Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-29
Bv RING w. LARDNER

ST. THOMAS, Canada, Oct. 29.-"The
greatest football team ever developed in
the West is on its way to Cambridge.
1.-THE greatest football team ever de-
veloped in the West" is what this years
Michigan bunch was called in n Boston
paper which was circulating around Ann
Arbor before Yost and his young men
left there yesterday.
That the Boston writer was perfectly
accurate in so styling the Wolverines is
the firm conviction of everybody except
the entire population of the United States
and Canada. This piece in the paper,
which later on stated that Michigan was
"outclassed" by Syracuse last Satur-
day, that Harvard should beat Michigan
by at least two touchdowns without
showing anything but old style football,
and that Maulbetsch was heavy half
back had one good effect. 1t made Yost
laugh and kept him in good humor all
day when otherwise he might have been
a disagreeable travelling companion.
Whether the Michigan team is the
Vests greatest or not 1t is, as pre-
viOusly hinted, on its way to Cambridge
or rather te Auburndale, where it will
be housed until Saturday afternoon. The
departure from Ann Arbor was attended
by the usual send-off ceremonies, the
student body doing all in it's power to
simulate confidence In the teams ability
to lick Harvard, a confidence which does
not exist. The football players probably
were cheered by the display of enthusi-
asm, but at the same time knew per-
fectly we'll that the rooters were trying
to hide their real feeling, which is one
OF hOpelessness.
Since the Syracuse game almost every
Michigan man, except the members of
the team. has given up. If the students
knew how the athletes themselves felt
they might be able to shake off some
Of their gloom, for the footballists really
think they have an even chance to down
the Crimson, provided, of course, that
the regulars last through the greater
part of the game.
The varsity squad. listed yesterday.
plus Mr. Millard. was on the train $hat
issued out of Ann Arbor at 2:42 o'clock.
to the accompaniment of Michigan
cheers. The bunch was in charge of
fost, the assistant coach, Hugh White;
Farrell the trainer; Muehlhead, the as
slstant trainer; Jack Leonard, the man
ager, and Dean NJ T. Cooley
Director Bartelme and the scrub will
follow tomorrow on the students special.
OF alumni from Chicago. one of students
and the scrub from Ann Arbor, two of
graduates from Detroit, one each of
alumni now resident of Grand Rapids and
Toledo, and one containing the university
band. The band has Al members, ana as
they are slated TO travel in one Pullman
It is expected that some of them will have
10 sleep in the horns or on the bass drum.
The train reaches Auburndale tOmor-
row morning, as l may have stated once
or twice before. The students special
VIII arrive at Boston on Friday, and on
that night there will be a Michigan
smoker at the COpley Plaza Hotel. The
speakers for that occasion are Dean Coo
ley' Bill Day and j. r. Murin. Bin Day
IS probably the best known Michigan
rooter In the country. He is an ex-Judge
ana son of Justice Day, of the Supreme
Court
TO the astonishment of the varsity
squad orders We're issued for a final sig
MAJ practice on Ferry Field this morning
ana the players We're at it until they had
10 hustle 10 make the train. But we are
on hnally and there's no chance to prac-
uee again until tomorrow.
ror more than one reason I am glad
20 nave been in Ann Arbor-but for one
" particular. After this when somebody
ashs ask. me the embarrassing question,
hat was your college?" I can answer
SIat l went through the University of
-llchlsan. For l did that very thing this
turning with the genial secretary, Shir-
'ey Smith, as guide.