Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-28

If Michigan played it's best game against Syracuse Saturday, Harvard, with Mahan, Hardwick, Bradlee, Lo- gan and Pennock in it's lineup, should win next Saturdays contest by at least two touchdowns.
 Press-agented as the most wonder full team ever produced in the west, with the greatest drop kicker Of all time and the most remarkable line- plunging halfback, the Michigan team entered the Syracuse stadium dis tinct favorite, only to leave 1t two hours later clearly defeated team. outclassed in every department by a team that had not been considered a contestant for football championship honorS.
 Old Style Attack :
 If Michigan's play against Syracuse can be taken as a criterion of its abili- ry all that should be necessary for a Harvard win at the stadium this week will be an old style attack with plenty of line bJfcking between the two tackle positions, combined with good de- fence against forward passes and the line plunging of one of the Michigan halfbacks.
 That was aII that Syracuse used and the score stood Syracuse 20, Michigan G. Syracuse really was three-touch- down-better team and was scored up- on because a newly made end was put out of a forward pass play in an over jealous attempt to get the man who threw the pass rather than the one who received it.
 In Its attack Michigan was woefuliy lacking in punch save for Maultbetsch, but even the latter could not be count ed on to gain consistently. Michigan s defence or its attempts at this phase of the game were even more lament : able against the set of backs which played the game for Syracuse and every rush. save a few attempted around the Michigan ends, could us- ually be counted upon for gain. Holding Back Plays
 During the early part of that con test, the Michigan rooters behind the press fbox of the Syracuse stadiu unl asserted that Coach Fielding Yost was withholding his best plays for the Harvard game Later in, the game after Syracuse had scored it's first | touchdown, Michigan. on a placement kick formation, got away forwart pass which gained 27 yards ana placed the ball on the Syracuse three yard line, from which point Mault- betsch made his touchdown
 | These two plays. which had followed | a spectacular run back of & punt brought the Michigan rooters to theil you just what you're up against. q guess Yost is shooting his held -bacl l play" etc, Michigan did look good 'fo l those three plays and fear welled il the hearts of Syracuse fans as the, waited tremblingly to see what tn Ireputedfy strong Ann Arbor tean would do when next it secured tn
 ball.
 When this did happen, however, tn Syracuse fans saw Michigan try twic
 at the Syracuse line for gain o only one yard and then punted. The
 waited again and this time say l Michigan punt without any attemp I at rushing. A third time they waite I and saw, Michigan lose ten yards O. l a tumble, where with 20 yards to 8 1 they rushed in on a single run an then were forced to punt. | During these three attempts Michi gan's several attempts at forwar
 passing failed Between these thre attempts Syracuse had gone down th | field for two more touchdowns,' an
 then the game ended.
 Defence is Poor
 Whether in these final three a, tempts with the ball, Michigan play< to the best of it's ability or sacrifice itself to save its plays for Harvard, question, but there can be no III certainty in stating that Michigan brand of defence Is far poorer ths that of any of the last three teams oppose Harvard at the stadium. After the Syracuse game the Mich
 gan altbi was Our best men we
 out of the game.' A glance throul the past lineups of the Michigs
 team shows only three names missil
 from last Saturdays lineup of u
 Ann Arbor team. These are Hughi
 quarterback; Roehm, halfback, al
 Staatz. end. Unquestionably Hughi is a better man than either Rushn,
 or Huebel, who played the. quart