The Detroit times., 1912-11-02
COYOTE GAME
IS MICHIGAN
TURNING POINT
Hopes of Thousands Enthusiasts
Hang Upon Today's
Contest
DOPE FOLLOWERS LOOK
FOR STRONG FINISH
Point Out That Last Years
Wolverines Came
= Back

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Nov. 2.-(Spe-
cial Upon Michigan's showing this
afternoon In the game with South Da-
kota, hangs the hopes OF thousands
OF her supporters. II the Wolverines
defeat the western team by q clean
cut margin, hope for victories over
Cornell and Pepnsy Will be entertain
ed by those who have been watching
the Michigan eleven during the weeks
II has been preparing for these two
games.
Opening the season with a decisive
victory over the Case eleven, defeat
ing nj. A. c. Just as decisively, win
ming q decision over the fast and az
gressive Ohio State team, the Wolv-
crimes were expected to make mince-
meat Of the Syracuse eleven In short
meter.
Then came the slump and humilia,
ton for the pupils of Yost. Returns
Ing home the team put up about the
poorest exhibition OF practice seen on
Ferry field In many a day, and the
South Dakota game was approached
with feelings OF despair on the part
of a large number OF Michigan adher-
ents.
There is some consolation for the
dope players, however, in Michigan's
showing this season, as the team last
year made just such a record, and
then ended the season with honor.
Case was defeated, "a to o; NJ. A. c.,
with the strongest team the farmers
ever trotted out on their home grid
iron against the Wolverines, fell TO
ha Nttn - - 80 d.
ter Hill having accomplished what
his teammates were unable to do: q,
3. U. was defeated, 10 to o; Wander
bilt. with one OF the strongest teams
In the country, was played to a stand
still. with Michigan getting the long
end Of the score by an eyeIash; then
came Syracuse, and the team which
had been decisively beaten the year
before, held the Wolverines to a tie
score, one touchdown each. IL looked
bad for Michigan at this point, but
the team took a brace and played a
swell game against Cornell, losing
what unprejudiced observers declared
should have been victory by a score
OF to 0.
Bottles" Thomson, who had played
great football all season, was called
home by the death OF brother on
the eve OF the Pennsy game, and
Michigan's prospects looked anything
but good. Penn had great team, but
the Wolverines scored two touch
downs and won the game. Penn hav-
ing to be satisfied with a single touch
down and a field goal Nebraska,
taken on because OF the request of the
M oil NJ h.
proved to be anything but an easy
mark, and Michigan was satisfied with
a tie game in what was perhaps the
hardest battle OF the season.
Michigan has had her slump this
season. and ought TO win all OF her re-
naming games. There is hardly a
doubt but that Michlgan's eleven is
superior to Syracuse, but the slump
came In the middle of the game ana
Michigan was beaten.
While Cornell and Penn have not
shown any particular strength this
season. both elevens will be I'm fight
ing trim when they meet Michigan,
and the Wolverines will have TO be
going at top speed II they win. There
IL no reason why Michigan should not
be as strong as she was when q. y.
u. was defeated at Columbus. In
fact. the team sought TO be better.
The shift which placed Pontius at
tackle and brought Torbet and Carpet
from the backfield to the end posi-.
tions should add strength TO the team.
Carpet, who failed TO show anything
when he was used at end In the Van.
derbilt game last season is a vastly
improved player this season. and Is
tackling hard and accurately, and
Torbet has shown more at the end
position than ne ever showed I'm the
backHeld Pontius Is a natural tackle.
At end ne was not fast enough. while
Carpet Is one OF the fastest men on
the team. Carpets place at half Will
be- we'll taken care of by either Boyle
OF Hughitt, as both OF them have
shown up well there, 80 the changes
ought to give Michigan a better line
while in no wise weakening the back
field.
II seemed that somebody had sen,
ont false weights from vermiIlion.
whence come the Coyotes, for when
Coach Henderson and HIS bunch ar
rived here they were announced as
averaging liz pounds which Is IL
pounds lighter than the Michigan
areraRa,