The Detroit times., 1912-10-22
FALL ON The BALL THREE
FOURTHS OF THE Time
-coAoH Yosr.
sammy White STUFF is Good
Only Very Occasion
ally
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(T MAKES FOR LOOSER
| PLAY AND MORE INJURIES
There Are Very Few Chances
to Make Good on the
Stunt
Bp RALPH L. YoNKER.

Failing on the ball is the play
hree-fourths OF, the time says Coach
Tost, OF the University OF Michigan
xThere is only one chance In four
or man to pick UP the ball and
un with II and the plan OF nropping
5n the ball is far from obsolete.
sNo coach drills his men TO grab
Me ball on the bound and run. II Is
rue that there Is sometimes q chance
3 do II as Jimmy Craig did at Column
us and get away with II, put such 4
4ance comes seldom. J.
'.Wheneyer there Is loose pali
nd there Is any chance OF losing II
hatever, fall on II. You are great
cal surer OF 1t and a great less Liable
b injury.
".f YOU throw your weight on the
ali YOU have an equal chance with
ny opponent who may be doing SO q,
he same time. III you try TO graD y
.Hh your hands. your opponent y
Popping on II and Is very likely 70
ct tho ball and break your arms.
ssHow many chances are there Tor
man to pick up ball? Very
bw. All of the chances come from
lmbles and most of the fumbling
omes In scrlmmage when there are
half dozen men ready to pounce
b the ball.
eOf course a man must use his
idgment, but would censure a man
bss for failing to make a spectacular
IN because he didn't take aschance
nd grab the ball than for failing TO
let The bali at all because he did try
he stunt
TIE sammy White stuff-1iss grcal
81 .sensat{enal stafl hut it Isn't good
bofbali unless Used when there Is
|most no change OF failure.
Unless South Dakota Is strong
nough TO force Coach Yost to open
bme OF his intricacies for the In
becfion OF the westerners, that Cor
ell game at Ann Arbor Nov. l6,
ight to be the choicest piecemeal
the University OF Michigan
bhednle. =.
u may be that the westerners will
of SUFFICIENT strength to force Yost
try some OF his cleverest plays.
so. then that South Dakota contest
III be prime stun.
But II Yost can get away with the
buth Dakota game and some TO
bare. he will save his best bets for
he Pennsy and Cornell games. at
epnsylvania the ninth and at Ann
fbor the 18th.
II viii do Michigan fans good to
BE the Wolverines go down into the
ennsy territory and topple Mercer
nd his men away over. Pennsy has
eared Michigan so much that II Is
p1casant change TO view the coming
bn.est without alarm.
There is only ole threatening
ntvre to any OF the three games TO
played with the fasteners and
lat Is that they have the knack Of
licking up great deal of strength
st before Michigan strikes them.
They are strong on that big game
uff and one OF their big games is
lat with Michigan. They are often
,yling to lose the early games II only
~ can make proper preparation for
lose that come later in the season.
when high-priced baseball player
lis to stir the big league he 10 a
mon.
when a much touted football play
{fails to oust rather humble pre-
ecessor he begins to be thought OF
lemon.
Hank Boyle was touted as being
ready to step into the quarter,
hck's Job when he came to Ann Ar
br. suddenly. a short time ago.
.. t1xnk arxs.D IN haA Rorxa 0rft.
Bred that when he had played on the
ll-Fresh, some time ago, he was a
hirlwind and so he just naturally
bd 10 be pretty breezy yet
But young Mr. Huebel said nothing
nd stuck to his job e. quarter while
oyle puffed and pnifed in getting
10 condition. Then when. he got
10 shape. he continued to adorn the
defines IN the big games while
uebel directed the team and played
e quarterback position
You have to hand Il to HuQcel.
And Boyle may not be a lemon but
has a big handicap to overcome In
etffpr credit for what he actually
bes. because so much was expected
him.
TJriversfties are learning that the
fbIicfty they get out OF their foot
hll teams IL one OF the finest bits
5adtertisinR that thev could pos.
bly, acquire.
Some football authorities arc crabs.
hev refuse TO treat newspaper cor
lspondenfs as their best aids.
Others hire press agents az does