The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-08


MOI need TO worry about. ana per
hans ii Is well, for they have enough
~ t,eprcss them without that
There never was bunch of 1901
bail men 20 whom good scare dld
MOI do scme good once in a While
asa this long to. be-remembered syria
cnse fright may be just a sort oil
bf.cer. As has been dilated upon be
fore. the same thing has happened "a
other "becg MeechiGan years MID
Intimately beneficial results. here
hrVin-.
yost needs a good end and he
needs a good halfback. He has been
Shutting the men about in a vain Ell
fort TO find the men who will 1T into
\ these positions. Thus far there mas
been nothing permanent doing.
B,t badly as the "Smiler" needs
these men, he is absolutely up against
II for a quarterback in tip-top shape.
There Is hardly the prospect even OF
possible substitute for that job.
Would that quarterbacks could be
made In a day, Michigan needs one
eood. experienced field general in
first-class shape right away quick.
And the sorry part OF the proposition
IL that Coach Yost can't come over
TO Detroit and smiling lure any OF our
Detroit stars away to his lair. Hes
rot all who are available.
..Shorty" MCMILLAN out, on account
OF injuries. until after Saturday, prob
ably. Jimmie" Craig in about the
same fix. and Picard in bad shape,
there Is little likelihood that anybody
but the latter can be used against
Cornell. Saturday.
walter H. EckersaIl. one OF the
,lassiest quarterbacks m history
yeS snggestion as to why IL Is sc
Diaicult TO find man who can prop
eriy sfills this responsible position.
"Eckie' says that the following
are some of the cardinal points essen
tial TO successful quarterback play:
$40 know exactly the direction Of
the wind. and, in case OF a rainy day
10 determine the dry spots Of the
6eld.
ITO discern as soon as possible the
weak points of the opponents de
tense and send plays at these points
when short distances are necessary
for first downs.
ITO save the offensive strength o
his team by not using one man too
much in advancing the ball.
And then a dozen more of the SANE
sort.
Outside OF bearing in mind thes'
& things and playing as good runninI
game as any member OF the team. tn
quarterback, Walter figures, has bu
little to do until tomorrow.
And. yet. when Fogg OF the syria
cuse bunch got through the game
Saturday, the first that he had playet
tat quarter. he was Disguised.
That's a lazy mans job" he said
that quarterback position"
Which demonstrates again. per
haps. that things aren't what the!
seem.
Conference or no conference, Stagi
or no Stagg. there is lot OF football
fans who would like to see Michigan
and Minnesota meet for the las
game OF the season. rather than hav'
10 listen TO the result OF that Michi
ad-Nebraska set-to.
Minnesota has all but demonstrates
that II Is the best in the western con
ference. It's overwhelming defeat o
Chicago, Saturday, placed it ava,
above anything else that looms vi
IA the west. outside OF Michigan, IN
less n be the Badgers, whom IL meet
SATURDAY. And they. with Pollock on
on account IL broken leg, don't eN
pectto hold the Gophcrs.
That fT.al 6 TO 0 Michigan gam
With inc men OF Williams last yea
was worth . Dozen Nebraska bouts 1
the wild and woody iaI who wEa'
10 see football uGd forget the cones
squabbles.
Aud q was worth dozen Nebrask
exhibitions wher IL comes 10 box D
iiuc considerations. The Syracus
game proved disappointment to ~
iinanc;ers OF the Michigan aih!e';
cfrclcs. Pegnsy is the only bont tna
Michigan has on the entire schedu'
that v-.ll have been winner whe
the nnal balance Is found. Prospect
aIrcady indicate record-brsakin
crowEas for that contest,
The Yale-Harvard fight this fall Ia
reminded an old eastern fan that u
10 short time ago, Harvard va
hardly. to be coEnted in intercollegiate
athletic society, but that lately th
Johnnies are there with the best c
them.
The change In conditions was az
counted for by him by the fact tina
fraternity affairs have been Above
TO enter less and less into Harvar
nthletics lately. Frat Affiliations hav
little effect In sitting competition a
WAS formerly the case. Result: Hal
ward athletics have doomed.
. -
Davis Had Happy Thought.
Hafry Davis "a credited with per
suadlnc Connie Mack 20 try out "Stui
~ heinnis at FIRST base. IL was
hepI,f thought
Il a