The Detroit times., 1908-11-03

mere n probably no authority avail
ahle. aside from Fielding II. Yost HIM
~. 20 well qualified to discuss the
obctsclss In the path Of development
e the University OF Michigan OF a
winning football team as is William
Martin Heston. the Detroit attorney,
who contributes the following article
10 The Times sporting page.
-Four years ago Mr.. Heston played
q Michigan the greatest game OF foot
ban in sporting annals. He Is thor
oughly acquainted with the conditions
kof former years, knows from expert
.enco the sort OF material q coach de-
mands for successful work. and keeps
An close touch with the present situa-
|ffon At Ann Arbor, where he regularly
spends an afternoon or two each
week, assisting his former mentor In
his difiicult ask.-Sporting Editor.
~ WILLIAM MARTIN HEsToN
During the past three years II has
bDcome quite the fashion for cynically
Inclined persons to soon at University
~ Michigan football elevens and 10
hint that Fielding II. Yost no longer
occupies the pre-eminent position
among the worlds football strategists
which was his in the days OF 1901
1904, through which he piloted the
wolverines to an unbeaten record
against the leading teams Of the CEN
trail west. with an occasional opponent
from the east or Pacific coast.
To the average casual follower OF
Football the fact that Michigan has.
Z a the past years. been obviously less
ouccessful, decadence all along the
\ line, both In the grade OF material
and the astuteness OF the coaching
has been the commonly accepted ex-
PLANTATION Of the phenomenon.
To one In close touch with the sit
ruation at Ann Arbor during this time,
Ehowever. the prevailing sentiment
<must be mingled surprise that Mich
E1gan has done as well as she has
md an admiration for the man at
me head OF her football policy which
40 simply transcendent.
YO6T HAS ACCOMPLISHED
MORE, HAS PERFORMED GREAT
rEATS-HAS MORE CLEARLY
IAHPED HIMSELF THE KING OF
40 FOOTBALL COACHES DURING
HI PAST THREE YEARS THAN
~ THE FIVE THAT PRECEDED.
In developing a team this year,
able to beat Vanderbilt by a
core of "a to 6, thus placing it
self in a position where even the
most pessimistic must accord it a
41iriy good chance of defeating
: Pennsylvania, Yost has accom-
pliohed his greatest performance.
hould Michigan succeed week
Nm Saturday, in actually de-
lting one Of the best teams that
lnsylvania has ever had, foot
i annals may be searched in
IA for parallel with which to
npage the achievements of the
&c yirginian and his men for,
- as the football experience
Michigan team is concern
stacks up against Pennsyl-
and her tried veterans in a
which, with Yost eliminated
TIE equation, would trars-
Hjchigan's case from hope
hopeless.
oGt's team In one veteran play
2chultx--a man who truth
50Do6ts an example of what
1Uht b expected to turn out,
~ opportunity to work for
bteutlve years With any play
&uIt4'6 development has been
GocA pear. Well fitted for the
~ which he plays. Yost has
Cfnod MIN from a green coun-
- Who had hardly seen q foot
- ~ ~ his advent In college.
tNf6atoot player OF his time.
or BUHN r4.VORED WITH
2HRoxTUNITY TO WORK
{11x.An LENGTH OF, TIME
TIIRE TEAM, SCHULTZ
A<YQNE ILLUSTRATION
THE COACH MIGHT
HAVE BEEN EY.