AW f t '5 V t w 7W- Page 'Sixteen THE MICHIGAN DAILY SESOUICENTENNIAL SUPPLFMFNT TIacrlr v hAr'lr.-h I 1 04 7 THLIHG N D II-FCIC N TFNI-1r-L-AI Ivi AM .'r~ d~ -I 1 tI J~uesiy, EIvrnLF I J I I Uesday,'.MQrch 7, 196T THE MICHIGAN dAILY----- SESQUICENTENNIAL SUPPLEMENT Tuesday, March 7, 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY - SESQUICENTENNIAL SUPPLEMENT Michigan Football Tradition: 150 Years of Excelle When Fielding R. Yost stepped off a train in Ann Arbor in 1901, he was ready for Michigan. "Young man," asked Charles Baird, Michigan's first graduate manager of athletics, "why are you so sure you can produce win- ning teams in this conference?" "Mr. Baird," replied Yost, "there are three things that make a win- ning football team-spirit, man- power, coaching. If your boys love Michigan, they've got the spirit. If they'll turn out, that takes care of the manpower. I'll take care of the coaching." The quote may be legend. But what Yost did in 26 years of foot- ball coaching is fact. In his first year the Wolverines won 11 games, scoring 550 points and not giving up any. "There is a new cry at Michi- gan," wrote a Detroit sports writ- er of the period. "It's hurry, hurry, hurry! If you can't hustle, make way for someone who can." Wally Weber, a living legend in his own time, remembers "Hurry- Up" Yost's philosophy: "He believ- ed in building championship men Every player on his teams was strong in character and in body. He didn't settle for anything less. From men like this he built his championship teams." To climax his premier season in 1901, Yost travelled to Pasadena for the first Rose Bowl game. Stanford, representing the West Coast, used 17 players, Michigan used 11.1 The game was never completed. With six minutes remaining, Stan- ford ran out of substitutes. Michi- gan won 49-0. Willie the Wonder One of the Wolverine backs in the game was making a return vis- it to California. Willie Heston had" wandered into Ann Arbor from; San Jose Normal. In his four years at Michigan--all of which were FIELDING H. YOST, one of the most powerful driving forces in Michigan athletic history, built a formidable winning record of 165-29-10 as Wolverine football coach during the first 26 years of the century. Michigan Stadium, which he helped design upon his retirement in 1927, is the largest college stadium in the country. fore a vastly superior Michigan team by a 19-0 count." Wizardly - quick Harry Kipke dashed in for two touchdowns and kicked a field goal to single-hand- edly break the Buckeyes. Seven years later, Kipke was head coach. But before Yost's coaching coup de grace in 1926, Michigan pre- sented him with his seventh and eighth conference championships in the spirit of "Fight like Steger." Steger had been the Wolverine- captain in 1924 when Galloping Ghost Red Grange had disappear- ed into the lines for 'five touch- downs in a 39-14 rout for Illinois. Two Points a Minute Four of the red-headed immor- tal's touchdowns were scored in the first 12 minutes. Yost, who had reluctantly con- sented to sit in the stands because of an alarming heart condition, changed his mind and plunged through the crowd after the first quarter-rallying his team to fight back. In the next three quarters, Mich- igan scored 14 and Illinois 12. And in Steger, "whose eyes were glazed like those .of a mad bull," was born the victory slogan which caught and held Grange's Illini the next year. Out of a Grey Sky In the fading minutes of the '24 game, Yost sent in an unknown quarterback on a whim. He passed only twice - failing twice. But in the next two years, Bennie Friedman was at-the top of his class and Michigan was on top of the standings. As Yost sat and watched, the "Bennie-to-Bennie" - Friedman to Oosterbaan-combination flew up and down the field to one of the highest passing records of all time. Oosterbaan - who earned nine letters as a football end, basket- ball forward and baseball, first baseman - was Michigan's first and only three-time All-American, even though he was once out from the squad because he couldn't line up properly. Shape Up or Ship Out "You don't even know how to take the position of an end," an assistant coach chided. "Turn in your suit and try something else." Oosterbaan complied with the invitation, but Yost remembered - ..-.. (Continued from Page 4) continued. In 1929 Little resigned and was succeeded by Alexander G. Ruthven, dean of administra- tion. He was only 47 at the time. Ruthven steered the University through the Depression when the' lack of funds cut deeply into plant expansion. Nevertheless, work was begun on the first men's dormitor- ies to be built since President Tap- pan turned Mason Hall into a classroom building. After the Depression came World War II, and the campus deeply split between interventionists and isolationists. In 1935 Michigan stu- dents voted 2,818 to 403 against bearing arms if the U.S. should invade another country; the late 1930's were also great years of controversy on The Daily. Staff members during the, period included playwright Arthur Miller, Stanley Swinton, now vice-presi- dent of the Associated Press, and Richard Scannon, former director of the Census Bureau. The Daily strongly supported the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War and thus incurred the wrath of many in the state. A crisis between the editors of The Daily and the Board. in Control of Student Publications ensued, and the -issue was re- solved when the newspape-r began its policyof signing editorials with individual writer's