The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-07
MICHIGAN CLOSES
PECULIAR SEASON
Football Situation Far From
Bright at Start
Y0ST WORKED WONDERS
Lose Only Two Men From the
1917 Squad,

ANN .ARBOR Mich, Dec, THE Uni
versityFOf Michigan football eleven hns
closed one Of the most spectacular sea-
sons ever recorded I'm tho local annals.
When the season began, the teom-mi-
nus nearly every star Of a year ago
looked utterly hopeless. Host, far from
discouraged, whipped his green material
into n machine which ripped strong and
weak opposition to pieces Finally. came
the tragedy at Pennsylvania and then,
the Wolverines rddled by injuries and
faculty penalties. closed their season by
losing to Northwestern.
Despite MlChigans sky -rockctty sea-
son, there are few sore hearts ut the
university, Two reasons Are given. One
Is the fact that Michigan was between
tho down and the deep sea this year
First. the authorities put the ban on
football; then they took II off and then
Michigan found herself back In the west
crn conference, but too late to he official
" considered n championship contender
NonOdy got excited over MlChlgans
Rleven until after the Nebraska game
and yet neither the contest with Cor
nell nor tho struggle with Pennsylvania
aroused the keen interest that such
games have developed IN the past
Interest Revived In Game.
II Is quite generally admitted on the
campus that real interest In football this
season came after the game with North
western had been played.
Watt until next yCnr when we are
really back In the conference" seems to
he the slogan ~ every loyal MichlRRnder
Michigan developed n squad Of promising
players and nearly every one OF them
has another year at college. n the war
IN over other and greater stars may he
back next fail Followers Of the Nost-
men are too anxious to hear the SKI
l-Nnh' Of Minnesota; the "G-Ruh- RRh"
of Wisconsin, ana the Go Chicn Co NJ
Stages warriors 10 talk about what did
nnd what didn't happen this year.
II ls expected that about n men will
receive the M" for their 1917 perform
ances. or this numbcr. eleven are cH-
| pcctcd 10 return next autumn Tho
| freshman eleven Of this Nl promises to
| Weld half dozen strong candidates aud
| one or two stars And among the Rth-
| lctcs now fighting tor Uncle sam are "A
| half dozen gridiruu veterans whose nh-
sence from college this year makes them
| eligible for another season with the Nost
brigade
Only Four Men Back.
THIS ycny. iost had nut four "N" mon
| when he sNrtcd 10 hulld hs team. two
| tackles, a guard and qunrlcrhnck The
latter. sparks was handicapped hv n bad
! Lex and played very little Whom Yost
! finally did whip his eleven into imprcs-
! hive form, injuries aud scholastic dcN-
| Clcnclcs removed the leading rogs from
! his machine and ne had 10 huIld new
! one almost over night
GoodScll nnd Weskc aro the only 1917
! rrgulars who win graduate hut Lam
! bert Michlgans center, played football
| ut u West Virginia college before rOmnp
! TO Michigan nnd may he barred
Nust viii have ns candidates for his
| line, culver Fortune. tlndstrom Nor
| risOu, BeUth Cartwright Go,tE aut
Bo,d rhp veterans are expected to con.
| tcst for hUCkncld positions ncmd,
! Sl0rhs Weston aud Wnmpn Weston
! was one of the sensations of the vrs
this year Flashing TO recognition from
he scrub eleven, lac proved the back
bono of NiNhignn's Offenso and is tN.
pcoicd 60 boz the Wolverines field gcnpr.
al next Ny1r Sparks is good kickc'
and whom I'm shopp, Nost considers him
| y h0lt back of the tirst water n IL
hoped that wears rest may give m,
jackson hoy tho opportunity that wat
tncko nnd inllbncll this year tie stnrrct
In each position
Freshmen Took Good
I'm addition tu this clever trio Nos
also hoy COIN. Unniah Nuulrop. Gcho
nch l-rocmke mud Perrin FOR hJe hncl
u,ll, Ihr latter was the class ot Tn,
Several members of the freshmen team
attracted N0ste attention more thpi
once this fnll Quarterback urschcll
Iolcdn hoy ulnNed fine game me- dl,
Usher nud milo, back field men Henry
Brent McNlDhol Clpucrt Rnd culver mr.,
lie, strong llnomen Boylllc and Fletcher
the ends hope 10 give Goctz and Cart
wright hniilo for the flank positions
Aud II the war should end hy spring
and Fate is Kind, Michigan again nigh
SEE Fat Smith. phil Raymond Srgert
West, NnmmolH LOuCkg mud Willard. MI
Veterans "lirIhlya ln action Smith wn
elected captain Of the l9l1 team but lef
college TO Join tho nRy,