The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-20
YOST WEAK WHERE
STAGG IS STRONG
Michigan Excelled in Kicking
and Open Play, Says the
Inter
journal Special Service.

journal Special Service.
Chicago, Nov 20.-The Inter Ocean, discuss
ing western football, says:
With their defeat at the hands Of Michigan
on Saturday, the badgers were forced to retire
from the western championship race, and 1t Is
now up to the Thanksgiving day game to de-
eide the football honors Of this section of the
country. That this game will be one of the
hardest ever played In the west is admitted by
ALL including some of the most ardent support
ers Of the maize and blue.
Mlchigan's victory was we'll earned, even tho
the badgers did outplay the men from Ann Ar
Dor at times. Yost had better developed team
than King, but individually the Wisconsin men
were every bit as good as their heavier oppo-
nents. The Wisconsin men were forced to fight
against better developed football machine
that outweighed them at least ten pounds to
the man, and they did everything in their power
to stop the tremendous rushes of the Michigan
men.
Scored First on Fluke. &.
The first touchdown was the direct result OF q
tumble by MelZner on Wisconsin's 5yard line.
and then it took everything that Yost's men
had to push the ball over the line The second
the result of a straight march down
the field from the kickoff and was earned by
superior football. At times the Yost offense
was irresistible, but at all times 1t trife
slow while the Wisconsin offense was even
slower.
The Michigan line practically impregna-
ble but a few times Roseth and Wrabetz were
able to get thru for substantial gains. Where
and around thru the wolverines ends. These
| are the weakest points in the great machine
nodded by Yost. Bush worked the time-honored
fake punt twice and gained fifteen and twenty
f1ve yards respectively. Both plays appeared
to be fakes before they were started, one being
made on the first down, but the Michigan ends
| were under the impression that the badgers
would not have the audacity to attempt to de-
| ceive them, and they certainly played as tho
| they believed it.
Ends Were Slow
The ends also weak on getting down the
| field or punts. MelZner gained considerably
| more ground on returning punts than did Nor
, cross, Barlow and Tom Hammond. altho the
| Michigan men received more aid from their team
mates.
In punting also is Michigan weak as Bush,
who is only fair punter. outkicked Garrels on
every punt. Garrels is slow in getting his kicks
| off. and it was only the great strength of the
wolverine forwards that kept many Of his kicks
| from being blocked.
Chicago showed that it has powerful team
in the in which the subbbacks ran over
| the unfortunate 1llini and made substantial
gains. Eckersalll, usual, the great star.
and that to be expected, but the work of
the substitute backs came as a great and pleas
ing surprise to the maroon hackers. Perhaps
Stagg may have some substitute ready for the
Michigan game.
Eckersalrs great feat of making Ave goal,
'against a big nine'' team will stand for a long
time, for at present there Is not goal kicker
in his class. Melzner and Tom Hammond both
made several attempts to kick goal from place
but all failed. Chicago is strongest where
Michigan is weakest, that is, in kicking and th'
open game.
stagg's Style Open.
Stagg has developed the most open style o
play now in use in the west. and with Catlil
, carrying the ball for Of his wide end runs
] it is certain that he will be able to gain aroun'
, Garrels; The maroons have shown greater spec
in nearly all their games than Michigan did o.
3 Saturday, and this will help considerably Il
playing the more open game.
E It Is expected that the maroons will be Il
i better condition on Thanksgiving day than thei
opponents. The Chicago men have nothing t
E do from now until the big game, while Michi
t gan will play Oberlin on Saturday, and thef
q is possibility that some of the wolverines ma.
8 be injured, but on the other hand 1t Is prob
e able that Yost will take no chances in having
| any of his stars injured.
i Coach Jimmy Sheldon has delivered the good
o at Indiana by defeating the strong Wabash tear
5 by the score of 40 to O, when 1t was expeete
l. that the hoosers would be lucky to win at al
4 Northwestern succeeded in defeating the Mict
= igan agricultural college and Minnesota Shove
J. that it had strong team by beating Michigan
l. score against Booths cornhuskers and runnin
II up S5 points. 1t is probable that Minnesot
= will make fair-sized score against Northwes
n ern next Saturday.
Tribune Says Little.
The Tribune says: The 1905 football chan
pionship has narrowed down to Chicago an
Michigan In the west and to Yale and Pennsy
., vania in the east. Yost and Stagg will sett
their little dispute on Thanksgiving day at Ma
u shall field
There was nothing far out of line In Satu
days gridiron results in either section. Mar
expected Michigan TO beat Wisconsin by a large
score than IL to O, but some expected the badge
t. to trim the wolverine SO the result was fa
10 average Of expectations. Chicago raised L
&c ~ stock a few points by beating Illinois ~ to
"a "a with substitute backfeld This was eleve
~ ~ points more than Michigan made against Il
No same team two weeks before.
~ ~ Figuring on the Ann Arbor game, Michigan
1,- either two touchdowns or eight points strong
Of than Chicago. because the maroons could N
- cross the badger goal line, but kicked fo'
M points from the field. Figuring on the Marsha
~ !, field game Chicago is eleven points better ths
~ ~ Michigan and touchdown weaker. beeau
~ Stages men crossed the Illinois goal four tim
to while Michigan made five touchdowns, but Ec
at ersall made five field goals to one by Harmon
= That shows how much comparative scores a
~ ~ worth in gridiron dope. Victory can be fgurs
~ out for either team on turkey day.