The Detroit times., 1913-09-22
flIehigan Enthosiasts = Expect
More Of Him Than The Pros
poets Warrant .......
HOPE OF WOLVERINES
LIES IN DEVELOPMENT
Hurryup = and His Assistants
Must Uncover Unheralded
Ability

BY RALPH L. YONkEk
Y Coach Yost OF the University OF
q, NichiGan IL suffering this year from
the same handicap that has con
fronted him every year since he
failed To make the Wolverines the
4! heat football team In the west. liz
4 II suffering from the handicap o!
4; oyer-expectance on the part OF Michi-
ran fans.
4 The reports from Ann Arbor con-
stain much In praise Of nearly every
Is man who IL trying for the team.
n Every veteran who returns TO Ferry
ldeId IL a hero; every newcomer prom
Is loes to be wonder
A q matter of fact there hasn't
, been work enough on Ferry field yet
u Is Give even Yost himself, 30 he ad-
n mIts. an linking as to just which men
I; will prove to be his regulars. There
i re hundreds of men who can punt
the bali mile In practice. who can
il drop kick goals from any angle un-
4 fnilingly in practice, who can run
q ukA deer and recite the rule-book
I! word for word. who cant play foot
II hall.
The preliminary work that Yost's
4 men have had has been pleasant TO
( watch and no doubt pleasant to In
!! dulge In. But this week when the
rough stun begins there will be some
k&h1ng more upon which to judge the
\ meFits Of the players. When the nrst
4 Games Of the season start, there VIII
~ something upon which to base
Il 1nal judgment. But from the work
already done, II IL rash to predict
Y success for the Wolverines.
u III fact. tho prospects for great
z {oam are far from bright, to be truth
q IA. Outside OF four coaches and .
Il trniner who are known to have merit,
what has Michigan this year?
81 Il has Yost. who has built point-a-
nitrate football machines out OF Hes
N }ons. Schultzes and Hammonds. 40
u Mead coach. Ii has Schultz, all-time
31l-American center, who has been
81 opccessful as assistant coach at Mar
Il &uitte college, Milwaukee,, as Yost's
f6frt assistant, II has Douglas. q Yost
"A 9for. to coach the freshmen and a.
4i1t YOst II needed. II has Rowe, an
other assistant coach. and Farrell, the
trainer who made good last season.
4 n INT q far as material for q team
y 80. Michigan has little upon which
\ ~ bose very high hopes. II has lost
q hompeCn. it, best fullback. 1t has
Y w Jimy Craig, its best halfback.
mere II not man except Capt. Fat
q nxDon on the present squad who shone
4 ~ : star last year. Paterson was not
4 fr1]lsant but injuries impaired him.
MIN his known ability and the
Y 2chlnG OF Schultz, he ought to Re
~ this coming season.
v 11ankine Paterson there will be
Y = oomposed Of what remains OF last
4 y Team together with recruits
\ .tfh6 freshmen and scrub squads.
n < ~ iunrds- Of iAst yegr created No
\ ~ SmenE. .A1lmeS1i6keE Jsit year1
z tGeII9. win b Z good player II he
lll ut the necssaary pepper into his
4 &y0tom None pf the guards. from tho
rl6A and scrub teams has distin-
d n1nhod htmself4 enough to be aury oI
qlnn's old 5obs--- -
~ To tackles promlge to be well
Il lo1kon care Of. But neither OF the
gs InGa slated 70 MI those positions 10
q t6I1aA - brilliant. Raynsford's plug
u G1ne pulled him up from tho scrub
F,f&0NA Inst season TO the regulars. II
8 hoe developed he may prove 70 be
Il very valuable man. Pontius. one Of
IN year's ends, IL said to be picked
N the other tackle. Last year he
xn to- good to lose Z position on
NJ tam but hardly good enough to
y GIDoh any one Job. His experience OF
4 1rnk pear, however. may be what Is
4 looded TO make him great lineman.
Qg Bor the ends Yost has . miscellane
a. assortment Of material from
j witch he hardly knows what to ex.
rect ToFhet. who was never abso-
q luS4Iy satisfactory last year, Ii slated
z ~ one end. Hughitt. sort of sub
arterback last season, is trying for
xslH0 ofAer. Then there are several
Mn ~ candidates, none OF whom has
q = G1nftling record.
~ t1o bAckneld. Yost has few TO
n 1M1oo rom for the quarterback job
e 1oAmoll. . Cleveland boy. looks to
IN4 one Of the nrst choices. At full.
oo4. \ good kicker. or Quinn appear
HZ0 have the call. There IL q fock OF
<n4 nGhting for the haifback Jobs
So(h 10 one being picked a. yet for
Do salvation Of the Wolverines 10
1SGut doubt In development OF
f15 70 material. There Ia little Ia the
~ squad that has shown enough
swonlNGt its being touted highly.
Dvoftheless, there may be raw
~ AZ which, with training, will
6 y great football machine.
tn6to = any such material there.
<mou1G E0ftninlv have a chanca IN
Qool With the bcvy Of coaches
Gn6 N. Whatever Of ability
= ~ - IN the squad. will sure
1ocoverod and developed by
o1 T. ehsrgs of the team.
NJ WOLVERINE.
nose P0LYTECH