| Show Ii Substitute Quarter Aids Michigan MJ I gan C In Flag Fag Flaa Jf Race l I ROCKWELL IS MN AN COG IN II YOST MACHINE I j Ij Second String Player Is 1 Termed Hero by byI I Wolverines BY BILLY s r I IVl mO N unbeaten since eary car car- y 11 f October 19 1 hen OhIo t l VA- VA T H ill v triumphed hed 0 over oer er he hei hel b by a ecole H It to 0 looked unbeatable for tor 1923 She Sha stalled off ott o the sea sea- Mason season sea season son In n Impressive est Ie The Tha Yost machine swept along alons and one ot ottha o othe the tha chet reasons for tor the s seep sIr Invin In quarterback The Michigan attack attick ed around He Mas sas one of I tho e rare rara gems rems of football un football an in- in intel in tel Igent gent QUill baek wasa as asa a asla quaI quaite te back In every e eer er sense of te a noi 1 1 01 of ot U 11 e 1 team Iris Ills generals generalship lp was liS as as near I r 1 v Ie leys ley's a it Is s possible lc for quart- quart rl to be ba Yot Yost d i i II tI e L i directing head lIe had bad cr v r r seen Been on a team MIc lIe ligan v ns l playing the Ma- Ma Ma Marines rines flom f om the Quantico Naval Nasal Sta- Sta Station Sta Station tion L had already scored a touch much lawn the Marines In Int Inthe Inthe t the he foUl th period Michigan once rot ot Inside the Marines 20 20 1 I tine lint and und T tried to carry th tb bill b around end He Ito was tac- tac tacI tac-I tac I 1 led behind scrimmage line and alter after the whistle blew did t not re let get UI no He was as ae carried off of ot thea the a field lii hl his ankle anllo i r 01 or 01 ROCKWELL rom r-oni 1 the sidelines came a aoun On the back of his er ere ev In large block figures the 40 read 26 Hur- Hur ned Hur-ned through the program they thy found the number and the nane 6 26 26 inan t Tod Ted Rockwell 0 o feet 9 S Inches That settled It for or the crowd The lied had ne never neer er heard ot of Rockwell The Knew I but one quarterback Quarterback- Uteri ho lin was without a peer Ro came 11 ir arid and a signal menal ho went vent 10 bardS behind his line of iffe e He laid un on the ground Behind him was aas Michigan's great center and at times place kicker The play was apparent to the Marines Th Tha Tue ball was snapped mapped back held It In position for tor torB fora tora B a place kick Lick But just as M Blott an ad d to appl apply his toe to the tho bell ball and as the Marine came through to block the Ilce 1 I ic Rockwell 11 jumped to his feet suddenly and ran Eight Michigan n players had swung to the right to otter offer Interference They blocked and Rockwell ran on 26 on bards to a 0 touchdown It was sas as his first piny play In varsity foothill SA It The TIle game with 1 Wisconsin vol- vol v Tol-v lowed Wisconsin W 1 was wag pointed forI for I n l The Wolverine toll follow follow- following ow- ow jing ing I bewailed the tho lack of ot B a a quarter quarter- quarterback quarterback back It a as os a 0 battle that game at t Mod Iron In the tho first period I Captain Below kicked a field goal goaland goaland I and gave gao fa e Wisconsin a 0 a lead o of three points The lead seemed good for the tho remainder of the game gamo but later on n In th second period Michigan held Wisconsin deep In WIsconsin territory and e compelled Taft Tatt to Jn t Rockwell standi on the tho I Michigan 32 ard line Jot got under I the ball bail but It struck hun him In the It-he It hest and nd i nd bounded to ono one side ell went after tho the halt ball and recovered It One tackler tackier hit lilt him Ir and he ho went down but bounded up again like ilke e a loose ball A few yards further on another tack tackler tackier I er erI erbit I Tilt hIt him He to again went we-nt down don and I bounded up again again- Then he ho waS bIt ol again and end knocked do down This time he be rolled roiled to within fly five yards of o th the sideline Jumped up and I started to run again He squirmed I h the Wisconsin secondary defense e This had rela related ed I be-I be- be be that Rockwell was down and the ball dead although no had sounded Bounded Rockwell 1 kept on going until he had crossed I y fhe he be Wisconsin goal line A con- con cony y of officials tho the definite statement that the whistle had not counted and the referee ran to the goal line and standing In front of ef Rockwell raised both a 0 touchdown J for tor Michi Michi- Michigan Michigan gan In Tho play beat Wisconsin 6 to S 8 HERO flERO ONCE MORE lota alone stood between herbold an and ana a continuation of ot her herold bold old on the Western Vestern Conference ota had Iowa None Tone belle believed cd Michigan had hail a chan chance e particularly with out of o the backfield Also Blott great center had suffered suf- suf a broken ankle In the V 1 le- le consia game ame But for tor the third game In sue sue- suc succession cession Rockwell delivered ered In the thee e t ond period Michigan got Rot the ball to Minnesota's yard 31 line Vick fullback 1 le went 10 yards center and threw a forward pass pas out over center Rock Rock- Rockwell Rockwell well Rock well running at top speed man enan managed aged ged to get the ball by his finger Ups tIps fingertips He juggled It a moment It t down and nd wiggling loose I from two tacklers ran to a touchdown touch- touch touchdown down TM This play piny beat Minnesota Rockwell ii Is one of the tho best bent broken broken en n runners In the Western Conf Conference renco He more nore than any other man sa el l the Big Ten foot foot- football bell ball title for Michigan Rather he gave Michigan the chance to tie with Illinois for the title And cAnd IAn so there you have a 0 story that sounds like liko Dick Dult Merriwell It ItIs is th thi story of the substitute a II lis I haired curly sophomore at Michi Michl Michigan t gan gao |
