The Detroit times., 1912-10-02
when They Haven't the Spirit,
Il's Mighty Hard to Make
Them Play"
SEEMS TO
SUIT HURRY-UP MAN
Men Want an Example of Pep
They Must Needs Only
Watch Their Coach
nn RALPH Z. YONKER

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1r haven't the fighting spirit, It's
<1<> hard TO make a football team
ii Them"
I&t's Coach Yosts comment up
IX Iinemen.
kf putting them through a long,
#1 fDractice and then as the dark
IA forced the men 10 quit because
lev couldn't see the ball, yesterday.
1sf announced that all they would
1re TO do until tomorrow was TO get
|eir showers, change their football
Ia for their street clothes, get their
hners, return 10 the club house, ana
.ork for an hour and a half In the
.Der story.
.Yost is far from satisfied with his
II In the scrimmage against the
rubs Yesterday, Andy" Smith got
Ib the second string lineup and tore
.<bugh the varsity like a Kansas
clone. just to show them what
|Nerful, experienced man could do
~ them.
Xost seems satisfied with his pros
lis for a backfield OF sterling quail
He has men Of tested caliber Tor
positions back OF the line. With
tiles Thompson at full Craig at
half and Boyle at quarter as GER
|Ies, there is only the other half
.Orry about and there are several
~ capable of taking care Of IL.
Isn't the weight of the men on
n line Yost is worrying about, II
their ability TO master plays, ii
N their capability of handling the
d IMPOSED TO them IL they will; but
IS their lack OF the old pep, the
y of the fighting spirit that has
u H,iessing.
Xoet will devote large share or
cfforts to instilling In his men
idea that they must scrap If they
idea that they must scrap II
X'rt going 10 win any games. He
|Ef that he has a task before him
/fs his men take TO the scrap
i Ike bad boy to hockey.
they haven't the spirit. it's
NJ hard TO get IL In them.
the linemen need an example OF
they ned look no farther than to
"A own cogch.
Low Low!, Low,!. Block low
Ie low. Hit 'em low! Run low,
<ything low!' screamed Yost ct
men last night as he lined them
Ne a lot OF whipped kids at the
of the field.
Ne men hung their heads In ab.
|e silence while they listened TO
.|frade.
low do you expect 10 be football
|trs IL you run like a three-wheeled
use. Hnrry-up now"
|ocbel sung out the signals so that
cracked In the crisp air and the
steamed back down the field. At
uprights nearer the club houss
stopped to breathe. but 10
1fhe only while exercising. The
bite they stop actual signal drill.
pass the ball from one TO an.
r- They don't get cold for
1o men looked rather longingiy
1rIs the club house. They were
/|<<Q make q dash for 1t, for it was
11> Nearly dark.
csf Consulted moment with his
|.|1nt. Douglass, and whipped the
I1ck down the field again In a
1r< signal drill
31.cn-fifteen for you fellows" be
and let them 20.
Xouid like to make 1t seven" he
'1<d but they could hardly get
~ hat time"
.|ning table for the first squad
|&<f Saturday. according to an
&Mtnt made last night.
{1r the members of the squad
11fn allowed to eat where they
@&I at the various frat houses,
49,. and restaurants here.
<|&en members of the present
q quad VIII be invited 10 eat at
/|1IninE table TO be established
~ the Case game. Saturday.
The rate the men are going now
Wv oyery man on the squad has
|8,| 10 tremble for fear that he WIN
|lnnke the table. Any man in the
|b. h likely to be shot up to the
IN touad at any time. There Is
= classy material in the second
that can make the first string