The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-11
Wolverines Close Unsuccessful
Season With Ith-
acans
WOLVERINES HISTORY
is VERY INTERESTING
started Out Playing Harvard,
Yale and Prince
ton


Special. Saturday on Ferry
Michigan will close what has been in
most respects a most unsatisfactory
eason. when the Wolverines clash
with Cornell In what will be the
ninth game. between teams respe-
senting the two institutions.
When Michigan first installed foot
ball as e regular pastime she turned
tp the east for her big games, choos-
ing Harvard, Yale and Princeton
rs oppopents. The first year that
dichigaff amounted to anything In
football was 1881. and that year. her
three big games were with the three
cams mentioned above.
Harvard was played 10 a standstill.
Michigan losing by what her sup
porters have always claimed was a
touchback. but which the referee de-
by a score OF | 1 TO o. and Princeton
scored 13 points while Michigan was
$ccumulating four.
In 1882 Michigan had NO team
worth mentioning and there were no
games, but I'm 1888 she continued
athletic relations with Yale and
Harvard and substituted Wesleyan
for Princeton.
From then on 10 1899 her games
we're with smaller colleges and ath-
ietic clubs In the middle west, but
IN that year she took on Pennsylya-
;ra and Cornell, and athletic rela-
IONS with the latter institutions con-
Sinued until 1894 when they we're
dropped
Michigan belonging In the middle
sest ra tuinliy turned ITO the w<sf
" her games. and Chicago, North
rsesterr, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
inois alternated In furnishing the
Zig games OF the season in place Of
-ite- eastern teams
Cornell. however, retained place
IN Michigan's schedule until 1894.
even though Michigan was meeting
some OF the strongest teams IN the
middle west, and her schedule was a
tin one. AS matter OF fact the
lest year the teams met prior to last
Years game. two games were played,
Cornell winning the first and Mich
'Tan the last. In this exchange OF
@1mes Cornell has scored 1876 points
While Michigan scored 73. Michigan
has won three games and Cornell six.
Following Michigan's break with
The conference and the lean years In
which her football teams could not
Furnish real good practice for small
rollege aggregation. Cornell was again
taken on and next Saturdays game
= the second one under the new con-
trict. Last year, after Michigan had
displayed strength enough to cause
she dopesters to figure the wolver-
'ues could not possibly lose, the red
team walloped the Maize and Blue
ageregation. to o.
This year Cornell has been going
Tery badly. and the coaches have
been discouraged with the showing
n the team. Shakeup after shakeup
has been tried TO make something
cut OF the team. but the eleven has
been losing with regularity that
has made the coaches sick.
On the other hand, Michigan, after
cetting q splendid start, went to
Syracuse full Of hope and returned
With the memory Of disgraceful
heating administered by team
which should have been an easy vic
tim
What the Wolverines will do in
he Cornell game is a problem which
ven the coaches do not attempt TO
olive. Possessed OF a fairly shifty
inc. two ends who are improving
with every game and fast back
ED. Michigan ought to defeat Cor
nell. Particularly Is this true II the
weather should happen to be pro-
pitious and the field dry and fast.
Both Halfbacks Craig and BOYLE
IRE dangerous men In open field run
-aing. Each iH a shifty dodger and
10th can nse the straight arm with
deadly effect. but both have been
handicapped by having had 10 play
practically ell their games this sea-
On on wet griiirons. At Syracuse
ain fell constantly during the game,
Ia the game with South Dakota here
the gridiron WIS wet and slippery,
80 that neither Of them has had a
rhance 10 display any real form IN
printing with the ball
Bentley, who was but recently pro-
rioted from the scrub team, has been
coming fast. and should anything
Happen TO Captain Thomson n r.
---fobable- that he would be promoted
30 the backheid. doubtless taking
> toyie's place. because Of his ability
IN punting. The youngstsr Is fully
as good punter as Thomson. and
while light. carries the ball on end
runs in splendid shape. Re 10 not
sensational az Boyle. but injury 70
Thomson would almost make II I'm
perativs FOR Yost TO place him in the
hackneid.
Dsspfts Michigan's mediocre show
Tar the atfsndancs at the Cornell
same promises 20 be record breaker
ordsrs for SEATS bsgsn to pour into
the sthistis once iDng bsfors the