The Detroit times., 1911-11-09
FIGHT is WHAT yOST'S
MEN NEED BEEF SUPPLY
| SURELY is SUFFICIENT
Not Only This Year But For
Several Years Past Have the
Wolverines Lacked Pep.
DOG is HARD TO SHAKE.
Maize and Blue Men Are Not Ex-
pected To Open Up Any
thing New Saturday.
DOG is HARD TO SHAKE.
BY RALPH |. YoNkeR.


leaves Ann Arbor this evening bound
for one of the little ports OF Cayuga
lake, New York. where they will re-
ceiye the finishing touches of prepar'
alton for the Cornell game, Saturday
k at Ithaca. they will go with the hope
OF every Maize and Blue fan that they
bestir themselves enough 10 get a
little hight" and pep" into their work
against the Ithacans.
In beef, the Wolverines are not
lacking. II they were, there are some
big fellows on the side lines waiting
for q chance TO get into the remain
ing games. Allmandinger and Her
rington, for instance, are the giants
sof the OUTFIT, and yet since the open
ing Of the season they have hardly
been heard from.
In brains. II Is not fair to say that
Michigan Ia lacking, for with the
wizard Of football, Yost. TO impart
knowledge and ordinary students TO
learn. there ls no reason to think that
the Maize isn't capable of top-notch
head work.
But what has been lacking all
Through the season and what was
woefuily noticeable Saturday, because
OF its absence. was Wolverine fight.
In every game the dog Is hard to
shake once it gets good seat hold.
Michigan men, not only this year, but
In several recent years. have allowed
the canine TO get a grip from which
they have been unable to loosen them
selves until the final crisis came and
then II was through the magnificent
work Of two or three individuals, such
as Billy wasmund and Magidsohn in
the Pennsy game two years ago.
How the dog acts was shown In the
Syracuse contest when the Wolver-
ines seemed content with their first
touchdown. The second quarter was
stediously slow. Throughout the last
half Of the game, the lethargy which
had stolen upon the Michiganders in
the second quarter kept them pepless.
scrap, Eighth. are the last words
4 to the men of Yost, for they can play
football IL they will.
One reason why Michigan's chances
against Cornell look good to Michigan
IN that Coach Yost won't be hundreds
OF miles away from his pets when
the fray is on. II there be any watch
/; ing to do, he'll probably take slants
at Pennsy's work by proxy. Assistant
Coach Redden will probably see the
Quaker boys work. Saturday.
With Yost away there seems TO be
no man who can properly analyze the
plays of the Maize and Blues OPP
ponents and tell the Wolverines how
LIx.r no
marvellous faculty Of being able to
recall every important play in a game
and Just who performed 1t and how
II was done. This Is one OF his ca
pabilities which have made him a
great coach.
Every man who has played any col
lege games knows, too, that players
are pretty independent when the mas
ter 10 away. Everybody does about
as he pleases, and there Is don't
care feeling that he can't get away
from. But let the boss be watching
and there In some difference. A coach
on the Job IL worth coach and half
dozen assistants watching the other
fellows play.
Z William Heston recalls the time
back a bunch OF years when he and
Yost journeyed of to Chicago TO
watch the Maroons while the varsity
was left ut home TO have little prac-
tice rub with Drake. Now that was
back In the days when the university
teams weren't supposed TO make less
than a half century or so Of points
against the smaller schools In the
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and his teacher sat In the, stands
watching Chicago, kilograms from
Michigan were brought to him The
showing the Maize made was 80 punk
that Yost wouldn't believe that the
messages were straight until he saw
the nnal score in the papers. What
he threatened 10 do to some OF his
pets wasn't printable.
The things that coach can hand
out that ordinarily huIt the most are
cans. There is nothing like Sa-
polio frightened tin fruitand-vege-
table carton to make football man
sit up and watch teacher carefully.
But cans have lost their lustre, evil
IDENTIFY, over on Ferry field, for they
have been batted right and left,
scrubs have been jerked over from
the second string and given perma-
nent Jobs on the first gang. and yet
there seems TO be no radical improve
ment
Old stars say that there were three
things which kept them digging. One
was the thought that Michigan must
not be beaten: another. that Mich.
gan defeat meant sorrow TO Yost, and.
+ finally. that there was bunch OF
honor coming to the men who de
feated Michigan's opponents. These
are some cuiethour thinklets which
might help the present defenders OF
the Maize and Blue. Help yourself!
Those who know Coach Yost's style
OF play. say that the fans who ex-
pect 20 see something brilliant un-
corked By the Wolverines over at
Ithaca. Saturday. are TO be disap-
pointed.
Michigan will make every attempt
TO vim By straight football against
Consil. they say, and the Saturday
following. Yost will take the covers
on . couple OF new plays that Will
etarus pennsy 40 badly that winning
toucktouns viii result.
Thu has been his plan before and