The Detroit times., 1912-11-08
Are in the Tip-toppest Shape
Possible, Except
MARSHALL TO TRY FOR
MANY FIELD GOALS
Penn Line Now is Better Even
Than Its Famous
,u Backs


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 81
Penn Is. ready for Michigan, and II
the Wolverines think that the four
straight defeats that the Red and Blue
has sustained, has demoralized- the
teHm and torn 1t to pieces, they VI H
lind TO their sorrow that they have
made a mistake. II Coach Yost brings
east typical Michigan team he can
and ought TO beat Penn( but the VIC
tory will be by narrow margin, and
only gained after severe struggle.
The Quakers' actual work for the
Michigan game ended with the game
last Saturday. against State college.
The men were at the top OF their form
anu condition then, and though beaten
they gave an excellent account OF
themselves, as State is strong enough
10 give good account OF itself against
any eleven in the country.
During this week the Penn men
have practiced only fundamentals. run
ming through signals and famiIiarizing
themselves with couple of new for
mations that the coaches saved out OF
the State gamo even though they
might possibly have turned the trick
has an even greater desire TO defeat
Michigan than In past years, because
I victory will partly redeem the most
disastrous season in 10 years. Penn
las two more games left with ln-
iians and Cornell. and they are only
likely 10 win the latter, hence their
iesire to make the Michigan game
victory.
The Red and Blue coaches are goins
o insist upon Marshall trying helu
goals every time the team gets cVith-
N the 35-yard line. Marshall is one OF
he best field goal kickers in the coun-
ry, and almost every time he has
been called upon this year he has
scored. However. in recent games
bne OF the most fiagrant mistakes the
quarterback, Minds. has been making
has been to neglect 10 use Marshalrs
ability at dropkicking. The result or
he Harvard Princeton game on Satur-
hay. however, has opened the coaches
Eyes with the result that the kicking
game will be used extensively on Sat
lrday.
Penn believes It knows enough
kbout Michigan football to forestall
hnythIng Yost may have up his sleeve,
Except possibly something brand new.
rhe Quaker college has had several
ormer Penn stars watching Michigan
n its recent games and has studied
he style of the Ann Arbor eleven
nder the new rules. This advance in
formation has been used with good
fleet in bolstcring up the defensive
Methods OF the Quakers.
During the past two weeks Penn 8
inc has c6me strongly, particularly
nce Simpson has been In shape and
blaying regularly. In fact, the line.
yh!ch was the weak spot in the early
eason. now outranks the backtield in
trength. Penn is weak at the ends.
good open field runner has no
rouble foolIng them and they are Of
en- drawn in on fake plays. They
ave also showed little ability at
reaking up forward passes. II Coach
yost has some good delayed passes
nd forward passes, Penn is likely to
e fooled.
Can't Mercer, who has been the
tar for two years, and Michigan's hiG-
eat stumbling block, is not likely to
rove such an obstacle this year. He
as never played such poor football
ince he entered Penn. the reason be.
ne bis lack OF condition. Constant
Raining for more than year and the
ecessity of keeping down In weight
II summer. owing TO the fact that he
as a member of the Olympic team. 10
he main cause. The underlying re. =
on ia that Mike Murphy has not beeh
raining the team. All the Penn men
cached edge too early. II Michigan
ms. IL will be by wearing Penn out,
matter which other teams have not
pund SO difficult owing to improper
onditioning.
Coach Smith has been training IA
oupfe Of extra -haifhacks this week In
he varsity formations. He going
try a desperate experiment of max
bg the first string men play their
eads of at the start, and then throw
couple Of light. fast backs to try
dazzle and outrun the Michigan
hen. For this purpose the Quakers