The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-15
HAMMOND BACK
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Yost Has a Chance to Cheer Up
+ IA. Over His Pros "a, -.
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Ann Arbor, Mich, Sept. 1b.-Coach Yost,
crestfallen, bearish and chief kicker on the new
football rules, may smile again. Today he re-
ceived a letter from one of his pet players in
forming him that Harry Hammond will return to
Ann Arbor again with the opening of the new.
school year and don his football uniform.
Last spring Hammond. end on two of the
best teams Yost has ever turned out, and BROTH
er Of the famous Tom Hammond, suffered the
misfortune to be shuffed down the dark chute
enthusiastically by the wolverine faculty Now.
after summer Of study, however, he believes
he will be ale to restore himsef in the good
graces of the professors. .... Il . - i
News Is also given out that Clark and Rhein
schi1d, two fast of the 1905 eleven VIII
return to the old stamping grounds, despite the
rumor to the contrary. This makes accordingly.
six regulars that Yost will have on hand tor a
nucleus, and from present Indications this bunch
OF veterans viii be Just as large as any other
western Yfsf coach coach will have to deal with -
! the summer in complaining Of the new rules and
talking bearish on the possibilities of the wolver.
ines this fall. While probably nothing will take
place between now and the opening Of the play
Ing season, unless It, perchance, may be the con-
| Walter Camp in Chicago Oct L. he no longer
viii. be able to remain unusually bear1sh.
Michigan's six veterans an: as follows: Gar
1els Graham, Curtis Harry Hammond, Clark
and Rhetnschild. Clark was the man whom
Captain Mare Catlin downed behind his goal
line on punt over the, causing the safety
, which gave Chicago the western championship
Clark Is intensely eager to wash this stain from
the record OF his alma mater, this thing alone
prompting his decision to return for another
season. -. 's..' - 5.s4- 49, z," Z
+ Garrels this year, is expected by football fol-
lowers to make one Of the most wonderful play
ers ever developed in. the west. His great
speed, his enormous size, quickness, hard plung-
Ing runs and lodging abilities under the new
| rules, many believe, will make him the equal II
not the superior Of Eckersall. On the defense
which will probably mean much more to team
| than before, he is likely to prove a better man
than the maroon captain account Of his size
Michigan students believe Yost will play the
Detroit giant Mt half this year instead of at
end, which position he occupied last year. At
half he will have much more ability to carry
the BALL and he is capable Of an enormous
amount of work before firing, he is counted on
to make Heston under the new rules <
Who will occupy the other half and who will
be seen at fullback questions which the
Ann Arborites are discussing most freely these
last few days of vacation. Both Clark or Rhein-
schild halfback possibilities altho the latter
was used at tackle more than at half year.
Clark's ability to punt may give him a better
chance at fullback. 81 20, ! "-.,
Curtis probably, will be seen at his old place
at tacke with Graham at guard. Center, one
guard one tackle, with one end and one quar-
terback, are the positions which Yost will have
to search his secondary material OF last year to
| I'LL for 1906. But If the secondary aggrega ton
at Ann Arbor this fall Is anything like It was
in past years. Yost may still smile.