The Calumet news., 1912-09-26
YOST'S HUSKIES
HARD AT WORK
Situation Not the Brightest But is
Slowly Improving


ing into the second week of the train
Ing camp of Michigan's football team
the outlook Is still far from brilliant
but at last, with all of the men on
hand except Boyle, IL Is possible TO
form some more definite idea of what
the team is going to look like. 1t is
plain that however the varsity is
formed, it is going to be light and
THIS is going to be a disadvantage
under the new rules as there is to
be more of the line plunging stuff
than there has been since the rules
were first tinkered with. In any event
the success of the team is going To de-
pend a good deal on whether or not
Boyle returns.
The size of the squad is going TO
make possible starting scrimmage
work early this fall as there are so
many candidates that Yost is plan
ming to dispense with the tackllng
dummy to large extent and use men
instead. Last year the men showed
up In great shape when tearing the
dummy down and then fell of when a
real player WAS to be stopped. Moth
ing more ptiable has been seen, on
Ferry Field i'm a long time than the
wild and futile attempts of the VOL
verines TO down the runner. For the
first time I'm years the men have been
sent against charging machine. AS
sistant Coach Schultz is q strong -ad-
vocate of this method of conditioning
the men and the line men will be Civ
en- daily tussles with II.
As yet no signals to speak of have
been given out but Yost lined up three
teams and had them chasing up and
down the field getting the hang Of
starting with the snap of the ball and
also getting practice of finding and
forming interference. In this connec-
tion IL IS interesting to notice the
lineup Of the first eleven that he pick
ed as II gives some idea of what the
coach thinks of the men. Pontius was
at left end Cole at tackle, Quinn at
left guard and Waterson at center,
with Almendinger at right guard and
McHale at tackle. Barton was placed
the right extremity with Huebel at
quarter Captain Thomson was at fun
with Craig AT left and Carpcll ut right
later Torbet was given a shot at
right half.
Despite this combination it is cer-
tain that If Boyle does not return
Craig will be quarter: Huebels kick
ing will make him strong candidate
for a position and, should Craig bc
moved up, he looks like a good hct
for half back job though he is light.
Two years ago on the All Fresh he
booted the ball over the cross bar
from The 81 yard lire against the NJ.
\. G. fresh but last season he seemed
to have lost his cunning. Michigan
is to be shy of kic<ers this year and
In practice this past week Hucbel has
been punting about 80 yards and get
ting good height. Thomson is the only
booter left from last year but Barton
and Hadden are also showing up in
good shape.
The following are the men who are
on hand a present Captain Thomson
Clem Quinn. Craig. Torbet, Paterson,
Carpel Huebel. cyril Quinn. Jay Den
nson Cole Carpenter, Bleich, Wyman,
Raynsford, Barton w. II. Almendinger,
Hack" Almendinger Paisley, Han
cock. Collette. Bushnell, Hadden,
Maurer, Budd. Peterson, Duncanson.
Musser. Wilson, McHale, Stock. II, g.
Smith, Tessin Hughitt, Nichols The
coming week will probably see this
squad weeded out somewhat as the
game with Case Is schedule for the 5th
of oct. at Ann Arbor and Yost will
have to start centcring his attention
on n varsity squad of smaller size.