The Detroit times., 1914-10-17
it'll Today Just a Football
11ad Suburb Of State Agri-
cultural College
)AKEL FIELD MAKES
FLUKE SCORING LIKELY
Iehigan's Superiority At Quar-
Ger May Turn Tide of Game
mo Yost Shake-Up
By HAROLD Y. WILCOX.

.DIumg Lansing Is proud OF Just one
ing that II Is suburb OF the Mich
Nm Agricultural college and as such
TITLED 10 give vent to innumerable
hoops or defiance directed at no
~ parsonage than Fielding II.
ut. OF -Get-a-hustle-onv fame. And
" wolverine win have to get a
uotle on TO capture the long end OF
~ score In the great game against
~ Aggies this afternoon. IL these
1nsingites are TO believed.
Although the Farmers have defeat
y the university but once In the five
@heo that the two schools have
|nohed, that victory was SO recent
11 90 astounding that II has dinned
Ne q dark corner all memory OF the
Ieats OF yore.
1--WE beat 'em last year at Ann Ar
- and we've got better team and
ID grounds TO do IL on this year"
4 the way the capital city folks tell
+ and while there Ii no money going
- the hands Of shareholders on any
|16re near an even basis, converse
~ here today gives all OF the odds
/ the Farmers.
Probably the only persons In Ian
~ TO whom the result OF the game
&o matter OF supreme indifference
me guardians of the peace. With
~ Wolverines In town, and as
~ AgRies stationed there, the
~ is likely to be a hilarious one
Erny event.
Ehile lansing itself Is football
~ and overwhelmed with conf
1ee, the cocksureness downtown Is
~ y shadow or the certainty Of VIC
~ out ON the campus In East Ian
II confidence could win foot
9ame, and sometimes this sort
|o, the Yostmen might as well turn
~ from Grand Ledge, where they
1T the night, and save themselves
bother OF wallowing uselessly In
1Iry Held just to provide an Aggie
IL Michigan Is just. as confident
RE Farmers, and the Wolverines
coming over 1000 strong this af.
non to prove II. While the Wow
~ continue to insist that the M.
N. clash Is but minor game, in
ntn1ly affording q chance OF q
1 desired revenge to salve gall
xominiscence or last season, there
70 doubt but that the university
- are going to play all the foot
Icy know this afternoon, un-
~ course, the dope should be
and they should get away to
oarly lead. Secret practice all
3 ct Ferry field and looks like
marathon for a real game, and II
70 secret that much Of that prac-
Has been directed at stopping
portions OF Macklin strategy Is
1iany" Schultz was able to pick
40 = recent trip to Lansing.
yesterday afternoon Yost took his
L. IS far as Grand Ledge, where
6mped last night. This morning
cut through light signal work
much to the interest OF the little
~ on the Pere Marquette. and at
y the wearers OF the Maize and
~ will roll into Lansing and al
- Immediately hit the trail for the
70 feared earlier I'm the week, the
1inued rains have made the grid
sea Of mud, which the clear
ht and day have done little TO dry
Il 70 not probable that the wet
will particularly favor either
II over the other. but the moisture
9reatly increase the chances OF
Ming and fiuke scoring. which, I'M
1nately, counts Just az much az
other kind. Fortunately, both
no last Saturday had chance TO
<k under ire with a wet ball. with
hisan having an especially strenu.
- time against Vanderbilt That
viii undoubtedly have much TO
with keeping down the number OF
oplays which might have an effect
y the result.
Coach Macklin IL tactiturn as
III but he is very confident that
pr0teges will put up a splendid
<le. He says the team Is In splen-
ohape, and intimated that he con
ored his line better than Yosts.
~ the Hewitt-Miller-De Prato-Julian
nbInation as worthy to rank with
nlbetsch. Splawn and Bushnell.
k& quarter, NJ A. C.. Will undoubt.
~ be outclassed. Tommy Hughitt
+ AltAmerican caliber. while Dutch"
Der can not be ranked more than
average firstclass performer.
cklin has made several attempts
Ind classier field general, but
Her has nevertheless been able 10
on 10 the job In fact, the diff.
1oce between Hughitt and "Dutca'
~ prove TO be the deciding factor
The game.
10 wet field IL likely to- turn the
80 into line plunging duel be-
20 Maulbetsch and Julian, and a
&lne ARRAY with Splawn and Blake
~ IN the star roles. The dope
- MauIbetsch the edge on Julian,
nevertheless the demon Farmer
Mad more big college experience
the former prep school star--a
nat cannot be ignored. There is
n1esfion but that Splawn win ont.
Miller. and n he gets into range
WoIveripe should have no din.
n bootSng the pigskin over the
for counters In classier shape
DePrato. Macklin's dropkickine
xurk. Despite Macklin's and
Nc claims. the ability OF the two
~ walls fs question that only
same can settle.
Xooft expected shakeup has moi
&rred. and with the exception OF
&ne1l a Calls half. and McHale
nnr6. the old lineup will be used
IS nay be n change at the other
with Rehor In watson's place
~ condition Of the field will
6ctermine that position. with
nt1cr man having the call u
1eld requires Il. This morn