The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-28
There We're Others to BIame
for Michigan's De-
feat
CASTLE, FOR INSTANCE.
WAS SELDOM STOPPED
Critics Expect Yostmen to Take
a Big Brace
Now

| ANN AHbOR, Mich, Oct 28.-(Spe-
cial) When football team shows
such reversal OF form as was dis.
played by Michigan at Syracuse on
Saturday. sporting writer's as gen.
eral thing begin to search for the
goat, and in this instance they didn't
look far before they picked out
Musser as the Angora kid.
I According 10 them the poor passing
OF the big Akron boy lost the game
for Michigan. yet q careful analysis
Iof the reports OF the game. play by
play, written by these same sporting
writer's falls TO develop the fact that
Musser alone was responsible. II is.
perhaps. true that his poor passing
may have prevented Michigan from
scoring more touchdowns, but he GER
tainly cannot be held responsible for
the fact that Castle skirted Michi-
gan's ends for runs OF 40 and so
yards. Neither can he be blamed for
Michigan's failure to score In the
hrst quarter wheni the Wolverines
twice had the ball inside the SYRIA
, euse hve-yard line with four downs
TO make the goal line, as Barton was
feeding the ball To the backs at that
time, and Musser wasn't even In the
game.
AS matter bf fact II looks as
though the poor work OF the ends the
| sensational playing OF HalfDack Cas-.
tie and the general disorganized at
tack OF the Michigan team was really
responsible for the ioss OF the game.
Had Michigan been able TO score 4
second time in the first quarter, when
she twice had the ball within scorine
4 distance, the result might have been
vastly different Failure to put the
ball over the line on these two occa-
sions gave the Orange team con-
fdence, and the fasteners began an
attack on Michigan's goal that the
latter was unable to sop.
| Ii was Just such situation as con-
fronted Michigan when she met Notre
Dame In the last game these two
teams played. Michigan was oyercon.
fident, and at the critical moment the
team went TO pieces nnder the fierce
attack OF the Catholics and was de-
feated. when every football expert In
the country was confident that Mich
igan would win.
Michigan's backfleld handled the
ball miserably Saturday. and the fact
must be taken into consideration that
fumbles came at times when Musser
had nothing to do with them. On two
or three occasions the backfield men
fumbled punts, at times when only
luck allowed the Wolverines to retain
possession of the leather. Apparent
| ly all-of Yosts careful training Of the
week past went for naught. All week
long he had the Wolverines working
- h1. Hnl Lat
lpating bad weather aud a slippery
ball on Saturday, but in spite OF this
practice the backfleld men handled
the ball as though II were redhot and
Weighing ton.
If the reports of the game are ac-
curate the first touchdown made by
Syracuse was made by Castles bril-
liant work in circling Michigan's ends,
| the brilliant little halfback getting
| away for runs of 80 and 55 yards. In
three plays he carried the ball over
the goal line going around right end
every time. He failed at goal from
dificult angle, making the score Mich.
igan z, Syracuse 6.
| The second touchdown came as q
result OF Huebels tumble of Syra-
cuse punt on Michigan's eight-yard
line, the fact that Michigan
could not gain on four downs and
bad pass TO Thomson by Musser
when he attempted TO put out OF dan
ger. This play gave Syracuse the ball
on Michigan's 20-yard line, and Smith
and Castle carried the ball over the
line, Smith going through the line
| and Castle around the end. Musser
/ gets the demerit for this touchdown
l because OF his bad pass 20 Thomson,
yet Syracuse had to carry the ball %
yards to make It.
The third and last touchdown came
as a result Of Huebel's tumble, when
Castle recovered the ball and ran half
the length OF the field. The reports
do not state whether Musser made q
bad pass to Huebel or not. but even
II he did. this touchdown would not
have tied the score had Michigan's
line been as invulnerable as II was
supposed to be, or had her ends been
able to stop Castle earlier In the
game.
But no matter who was at fault. Il
Is entirely probable that Coach Yost
will make some radical changes In
the team. That he will male a strong
effort to secure pair OF ends who
can break up interference and nnllD
the man carrying the ball Is q safe
guess, and the practice this week
ought to be Of strenuous nature
That the wolverines will come
back. no one doubts The material
for q good team Is there and rost
VIII develop II before the dates OF the
Cornell and Pennsy games. Perhaps
the defeat administered Saturday II
inst what the team needed 10 sti1en
- Al A.
m the various members. At all events
followers of the team do not need
10 Ia discouraged. as MichiEan has
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