The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-13
Confident MICHIGAN CAN
DEFEAT HARVARD ELEVEN
HANCOCK STUDENT WRITES
TELLING FIELDING n. YOST'S
oPINION ON BIG MATCH.

\ Hancock student at Ann Arbor has
Nritten to one of his friends i'm this
city telling Of the confidence of Coach
Fielding IL, Yost in the Michigan eleven
Michigan will have little difficulty in
d.feating the Harvard football team
when The maics - .,1yed next Novem-
Der. The writer of the letter has at
tended the university for three years.
and is acquainted with the players. He
also is sure the t. of NJ. squad will
win with ease, The letter reads ~
follows:
II suppose the football players I'm the
vicinity of Hancock have heard much
about the big match scheduled to he
PLAYED at Ferry Held next November
between the Harvard and Michigan
clcyens This will be the first time
that the varsity squad has ever played
The Harvard eleven and of course quiz
a little interest has been exhibited
among the fans of Ann Arbor.
Coach Yost arrived in Ann Arhor
the other day and gave his opinion re-
garding the game. He is assured that
the varsity team can win and states
that the Michigan eleven will have the
best chance in the world to win. Tho
game is To he played on our own field.
We Will have as strong team as we
had last year, and our coaches are
equal in every respect To those of the
Harvard team. The hero Yost also
stated that as the game is to be played
by western and an eastern team Il
should afford a great comparison be-
tween the eastern and western style #
playing. He is not i'm the least worried
about the outcome of the contest
81 quote the following statement aS
given out 10y the coach To one OF the |
newspapermen in Ann Arbor:
1t is apparent to me that the west
en style of attack is much superior |
as a ground gamer than that of the |
east. ! saw the Harvard Yale game in |
the stadium and | cannot see where
Harvard could hope to do much with |
us the way we were playing the latter |
part OF the season,
Her line attack, | am confident. viii |
not gain consistently and that is all |
the team exhibited Concentration of |
power is the keynote of the eastern at
tack instead of speed, but the western
style of power and speed combined |
should be far more effective in the long |
run That slow lifting Of the eastern |
line may he effective but give me the |
aggressive linesman who will get the |
jurip on his opponent and it's not hard |
to get results.
Craig is the Better.
~ believe Charlie Brickley the
demon toe artist of the Harvard |
eleven, is not the best all around back
in the country. eliminating the Kicking
feature of the game. Considering AL
points of the game with the exception
of drop kicking. Craig, the star per-
former Of our squad. is the more val
liable man i'm my opinion. Although
Iirickley is a great player | do not be-
iteve he compares with Craig Brick
ley is fair tackle but not fierce one,
while Craig hits his man as hard Us
amy player i'm the country and is one
of the surest tacklers | have ever seen.
When he hits Il runner around the
knees he throws him with such a jar il
knocks all the spice out OF him for the
rest of the afternoon.
Craig, although he weighs but 100
pounds, is also better blocked than
l'rickley. In intercepting passes
have never seen his equal. and what
he can do in shooting through quick
openings in the line and circling ends
needs not be dwelt upon. AS far as
scoring points goes, BriCkleN's toe
makes him more valuable, but other
wise | wouldn't trade Craig for Brick
ley or any other back in the country.
craig played wonderful football last
season and was far better than he has
'Ner been and believe this season he
VII he even BETTER
The recipient Of the letter has cX-
llplted 1t to many of the local football
ans and much interest has been eN-
libited at this early date in the COM
me- game.