Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-08

LETTER MEN
ENDORSE Y0ST
Condemn Wolverine Crit
cism of Famous Hurry.
up" Mentor by Alumni.

Chicago, Dec. S.-Staunch support
of File ding H. Yost, football coach
at the University OF Michigan for 20
years, is asserted in an endorsement
OF the Michigan mentor passed by the
"M' club, an association 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 Il Michigan alumni assoc
citation, were responsible for the. CON
domination of the organization, the
M C ub. resolution said. These
rumors were investigated by the club,
as a result Of which. the M men
said, they found that Coach Yost had
worked faithfully for the best inter-
ests Of the 1921 squad.
The 1921 football squad was COM
posed mostly of employed men. W.,
are earning their education. Seventy
per cent of the men asked to report
for football work this fall are emf
, ployed either part or full time the
resolution said. OF the eighteen
payers who took part in the games,
thirteen are working. This is one of
the obsta lies which Coach Yost was
forced to overcome.
"The criticism OF. Yost was unfair
"i" 49, az All "lASu IL Nlu,
Immediately before the Wisconsin
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 in
t~erests in the university Had the
alumni associations taken the time to
acquaint themselves with that true
situation and the handicap under
which CnooE Wet 1rvoo Ia 1>~~sr~ W.
criticism would have been stamped
out" the resolution said.
/ Reason for Stand.
Michigan alumni point with pride
to an indomitable spirit which en-
abled fost's men to stop the fast Wis
consin team and later beat Illinois
which to some extent washed the
Ohio miro off their rugged features
Any team in the country has. always
alumni declare, and point t an ath.
letic record on the ~gridiron., track
diamond. basketball and tennis courts
which has a decided list t. the win.
ming side.
The football figures against Ohio
show eighteen games played. of which
Michigan has won thirteen and los,
three. Two have been ties. The II.
lini have been humbled six times to 3
pA' ny liz " bdIld llc
Chicago has come on top only si1
times to eleven for Michigan. Wis
consin twice to Michigan's five, low
once to two Michigan victories, Indi
nothing TO four. Northwestern
1.-TWO to four and Purdue two to five
Michigau's grand percentage is bet
ter than seventy.
There have been sorne great indi
vidual performers, too. produced o,
tho Farry EioI1 ori1iror co1vo~ v@-
men have been selected on All-Amer
lean teams, almost half of all choser
west of the Ohio river. Heston
Schulz, B~enbrook, Wells, Craig. Maui
betch and Steketee make up the list
!, Two-Heston and Schulz-are on tn,
all-time Ail-American team.
Baseball Record.
In baseball, during the past fou
years, the Wolverines have turned il
ships. In all Big Ten compeuto,
Michigan has won n hundred an
forty-two games, tied three and. los
forty-eight. Out Of sixteen Western
conference track meets in whicl
Michigan has participated, the wear
ers of the Maize and Blue have bee1
triumphant ten times, and have bee,
On the major end Of the score in 2
out of 81 dual meets. Helm. Craig
Garrels and johnson have bee,
names to coniure with, east or west
while the Wolverine milers used t,
make history at the Pennsylvania re
lay games.
Michigan took up basketball late
than most of the other conference
teams, but has come to the front rap
idly. The tennis and soccer, too, tn
Maise. and Blue, have always prove,
strong contenders and the Who'll
Michigan athletic record has givel
alumni such fervor that whenever
gathering in the great Ferry Fiel
stadium rises to sing the Yellow an,
the Blue, there is conviction in ever
heart that there is such a thing a
Michigan might and that Michigan
spirit would triumph.