The Washington herald., 1907-08-25

Detrois aug. 25.-Fieldlng H. Yost ana
/ Charles Baird. the harbingers OF autumn,
drifted into town Friday afternoon with
bundle of bright prospects for the Uni
yersty Of Michigan eleven in the foot
ball season soon to open.
| The Wolverines coach and manager
met in the office Of Dan E. McGugin,
coach Of the Vanderbilt team. While
they were busy gossiping about the grid
iron game who should drop in but vii
lie'' Heston, in his day acknowledged 70
be the greatest half back that ever stood
In cleated shoes. W.T.. willie" present
| there was lacking just one man, Trainer
Keene Fitzpatrick, to make a eomplete
gathering OF the men who have made
Michigan big in football.
Cheeriness was the keynote OF the
whole talk about the fan sport. There
wasn't a gloomy face apparent in the
bunch. The only bit Of sadness displayed
was exhibited by Mr.. McGugin. who has
Just found on looking ever the Wander
bilt field that instead Of losing one man
Of his splendid 1906 eleven he must replace
five OF mis- stars. including the Leady and
piucky fun back. Manner
Two Good Reports.
Each OF the big Michiganders had g
good report 10 make. the directors on
the situation OF the athletic association
generally. the coach on the chances Of
again lifting Michigan head and shoul-
ders above the entire West in the grid
iron game. Each has been hard at work
all summer in hts own particular end OF
the sport. Mr. Baird in Ann Arbor, Mr..
Yost in whatever territory he has hap
pened to wander
IN my opinion we are about 70 enter
into a liyeller football season than the
Middle West has ever SEEN" said Mr.
Baird Opening with Case at Ann Ar
Dor, en- October ;, We shall play at least
six fighting teams. and close with the
big Pennsylvania battle on Ferry Field
November Is.
Il think the Penn-3Iichigan game Will,
in point Of interest and attendance.
eclipse any football game ever played out
this way. The only other big struggle
in the West next fall Is that between
Chicago and Minnesota. at Minneapolis,
and Il Will not hold a candle 10 tbs
Quaker-Wolverine battle in our town.
Great Crowd Promised.
IF we do not draw close 10 1900 spec
tators at that Pennsylvania game, it VIII
be because something has gone wrong.
Let Michigan put up a good fight all
through the sssaon Up 10 November ls.
and the crowd will be there. Detroit
alone viii contribute about 5000 rooters,
judging from the sentiment I hear ex-
pressed where life is worth the living.
We have been making arrangements
to take care OF q whooping crowd. We
have seats now for 1890 people. We can
put from sos TO 1900 on the ends OF
the feld-and I think we'll have them 10
put there On November i6. too. Our seat
ing capacity. as the field Is now. is four
times that Of Bennett Park
Speaking OF the field. Michigan has
to-day the finest athletic grounds IN the
United States. Harvard, with her stadi-
um. is pretty we'll fixed. but Soldiers
Field isn't . circumstance TO Ferry. Field
as a whole With the completion Of the
operations we are making this summer.
the total expenditure for permanent i'm
pTovement OF the field viii amount to
s150.000 On it We have a gridiron for
practice, another where the old field was.
and the splendid new one, drained, level
ed. sodded, surrounded by a concrete
wall. banked by our great new stands,
beauty Of a baseball diamond with a
brsnd-new covered gTandsJand. two run
ming tracks, one OF them without a peer
in the country; twelve new tennis courts,
and plenty Of leveled, sodded ground for
other purposes-thirty-eigh acres in all,
inCIOsed on three sides with a handsome
brick and white berea stone wall The
Michigan playground IS in al respects
a model one and a delight TO the eye
of any man interested in athletics.
Loyalty Is Needed.
The association is in debt. and will
need the help Of all the students this
faE. The Michiganders were very loyal
during the last season, discouraging as It
was. and they will probably manifest all
the more loyalty this year. l am counting
on seeing the membership OF the associa-
ton grow this fall beyond the bounds set
IN our most prosperous days OF other
years. The new badges viii be cut as
soon as college opens; there are several
jewellers at work on designs for them
now
Under the ruling OF the conference, the
students will again be admitted 70 the
games at 20 cents a head. The general
public will be taxed the old-time prices,
80 cents for the smaller games. s. for the
Penn game.
Director Baird has had q hard time fill
ing Michigans schedule. because OF the
late hour at which the Michigan senate
decided the quarrel with the conference.
He had but one game contracted for, that
with Penn, but has been very fortunate
in making up hts list. So far It runs;
Case. at Am Arbor. October s.
" A. c. az Indianapolis October u
Wabash. at Indianapolis. October ls.
O. 5. l.. at Ann Arbor, October Is.
Vanderbilt. at Nashville October 2
Pennsylvania, at Ann Arbor. November Is
For the open date OF November he Is
now negotiating with several colleges OF
secondary rank.