The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-26
nv PAUL \ aRuskE.


opponent. OF unexpected strength,
Yost's Michigan football eleven had TO
learn enc Of the lessons Saturday that
Is acquired only by the experience to
be gained on the battlefield. II hal
to learn to play the game on onens"
without the use OF hands, relying on
shoulder and hip to detain and ham
per opponents from breaking through
It's q lesson that is probably harde
for a green team 10 learn than an
other. All the instincts rebel at IL.
HANDS ARE MANS NORMAL
MEANS FOR SUCH WORK. The
green, willing giants on Yosts line
forgot the admonitions OF their tutor
and held Ohio 10 such an extent that
rigid application OF penalties TOOK
away the distance they were steadily
gaining, about as fast as they got 1t.
For while In the early stages or
the game Michigan was penalized a.
the rate OF ten yards a minute.
The fact that the team retained
the ball nearly all the time In spite
OF such terrific handIcaps shows
that the estimate put on the abl-
several days ago was not bit
too high.
Holding undoubtedly cost Michigan
one and probably two touchdowns.
BUT THE MAIZE AND BLUE WAS
LEARNING IT'S LITTLE STUNT and.
IN the last half the penalties were
fewer. Michigan trimmed Ohio by
score OF 10 TO s, Ohio's one touchdown
being the result of clearly missed
tackle by Ranney and Wasmund-an
AFFAIR which. so far as the little quar-
ter Is concerned, does not happen
often and may not occur again this
season.
Outside the holding and the accident
allrded TO above, Michigan played pow
erful football, pulled of several start
ling forward passes, hit the line hard
and showed In Ailerdice a pdnter o.
FIRST class ability, as well as a goal
kicker OF accuracy and strength. IL
fact. il was the Hoosier lad who kicked
Michigan's first goal in the first half
and contributed the touchdown that
won IT, the second. bucking for three
yards through between guard and
tackle.
Michigan will be a greatly i'm
proved team against Vanderbilt at
Ann Arbor on Saturday or the
writer is very much in error.
From q Michigan standpoint the
most interesting game was the one
In which Syracuse, Michigan's Nov.
II foe. held Princeton TO 0 TO o tie.
Capt. Horr's men actually outplayed
the doughty Tigers and deserve
rank well near the top OF the eastern
teams, In spite OF their defeat at the
hands of the Carlisle Indians earlier
in the season, before their team work
had been perfected. Princeton was
lucky to maintain an un-crossed goal
line throughout the contest and only
q sensational tackle by Capt Dillon.
OF Princeton saved his team.
For the first -tinie-iH- three years,
Penn succeeded In holding the Car
Isle Indians TO an even thing. The
braves are not so strong as last year
and Penn Is probably u bit better. AT
the finish the aborigines were coming
fast and Penn was lucky 10 escape,
however.
The Harvard-Navy 6 TO 6 tie COM
pleted a remarkable record OF drawn
games in the eastern arena. AS at
Princeton and Philadelphia II was the
little school which did the better work.
This new football is putting
teams on q. more even basis and
with Increasing regularity we are
getting, tie and no-score games
where, In former years, we used
e have 22 to and similar scores.