The Detroit times., 1913-10-15
Gauthier, Julian. Miller and
Blackjack Form Strong
Combination
FARMERS BELIEVE TIME
FOR VICTORY is HERE
Constant Shifting of Yost's
Halves and Full Augurs Ill
For Success
~ RALPH L. YONKER.

In career Of almost every football
team. there 10 q time when CIR
cumstances seem most propitious for
the eonQueytng Of an opponent that
10 usually considered too strong for
anything but Q practice bout.
That time has come with surpris1ng
regularity TO the Michigan Aggies OF
late years. Michigan y the team that
the farmers would most like to de-
feat. Several times since the dying
away of the point,a-minute Yost ma
chimes have the Aggies believed that
the day had come when they should
triumph over their erstwhile conquer
ors.
M. A. @. has held the Wolverines
TO some low scores In recent years
but It has not been able to slip over
q defeat on the men OF Yost. The v.
Of MN. A. G. games were designed
ct first as mere practice contests but
a. the East Lansing college grew
and az the wolverines retrograded, the
two football elevens were brought
nearer and nearer a level, until now
they are close enough In class to
provide q real battle.
This IL the year in which supreme
effort will be made by the farmers
to vanQuish their most hated rivals.
The Aggies have a great team. while
Yosts doesn't appear to be anything
more than ordinary at this stage OF
the game. The farmers mean to
take advantage of their opportunity
and grab q victory while the grabbing
Is good.
The constant shifting Of the Yost
lineup over at Ann Arbor looks bad
to Michigan fans. Yost is noted for
his sudden shifts even on the eve Of q
battle. But these shifts are the re-
suit OF dissatisfaction with the line
up and never augur any good. Some
times they work wonders but those
times are really rare.
The shifting that he has been CIV
ing his bacSfield. which he has ad-
mitted was far from satisfactory to
him, looks as II that department were
woefully weak. The Aggies are TAX
ing advantage OF this forecast and
are preparing q strong defense to
sQuelch all efforts of the Yostmen to
score.
Both incompetence Of players and
INJURIES have forced the changes In
the backfield. Mead has been hurt.
He il now in shape again and his
return has forced out one OF the
halves. Bastian has shown the best
stuff lately at the other half and so
was used there In last nights scrim-
mage and will probably be used In
Saturdays game with M. A. c.
The most radical shift that Yost
has made looks bad. Pontius has
been taken from the line and placed
at fullback. This is indicative that
Yost fears strongly for the fullback
position for Pontius IL recognised az
q lineman rather than as a backheld
man.
While Michigan Is weak on often
sive backs, M. A, G.. Is strong. The
Michigan line will undoubtedly out
play the farmers primary defense
but II looks as II the Aggies' backs
will show up better than the Wolv-
crimes.
The M. A. C. backfield is composed
of Gauthier. Ontroit boy, at quar-
terback; Julian, a man who has gained
a inevitable reputation as line
plunger. at fullback: Blackjack. the
whole Grand Rapids high school team
last year, at one half and Blake MIL
Ter, called by Yost himself the best
back in the state last year, at the
other half
The Aggies tried q new stunt In
their secret practice yesterday.
Armed guards to keep prying spies
on the field were stationed about the
football grounds.