The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-12
MICHIGAN HAS
GREATEST STAR
Splawn New Football Candidate
Rivals BrickIey With Toe

When Michigan and Harvard come
together At Cambridge next October,
Charlie Rricklcy, the Crimson captain
will not he the only talented toe-artist
on the field: not If Coach Yost knows
a boOter when he sees one, says the
Detroit Free Press.
The Michigan coach recently made
the unqualified statement that he now
has on his squad the best kicker VINO
ever has worn the Maize and Blue.
When he came out with this sweeping
assertion, the names of Sweeley, Aller-
dice and number OF other past greats
were called to his attention, but lie
stuck to it that he would not reserve
anybody.
Splawn is the man who has earned
such unstinted praise from Iost; and
Fielding II. isn't given to over-hoost-
ing anybody. This lad was a member
Of the 1913 freshmen eleven, and If he
doesn't get into any scholastic difficult
ties between now and fall he has Il
leadpipe cinch on a varsity berth tins
year.
This newest find Is great in all de-
partments Of the booting industry, ac-
cording To Yost. AS punter he has
perfect form. getting away beautiful
long spirals that are mighty hard for "A
catcher to handle. His place kicking
is deadly i'm its accuracy and he can
Il L. ,,stth In1N hnITinn
the great Brickley though of course
he never has made any such record il
competition as that standing To the
credit of the Harvard leader.
In addition to all this deXtcrity with
the hoof, Splawn is forwai d-pass"r
of parts. lie throws football like a
ball player handles one of the pills
used i'm playing our national pastime,
being both swift and accurate in his
hcaves. II is easy 10 see that having
a man who can both kick and pass IL
perfection is going to he "A great asset
To Michigan.
Opposing teams will never know
when Splawn drops back whether 1t
is To he "A kick. a pass or Il plain run.
lie ought To raise havoc when within
the drop kicking distance by getting
the enemy all fused up To expect Il
boot and then shooting n pass or dart
ing around one of the ends.
Yost tried hard last fan To make
kicker of Jimmy Craig for the sole
purpose of keeping the other side
guessing as To what James was going
To do. Craig never did amount TO
much as booter rs a matter of fact,
but the publicity given Ia the report
that he might be used in this depart
mcnt had it's effect in worrying Michi-
gan's opponents.
II certainly will mean lot To the
Universities IL Splawn does as well in
varsity football as Yost expects.
Michigan made her fine record last fan
with very little aid from her kickers
Tommy IIughitt did some good boot
ing on occasion. but never could have
been classed as a high class punter by
his fondcst admirers He was out
punted by "A number of opponents,
which was only natural as he had To he
taught the hoofng game i'm an eme:-
gency and was not to the manner born
as "a toe expert.
Fortunately Michigan covered punts
we'll and caught them equally well. So
the amount of ground lost on eNchanS-
es was small. run backs making up for
tho shorter distance of the Ann Arbor
spirals. Add To good running and
A. u .,f
whom YOst can say that he IL the
best ever" aud II looks as though the
Maize and Blue might he tolcrably
hard To down this autumn.