The Detroit times., 1914-09-25
Irvntd. YALE and Pennsy All
Have Superb Backs, But
Weak Forwards
n1ICHIGAN'S LEFT FLANK
BUT LITTLE STRONGER
rton Fails To Show Expected
orm. and McHale's Operation
is Against Him
BY HARoLD V. wILcox.

4 .
Huiry-up Yost Is not the only coach
~ ~ country who mas backfield
oh would bring Joy to the heart
& any gridiron tutor, but who, never
<Holeos. Is losing sleep and acquiring
)llver locks because OF gaps In the
q Harvard. Yale and Pennsy are all
more or less In the same predica-
meut With Brickley the marvellous.
<oban and Bradle, the Cambridge
1niversity has three backs which are
1o1d TO be the best In the country,
1ut there are several breaks In the
Me which must be filed by recruits.
While Pannsy lost Minds, Young
n6 Marshall from the backfeld. she
~ half dozen unknowns who are
oU(od 90 well able to care for the
<ock The Philadelphia schools
1o( problem Is also the line. with
NE very heavy but unframed mate
n % pick from. The most likely OF
- bunch Is Dorizas, who is expected
~ placed at guard.
xa1e has wonderful aggregation
bockfeld material, but Old ELI lost
c<o heavily among her forwards by
Mutation probably than any OF the
I.U
nd1eton. guards; Marting, center;
livery. veteran end: Warren, star
n0kle. and Cooney O strong substi-
I1ko lineman, will never again play
~ Yale, and all Of these places must
o 6lled by newcomers.
ga; Yost's backfield Is superb, and one
~1ng OF the line will rank with any
- the country. Capt. Raynsford at
cDter, Cochran at guard. Watson at
cklo and Lyons at end are quartet
h1ch viii break up any onslaught.
Dpt the left flank promises to pre-
|&1D< b problem which Is by no means
1Uc1ful. James and Staatz are fight
~ Il out for end. but neither would
nvo much OF show if candidate
prOaching Lyons prowess were to
< n appearance. Benton, who was
Dccted to make tackle. has failed |
show championship calibre. Nc |
~, heavy and powerful. is back and |
show more aggressiyeness than |
&1E but II Is very much feared that |
~ operation last summer will not |
E<E11t him to last the season, and |
lll4rd now looks like the best bet |
)< guard.
- matter OF fact, after nearly |
re weeks OF practice, the Ann Ar |
mentors are but little nearer a |
otiCn OF the left wing problem than
were when the men first re-
h b this predicament that makes
rlgtcut the campus rumor that
uoford will be sent back to his
station at quarter whenever Skin
n the sub center Is sent into work
lh the FIRST squad although Yost
1<lnues to declare that the shift Is
temporary and for the purpose
Dfopering Skinner for emergencies.
E1Dtain Raynsford is one Of the
0osf worked men on the squad.
and little Tommy Hughitt are
ou9 the hrst men on the field
~ afternoon, and the captain
@rtn passing the hall at once. Then
10 sent over to Splawn and passes
141e more while the sensational
uQfer hoists spirals for half an hour
knen comes signal practice and
1cFe passing and then scrimmage
~ still more passing and night finds
captain still bent double and
Ioting the ball back to some faith
toommate. His only rest Is when
- sent to tackle to give Skinner
nnnce to do some passing. But
4oford b fast becoming finish
{I0rmany Schultz is as big as
Uk barn and weighs In at 259, but
tells With great pride that he has
ocod his belt line four and hak
on0D since he came TO Ann Arbor
IA L. - ~ hi lvs txx<R
1ynsford and directing the captains
nt1nuous passing performance !