The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
COACH YOST EXPECTED
TO SHOW NO NEW PLAYS
IN VANDERBILT CONTEST
"Smiler" Will Take No Chances
On Giving Pennsy Valuable
Information.
WELLS MAY BE OUT.
GarrelS Has Earned a Place On
the Line, After All, Getting
In At Guard.

While Coach lost is not underestimate
ing the strength OF the Vanderbilt
eleven, who oppose his Maize and
Blue pets in the first important game
OF the season at Ferry Field Saturday,
because the southerners are all re
liable veterans and have had good
coaching. still il is evident that he
doesn't propose To uncork anything
new unless ii is absolutely necessary
10 do so 10 win As matter OF fact
practice during the week has been
along the old style game, very few
forward passes being attempted and
il looks as though he will depend upon
line plunging. end runs and trick for
nations 10 accomplish his purpose
Saturday
Tom Boyle has demonstrated that
he is good for goal any distance in
side the 35-yard line, and IL may be
that upon his toe viii depend the out.
come OF the game Saturday. With a
line which has so far shown every
indication OF being one OF the best
Michigan has had in years, Coach
Yost may figure that 1t won't be nee
essary TO use any of the plays he is
figuring upon for victories in the big
games later in the season.
II would be a remarkable thing lf
the man who has done more than any
other coach TO develop the forward
pass should cast il aside, but certain
II is that the quarterbacks have not
been calling for IL this week. The
wretched work OF the backs in pass
ing in the o. S. L. game may be re-
sponsible for this, but the coach is
almost sure TO discover some member
OF the team who can toss the ball 10
the place where il will do the most
good After repeated failures last
year and the year before he found
men who could pull of the trick, ana
he will And them again. However, II
is altogether probable that the VOL
ver1nes VIII use very few forward
passes on Saturday.
Stan Wells, All-American end. who
has played football on two Michigan
championship teams without the sem
blance OF an injury, may be out OF
the game with Vanderbilt on Satur-
day. Wednesday afternoon Wells
and though nothing was thought OF II
at the time, IL has refused to yield
10 treatment, and il Is thought II may
be so badly injured that he may be
unable to play Saturday
With Barton ineligible, because OF
the ban OF the faculty, Wells loss 10
the team at this time would mean that
Yost would have TO use either cooper
or Wenner. who have been given
trial at the end position. or else pun
Garrells over from the guard position,
for the Detroiter has cinched berth
al right guard. II Wells can play sat
urday Garrels will be used at guard
in place OF Allmendinger the Ann Ar
Dor high school star, who has not
measured up TO advance notices.
Allmendinger has the weight and
the experience TO make valuable
line man, but he is too easy going to
suit Yost. He has been talked 10
until the coach is tired, but he doesn't
seem to have the fighting spirit III II
were possible to make him good and
mad some time he would probably
rip things up In the most approved
style, but nobody has been able thus
far TO accomplish that purpose, ana
he will be given rest on the SIDE
lines for awhile in hope that he VIII
round to-
Garrels has been tried at guard for
the past three evenings, and he mas
shown the coach enough to warrant
him in giving the big Detroit lad the
place. and he will be seen there sat
urday unless IL is necessary to play
him at end.
The usual bunch OF spectators were
barred from Ferry Field last evening
when Coach Yost lined up his team
against the scrubs. Yost isn't taking
any chances of Vanderbilt spies get.
ting next TO the plays he expects to
use Saturday. He handed out II new
plays during the evenings practice,
and the men were kept at WORK tih
long after dark in an effort 10 master
them. Stiff signal practice was the
The Michigan team will use the
new club house at Ferry field for the
first time today Lockers we're issued
last night. Although the structure is
bv no means completed work on the
interior finish downstairs Is sufficient
ly along for the men TO dress there
and take their baths.
There will be big mass meeting
a. JIniyersitS hall tomorrow night, II
h hoped. the largest held there since
the memorable Pennsylvania battle OIL
1907 Both teams will be present ana
the visitors will be called upon for
The University Glee CLUB
,,,a band will furnish the music. Pro-
lessor RILEY will be the main speaker