The Detroit times., 1909-12-01
YOST WORTH MORE
THAN CONFERENCE
To MICHIGAN
That Is the Decision of the Board OF
Control Which Has Ratified Two
Year Contract With the
Famous Coach.
Expose OF Plan of Jealous Faculty
Members by Last Saturdays Times
Put the Issue Plainly.
BY PAUL 4. eRuske.

That the University or Michigan
cares more about retaining her foot
ball coach, Fielding H. Nost. than sna
does FOR the resumption Of athleJtr
relations with her historic rivals %,
Wisconsin and Chicago and the ~lshe
OF her thousands OF Chicago alumni
is the only construction which can
be placed on the fact that her board
OF contr0r Eas, almost Without dis
SEEMING voice, ratified t"o-year con
tract between the schools athletic as
sociatiou and the famous football IN.
stractor, ensuring his presence at
Ferry Field for that length OF tine
and tacitly placing the school on
record as Satisfipd With rs present
Independent athletic status
Without caring particularly which
way the board decided lost had
made no effort 10 swing. his friends
into line and the result becomes all
the more a sweeping victory Tor him
Opposed by cabal in which proml-
nefit members OF the faculty were un-
dotbtodM using their influence. the
sheer weight OF his ability and popu-
larity were sufficient 10 completely
row the opposition that was using the
conference affiliation as its argument
against his retention.
Times Expose Helped
Undoubtedly the vote OF confidence
IN .-Yost was 10 large degree the
result Of the exposure in The Times
of last Saturday, of the ndcrhand
methods which were being employe3
against him. The fact that his enemies
were seeking 10 swing the board
To a favorable attitude toward the
conference before any negotiations
were attempted with Yost. was mere
ly subterfuge TO place the board
in n position where II would then be
forced TO hire a physical director
who should remain all season long az
the institution, taking not only Yost's
place but that Of Baseball Coach Lou
McAllister as well.
The Times stCry was freely repro
duced by the other Detroit and Michi-
gan papers with the result that the
board was awakened 10 the true STU
elton and losts friends who might
have been misled were enabled 10
face the issue as IL really was.
In all probability the two years for
which Yost is now bound TO Michigan
will see a most material progress
made toward the return Of Michigan's
athletic prestige.
Fat Years Ahead.
Not for many seasons has the school
been able 10 start year with so many
genuine sstars eligible az will be In
line, barring accidents, next fall The
lean years are apparently passed and
the supply of material now in sigh.
leads 10. the belief that there Will be
teams at Michigan through all this
period, whicn will rebound 10 the
glory OF the Big school and the grati-
fication of her alumni and supporters.
BY the time those two years fro
over conditions in the world OF west
ern collegiate athletics Will doubtless
have clarified 20 an extent where a
systematic policy, such as was in
vogue through the early years OF the
decade now ending. should be posi-
Die for Michigan.
Yosts return and the prospects Of
a big year at Michigan, both from the
standpoint OF success on the field and
financial prosperity mean much TO
the state university's athletic equip
ment. The most direct effect will un-
doubtedly be the construction on
Ferry Field OF the club house which
has so long been the desire of her
graduate directors. Now the field lacks
little else in the way OF training facil-
ties. With the addition OF a dress
ng room for the members OF the foot
ball. baseball and track teams, her
plant will be virtually complete.
Will Bring the Stars.
That Yost's retention will also have
, material value in bringing to Mich
gan the star performers Of. many
scholastic elevens is also certain
As Tor the conference. it can con
,inue TO do the worrying for IL needs
Michigan far more than Michigan
aeeds- the conference. The years Of
lbsence have resulted In the fostering
" new ties and IL is doubtful II even
Chicago could now attract a more en-
.husiastic crowd OF spectators 10 Fer
" Field, than Pennsylvania.
Spencer TO Giants.
Ed. Spencer, the former St Louis
md Boston American league catcher
l.