The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-02


as the best the southern champions
have ever had. the distinctly optimis'
tic atmosphere pervades the entire
Michigan football arena.
And this is certainly just.
There is the making OF great
football team at Ann Arbor. Had
IL the facilities for actual play
given this year to Pennsylvania,
it's chief rival, Vosts men would
take the field, in all probability,
favorites over the eastern contin-
gent. AS ID IS now, they must be
conceded a real chance at any
rate.
Yost has now two weeks which
10 perfect HIS men in the strategic
points Of the game. They know
straight football fairly well. They
have a system OF forward passing that
Is so good that, even when the bail
goes TO the enemy. the gain is almost
sure TO be a big one. They have a
grand kicker who can be relied on
three times out of four from inside
the 3O-yard line. THEIR DEFENSE
IS A ROCK.
IN ALL THE WRITER'S EXPERT.
ENCE IN REPORTING FOOTBALL.
HE HAS NEVER SEEN A DEFEN-
SlVE GAME TO EQUAL THAT OF
CAPT. SCHULTZ AGAINST VAN
DERBILT SATURDAY. In fact. iost
has made SO much capital OF the sen
sationai strength and speed OF his big
center. that. on defense. he has Writ
ually IL men on the field. Schultz play
ing not only center but defensive quar-
terback as well, standing six or sew
en- feet back OF his normal position
and ranging from end to end. He
made more tackles than any other
man on the team. did most of il with
one hand. as well. and was always
able TO dive back into his own posi-
ton when the Vanderbilt team tried
to take advantage OF his withdrawal
To rush the center. Schultz was down
the field on kicks with the ends. made
showed himself by all odds the great
est center who has ever striven on
Ferry field.
Michigan's offense was so per cent
kicking and Ailerdice booted every
ball. Especially In the first half was
the gain made by Michigan in this de-
partment extremely effective. Blake,
the Vanderbilt punter, had one Of his
kicks blocked and narrowly escaped
on a dozen other occasions. The Mich
ioan giants were breaking through all
around him, hurryino his efforts 90
that, on several occasions they really
Melted Iess than 10 yards.
In the second half Wasmund and
Green did some running back Of the
sensational order. This also helped to
swing to Michigan the result Of the
booting duel.
Long passes by Allerdice to Casey.
Crumpacker and Schultz were the
plays largely to blame for Michigan's
|touchdowns. though each had to be
preceded by some lively line-plungipg
lin which all three OF the Michigan
backs were sent In straight. Properly
speaking. there was not a single. trick
employed by the Michigan bunch all
through and this Is easily accounted
for In the fact that they had none To
unload.
This Is the department OF the game
lin which they will be thoroughly
grounded from now on.
Michigan was much better. In her
technical play and, while penalized
some in the first half. braced and i'm.
proved visibly. At no time was the
play as fiagrantly illegal as at Ohio
the week before.
~ there was one feature OF the game
moro than the score which tlckted
vost II was undoubtedly the trsmsn-
dous Improvement Of hls guards. Both
1enbrook and PrImeau played their
best games. The former, In fact, wac
veritabIs hend az helping the run.
ners. Time aftsr time he would grab
back who had penetrated the Van
derbiIt line and lug him along for five
yards or more, after he had. left his
feet 40 the result Of . tackle. Prlmeau
played 40 10 on trial for the last time
q condition not far from the actual
situation, too-and Brennan, " In
shape to play against Penn, will have
TO 90 some to convince Yost that the
French giant 10 not the man for the
place.
The writer confesses to certain
disappointment In Vanderbilt. II the
Commodores were as good as In other
years. Michigan's improvement must
be even greater than her supporters
had dared to hope. The southern
champions were game. spirited and
willing. They were we'll drilled too,
but what could they do In the way OF
speed, tricks or new stun when the
much heavier Michigan forwards were
blocking their passes behind the line
and Yost had an extra man In re-
serve to pick out the play and assist
In bringing down the runner?
On at least half a dozen times the
Commodores got their runner round
the ends In safety. only TO have him