The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
.YOST CRILLS
men BEFORE
DEPARTURE
Warns Them Against Over-C Con-
fidence in the Syracuse
Game
MEN ARE IN TTP-TOP
SHAPE EXCEPT BOTTLES.
Looks as If Barton Will Get a
Chance to Play at
Center A

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. 25.--(5pe-
ciaD -Overconfidence Is the one thing
against which the wolverine eleven
must guard In the game with SYRIA
cuse on Saturday, and yesterday az
ternoon at the conclusion OF the prac'
|tice on Ferry field, Coach Yost deliv-
|ereJ q lecture in which he warned
against 1t.
In 15-minute talk, during which
he pointed out some OF the faults OF
various members OF the eleven, he
told the men that Syracuse mas play
cd IN hard luck 50 far this season,
and that there is q probability that
the Methodists may have struck Their
stride at last. They have played
harder games than the Michigan team
and doubtless have profited by their
mistakes. II Is evident that Coach
Yost does not anticipate the easy VIC
tory that has been predicted because
OF the defeats which the fasteners
have suffered so far this season.
As for the team itself, the Michigan
men are In tiptop condition, with the
exception OF Bottles" Thomson, and
II Mugser can play as well in real
game as he has been playing In prac-
tice since Paterson went to the hos
pital. the pivot position will be cared
for In splendid shape
In case Musser should not prove
equal TO the task, Ypst will fall back
upon Barton, who was given Q stih
prnctice at passing the bah ypsteTs
day, and who displayed all Of hih Old
time skill on the Job. The glisfds
end tackles will be well taken care
|of by Quinn. Allmendinger, Cole and
McHale, unless Yost should decide to
shift one OF the tackles, probability
that does not seem imminent at this
time.
Pontius will doubtless start at right
end, and either Barton or Torbet Will
play the other extremity. Predictions
that Barton would not be seen at end
in the Syracuse game have been rife
this week, but 1t hardly seems prob.
able that he will be benched, as none
of the men who have been tried In his
place this week have shown anything
extraordinary.
II may be that Yost has been doing
= little disciplining In order to get
the best there is In the lanky young
ster to the surface. As matter OF
fact It appears that he has been loaf
ing on the Job a little, and his en-
forced fdleness will doubtless make
him play all the harder once he Ii
back in the harness. Yost hates to
see any OF his pupils loafing. and the
first sign OF It is usually enough TO
cause the offender to receive an In
yitation to view the practice from the
sidelines for a few days.
The work OF the team as a whole
since the o. s. u. game has been a
distinct Improvement. There has
been but one public scrimmage, but
In that single encounter the varsity
displayed lot of pep, aud the only
ground gaining accomplished by the
scrubs was due rather to individual
stars than to any team strength. Az
bcrs OF the scrub team who are
varsity timber right now, but neither
CT them Is eligible.
The two youngsters who have
caused the varsity more trouble than
all the rest OF the second string men
are Maulbetsch and Young. The
former 10 being used at fullback Oh
the scrubs to strengthen the backfield,
and when he gets into action he IL q
hard man to stop.
Young Is a feetdooted halfback,
and with any kind OF interference can
skirt the ends for long gains. But IN
spite OF these two stars the varsity
has been able TO keep its goal line
unsullled. II Is true the scrubs scored
4 touchdown and field Goal last Nor
day, but only two OF tho varsity men
were I'm the lineup. When the first
string men are playing against the
scrubs there Ia nothing doing In the
touchdown line.
Nichols pitched a three-hit shntout
against Otsego yesterday for Wyan-
dotte at Wyandotte and beat George
Muilin ) TO 0. wyandotte got ten hits
or Mullin.
Jack Britfon outpotnted. Freddie
Duffy OF Boston In i0-round bout at
New York last night
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