The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
YOST CRILLS
men BEFORE
DEPARTURE
Warns Them Against Over-COn-
fidence in the Syracuse
Game
MEN ARE IN TIP-TOP
SHAPE EXCEPT BOTTLES"
Looks as If Barton Will Get q
Chance to Play at
Center

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct 25.-(Spe-
ciaD D-Overconfidence Is the one thing
against which the Wolverine eleven
must guard IN the game with Syra-
cuse on Saturday. and yesterday AZ
ternoon at the conclusion of the prac.
tice on Ferry field. Coach Yost deliv-
erei a lecture In which he warned
against II.
In a 15-minute talk. during which
he pointed out some of the faults OF
various members OF the eleven, he
told the men that Syracuse has play
ed in hard luck 80 far this season,
and that there Is probability that
the Methodists may have struck Their
stride at last. They have played
harder games than the Michigan team.
and doubtless have profited by their
mistakes. II Is evident that Coach
lost does not anticipate the easy vic
tory that has been predicted because
of the defeats which the easterners
have suffered so far this season
As for the team itself. the Michigan
men are in uptop condition, with the
exception of Bottles" Thomson, and
Iif Musser can play as well In q real
game as he has been playing In prac-
tice since Paterson went TO the hos
pital, the pivot position will be cared
for in splendid shape.
In case Musser should not prove
equal to the task, Yost will fall back
upon Barton, who was given stifr
practice at passing the ball yester-
day, and who displayed all OF his old
and tackles will be well taken care
of by Quinn, AllmendinSer, Cole and
McHale, unless Yost should decide TO
sniff one OF the tackles, a probability
that does not seem imminent at this
time.
Pontius will doubtless start at right
end, and either Barton or Torbet will
PLAY the other extremity. Predictions
that Barton would not be seen at end
in the Syracuse game have been rife
this week, but il hardly seems prob
lable that he will be benched, as none
ct the men who have been tried in hAe
place this week have shown anything
extraordinary.
II may be that Yost has been doing
a little disciplining In order to get
the best there is in the lanky young
.ster to the surface. As q matter OF
fact II appears that he has been loaf
ing on the job a little and his en-
forced idleness will doubtless make
him play all the harder once he In
back in the harness. Yost hates to
see any OF his pupils loafing. and the
first sign OF II Is usually enough to
cause the offender to receive an In
vitntion to view the practice from the
sidelines for few days.
since the o. S. u. game has been q
distinct Improvement. There has
been but one public scrimmage, but
In that single encounter the varsity
displayed a lot OF pep, aud the only
ground gaining accomplished by the
scrubs was due rather to individual
stars than to any team strength. AS
a matter OF fact there are two men,
bcrs OF the scrub team who are
varsity timber right now, but neither
CT them Is eligible.
The two youngsters who have
caused the varsity more trouble than
all the rest OF the second string men
are Maulbetsch and Young. The
former is being used at fullback on
the scrubs to strengthen the backfield,
and when he gets into action he Is a
hard man TO stop.
Young Is a fieetfooted halfback,
and with any kind OF interference can
skirt the ends for long gains. But III
spite OF these two stars the varsity
has been able TO keep It's goal line
unsullied. II Is true the scrubs scored
n touchdown and field goal last Mon
day, but only two of tho varsity men
were in the lineup. When the first
string men are playing against the
scrubs there is nothing doing In the
line.