Bisbee daily review., 1919-12-04
HURRY UP" YOST O'' WAVE; AGCRESS|VENES5 GOING
BY FRED TuRRYvlLLE

Is Fielding H. Yost losing his pep? Is age winning over the veteran coach, whose football teams have won Sz per cetn of their victories in 23 years? Is his keen football brain dull ed? Is that aggressiveness which he insits on every man of the squad fail ing in his own makeup?
 It is hard to relegate such a man to the scrap heap of the gridiron and yet his team of 1919 has made one of the worst records in modern Michigan history.
 Blessed with material enough for two teams Yost started off the 1919 fight with hope high. Every school in the western conference feared him. Ohio State thought the Michigan team would be the hardest to beat. Michi- gan was hard for Ohio, but Chicago, Illinois and Minnesota found it easy. Their fight was gone after the first deal
 Yost has been turning out some of the greatest football teams in the country. Walter Camps All-American generally contained the name of Michigan star.
 "Hurry-Up" seems to be on the wane. His team this season lacked the fight, the resourcefulness, the ac curacy seen in his teams of former years. The men appeared less well drilled on the minor details of the game and Yost always was a stickler for de sails.
 They say he'll come pack at Mich igan. He certainly doesn't appear old and descripit for he was out nearly every day of the 1919 campaign in football togs himself and quite ire Quently demonstrated his football les sons by actual participation. Though around 50 years of age he's rather agile. He is large and powerfully built man, having starred at full and tackle in his college days. His fea- lures are bronzed and he wears wide smile.
 He is not harsh nor quick spoken. He picks his words carefully, but they sting and penetrate the skin of of lending players.
 His between-the-halves talks to his men have won many games for Mich igan
 "The grandstand is the place to watch the game. he drawled to a player between halves of the Ohio game. The player had been caught mapping. |
 "A Michigan team is never beaten until the final whistle blows,' he tells his men,
 The game is never won by playing your man on your side or the nne," is another bit of his logic.
 But the way he drives them back to the field for the second half of the ! game reflects the character of this l famous coach. Michigan teams that | have loafed through the first two pc riods of play have come back and i rushed the opposition off their feet in the second half.
 Give me ten men to run the inter ference and I'll let a puppy dog carry | the ball." he said in letting it be | known what he thought was of prime ! importance in the offense.
 As a judge of men he is peerless. He knows which to drive and which | to kindly encourage
 He has no use for a conceded prep school star, but takes great pride in | developing youth of good physique | and fighting qualities. Most of his | stars have been of the latter makeup. |
 He is merciless to those lacking the aggressive spirit.
 He will not stand for swearing | among his players nor dirty work on the field.
 He is a great man at Ann Arbor and they believe he will come back | stronger than ever next year.
 Anyhow it has been a great season | of upsets.