The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-23
Stage and Yost Preparing Football
Teams for THANKSGIVING.

Stage and Yost Preparing Football
Teams for Thanksgiving.
Chicago, Nov. 2s-With the boards
cleared until Thanksgiving day, prepa-
ratlons for the eliminating Chicago
Michigan game viii go forward with
fedoupIed energy on the part OF the
coaches as Well as the business man
aEement
Both Yost and star see before them
mountain of work to prepare their
men Tor this final, crucial battle, on
winch hangs the championship Of the
middle west in this favorite sport. Sat
urday's contests with Illinois and Wis
consln have shown up new faults on
each team and at the same time some
flashes of the real strength which will
be uncovered to the full in the ap-
preaching turkey-day battle.
ost viii not turn his attention to de-
Nelop1ng that finesse in attack which
has made his machine-lilxe elevenS IA
nous the country over, to the end that
the wolverines may pierce the Maroon
defense sufficiently to carry the pigskin
over the Maroon goal line.
opposed to this Stage has hercu-
lean task cut out for him in bracing
and strengthening the Maroon defense
so as to be able to Withstand those
catapultic drives of the Yost machine
which are shot in, over, around and
under the opposing line with bew1lder-
ing speed and completely
BadenOch, it is generally believed by
=
football students, will be the center of
the Wolverine attack. Yost probably
sees in the tall, Tangy youth at Chi
Cages right tackle a spot where he
thinks he can hammer and hammer I'M
til, like Deering in the Wisconsin game,
a hole is worked through which the
maize and blue can grind its way down
the field to the Midway goal line
The difference in the physical build of
Chicago's two tackles, as well as the
success of efforts on the part of other
opponents, has likely shown YOst that
there is greater chance of overcoming
Badenoch than Bubbles Hill. The
former is a tall. rangy lad who has
grown rapidly and has not his full
strength, though strong and courageous
as lion now. Hill, on the other hand.
is stocky and very heavy. physical
makeup better qualified to stand the
hammering that YOsts eleven is capa-
bic of dealing than supple boy of
Badenoch'S build.
Yost's plan has ever been to select
one spot in the opponents line and send
his pile-driving. crushing weight, I'M
der terrific speed, crashing into that
point time after time until it is worn
out and his choice of the vulnerable
spot has seldom gone amiss. Two out
of three plays will go that way and 1t
does not require long for the gruellng
and grinding to play out almost any
giant. 1t was this concentration of at
tack. making Deering bear the brunt
VI H. AtAcil perm 4eAACAAA5e1Ah Ne-i->
down the field last Saturday and score
its second touch down.
Chicago places great reliance in its at
tack. believing itself capable of carry
ing the ball at least into Michigan ter
ritory often enough to give EckerSall
opportunity to drop-lick field goals, pos
sibly enough times to offset any touch
downs the Ann Arborites may tally
against Chicago.
Just how strong Chicago's offense is
going to develop cannot be foretold, for
up to date the Maroon attack has never
been driven to extremities. Against Wis
consin Stages outfit was satisfied with
victory, though a negative one, win
ming oniv through FikersaIl's superior
ability to drop-lSick. At straight foot
ball. aside from Catlin's and EckersalPs
runs. the Maroons made very little
Roadway against the Cardinal team.