The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-17
THOMSON LOSES CHANCE
TO MAKE CAMPS TEAM
MEEK HAS DIFFICULT JOB
Michigan Men Say They Will
Fight All the Harder; They
Surely Have To.
PENNSY MEN ARE SORRY.
Mercer In Action Looks To Be
All That They Tell About
Him; a Wonderful Man
BY RALPH |. YoNkER.

II seemed thdt Monsoon S pelnS
called away 10 Cadillac by the illness
OF his brother, Archie, OF that city,
and his being forced 10 remain out
OF Saturdays game on account OF his
brothers death came just M the most
disastrous time Tor Michigan
rne injury jinx had been shooed
from Ferry Field by the absolute re-
tusal OF Coach Gost 70 take any
chances OF hurting his players by
sending them into scrimmage and
everything looked brighter than at
any time this season, whsn the news
that Thomson could not return for
SATURDAY game came 10 Ann Arbor.
Thomson was the man on whom
Michigan expected 10 depend for most
OF its straight football gains. He has
been the bright and shining star in
every one ef the games this scar,
with the eXcer-,on of the Cornell
game when it was very probable that
the Comedians made an especial ef-
fort to get him At least he was
done up badly after the game and
while not whimpering. he, no. doubt.
had reason 10 think that he was the
Ithacans' particular mark
As a punter Thomson has been
working with the ends all year and
greater part OF what has been
gained by the experience OF the wing
men in playing his kicks may he lost
Aside from the big black blot on
Michigan's shining prospect of win
ming Saturday game. 10 those who
hope TO see Michigan gain place
on the All.American team, the fact
that Thomson cannot play Saturday
is disheartening Ii was expected that
he would show even the wonderful
Mercer, OF Pennsy, who was Camps
choice for a fullback job last year.
something about straight football. In
fact, he was expected TO make the
kind OF showing that would go a
long ways towards ousting the Penn
crack from the pinnacle.
To FIJI Thomsons shoes, Meek
will be selected If the expected hap
pens Meek will play the game OF the
day Many times before il has hap
pened that a player thrown into a
seemingly unfillable breech has made
good with vengeance.
Although Meek has had but little
chance TO show himself in varsity
contests. playing only a short time
AT end against Cornell, he has shown
in practice that be is a good punter
even better than Thompson. and that
he is a fighter and game to the very
core, Michigan needs this kind, with
out a doubt His gameness alone Will
not win contests however.
The loss OF Thomson has put in
10 Michigan men that grim, fighting
spirit that wins games or dies In
the attempt. they say. The defen-
ders OF the Maize and Blue are grind
ing their teeth with determination
that their colors shall noe be lower
ed. II is do or die with them
Now. that is all right a couple OF
days before the game, but from the
spirit shown by the bunch when on
the gridiron, it looks. from this dis
lance, that the loss OF Thomson will
be used as a good excuse for losing
Saturday, If Pennsy gets the jump on
Michigan.
Playing against lighter teams all
the year the Yostmen have not shown
the fight so far that they ought
10 be capable Of. Vanderbilt out
fought them, Syracuse outplayed
them, and Cornell, so statistics would
Indicate, outlucked them.
With Thomson out, there Is a
great excuse TO lose. That is certain
Coaches of both teams are OF the
opinion that the team that gets the
Jump on the other tomorrow will be
returned the winner II is up TO Mich
lgan TO get the jump on Pennsy and
fight every minute 10 keep every ad-