The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-27
COACH Y0ST
ON THE JOB
AGAIN u.
Sparks, Weske, Boyd
and Weimann, Vet
Grams, Report

ANN ARBOR Mlch Sept
Michigan officially opened .f PIC
tice sessions lhis mnUhE q.
Coach Y0'. with Assistant trtrt
Douglass took charge 0i lhe ioo a
candidate Ol Ferry Field
Coach Nosi arrived iG lHn hreor
yesterday aftcns0n and mm-l.ato
~ starred "a search after heavy
for the line iio declared h
glad 20 SEQ the f0gr Vf.rrtn-
Sparks. Wesko. BOYD and Vienna 1a
!n such fine shape and sall
would help q lot u thc formation
hfst class eleven
Tho scarcity OF backrelt ma'eral
becomes more apparent every att
and Yost and Douglass 1851 he forced
60 spend the greater part ot THEIR
time training the offensive part of
the Wolverine machine Ouud r ot
Sparks and Hanlsh. There IS NOT q
single trained man on hand Do play
behind the line, and to ind even
capable men. let alone Mauloe.sc0ts,
f. going 70 be hard.
The line offers Jess or q problem
than the backfeld With NeeHc,
Boyd, and Wcimann who arH tet
eraas and players oi the h'ehe-t cti
iber, there are Culver. Gccdsell. and
Perfume -c.lpahlA OF IIl4l-luZ Le t--L
team All these six men Hcf heavy
and al hut Culver and FORTUNE nave
had varsity experience Carwrl4>
a reserve man. BE- another candidate
for a line job
The end candidates are also feN
and far between There are tne
Kress brothers. one OF them en- enc
and the other a tackle on ihc ttIh
AiiFrUsf, and in addition Aft I'm
foch. OF classteamS is avallaHlf
None Of the men on hand compare
nj all with the Dunnepeach C0W
binatlon of last fall n is pos BIZ
that Van Hecrden. the South Airi
can player. who has wonderful
reputation as a kicker Viii oe mad
over into an end Hc is fast, tall
heavy. and possesses wonderful pos
slbilities as punfer he has ~
ways PLAYED rugby and Is ignorant
of the American game, but looks tle
part OF a first class end
Trainer Harry Tuthili called all
the candidates together for break
fast this morning. and rhe PLAYERS
will meet for every meal now lnli
school opens This is not 10 De a
training table. but a general meet
ing for a discussion Of plans. After
school starts, the men viii 20 back
TO their regular boarding places.
Yost said that the charging ma
chine would make its appearance
some time today and that the tack
ling dummy. nicknsmed Ihe
Kaiser by the players. would pc
brought into use at once. Y0st viii
have a start with the rudimenis Of
the game for most OF the players
only a few having ever been coach
ed In big league style
Captain-elect PAT Smith having
enlisted with the naval militia.
new captain win have 20 BE- chosen
This election viii probably be held
following the first game which
comes n week from Saturday. There
are ony four men eligible for the
Job, weske and Boyd. seniors, and
Sparks and Weimann, juniors
Van Heerden. the South African
punter, Is alleged 20 have declared
that he did not believe In training
AT the practice session yesterday DE-
spent considerable time Ia running
about the field 10 develop bis wind
when Yost remarked about the sit
nation. Trainer Tuthili remarked
that "prtshahlg aha har -A4aFl = -th+slk-
four or FIVE hours practice was
enough work 20 be classea as train
ing"