proved that he is Schutt, Wisconsin; Gammie, and Ed- -American selections gar, Ohio State; Zola, Wisconsin; ing up a funble on Binger, Minnesota; Elliott, Iowa; No- line in the fourth vak, Illinois; Briggs and Hornberger, ning 60 yards to = Michigan; PetaJa, Wisconsin; Brady, edman's place kick Iowa; Donnell,' Ohio State; Fields, oint gave the Wol- Indiana; Stellner, Illinois. a. Benny 0 Michigan end, caliber fo the all- of 1926 by scoop! his own 40 yard quarter and run touchdown . Fri for the extra po verines a 7-6 lea d.' _ r , 1 1 The Coveted Brown Jug 60,000 WITNESS BATTLE MARINE BAND ON HAND The largest prowd that has ever been assembled in Minnesota stad- ium totalled close to 60,000 people. Minnesota's large band was assisted by the drum and bugle corp's of the U. S. Marines, in the playing of the "Star Spangled Banner" before the game. There are 102 pieces in the returned the ball to his own 28 yard line.' Joesting made four yards, through center. Nydahl made four yards. Michigan was off side ad Minnesota elected to take the penalt, Joesting failed to make first down o the next play. Joesting went through the left side of his line for 5 yards, giving Minnesota a first down. Final: Michigan 7, Minnesota C. CHICAGO.-Twelve thotiand tic- kets were sent to Madisg for the Wisconsin game. yards through right tackle. Baer{ broke through and stopped PeplawI for no gain. Barnhart punted to the Michigan 45 yard line. Gilbert re- turned' the ball ten yards. Gilbert failed to gain through left' tackle. On a fake end run Gilbert was' throvwn for a five yard loss. Joesting intercepted Friedman's pass giving Iinnesota possession of the# .ball on its own 45 yard line. Pep- law ran around Flora's end for five yards. Joesting added five yards through center, but the play was re- called because of offsides. Lovette broke through and stopped Barnhart for no gain. Joesting plung- ed throtingh center for five yards giv- ing Minnesota a first down. Almquist added four yards through right tackle. Peplaw made three more through cen- ter. Peplaw went around left end for 13 yards. Almquist's forward pass to Peplaw was incomplete. Oostebaan stopped Almquist on an attempted end run.; , Palmeroli was substituted for Gabel at right tackle. Almquist fumbled, but Joesting recovered after losing five yards. Barnhart punted to Friedman on Michigan's eight yard line where -"1rgL acfie. sd ge7Lii w gir Lii: right guard for four yards, giving Minnesota another first down. Min- nesota called for time out for Alm- quist who. was hurt on the play. Almquist was carried from the field' on a stretcher. Nydahl replaced Alm- quist for Minnesota. Peplaw made two yards through left tackle. Nydahl gained five yards around right end. Oosterbaan inter- cepted Joesting's pass on Michigan's 42 yard line. Molenda gained a yard; through center. Flora made a great attempt to com- plete Gilbert's pass, but Barnhart blocked the throw. Gilbert punted to I Nydahl on the Gopher's 15 yard line. Joesting carried three Michigan play- ers for a 6 yard ride. Nydahl failed to gain around Oosterbaan's end. Barnhart punted to Michigan's 46 yard line where Wheeler downed the ball. Friedman passed the ball back to Gilbert on a fake pl'ay but Gilbert muffed the catch and Friedman re- covered. Gilbert punted to Nydahl on the Gopher 30 yard line. Nydahl raced ten yards around Oosterbaan'sa end, giving the Gophers a first down. Michigan called for time out. Joest- . l l Ij 1 band. The drum leader wore a large hat like Packer's but he lacked the Michigan leader's actions. Michigan's football team will be guests of the-l University of Minnesota at the "Little Jug" banquet. Coaches Yost, Wieman,, Kipke and Blott are scheduled to speak. was penalized five yards for being off-f side. Nydahl made two yards through right tackle but the play was recalled and Minnesota was penalized five yards for being in motion before thi ball was put in play. Barnhart punt- ed to Friedman on Michigan's 24 yard line. Gilbert p'unted back to Nydahl on the Gopher's 30 yard line. Nydahl fumbled but recovered the punt as the third quarter ended. Score-Mi-nesota 6, Michigan 0. FOURTH QUARTER Joesting made three yards throughI left guard. Lovette stopped Peplaw for no gain. Barnhart punted out of EXTRA STAFF Editor Carlton G. Chanipe Assistants i i Ellis B. Merry Stanford N. Phelps Philip C. Brooks Frederick Shillito Archie W. Robinson Milton Kirshbaum Paul Kern William Emery Robert E. Finch Milford Vanik Herbert Vedder Morris Zwverdling Business Manager Francis A. Morqulst Assistants Thomas Sunderland I I I