The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
Coaches Have Been Giving
Time to the Defense
Alone
TRUST TO FLUKE 10
ALLOW THEM 10 SCORE
Football Is the Only Game That
Permits Such Treats
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~ RALPH 4. YONKER.
Syracuse hopes 70 hold Michigan
by . crackerjack defense.
Reports from the east Indicate that
the Syracuse coaches, (apd there
have been ak Of them preparin6 Ior
Michigan), have given I'D All hope Of
Syracuse being able to bear the VOL
verines. except by luke. and - have
devoted their time and attentions 70
perfecting = defense that they hope
will stop Michigan when the two
teams meet tomorrow
Syracuse will probably be ~ pos-
session OF the ball only foW times
and those times will likely Be- short
Ones They are not placing much con-
fidence In the ability Of their back
field to gain through Michigan'e line
or around the ends and 80 they can
not hope to keep the ball long.
Thus the campaign for Michigan
has been to work up the best defense
possible with the hope that they can
hold the Wolverines. and then take
advantage OF whatever break Of luck.
such az fumbled ball coming their
way. to score ON the Wolverines.
Football is q peculiar game In that
it ID possible to develop one depart
ment or the game 70 the exclusion Of
another In preparing for any certain
game where the tactics OF the oppon-
ents seem as obvious as do those Of
Michigan and Syracuse, SATURDAY..
The reason for tisis peculiarly is
that opportunities for ofrense and g.
Tense atc not equally divided arnI-
trarily by the rules Theirs r. ~
other gRule that resembles iootPel' y
IN baseball, for instance. >ac1 1i1e
has nine innjlgs IN which there Y =
chance for ofTense, or scoring, and
chance at defense. or the prevention
OF scoring. The opportunities Tor or
feese must be given the weaker team.
m basketball and hockey. the ball
and the puck il 30 loose. and Y u 20
impossible for one side TO keep the
scoring entirely TO itseH that there
is no chance TO monopoiize the Ql
Tense, although the stronger team
naturally gets tire greater part Of iss.'
In tennis there IL an equal numnef'
OF opportunities for each side 70 pe
on the offensive.
But In football the stronger team
may get possession OF the ball ana
confne to itself almost entirely the
offense. This is because the team
may retain the ball provided i y
strong enough and give the OPPOSE
ton no-thance whatever 70 score
This Ii what is expected Of Micht
gan. Saturday. This In why the 6yrn-
cuse coaches are devotine 90 much o.
their time to the defense. The Salt
boys are helpless without Q strong
defense.
They may get q chance to use
their offense--and they may not
Il 10 a football axiom that a team
strong on offense strength may BE- 30
because or individual stars. but that
a team strong on defense must be 20
because OF the associated strcngth o.
its players.
Al single star may be able to amass
points for his team, because or his IN
tividual prowess because only one
man IL absolutely necessary TO carry
the ball. The more TO help him, the
greater his interference, Of course
the better.
But, on defense, there must be no
weak point anywhere. II there 10, the
opposing team 40 going TO find It and
ram their men INTO II constantly.
A team IL as strong az its greatest.
star on offense; II Ia as weak as its
weakest man on defense.
The fact that Syracuse students
were Offering some money at three
| TO ffve that Syrucuse would win now
il an indication OF feeling hat
Syracuse 10 stronger now than -shs
was few days ago. Then the oet'
ting was even money that Syracuss
would score. .------
Roth Michigan and Syracuse have.
practically finished their preliminary
work. Michigan arrived In syracuse
this morning and prepared for light
workout this afternoon. Syracuse
also. Intended to limit their work TO
eaEy practice.
Coach conkiin OF the AIlFresh pre-
diets that his team viii win from the
Uhlyersity or Detroit. at Ann ArborT
while Michigan II winning from Syrs-
cuse. The u. OF d.. on the other
hand. IA preparing strenuously for the
game. and Coach Cannphe1 hopes to
win.
.PenciI Day''-Saf.. Oct. 26th.
Ansnfces Detroit Board Bcnelt NIrhl.l
gan ChiidrSn's Home soefety.
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