Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-28
RING LARDNER GETS
BEATEN IN HIS FIRST
TRY AT NEW GAME
Michigan Team Leaves To-
day on Trip East-Deter-
mined to Conquer Har-
ward or Die.
By RING w. LARDNER


ANN ARBOR, Mich, oct 2s - Tho
EVENING LEDGER correspondent had to
pay for his own breakfast yesterday
because he got up too late for training
table. To switch back to the first per-
son, I landed at athletic headquarters
about o'clock and found Yost the as
sistant coaches, Schultz and Cole, and the
freshman coach, Douglass amusing
themselves with new game of indoor
football. in which the spinning of
wheel plays a prominent part.
The game held the interest Of Yost
Douglass and Cole for only little while,
and they went about their several duties,
but Mr.. schults and Mr.. Lardner played
full game OF four periods. Mr.. Schultz
was Michigan and Mr.. Lardner Har-
ward.
Harvard scored touchdown and field
goal before Michigan got started, but
the Wolverines braced, and at half time
the count was is to II in the Crimsons
favor In the second half Michigan rolled
up l6 points In short order and held
Harvard scoreless until the last minute
of play, when +O-yard forward pass
gave IltuSulOn men one more lOuCn-
down. The goal was missed and the
anal score was 80 to q in favor Of
Michigan.
Mr.. Schultz was in good humor the
rest of the day. even when he was In
structing the willing but inexperienced
Wolverine linesmen at Ferry Field in the
afternoon.
The varsity squad reported to the
coaches at ESQ o'clock, and the main
feature of the afternoons program was
signal practice. There was no real
scrimmage, but two squads of forwards
were sent against each other for drill
in blocking and opening holes.
Benton. at left end, rehearsed kicking
goals from touchdowns which Is pretty
good evidence that Michigan intends to
make touchdowns next Saturday, for no
time is being wasted on the Pennsyl-
vana and Cornell games these days.
LECTURE ON SIGNALS.
Larry splawn and Tommy Hughitt
punted for a spell, and splawn tried his
point-kcking toe, with good results. It
was dark when a halt was called, but
the coaches had an indoor class in sig
mails at night, and the boys also were re-
quired to listen to lecture from Yost.
They were finally dismissed with orders
to be at the Michigan Central Station at
2H2 o'clock this afternoon, when the
start will be made for Auburndale. near
Cambridge.
From the time the train leaves Ann
Arbor until 1t arrives at Auburndale there
will be no practice for the Wolverines,
owing to the Pullman Company's failure
to build cars anywhere near the size OF
football fields. But there may be more
lectures and a rule quiz or two from Mr..
iost, who finds II an easy matter to make
his voice heard above the well-known
I.oise and confusion Of journey on the
steam cars
The team expects to reach Auburndale
about noon on Thursday, and in the aft
ernoon will engage In signal practice on
the nearest convenient field. II Is barely
possible that Yost, in order to aCcustom
his bunch TO the ferocty Of Harvard,
will send the Michigan first string men
into a scrimmaGe against the animals at
Norumbega Park.
Haughton will turn over the Stadium
to the visitors on Friday afternoon, so II
can be seen at a glance that he is a better
sport than Connie Mack, or perhaps, he
is profting by the experiences OF Connie
subsequent 10 his refusal 70 let the Braves
frolic at shibe Park
LIST OF TEAM
Following is the lis, Of varsity candi-
dates who viii leave for the East this
afternoon.
Captain Raynestord. Watson. McHaIe.
Cochran. Reimann, Benton, staatz,
Dunno, James. Rehor, Qulal. Norton,
Finkbelner and Wha.en and backs
Hughtt, Bushnell, Zeiger, Hubsl Splawn
Maulbetsch, Lyons Bastlan, Roehm and
Catlett
Mr. Whalen is to be taken along as a
reward for past services ard not because
there is any chance OF his helping the
cause. His ankle was badly twisted In
the fatal Syracuse encounter
Maurice Dunno son Of the Governor OF
Illinois Is first substitute Iefr end and
Will get into the Harvard game II Ben
ton wears out or shows signs OF slip
ping. Staatz, who will start at right
end, is another OF the inRumerabla
Michigan men who have been hurt, but
his leg has yielded 10 strenuous treat
ment, and he gets round the field now
as II nothing had been the matter.
Greenness seems 20 be the only fault
OF Mchlgans regular tackles, Cochran
and Reimann, They are both husky
kids and apparently willing TO take all
that's coming 70 them. They win get
plenty II the Harvard tackles are any
thing like they have been in recent years.
Young Cochran has a complexion that
an actress might envy and Il is the
earnest prayer of all Michigan that the
big Harvard brutes don't spoil II for
him.
Hupghitt was in all the practice yester-
day, and his arm seemed less stin than
il has been. The rest he will be forced TO
give It on the train may be Just what
II needs.
The Michigan boys are not frightened
BY reports that Harvard's mastery OF
the Canadian passing game will give It
a big advantage. The fact that Michi-
gan will pass through Canada on the
way East should more than onset this