The Detroit times., 1911-11-14
GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN
STAR fUILBACKS MERCER
AND THOMPSON EXPECTED
Place on the All-American Team
May Be Taken From Mercer
BY Bottles"
BOTH MEN WONDERFUL.
Rumors Galore From Disruption
To Old Stars Are Set Adrift
From Ann Arbor.
BOTH MEN WONDERFUL

When the two teams from the uni
xarsities OF Michigan and Pennsyl-
yania line up, Saturday, on Ferry
Field. there promises 10 be one OF the
greatest battles OF the year between
fuilback stars. Mercer. captain and
stellar man extraordinary for Pennsy,
will fnd his match In Thompson, the
greatest line bucker in the country
according to the experts who nave
seen him.
II may be that at this contest II
will be practically decided whether
Michigan gets a chance 10 place
man on the All-American team. II Is
certain that Walter Camp Will have
somebodys eyes open, watching the
work OF these two men and he who ex-
cells may have the honor OF place,
II not on the first, at least on the
second,
Last Saturday the Yale Brown con-
test furnished a situation much the
. same as this. Sprackling, OF Brown.
last years AllAmerican quarter,
fought Il out with Howe. Of Yale, and
n we are to believe the eastern ex-
perts who saw the battle. the Brown
man il in no danger OF losing his
+ place.
Saturday against Lafayette, Mercer
made a run OF Al yards in the first
quarter TO the oneyard line. another
for % in the second, and he got OF
a nice forward pass to End Jourdet,
which would have resulted in touch
down had not the end slipped and fal-
len.
AS carefully as Cornell watched
Thompson last week will Michigan
have to watch Mercer.
Ia every game this year the one.
particular, bright. and shining, and
sometimes only, star on the Michigan
aggregation has been this man
Thompson. He cannot help but have
drawn the attention of the eastern ex-
perts already.
II was part Of his misfortune that
he wasn't able to play up to his usual
high standard Saturday, at Ithaca,
for there we're more eastern eyes
watching him there than at any
other place where the team has play
ed or expects TO play.
Thompson's qualifications as a can
didate for a stellar job are well
known TO all who follow the Woiver.
ines. His wonderful line bucking and
peculiar, almost untackable way of
running, have won him fame, while
his punting has always been very
good, though not spectacular
For Pennsy, this man Thayer, who
Is doing the punting for the Penns, is
one OF their best men. He did clever
work Saturday bfth with his toe and
In the running game. Minds, quar-
) sterback. is also speedy and heady.
stKennedy. half, Is clever.
Michigan will have to expect much
(. open football with no great deal OF
work directed at the mid-line Satur-
day. Pennsy makes most OF her
gains by sending her backfield around
the ends or by open football at
psychological moments.
One of Saturdays touchdowns was
made by forward pass near the goal
line; another was made by an onside
kick. Both times the man receiving
the ball on tho play did not stop until
he had crossed the line.
NJ Michigan, IL seems, Is destined TO
have about all the trouble II wants TO
take care OF in one short afternoon.
With the gates OF Ferry Field
again closed to spectators every aft
hoating around as are set adrift during
wet week In the worlds big base
ball battle.
Here they are for what they are
worth: Mcmillan will play against
Pennsy. His leg is in very bad shape
but will be all right by Saturday
Craig will be at left half. Wells ar
end, Conklin at tackle. Garrels, by
his great work Saturday, has earned
permanent place on the team. There
Is great deal OF dissention among
the members of the squad. There
Will be no scrimmage on Ferry Field
because the ground is furrowed and
frozen, and the men are so badly
bunged that rest will do them good
There will be at least some scrim.
mage on Ferry Field because the men
need IL.
II number of the old stars OF the
Maize and Blue journey to Ferry Field
10 assist Coach Yost, which rumors
hint will happen. they may be able to
do great deal OF good, particularly
by their inspiration, but II is pretty
late for them to begin anything very
Z elaborate along the coaching line.
'Octy" Graham, II. s. Graver and
Tom Hammond are living in Chicago.
Wuuhm heston, JOnn GarrellS, Nell
Snow and Mason Rumney live in De-
troit They are available in case
Coach Yost decides that he wants
them. II IL said.
A game with the University OF Colo
RADIO. which the westerners asked for
on Thanksgiving day. would have been
good stunt for everybody except
those on the football squad who are
conscientious about their university
studies. Two weeks absence from
classes would have meant some
boning. So the athletic authorities at
the university squelched the PROPOSE
ton made by the Denyerites, that the
Yostmen journey out there after the
Nebraska game.
cavepan-7oss Bout 2tst.