The Detroit times., 1913-11-15
Lichtner. Traphagen and Pontius
in Bad Shape and May Not
Start
TICKETS ALL SOLD AND
MANY ARE TURNED AWAY,
Even Money Prevails In All Ar
guments Where Coin is
Produced

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Nov. 15.-It's
the big game!
There may sometimes be better
football when the University of Mich
tgan meets Mt. Union or Case or M. A.
c., than when Michigan meets Pennsy.
But the last game OF the season Is
the big game and with It -. all that
atmosphere that makes for an unus-
ually tense feeling In the air before
the contest.
A great crowd is here for the battle
between the Wolverines and the sons
Of Penn. There are seats for nearly
1900 people at Ferry Field and stand
Ing room for hundreds more. Every
bit Of space will be filed when Ref
cree Walter Eckersau blows the frst
whistle this afternoon. And $4,000
worth of orders have been turned
back unified.
There Is some scalping of ticket5,
the wise ones say. Scalping isn't
much of q problem here, but the big
game brings 1t on. Some 81 seats
can be bought for So II you are on
the "in" they say. But that is really
petty graft, and but little attention
Is paid to 1t by anybody except the
athletic officials whe threaten prose.
cution II they catch you getting Q
rake-o6 on their tickets.
Both. teams are confident Of win
ming. Coach Brooke, of the Pennsy
squad. refuses to make any predic-
ton.
There's no use~crabbing about in
juries," said Coach Yost. but my line
is in the poorest shape II has been
this season. II is strange that the
backficld should have been shot to
pieces carly in the season and the
line now.
"You may say that am hopeful OF
winning"
There was horde of eager students
here with money In hand ready Tor
the Pennsy contingent when they ar
rived, anxious to back the Wolver-
ines at even money. The history or
the betting between Penn and Mich
igan is that odds are usually given
by one to the other but this year even
money prevails. Up to today the bet
ting has been light owning to the fact
that there was no Penn money In
sight.
The injured Wolverine linemen are
Lichtner, Traphagen and POntius. Pom
thus will start, but he can't last long
except on his nerve as his leg 10 into0
bad shape for him to really put any
power In his rusheS, TraBhagen
cant walk, but he wants to play.
Lichtner is out for sure.
Tornet will start the fullback JOB.
Raynsford will 60 at Lichtner's end
and Cochrane will take Traphagen's
place. As soon as Pontias has enough,
McHale will replace him. 1t 70 mat
ter Of sentiment that Pontius Is al
lowed to start. He has begged to be
allowed to go In for his last game.
The question of new captain for
1914 has come up. II seems practical
|ly assured that Tommy Hughitt, star
quarterback, will be chosen for the
next season. Hughitt's work has GER
tainly entitled him to the greatest
consideration.
The spirit that accompanies big
game Is here. The frat houses are
gay with decorations welcoming the
university visitors. Chrysanthemumss
are being worn by all. Pennants ana
arm bands fash continually.
There are dozen old stars here.
Among them are Bennett, Cole. Gra-
| ham. Weeks. Bill Smith, Tom Ham
mond and Germany Schultz.
Ferry Field will be In good shape
for the game.