Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-11-26 | Page 23 | Nebraska Ties with Michigan Wolverines

NEBRASKA TIES WITH MICHIGAN WOLVERINES Nebraska Field Lincoln Neb Nov 25 Nebraska Nebraska played l Michigan an to a 6 to 6 tie this afternoon In the hardest contest ever witnessed on a Nebraska Held field The touchdown made mado b by each team resulted from a fumble tumble but the showed better form than Yosts Yost's men In nearly every department of ot the game There was no long runs but Nebraska was far tar the best ground gal gainer ner The stone wall all of the Wolverines proved generally easy for tor Nebraska while Michigan could mako no headway through the tho Nebraska line and was forced to punt continuously Governor Aldrich kicked the ball fifteen fifteen tit tit- teen yards ards as a a. L curtain raiser Michigan ao missed two trials at nt forward passes plUe At straight football Michigan gained but WAS forced to punt from tram Its Us twenty five yard fard line hut but Nebraska plunged through Yosts Yost's wall l ant and soon had the tile ball tJan on the Wolverines Wolverine's twenty twenty ave ave- line Michigan blocked blo an rn attempted field goal COnI and aDd panted out of ot danger Michigan secured the hail ban ballon hailon on A n fumble tumble on Nebraska Nebraska's yard line and ond on missed a dropkick for tor goal i Nebraska gained the most sm ground at straight football The quarter ended with the ball in fD Nebraska's possession In the tho middle of or orth th the tue field Score Scorer Nebraska 0 0 O. Michigan 0 O. After Uter the kickoff in the tho third quarter an nn exchange cx ex change of ot punts lunts gave vo Nebraska th the ban ball on Michigan's Michi gins gan's ms yard thirty line Nebraska suffered train from Penalties and was wan forced to kick Lick but toot took It again on a 0 fumble Conklin blocked n n. kick Lick on OD Nebraska's twenty twenty- yard five-yard line picked up the ball on n R bound and I raced behind the goal god pot posts tl Thompson Licked kicked goal Gibson kicked Licked off on a fumble Nebraska lie as- cured the ball on Michigan's ten yard line lino Two plunges sent Purdy over o for a 0 touchdown and 1 Potter Licked kicked goat the score The remainder of ot the quarter was devoted to punting Thompson having the best t of ot the Licks kicks end and the Nebraska backs excelled 0 at t returning retaining the ball For the first three quarters Nebraska outplayed out oat played Michigan but suffered more on pen pen- Beginning the tho last quarter Michigan Licked kicked to the Nebraska thirty five yard yarl line and McMillan McMillan Mc Mc- Ic Millan nn ten tell on the ball Returning a. a forced punt Nebraska again started dArted down the field but w. w was forced to kick Thompson Thomp Thomp- son Ron was VOI downed on OD the Michigan twenty five yard artI line Une Unable to J gain ln on plunges Thorn Thompson Thomp- Thomp p peon son eon On kicked Licked to the tho middle of ot the field Michigan was continually in the defensive Nebraska struggled desperately ratel for tor More ore Nebraska pushed the ball bail to Michigan's ans yard seven line suit and ml missed td an nn attempt to forward forward for for- ward pass pan but r retained toned ros possession Ion of ot the tho ball boll The game ame ended ndell Nebraska Z 6 fi Michigan 6 The 11 lineup lIne Nebraska Position Michigan Ie lc Conklin Capt Shonka Capt lt Quinn Elliott J lg Kaynor c c Ip tt Pearson rg rg Garretts Harmon r rt t. t logic Bogle o lp rc Warner arner n O O. O Frank Craig Crall Purdy rh rh Smith Gibson rD t fb fb Thompson Thomps D DILI WILL ILI RUSe RISI YALE FIELD New Kew Haven Conn Nov 25 Among Amon Among the chan changes es to be made In the football plant at Yale Yao will be the raising of tho crade rade of or the field to Improve the drainage Tho The center of the gridiron will be raised a foot above the cd edges eM which will taper off Imperceptibly This J Is planned to mal make e the pla playing field self This grading seems seema to be tho the only feasible wa way of preventing pools pOni of ot water from soaking up the field