The Detroit times., 1912-09-30
NOW FOR THE SUPREME
TEST OF THE MICHIGAN
FOOTBALL CANDIDATES
This Week Sees the Final Prep
aration for the First
Varsity Game
CASE is NET SATURDAY
Two Men for Each Position is
Evidently Coach Yost's
Idea
CASE is NET SATURDAY

ANN ARBoR. Mich. Sept. So
Especial. This will be a strenuous
week for the candidates for places
on the Wolverine football team. Dur
ing the past few days, Coach Yost
has shown a determination TO force
the training Of the team, and the
men have been driven hard. Long
practice scrimmages were given each
day during the latter half Of the
week, and the team progressed finely.
From a team whose work was ragged
In the evtreme the Wolverines devel-
oped into a scoring machine OF some
pretensions before the week ended.
and II Is believed that, barring In
juries, by the time the team faces
Case on Saturday next, II will be in
pretty fair shape.
Coach Yost evidently intends to de-
velop more than one man for each
place on the team. as he has been
shifting the men about In character
istic Yost style the past week. The
same set OF backs was not used twice
In succession last week, and changes
In the lire, particularly the end and
From the work done 50 far II devel-
ops that he has at least four men
upon whom he can depend for the END
positions In Pontius. Barton. Wilson
and Torbet Wilson has been used
at the end position continuously since
Pontius developed bad leg, and has
shown splendid ability. Torbet was
used at end part Of the time last sea-
son. and plays as good a game there
as he does at half, and II necessary
he may be depended upon to put up
q good argument for the job.
In the backfeld Yost has host of
candidates In Craig, Thomson, Car
pei, Torbet, Hadden, Wyman. Huebel
and Hughitt. The two latter have
been used at quarterback exclusively.
and both have demonstrated that
they know something about the gen.
erals Job. Huebel. however. has had
experience at haffback, and in
pinch could be used there to advan-
tage. or the candidates for the half
back positions. Craig, Hadden, Carpet
and Wyman have shown the most
ability in offensive play. So far the
scrubs have not developed an attack
strong enough to show what the sec
ondary line Of defense can do when
It has to stop the attack. as the line
has so far demonstrated splendid
ability In taking care Of itself.
In this regard to development Of
Guard Allmendinger from a mediocre
player to q tower Of strength has
been rapid. During the last two
days Of scrimmage work. the scrubs
sent play after play at the stocky
local boy, and he stopped every one
OF them without the loss OF a yard
The fight for the tackle positions
seems to have narrowed itself down
to four men, Cole, Musser, Raynes-
ford and McHale. or this quartet,
Cole appears to have the left tackle
position cinched. He Is probably the
fastest big man on the squad, and
gets down the field after punts as fast
az the ends. He Is developing rapid
ly, and looks like find. For the
other position the fight will probably
be between Musser and McHale, with
Raynesford a possibility who must
not be overlooked! Musser has de-
veloped fast in the past few days, and
will put up a stiff fight for the place.
McHale has not been In the lineup
since Wednesday. but he Is big
man. and will fight hard for a place.
Director Bartelme this morning an
nounced the schedule OF the AllFresh
team a sfollows:
Oct. 6-Alma at Alma.
Oct. l9-Hillsdale at Ann Arbor.
Oct. 26-University Of Detroit at
Ann Arbor.
Nov. Pm, A. c. Freshmen at Ian
sing.
Nov. 9--Adrian at Ann Arbor.