The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-05
WOLVERINES
CLOSE QUEER
YEAR ON GRID
Team Goes Through Sea-
son Between "Devil and
Deep Sea"
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Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. b.-The Uni
+ versity Of Michigan football eleven
lar seasons ever recorded in the local
annals. When the season began, the
team-minus nearly every star Of a
year ago--iooked utterly hopeless;
Yost, far from discouraged. whipped
his green material into machine
which ripped strong and weak oppo-
.Ritiou TO pieces. Finally came the
tragedy at Pennsylvania and then, the
faculty penalties. closed their season
by losing TO Northwestern.
Despite Michigan's sky-rockety sea
son. there are few sore hearts at
en-. one is the fact that Michigan was
between the devil and the deep sea"
this year. First the authorities put
the ban on football; then they took It
on and then Michigan found herself
back in the Western conference, but
too late to be offlcially considered
championship contender. Nobody got
excited over Michigan's eleven until
after the Nebraska game and yet
neither the contest with Cornell, nor
the struggle with Pennsylvania,
aroused the keen interest that such
games have developed in the past.
1t Is quite generally admitted on
the campus that real interest in foot
ball this season came after the game
with Northwestern had been played.
wait until next year when we are
really back in the conference, seems
to be the slogan of every loyal MicniS
gander. Michigan developed q squad
of promising players and nearly ev-
cry one OF them has another year at
sCollege. IL the war Is over other ana
greater stars may be back next faIl.
anxious to hear the ''Sxi-U-Mah' of
Minnesota; the "U-Rah-Rah" of Wis
consiu, and the go Chica-Go" OF
stagg's warriors, TO talk about what
did and what didn't happen this year.
Fifteen to Get Letters.
IT is expected that about hfteen men
will receive the IN" for their 1917
performances. OF this number. eleven
are expected to return next autumn;
The freshman eleven of this fall
promises to yield q half dozen strong
Candidates and one or two stars. And
among the athletes now hghttng Tor
Uncle Sam are half dozen grioiron
veterans whose absence from college
this year makes them eligible for an
other season with the Yost brigade.
This wear Yost had but four M.
men when he started to build his team
1.-TWO tackles, . guard and quarter
capped by a bad leg and played very
little. When Yost finally did whip his
eleven into impressive FORM injuries
and scholastic deficiencies removed
the leading cogs from his machine
and he had to build a new one. almost
Goodseii and weske are the only
1877 regulars who will graduate, but
Lambert MehIgans center. piayso
before coming to Michigan and may
Many Candidates for Line.
Yout win have as candidates TOT ms
line, culver, Fortune, Lindstrom. Nor
riaon. Beath, Cartwright. Goetz and
BOYD The veterans who are expected
TO contest for backaeld positions In
clude Sparks, Weston and Wteman:
weston was one OF the sensations OF
the west this year. Flashing to rec
ognition tram the scrub s. eYsnt ne
proved the backbone of Mtchigan's Of
tense and IL expected to be the VOL
varines' field general next year,
grarks In a good kicker and when in
shape, Yost considers him halfback
OF the firBt water IL Is hoped that
years rest may give the Jackson boy
the opportunity that was aen Gen tan MN
and fullback this year. He starred
In each position.
In addition to this clever trio. Yost
also has Cohn. Hanish, Moultrop,
Cebebach, Froenke and Perrin for his
back neld. The latter was the class
OF the scrubs. this year.
Several members OF the freshmen
team attracted YoEt'a attention more
than once tins AL hnS rSaY Srts 4 fsDe
same as did Usher and Bailey. back
fieid men. Henry, Brent, McNichol,
Clippert and Culver are big, strong
linemen. Boville and Fletcher, the
ends. hone 70 give GoetE and Cart
wright a battle for the flank positions
And if the war should end by |
spring, and fate is kind, Michigan |
again might see Pat" smith, Phil
RAYMOND. Eggert, West. Hammels, /
IsouckR and Willard. all veteran elig-
ibles IN action. Smith was elected |
captain OF the 1917 team, but left col
lawa to Join the navy. Ne has been
captain and fullback OF the Great
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