football team michigan football team represented university_of_michigan college football season played home games field michigan competed newly established later known team head coach started season consecutive wins opponents combined score final game season played thanksgiving day team lost close game university_of_chicago team score michigan chicago game college football game played indoors portion game played electric lights team captain preseason developments football season took field developments occurred michigan joined western inter collegiate athletic conference later renamed season michigan conference play michigan conference games minnesota chicago second led michigan record seasons coach resigned michigan football coach princeton graduate hired replace leaving november assisted ward coaching team michigan conducted football team reported group appearing try outs follows athletic field foot ball honors schedule season summary michigan normal michigan opened season home game later known won scoring touchdowns half goal safety second half reported game follows university_of_michigan opened football season afternoon loosely played game members year varsity game ground ready play michigan michigan played second game season home team grand central high school game played halves minutes michigan won easily score newspaper account game described michigan performance follows michigan rapidly rounding form team played stronger game today week ago new men work interference times excellent half brilliant runs bennett showed line able gain varsity scored pleased michigan lineup game left end count villa left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle right end richards quarterback right steel left michigan michigan game season mid week match team chicago game played minute halves field scored touchdown brilliant yard run half scored touchdowns michigan steel added goals touchdown michigan newspaper account game described michigan performance follows game michigan best season game varsity work tried heavy team rule interference fast sure team work good villa carried honors michigan michigan line left end left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle right end quarterback gordon left right steel michigan michigan fourth game played days game team michigan compiled highest point total season winning game games season michigan opponents combined tally michigan team traveled indiana open conference schedule came away fifth straight shutout score game played crowd newspaper described game desperate game played stuart field concluded michigan won superior weight account noted play game yard run tackle marshall michigan scoring came touchdowns michigan lineup left end left tackle carey left guard center bennett right guard right tackle right end quarterback left right michigan michigan sixth opponent game played field detroit ended sixth straight shutout sided score michigan scoring came seven touchdowns goals kicked minutes play ball possession minutes half newspaper account stated eastern boys start finish report gave following account game team play university_of_michigan excellent interference good seen city star game probably plays villa times brilliant university_of_michigan celebrating victory tonight pointing fact best pennsylvania national champions michigan lineup game left end count villa left tackle left guard center baker right guard right tackle right end quarterback left right noted game worst defeat season suggested game important measuring michigan standing contest eastern team furnished basis comparison comparison eastern leaders necessarily indirect said time michigan playing form great eastern michigan minnesota close game season game early november conference game minnesota golden minneapolis game played minute halves athletic field minneapolis came away win score michigan came yards touchdown minutes game score half ended scoreless tie michigan scored touchdown second half michigan fans signaled event michigan touchdown scored goal touchdown kicked minnesota responded touchdown worth points rules score came far corner field straight kick goal touchdown worth points impossible accordingly minnesota attempted double kick kicking ball caught ball close goal posts kick goal easily stopped michigan players blocked kick difference close game michigan lineup right end right tackle bennett right guard center left guard villa left tackle left end quarterback right left michigan road game minnesota defeated score crowd spectators account game published world new york reported michigan substitute team day won making touchdowns half forced fighting end game michigan final home game season michigan defeated college score game described press fine exhibition football team credited playing fast game game played extremely muddy grounds field conditions stop michigan interference minutes game michigan right end scored touchdown pretty quarterback kick thirty yard line michigan reportedly found trouble gaining pleased scoring points half second scored touchdowns michigan game played halves minutes michigan lineup game left end villa left tackle left guard center bennett right guard right tackle right end quarterback gordon left right games michigan undefeated opponents combined score chicago michigan final game season decide western conference championship matched michigan thanksgiving day michigan lost game described desperately contested games played chicago score game featured trick plays teams relied straight hard football father elected governor michigan weeks earlier star game michigan newspaper reported effort half thing little fellow seldom failing required distance unable play second half later millionaire took second half equally effective chicago scoring came blocked punt resulting safety drop kick worth points rules time yard line michigan sole touchdown came second half pushed yard line kicked easy goal michigan drove ball chicago yard line late game chicago recovered michigan chances victory described defeat follows reason expect victory chicago michigan played strong consistent foot ball schedule chicago erratic certainly sport surprises foot ball thanksgiving day contest furnished sensational surprise exciting contest come western great difference character play teams michigan playing stock game football hard steady game depended play time chicago trained game little doubt result series contests game chicago won good use greatest resource magnificent player telling place indoor football unusual feature michigan chicago game thanksgiving day played indoors collegiate game football played roof adding novelty daylight turned darkness field inside lit electric lighting according newspaper account field grew dark second half play halted minutes discuss play continue play resumed lights finally turned michigan scored touchdown crowd stated varying press accounts noting game played building months ago nominated presidency press proclaimed experiment indoor football success thing settled game indoor football literally speaking success men trouble catching football played merits wet field strong wind end second half got dark spectators treated novelty shape football electric light newspaper described novelty indoor football follows indoor football innovation promises late games fields chicago sloppy players seas mud athletes played dry surface secure elements inch layer tan bark placed hard earth dust touched beams overhead spectators players comfortable conditions game played darkness came players scarcely distinguishable time electric lights soon rendered play distinct starting lineup ends captain michigan brazil indiana ohio michigan tackles washington michigan jackson michigan michigan center illinois thomas washington illinois richards tennessee michigan cleveland ohio boulder colorado coaching staff coach assistant coach hired position manager assistant manager
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