The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08
M CLUB BACKS
HURRY UP YOST
Condemn Critics Who Have Been
Questioning the Efforts Of
the Coach.

Chicago, Dec. 8.-Staunch sup
port of Fielding Fl. Yost, football
coach at the University of Michi-
gan for 20 years, Is asserted in an
endorsement of the Michigan men
tor passed by the M" club, an as
sociation of Wolverine letter men
who voice the highest praise and
condemn criticism of the famous
Hurry Up coach, made by some
alumni
Unfounded rumors, which reach
the ears of a Michigan alumni as
ISOLATION, were responsible for the
condemnation of the organization,
the IN" club resolution said These
rumors were Investigated by the
club, as a result of which, the IN"
men said, they found that Coach
Yost had worked faithfully for the
best interests of the 1921 football
squad.
THE 1921 football squad was
I composed mostly of employed
men who are earning their educa-
ton Seventy per cent of the men
asked the report for football work
this fall are employed either part
or fun time" the resolution said. OF
the Is players who took part in
the games, 13 are working. This
is one Of the obstacles which Coach
YoSt was forced to overcome.
The criticism of Yost was IN
fair and coming at a time when 1t
did, Immediately before the WiscoR
sin game, it might have forced the
team to play even a more ragged
game than it did," the resolution
said.
The assault against Coach Yost
is an insult to his integrity and
his interests in the university. Had
the alumni associations taken the
time TO acquaint themselves with
the true situation and the handicap
under which Coach Yost was Labor
ing the criticism would have been
stamped out" the resolution said.
Michigan alumni point with pride
to an indomitable spirit which en-
abled Yost's men to stop the fast
Wisconsin team and later beat Illi-
nois which to some extent washed
the Ohio mire off their rugged fea-
lures. Any team in the country has
always been proud to beat Mich
gan, the alumni declare, and point
to an athletic record on the grid
iron, track, diamond, basketball
and tennis courts which has a de-
cided list to the winning side.
The football figures against
Ohio show IS games played, of
which Michigan has won Is and
lost three. Two have been ties
The Illini have been humbled six
times to a pair of victories by the
Urbana men; Chicago has come on
top only six times to II for Michi-
gan, Wisconsin twice to Michigan's
FIVE. Iowa once to two Michigan
victories, Indiana nothing to four.
Northwestern two to four and Pur
due two to five Michigan's gran.
percentage is better than 20.
There have been some great in
dividual performers, too, pro-
duced on the Ferry field gridiron.
Seven Yostmen have been selected
on All-American teams, almost half
Of all chosen west of the Ohio
river. HestOn, Schulz, Benbrook,
Wells, Craig, Maulbeth and Skeke-
tee make up the list. Two-Hestor
anu EoCHuiH-dTS Oh the aiI-LlIlG
All-American team.
In baseball, during the past four
years, the Wolverines have turned
in three out of four big ten cham
pionships. In all big ten competi-
ton Michigan has won 142 games,
tied three and lost As. Out of Is
western conference tracks meets III
which Michigan has participated. /
the Wearers of the Maize and Blue
have been triumphant 10 times. and |
have been on the major end of the |
score in &c out of 81 dual meets. !
Hahn, Craig, Garrels and johnson
have been names to conjure with, /
east or west, while the Wolverine
milers used to make history at the /
Pennsylvania relay games.
Michigan took up basketball later
than most OF the other conference I!
teams, but has come to the front /
rapidly. The tennis and soccer. |
too, the Maize and Blue have al
ways proved strong contenders AMI
the whole Michigan athletic record |
has given alumni such fervor that
whenever a gathering in the great
Ferry field stadium rises to sing
the Yellow and the Blue, there is I
conviction in every heart that there
is sue ha thing as Michigan might
and that Michigan spirit should |
triumph.