The Detroit times., 1912-11-01
WOLVERINES
WORRY ABOUT
TOMORROW
Fear That Michigan Can't Hold
South Dakota Beef
Crowd
LINEUP is AS YET
A BIG UNCERTAINTY
Regular Men Have Been Getting
Rest During the
Past Week

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Nov. L.
+! Observation-Disclosures followers are
not at all optimistic today regarding
the game with South Dakota tomor-
row.
AS matter OF fact the practice
this week has been the most disap-
pointing of any week since the team
got into action The line has seemed
slow and the backfield has done
nothing remarkable 1t is true that
the backfield has had little chance to
show what IL could do as 1t has been
made up OF substitutes either in
whole or in part every afternoon.
Craig and Thomson have been used
but little, Coach Yost evidently fear
Ing to take any chances Of them be-
ing put out OF the game by injuries.
Boyle Is the only man who has
been used with any consistency, the
little Minnesota lad having been used
at half every day. AS Yost has not
announced his lineup for the game II
Is emo cinch that Boyle will be used
at half Saturday, although he seems
to be the one best bet for the job.
Yesterday afternoon when the team
had it's final prep for the game on
Saturday not a single regular back
field man was used In the scrimmage
with the scrubs, unless Boyle may be
called a regular. Craig. Thomson and
Huebel adorned tie sidelines, while
ICollette. Bentley and Bushnell re-
placed them. The scrubs played the
varsity to standstill, and had 1t not
been for the fact that bunch of
trick plays was uncorked at the last
moment the varsity would have gone
scoreless
Musser, the man who was unjustly
accused OF losing the game with Syra-
cuse. was used at center, and gave q
fairly creditable imitation of Paterson
at passing the ball.
The scrimmage was pulled of un-
der much the same conditions as
those which obtained at Syracuse
Saturday. A driving rain fell contin-
uously, making the ball slippery and
hard TO handle. The backfeld was
guilty of a number OF fumbles, which
lost several chances to score.
II now seems probable that Torbet
and Carpet will be used at ends on
Saturday, but just who will play Gen.
ter is a question. From the fact thai
Musser was used today instead OF
Lichtner, II seems probable. that Yost
intends to give the big fellow chance
to redeem himself In case Paterson
Is unable to play or has TO leave The
game before II Is finished.
Musser is a bear on defense, and II
he could pass the ball with any pre-
cision Paterson would not be so bad
ly missed. For one thing the
former Princeton player is a
fighter, and all the criticism he has
received has not shattered his nerve
any. II he gets into the game he will
be found fighting from the time the
whistle blows until the end OF the
game.
With Paterson out of II and Barton
still unable to play II begins to look
as though Yost would have TO use
him, and as he has had week to
familiarize himself with the signals
and to practice getting the ball away,
he ought to be able to play a better
game than he did last Saturday.
The South Dakota team with eight
subs will arrive here this evening.
Stories which have been printed TO
the effect that Michigan had protest
ed some OF the South Dakota players
are declared to be false by Athletic
Director Bartelme. He says that
Michigan accepts the statement Of
the athletic authorities at vermillion
that all the players are eligible. and
has no complaint to make.