Word: maulbetsch
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...being always near the middle of the field. Syracuse's powerful line-plunging finally broke down the westerners' defence, and straight old fashioned football of the hardest sort was responsible for all of her touchdowns. Moreover, the Syracuse team tackled so hard and surely that even the efforts of Maulbetsch, the Michigan fullback who has been regularly smashing through the opponents' lines, were of no avail. Outplayed in every phase of the old fashioned game, Michigan stubbornly attempted to save the game, but at no time could she evade the opponents' defence even enough to try for a field goal...
Michigan, playing straight old fashioned football, had to fight during every minute of the game to nose out a 3 to 0 victory over the Agricultural College. The game became a plunging duel between Maulbetsch and Julian, and a punting contest between Splawn and Deprato. Statistics show that Michigan gained only 91 yards through the line to her opponents' 98, but had a substantial lead of 70 yards in the punting contest. Hughitt, Michigan's star quarterback, injured his below in the fourth period and will doubtless be out of the game for a month. The withdrawal of Hughitt leaves...
...terrific downpour of rain alone prevented Yost's charges from running up a much larger score against the southerners. Displaying latent versatility Michigan abandoned the open play that has featured her football this year, and humbled her opponents by plunges through the line and outside of the tackles. Maulbetsch, left halfback, crashed through Vanderbilt's defence, time and time again, ripping open her line for long consistent gains. Michigan's attack was stopped once at the twenty-yard line, whereupon Splawn dropped over a pretty field goal...
...anyone else on the team. In Lyons, the team may boast at least one good end. Splawn, from the Freshman team, is a dropkicker of more than usual accuracy, but his inexperience is militating against him in the competition for a permanent place in the backfield. Another sophomore star, Maulbetsch, has already cinched the fullback position...