names. The entry of the U.S. into the war in 1941 cut deeply into stu- dent life at the University. By 1943, more than 4000 men in uni- form were attending the school. With the shortage of funds and supplies diverted to the war effort, supplies diverted to the war effort, (See THE, page 14) championship years-Heston play- ed in 40 games and scored 80 touchdowns. When he first arrived, Yost had to loan him money to buy a new pair of shoes. When Michigan's first two-time All-American left, Yost had a long search to fill his shoes. In 1905, with Heston gone and. Yost's point-a-minute juggernaut construction ground virtually to a halt with necessary additional space being supplied by use of temporary quonset huts. With the end of the war, the fantastic growth of the Univer- sity resumed. A major development' after the war was the influx of federal funds for research and building. Dorm and classroom con- struction continued. In 1950, a dis- astrous fire, set by a student ars- onist, destroyed old Haven Hall. That same year, old Mason -Hall, South College and what was left of University Hall were razed and construction was begun on the present Haven-Mason complex. In 1951, Harlan H. Hatcher, a vice-president at Ohio State Uni- verity, was named as successor to the retiring Ruthven. (See THE, page 14) In the 55 preceding games, Mi- chigan won 54 and tied one-run- ning up 2,821 points, to 21 for the opposition. Neither Brown Nor Little The tie, a 6-6 stand-off with Minnesota, set off the Little Brown Jug rivalry. The jug, neith- er brown nor little originally, was actually a crock used by the Wol- verine water boy. When it was accidentally left behind at the game, Yost wrote a letter asking for its return. Min- juggled, Chicago Wolverines in the the season 2-0. marooned the final game of Iii i RELIANCE ELECTRIC COMPANY nesota challenged Michigan to "come and get it." In 1909, the Wolverines did. Yet, Michigan's football> tradi- tion was not cast in -the mold of "it's not whether you win or tie but how you play the game." Yost's 1908 team, which All-Am- erican "Germany" Schulz center- ed, backed up against nationally- feared Penn as a growling under- dog. When Schulz was injured in the opening moments, the game was over. Never Retreat But Schultz, broken collarbone and all, returned to play the sec- ond half. Michigan lost 29-0 but it didn't back down.. "Whether winning or losing (but never before the final whistle we have never seen a Michigan ath- letic - team quit. And, after all that's what it takes in a man's world when bumping up against the Game of LIfe," wrote W. Blaine Patton, a noted sports- writer during the Yost era. In 1907, Michigan withdraw from the Big Ten because of con- ference controversy over training table rules. It was a rough year all the way around. In its game with Penn, a befuddled official disallowed a forward pass which cost Michigan the victory. But three years later, Yost made history with the same play. Bogged down in a 0-0 mire with five minutes to go against Minne- sota, Yost ordered quarterback Stanfield Wells to unloose the highly suspect "bomb." History in the Making Wells clicked quickly for two long completions, to the astonish- ment of status quo experts, and set up the only touchdown of the game. The Michigan game preceded Knute Rockne and Notre Dame's aerial upset over the famous Army team by three years. After a 10-year vendetta with the Wolverines, the Big Ten changed its .stand in 1917 and Michigan regained its good stand- ing. For the next seven years, Yost's teams were lean and hungry. Ironically enough, Yost's most cherished victory was fought dur- ing this famine. To christen Ohio State's mil- lion dollar-plus horseshoe stad- ium in 1922, the Wolverines used Cold Duck. Special to The Daily Daily sports editor Frank Mc- Pike reported the game: "Colum- bus, October.. 21-Yale dedicated her stadium with a defeat. Har- vard did likewise. And today Ohio State, dedicating her wonderful new structure, bowed in defeat be- when the first Jacobson store opened in centra I Styles Change, but Quality and Good Taste are always in fashion A sesquicentennial is more than a time for reminiscing the past. It is also a moment for measuring the future. The University of Michigan was fifty years old r .:' ' -} , it e ::; ,Z;:.'t J, . ,.1,,', :, rt ! t ., : . Michigan. Throughout the years a policy that com- bines good taste and quality with a deep dedication to serving the University community has prevailed without change. It is reassuring to know that the University of Michigan's impressive record of a century and a half its vitality, growth and spirit-also remains un- changed, and is but a prelude to a greater tomorrow. "Ki. %I >4 . i Y ' { i f i re2 .a formerly known as RELIANCE ELECTRIC & ENGINEERING COMPANY 24701 Euclid Avenue CLEVELAND, OHIO 44117 TOM HARMON him and inquired: "Where's that big guy, Oosterbaan? I need some- body to play end." And play it, he did. With Friedman and Oosterbaan on target, Yost retired with a for- midable won-lost-tie record of 165-29-10. Non-entity Tad Wieman coach- ed the 1927 and 1928 seasons. But even in '27, Oosterbaan was still playing for Yost. Michigan Dedication On October 22, Michigan dedi- cated the stadium that Yost had conceived and created-an oval stadium originally built to seat 79,000 but since boosted to a 101,001 capacity (largest college stadium in the country) because of Yost's foresight. Oosterbaan switched from end to quarterback for the game, toss- (See TACKLING, page 17) Jacobsi