The Detroit times., 1912-09-14
M RULES TO PROVE OF
|NOADERfUlA AID TO y0SI
| IS BELIEF OF STUDENTS
l-Fashioned Line Smashing
Plays Which Made His Rep
utation Are Back
AcMILLAN MAY BE OUT
lyle May Succeed Plucky Little
Quarterback on Var
sity Squad
lcMILLAN MAY BE OUT

sity Squad
ANN ARBOR, Mich, Sept a.
hacial)-With Coach Fielding H..
a canning here soon and candidates
the 1912 wolverine team arriving
every train. little old Ann Artor
ready once more to assume her
.per place among the headlines on
sport pages Of the country,
On tuesday the annual fall prelim-
Wv practice OF the Michigan foot
| N team will begin on Ferry field.
a the happy youngsters who have
IN fortunate enough TO receive In
iations to report for work have
an arriving at the home OF Michi-
ms big state university for two or
Zee days. II is expected that by
i middle of next week all OF them
IN have arrived, and II the weather
m only finds out a brand OF weather
little less torrid that Ann Arbor has
loved for the past two weeks there
IN be some strenuos work on Ferry
|ld by the first OF the following
lex.
This Is the first time in years that
Michigan football team has taken
initial workouts In Ann Arbor. V
wing been the custom for some
ars to gather the candidates for
= team at Whitmore Lake about
; middle of September and keep
EN- there for two or three weeks
lille they were learning the rudi-
ents of the game. But Whitmore
Ike. while possessing one or two ad-
ntages. has It's drawbacks as well,
d this year il was decided TO have
= Youngsters do their preliminary
|hining on Ferry field.
| One of the disadvantages TO be met
Whitmore Lake Is the lack OF
|hooth field upon which to Eractice,
| d mishaps in past years which kept
me likely looking candidate out OF
lie game for the better part OF the
ason made this disadvantage SER
IA one. Year before last. Conklin
la a nasty tumble at Whitmore
|ake, which resulted in a broken
hger. and he played during the early
Ia OF. the season with his right
Ind In spiints. Others have suffered
rained ankles and other minor In.
|ries. and any player who has been
trough the preliminary work at the
|ke will not object to the change to
erry field.
The completion of the club house
| Ferry field made IL unnecessary to
> to the lake in order that proper
Athing facilities might be had. as the
1 ub house has both plunge and show
4 baths.
Students of the game OF football
lie wondering to Just what extent the
hange In the rules this year Will A.
let the playing of the Michigan team
h view OF the wonderful offense of
he teams which Coach Yost used to
|roduce ut Michigan when a point
hinute was expected, II would seem
bat the new rules were fashioned
specially for the style OF play most
hvored by Michigan's wizard coach.
The new rules mean that the line
han vii. again become something
borc than mere adjunct TO the
|cenery. and there will doubtless be
hore line smashing than has been
|racticed In the past few years.
While no coach In the business Is cap
bile of developing more battling and
Intricate plays than Coach Yost, after
IN 1t was the old-fashioned line
plays which made his repu-
alton, and doubtless he will welcome
return to them.
Give Coach Yost team OF players
BILE to fathom the intricate plays
sAich he works up during the OF sea
on and he would have world
,eater, but the trouble Is that he sel-
Iom is able 70 get a team which VIII
'ull of those plays just as he has
designed them.
Under the rules in vogue this sea-
on, last years Michigan team wculd
ave been a wonder. The Wolverines
we're able to carry the ball long dis
ances BY line-bucking and end playa.
'ut the moment the team got within
striking distance Of the goal II was
tefpiess- With no Hmit-to- the Tor.
Yard pass this season no team can
ford to weaken It's secondary line
4 offense, and II will be possible Tor
team on the offense to use the Tor
ward pass as threat and smasn
trough the line to make the required
,ains.
With a line-smasher OF such power
10 Captain Thomson the new rules
gight to be OF vast benefit to Michf
nm. Il Is evident that this season
he fullback will be a real factor In
he game. Last year the only way
me knew who was playing fullback
vas to refer to the score card, as
;oach Yost used his fuliback for half
Jack and vice versa. That the full
,ack will be used In the old style OF
Ray where he was primarily Hhe-
Imasher IL the belief OF students OF
ke game who have given the new
ules any consideration.
The veteran line men whom Yost
will have to start the season. as we'll
10 a large number OF the new candi-
lates for places on the team are OF
he size and weight which will allow
,oach Yost plenty OF opportunity TO
levelop a smashing offense. Among
he members of last years team will,
70 Captain Thomson, Quinn, Allmen-
Iinger, Peterson, Barton, Pontius
fsynor. Paterson, Carpeii. Craig, Tor
'et and Huebel. and possibly Nc
Milan.
Should the. little quarterback who
'iloted the Wolverines during he
Fst two seasons decide 10 remain cut
4 school this year his loss will De
elf urnafl~ k,,f-fhn rnturu 0f-H0Via