The Detroit times., 1912-10-15
STILL PUZZLE
OVER YOST'S
TACKLE TACTICS
Can't Figure Out Just What
Yost Thinks of His Four
Linemen
LOOKS LIKE COLE AND
McHALE FOR STEADIES
If Team Needed Half Dozen
Quarters. Michigan Would
Be There

ANN ARBoR. Mich. Oct. 15.-(Spe-
ciaD-It would take Philadelphia
lawyer to solve the tangled maze sur
rounding the tackle positions on the
Wolverine team.
Evidently Coach Yost has not yet
decided which OF the four men he has
been alternating In the positions Is
the best. and IL he has decided he
isn't telling anybody what his de-
cision is.
The fact that CoNe was used at left
tackle from the first day the team
lined up till the Wednesday scrim.
mage before the NJ A. c. game salts
fed spectators that he was the mai.
picked for that job, but Coach Yost
upset the dope by starting Raynes.
ford, who had always previously been
used az right tackle when used at all,
to the left side of the line, and using
McHale, who had been left out of the
lineup for a considerable period at
right tackle in the game with the
farmers. Ii seemed TO be a foregone
conclusion that Cole had cinched his
job and that McHale wasn't going to
do at ALL but Yost evidently thought
pretty we'll of him. as he used him dur
ing the entire game, Saturday.
i He substituted Cole for Raynesford,
and Musser, the big Princeton man
who has been trying out for tackle,
was given a try at the guard job in
Quinn's place part OF the game.
Musser played corking good game,
too, better. In fact, than he has been
playing at tackle, and II IL were not
for the fact that Yost has two splen-
did guards In Allmendinger and Quinn
he might have chance TO land a
permanent position at guard.
II looks now as though the tackle
proposition might be solved by play
ing Cole and McHale. Yosts original
selections for the berths. with Raynes-
ford as a substitute tackle and Mus
ser a substitute guard. but this Is al
best only q guess. Yost's eleventh
hour shifts have often proved sensa.
tional. and frequently have had the
result OF making Michigan joke a
real football team. and IL he should
suddenly announce that Collette
would play guard and Paterson quar-
terback. Michigan adherents would
know there was some good reason for
the shift.
Speaking OF Collette reminds one
that IL the youngster who played a
part OF the farmer game at halfback
had 20 pounds more beef on his small
frame he would be a bearcat at half
back. and would make Jimmy Craig
hustle to retain his honors in the
backfield Weighing less than 140
pounds, Collette Is apparently about
ri 20 ctr mn m m
pounds heavier, and he put up a splen-
did exhibition on Saturday. He IL
naturally a quarterback, but Yost has
so many quarterbacks that he could
almost line up an entire team OF them.
MS too bad that the rule-makers
di. not provide some method OF using
two or three quarterbacks. II they
had, Yost could put a quartet oil
quarters In the field who would not
have to back up for anybody. Hubel
Boyle, Collette and Bushnell have all
shown class In directing the team,
and Yost doesn't need to fear that
he will be left without a capable gen
eral this year. unless the jinx which
has pursued Michigan quarterbacks
during the past fe wyears is unusual
~ active this season.
With the o. g. ". game less than
a week away, Yost is expected to
close the gates of Ferry field this af-
ternocn and uncork some OF the plays
he has devised TO enable Michigan 20
score much and often. Yost is not
Understanding the strength of the
scarlet and gray team bit. and the
team is In for a stiff workout every
night this week. 1t Is probable that
barring injuries the team will line up
for the o. s. u. game about as II did
for the farmers.
!, Barton and Ponttus are both ex
pected to be In shape to play. and II
Is almost a certainty that a place will
be made for Boyle. Doubtless he will
get his chance at quarter, but II
would not be at all surprising II he
were used at halfback. Huebel dis
played rare form in Saturdays game
and looks to be too valuable man
TO be left out OF the game entirely.
Boyle has been used at halfback In
some OF the practice games and dis
played all OF his old-time form In ad'
vancing the ball. He would make an
excellent running mate for Craig. but
in Carpet he will have a hard man TO
beat. as the Saginaw youngster is
playing far better game than ne
played last season.
Trainer Farrell announces that be
tween the halves of the Michigan
South Dakota game on Nov. 2, he viii
pull of a relay race between teams
representing the sophs and freshmen
This will be an innovation at Michi
gAn. and will serve to give the trainer
a line on the ability OF the youngsters
who aspire to membership In the
track squad.
sKld- Black. one 90 the boys Pan
GtLoro has heeni pi1Ofing. lights ~