Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-06
.YOST IS THROUGH
AS A GRID COACH
Kipke Will Have Complete
Charge of MiChigan's
Team This Year.
BY PAUL r.. NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

A mn ARBOR, Mich, September
n 6.-Fielding II. Hurry Up"
"A Yost, guiding genius Of Univer-
\ 'sity Of Michigan foot ball teams
for more than quarter Of a
century, is definitely out of the Wolver-
inc gridiron picture this season.
The grand old man" of Michigan
the younger coaching order and hence
forth will act solely as an interested
spectator unless his advice Is sought.
Whether he was forced to step out or
did SO to preclude such embarrassing
incidents as came up between him and
Coach Tad Wieman last Fall Is matter
of dispute on the Michigan campus.
The fact remains he does not intend
to take the glory or blame for what
happens to the Wolverines on the grid
iron this Fall under the leadership of
his former pupil, Coach Harry Kipke.
For the past three years Yost has
not been head coach at Michigan, but
he has been coaching just the same.
His activity was alternately approved
and disapproved by Wieman, who sur
rendered the head coaching job to
Kipke.
May Not Watch Practice.
This Fall I do not know whether
shall 60 out to watch the boys prac-
tice or not" Yost said You know I
am not to have anything to do with
foot ball. II Coach Kipke wants my
advice on anything he viii find me more
than eager to assist him. He Is capable
and he has an excellent STAFF Of as
sistants. I intend devoting my efforts
to my task as director Of intercollegiate
athletics"
Coach Kipke starts his first year as
coach with a nucleus of eight veterans
to work with, but his greatest problem
is to uncover a scoring punch--a punch
which was missed last season. His team
will be exceptionally strong on defense.
as 1t was last year, and IL 1t can score
touchdown or two it will be hard to
conquer.
Quarterback and the tackle positions
will get his first attention. Harrison
Simrall, a veteran, may be shifted from
his old halfback post to quarterback.
while Kirk Holland, a shifty open-field
runner from Evanston, Ill, and Harry
Eastman, a pretty passer, are prospects.
Tackles Offer Problem.
The loss of Otto Pomerening, all
American tackle last year, is a hard
blow to Kipke. No one man stayed long
in the other tackle position last year,
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best prospects are Eddie Hayden. Tom
Roach and Tom Samuels. a good trio of
sophomores. and Howard Auer, who
was ineligible last year.
For ends he will have back Capt. Joe
Truskowski and Leo Draveling, and
there will be a pair of fast defensive
guards, AL Steinke and Howard Poe,
who were bulwarks on last years de-
Tense. Alan Bovard, q 200-pounder,
will be back at center.
Dynamite Joe" Gembis will be at
fullback again and will help the Of
tense with his accurate dropkicks. For
the other baekfield positions Kipke has
several good prospects In Alvin Dahlem,
who started against Illinois and Iowa
last year; Roy Hudson, southpaw
passer and kicker of merit from Girard,
Ohio; Frank Brown of Elgin, H.; Willie
Heston of Detroit. son of the immortal
Willie Heston, and others.
Michigan had the best freshman
o-idderS in the Zig Ten last wear