The Detroit times., 1912-11-07
Hero Worship Always Sends
Football Interest Sky
High
|GRIDIRON is A SHORT
CUT TO ATHLETIC FAME
Brickley Made Niche in Hall
Of Fame in an Hours

Gone are the days OF the Wolverine
football heroes and with the heroes
the hero-worshippers and with the
nero.worshippers much Of that pop
eyed enthusiasm that only intense
rivalry and herolsm can produce.
Try as we may, II is hard to rave
over the performances OF the Thorn
sons, the Craigs, the Bartons and the
l3oyles OF today; that spontaneous
'bnbbling, unquenchable spirit Of
Liberation that filIs us to the neck and
|uyerfiows all over our conversations
Ind our typewriters will not rise a.
the thought OF these men.
To Jimmy Craig alone can we take
f of our hats and salaam, feeling thai
we are doing ourselves a favor and
him an injustice by keeping on ou'
. feet at all. Jimmy Craig Is the only
man or the football hero stun, who
can act IL on the gridiron.
Jimmy Craig Is the only man on
tine varsity for whom We can safhli
|buy a boquet before the show begins
Is the only reliable stage star IL
~, rs cast.
mis- may be no disgrace TO the
|other members OF the team. This
stage hero worship may be all wrong
The linemen who plug holes through
which 200 pounds OF flesh and bone
ancased In football armour. Is tryine
d come. may be the real heroes ol
he day., But they don't get the lime
hight ana the glare OF the spot goes q
Iong ways towards making the star.
And the hero worship gets US!
Remember the days OF Willie Hes
hon. Tom Hammond, Hernnsteln
Weeks. Snow, Redden. Curtis. and .
! title later. Curtis, Garrells, BenDrooh
Ind Schultz? Remember how the rams
\ ent crazy about them? Demembel
hat interest there was In Michigan
The hero worship gets us!
The lack of material for our adora
ion is given as potent cause Tor the
lackening OF interest In the college
anne In the west and In Michigan IL
particular. In football, as In base
ball, we like to see the stars, the mel
We hear and read about.
With the passing of Stan Wells las
wear. the, Michigan hero stun hzzied
Maggy Magidsohn was the bright hgh'
lust before Wells.
Then Thomson gave promise Of be
Eng the man upon whom we couie
hank to satisfy our lust for heroism
|;sut Thomson fell down badly In In
Idiyidual games, and q hero mustE I
io that. Jimmy Craig, the Sammy
White of Michigan, alone monoponzes
attention.
The football field furnishes a shor,
cut to fame. But opportunity doesn
20 about moving the lawn and op
,osition down before the aspirant lc
rame. Nor does she grant her ap
.earance often. She must be accept
ia with alacrity when she proposes
Opportunity proposes but man mus
Heap.
An hours work on the gridiron hai
GIVEN Charles Brickley. OF Everett
Mass, undying fame. His name is II
he memory OF football fans 10 SUCK
lie must keep UP his wonderful worf
o make the light that glows upon MN
brighter; but 60 minutes work ha'
Given him honor undiluted.
Football furnishes quicker patti
10 fame than any other sport. Iht
baseball player may work FOR years
|before the honor that he deserves
comes to him. He may shine bright
~ for a few moments but his game
s fleeting unless he keeps up tn'
shining.
A fghter must repeat his goot
work time and time again before M
|ls considered anything more than
,oke. The scrapper must go through
many gruelling preliniinaries an'
emi.fnals, work hard and long, u
get a chance at the finals.
But single kick, 50-yard- run To-
winning touchdown, even fon'
acjSle. NAV carve for It's maker
niche In the football III. OF F.
This year should have seen men o
starlight In the back helds. For year
he coaches have been forced 10 com
hat a game which was apparently
pverbalanced In favor OF the defense
Gut the changes in the rules this yea
ended to restore the balance and J
has been the task OF the coaches Il
build M a defense which could com
bat the offense.
This being the case the offensive
backs should have been able TO over
power their opposition In such wa!
"a To null of the spectacular stuf
hat prints pictures on the sport pag'
and sets big headlines.
Such has not been the case as ye
with Michigan. It's only hope lies II
| Producing star for the Pennsy gam
Who win make the fans ache to se'
/ aim battle against Cornell. And !
ne makes good I'm the final game n
can be handed the laurel. otherwis'
/ Il win have to be held in reserve TO
| his season.
Detroit's high school and colleg'
teams are better at bringing on
/ atars than In Michigan. Les Clark
" Central, II the prep school star o
| he city. His brilliance makes tn