Michiganensian. [1923]

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FOOTBALL
Led by Capt. Goebel, a great end who was handicapped by an injury sustained in mid-season,
Michigan's football team of I922 completed its schedule without a defeat and is entitled to championship consideration along with Iowa, the only other undefeated eleven of the Western Con-..
ference. '
In every Big Ten encounter, the Wolverines demonstrated superiority in an unquestioned |
manner. There were no flukes about their victories. All were justly earned as a result of a powerfully moulded machine which executed formations in a pleasing manner. The players knew rudimentary football, and they realized the possibilities of every complex play given by Coach Yost.
Aside from being an excellent mechanical machine, the 1922 Michigan eleven was resourceful. i'
The men played with their heads and this is what counts in the present game of football. More and i
more, players are thrown upon their own resources and forced to combat conditions as they arise
on the playing fields. This is just what last year's Michigan team did.:
Fielding H. Yost, veteran and respected coach of the team, showed beyond all question of a
doubt he has lost none of the cunning which has made him one of the greatest coaches in American
Intercollegiate football. He gave his team a versatile attack composed of the best formations of i1 ^
the re e old regime together with those of the modern style. Quarterback Irwin Uteritz, a great general, i"
who should lead the pilots of the country next year, mixed the formations in such a manner that
opponents were unable to successfully solve the various styles of attack.
Although Michigan played superb football against IinInois, Ohio State, and Minnesota, there i
were two plays in the Wisconsin struggle which attracted attention of close followers of football and
plainly showed that every member of the Michigan team played the game mechanically mentally.
At one stage of the contest, Gus Tebell, the Wisconsin end, was injured and compelled to leave
the struggle. A substitute was sent in and here Quarterbacktereritz displayed a rare bit of strategy. Cappon was called upon for a fake line plunge. The new Badger end was pulled in on the ii.
play and all of a sudden Harry Kipke dashed around this end for a substantial gain.
On another occasion when h c the ball was close to the Badger goal, the old talking play was called
into commission. Capt. Goebel left his position at right end to seemingly reprimand Uteritz for
calling a certain play. The Badger forwards relaxed in their charging positions and as they did so
the ball was snapped and another large gain made.
Many other instances could be cited to show the Michigan team of 1922 was powerful and
resourceful. Most of the players had football instinct, an asset which is not a common necessity
in the great gridiron game.
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