The Detroit times., 1915-10-14
YOST LINE
HAS CLASS
Secondary Defense Is
Again Shown Weak
on Passes
BIZ JAMES SCHERRERHoRN. JR.

I against Marietta yesterday after
noon. gave the Wolverines some
ing 10 think about.
Michigan won. 2S 70 6, but the
victory was not wholly satisfactory.
The same fault that permeSted
The Mt. Union game OF last week.
was present "Wednesday. when the
hitherto unknown school worked
nine out OF % attempted forward
passes, for total gain OF ISL yards.
and this total included one touch
down, the first score against the
Ann Arbor school this year
The assault OF Marietta differed
from that OF Mt Union In only two
respects. Expected 10 play
smashing game. they sprang the
unexpected, and worked long
passes. The one difference was that
he passes were long and that they
were pulled OF slower. The per
centage OF success was a little less.
out the average gain was greater.
each attempted pass averaging over
eight yards,
This weakness n the secondary
defense, whose inability 10 block
! the passes was ~ times ludicrous
was in direct opposition 10 the
strength OF the forward wall, which
played one OF the best games OF the
year Indeed. had 1t not been for
this line. the Marietta score might
have been considers oily larger
Five times in the first half and
three times in the second. Marietta
backs tried the Michigan line-not
counting end runs. in the first half
they gained IS yards this way. and
lost two. In the second half. they
gained only two yards, and lost
five. II is interesting 10 note that
in all they gained four yards
through Norton and Cochran. and
IL through Whalen and Watson.
They were thrown for a two-yard
loss by Whalen. and in the second
half. when Boyd Seplaced Whalen,
they were thrown for two losses OF
three yards By Watson.
But 1t was on offense that the
Michigan line did the best work. In
the Marietta game. the tackles and
guards opened holes for total gains
OF 2l2 yards, only once letting
man through To throw the runner
for loss. and once for no gain.
Norton and Cochran we're tried
the most times and they came
through well In the first half, the
Michigan backs shot of Cochran for
% attempts for gain OF los yards,
and one three-yard loss. They tried
Whale and Watson 10 times, and
averaged seven yards to smash.
In the second half. Michigan tried
the ends more, and with less sue
cess. Boyd and Watson opened
holes for gains of courtyard aver
age, while Norton and Cochran
opened three holes for a six-yard
average. and with one no gain.
Three of Michigan's touchdowns
were made through the line, both
carried down the field and over the
final marker. The other was
through the agency OF one OF the
two successful passes made to Ing
ham. With one incomplete pass 10
Hildner. the average OF the y. OF
Ms attempts was .sss. and these
we're mixed very well with the line
smashes.
Michigan's inability to score more
touchdowns was probably due TO
the constant changing OF quarter
backs. Each one tried different
game, and Rhoem was the only one
to get out OF the team the proper |
speed and gain. He kept the plays 1
going at the tackles and shot over !
his one pass with remarkable ac- |
curacy snl at the right point. The !
succeeding pilots we're too eager for /,
the big gains and worked the ends, !
where Michigan failed 20 gain on
80 per cent OF the attempts.
Tbis game. though disappointing
20 the fans, helped Coach Yost
I great deaf The tine and quarter
/, problems were better solved, for
both performed better than ever be.
fore II is the perfection OF sec
! ondary defense that remains before
J Michigan will have n good team
! able TO cope with their big oppo-
nents. But II really looks as though
experience will remedy this. The
showing in the second half was far
better than the first, though the
touchdown came then.
Ingham proved TO be find at the
end vacated by Staatz, and snagged
his two passes clearly and oppor.
timely. Irlldner, at the other ex-
tremiiy, got down under passes
well. but left his end uncovered too
many times. and mussei up his only
opportunity to get pass. after hay-
ing the ball In HIS hands.
Scrimmage IS the order every aft.
ernoon until the NJ A. G.. game. and
though II Is question whether
Yost will stick TO this program, II
Is needed. Plenty Of practice IN
blocking the open game Is what Is
needed, and It looks az though
scrimmage will provide just that
training.
Jackson Wilma Again
Clarence Jackson refuses 20 10