San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-20
They Meet Saturday and
Perry Dopes Outcome
as Toss-up.
STATE HAS IMPROVED
Two Regulars Of Last Year
Beaten Out of Their
Positions.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY

Ann ArbOr. Mich. Oct. s0.-The
University of Michigan and Ohio State
elevens are as adequately prepared fo-
their big game at Ann ArbOr Satur-
day afternoon as it is possible for two
teams 10 be at this season of the year.
From what the writer has seen OF
the two outfits he has a strong i'm
preston that this first great game
OF 1923 in the Western Conference
will be very closely contested and
while fate may cast favoring glance
upon the Wolverines it is far from
certain that this will happen. Indeed
there would seem 10 be just rs much
warrant for the belief that the smiles
o. the tickle arbiter of destiny may
rest upon scarlet and grey banners OF
Ohio when the final whistle blows.
Analysing the two elevens in the
light Of losses sustained through grad
uatica last June. it certainly appears
that Michigan has been harder hit
than the BUCKEYES. This is to say
that whereas Ohio has been able TO
fill the gaps with players who are SUI
perior to her missing men, Michigan's
requirements are inferior.
To be specific. the maize and blue
has no such ends as G0ebel and Kirk.
were last year. And she has no back
to fill the shoes 81 the mighty Cap
pom. RoS2t5i at tackle has also left
behind the regrets Of the coaches. As
TO the other missing man. Ro5y. bac.;
the chances are that Stegar will be
found to have filled his place ade.
quatelT.
Has Several Specialists.
The team. however. has been fav.
ored By men qualified for important
positions. viz: Blot at center. Ute.
ritz 81 quarter, Slaughter and Steele
at the guards. Muirhead and Van
derYoort at the tackles. and Kipke at
kicking ba.k. For Cappon's vacant
place at fullback. Miller has been
named. He may come through and
be very valuable. but he has not as
yet shown strongly. Such as he is,
he is the best obtainable.
Al the ends there is no such pair
as created havoc among opposing
teams in 1922. Curran was sub
stitute last season and Marion comes
up from the freshman eleven. Their
great opportunity awaits them on
Saturday and the attitude or the
IbiNIio AtAGAu ll4tlI IL UtSk SIT lOINH
when it is said they are in 4 hopeful
mood. All in all, it is n fairly light
team. with only two men among the
regulars who weigh 100 pounds. II
is hoped by Fielding Yost and the
coaches that it will prove itself fast
and resourceful.
1t is recognized that last year. when
Michigan Won over Ohio by a sub
stantial score, the Wolverines had one
Of those rare days when as Yost
puts it, 1.-THE blue was flashing" That
Is TO say, one of those good days
that come to Il team or to an athlete
infrequently-one of those days VIXEN
nothing goes wrong, when everything
goes right and every man gives to
the extreme limit of his ability. Michi-
gan coaches do not regard that con.
test as having expressed III 'eactual
relative merits of the two outfits. And
50 far as that goes, Ohio in later
games just fell hort of spectacular
exploits, through the turn of hair.
And so, what with better material
than the Buckeyes had last year.
Michigan coaches are looking forward
to Saturdays tussle in the prayerful
mood.
Regulars Beaten Out.
Upon her varsity eleven the scarlet
and gray have eight men who were
regulars in 1922 nd, as an indication
of the way things have been going at
Columbus, it should be pointed out
that two OF the 1922 regulars have
been unable to make this years COM
bination. CHANGING over the varsity
fipLss . a r.
players in various positions who won
their letters last autumn. This GER
tainly must nave made the task OF DIR.
Wilce and his assistant coaches an
easier one than they faced last fall.
Judy at quarterback. HOge Work
man and Snyder at the halves and
Devoe at full comprise a backfield
which looks TO be more
powerful, more resourceful, more
dangerous in every way than the 1922
Gorrill at left end is ac-
n far better wing man than
the man whose place he took. And
so it goes.
DR.. Wilce, Enthusiastically, is say
ng rOthing about the prospects, but |
the manner in which the team came
rom behind last Saturday and tied up |
4 II to 2 score made by Colgate in the !
,irst half. pleased him immensely and |
le would be justified in reposiI all |
,orts of confidence in a fighting out
ii of the sort.
Michigan generally throughout the |
West is regarded as having the better
nance of winning this game. but a |
lose study of the situation does not |
,pem 10 warrant any other Oninion I
han on form the outcome is a toss.