The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-04
SYkCUSE HAS ADVANTAGE
| THAT TOOAY'S GAME
n LAST OF IMPORTANCE
Whe Cummings Can Show
Eery Trick Play in Roper
oire, Yost Is Restricted.
SAT- DIGGERS LIGHTEST.
CeFal-Eastern Combat Is OF
reatest Local Interest
Central Confident.
BY RALPH L. YoNkER.


py, nd prospects that indicated by
far he biggest crowd OF the season
thusfar were in store for the SYRIA
cuseounch when they arrived in Ann
Arbc after staying over night at the
Detrt Country club.
Oweighed, outplayed during the
earlpart OF the season, and on their
enems' territory, Syracuse faces
Coac Yost's almost new team on Fer
~ Fld today. The Syracusans didn't
know they modestly admitted, what
the isult would be, when they arriv-
ed q Detroit Friday to make final
preparations for the contest, but they
seem to think that there was one
of ~ fates in store for them-either
su battle with victory or an
uttenout
Tn Michigan leaders, also, were
raths in the dark as late as Satur-
day forming as TO the probable out
come but looked forward TO an easy
yictg over the Cummings crew.
1t was definitely decided Friday
thatIimmy Craig would be used at
QUAR- in place of Shorty" McMil-
ian. For some time after "Shortys'
injur Il was thought that Picard
migt be used. but II is evident that
whelCoach Yost left for the east he
had. iven out instructions that the
Detrt boy would be given his old
job. Which meant that Torbet was
10 bgiven chance again at a half
baclposition, which, however, he can
hard expect TO hold when Mcmillan
gets,ack into condition and Craig is
shift1 back 10 his old job.
Eyy man on he Michigan lineup
outMghs his opponent. with the ex-
ceptn OF Conklin and so 1t was sup
pose that Syracuse would open up
ever sort OF trick play they had. The
Mickan game is the last OF great
impdance on the Salt Diggers' seized
ule I'd so they planned TO open wide
theiitrick box without fear or eau
ton.
Yd's men, on the other hand, have
theinnost important games. three OF
;henin a string, to come during the
nextthree weeks and with Cornell,
Penny and Nebraska scouts sure to
be the sidelines, they could not
planto show everything they had
eveun case OF dire distress.
or of the last minute changes in
the ne-up was the use OF Smith or
the ,rubs at right end in place OF
Ponhs during the practice OF the
nighbefore the game. This did not
necearily mean that he would I'LL
the a in the game, but it did mean
that he was considered as a posi-
bility
Coch Yost sent warning kilograms
to h pets telling them not to be
overonfident of winning. Over-con-
fidern. as Coach Yost knows, has
lost any a game that ought to have
beeneasy.
vile there is much local interest
in II Ann Arbor game. the big fea-
ture lcheduled for local grounds was
the entral- Eastern contest.
Cding somewhat as a surprise TO
the ms was the showing made by
Eastn when IT came TO scaling the
plays. II was found that Central
outwghed the Indians by only about
two ounds per man. rather than the
Is oj20 that had been expected.
Sarday morning, Coach Stocking
was onfdent of winning.
"Uless everything goes wrong,
he sd, II expect that my boys will
havan easy time OF it. But, or
cour,, you can't always tell and
Easrn may spring something we
don'iexpect."
Cdh Wuesthoff OF Eastern, sure
" di not suffer from too much con-
fidee
"A have to say is that we intend
10 Il the Central boys know that
theyhave been in a football game.
&c lid. I'VE don't expect to win
hut re do expect TO put up n game
BATH There 10 going to be fight
and ~ boys are going to be in it ali
the me-"
II ID. ". 8. were scheduled to
STAG up against old-time rivals in the
Arthr Fiji high school aggregation
frur Saginaw. While bear stories
hadoeen sent out from the upstate
hum TO the effect that some OF their
bestnen are out, nevertheless, Goa IN
Fry was not overly-cheerful at the
projects.
Ahur Hill has defeated several OF
the tronger Central Michigan team,
lnching Alma and Ithaca. The boys
fror the whispering pines came TO
DeDit confident of victory by a
sind margin.
Mast minute shift in Coach Frye's
btcfeld and the usual poor final
dres rehearsal Friday evening, did
notput the ID. L. s. football mentor
IN he best of spirits. Power, the
haDack star. injured his arm. and
Tt as not certain Saturday morning
whittier he could play.