Ichigan Da ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1911. THOMSON CHOSEN TO LEAD VARSITY YOST THINKS SOME' WILD ENTHUSIASM MAYHAPPENTO W Aelieves Minnesota wl SHW AT SMOKER "'o r Will ick out o emits ress Great Fullback wins Coveted Orators Rouse Spirits of Two Coach Yost seems to have the hi Honor and Will Captain Thousand Rooters who that something is about to break i 1912 Team, Show Lovaltv gard to Minnesota and the Confer -_'In fact the great football mentor SEASON IS OFFICIALLY ENDED JIUIE THOMSON GETS QVATION.1only two possibilities, . and bot those look good for Michigan. He Geo. C. Thonson, cr as he faii- Michigan spirit was roused to the the opinion that at the Confer iarly known, "Bottles," will lead the quick, held there for two hours, then meeting at Chicago next Saturda t._er Minnesota will be the big frc Varsity against all comers next season broke and fell exhausted at the behest will get out of the puddle. At the annual election of the Captain of orators and cheer leaders last Inasmuch as Minnesota is den by the- M men, which was held yester= night. ing a game with Michigan it ma day, he was selected as leader for the ITwo thousand smoking together at possible that it will wortk this thr year 1912, and will be the man who the greatest, the most democratic, ath-i- the western organization, along ether changes in the rules that i will direct the Michigan team next letic celebration of the year, were re- suggested. If the Conference kidk fall.- told the tales of spirit that won for tnis, the northern college may b The election of Thomson does not the 1911 football team and a wonder- ;and schedule games as it pleases come as a surprise to the campus ful story of the Michigan Union, its this would mean a Michigan gam inasmuch as many predicted his selec- eals, its purposes, its meanings to the following the hunch of Yost, a M tion, and It was generally expected. sota game seems a certainty. Al He has played on the Varsity for two university as the one all-student or- vent something is sure to brea years and has earned the reputation of ganization by Judge Robert F. Thom- the meeting. s Stna Penn ectior whit: this a fol le ap. Lg thl n nn being one of the best fullbacks Michi- r! gan has ever had. He is a great line bucker, is fast on circling the ends. and is a fine kicler. In fact his punt- ing has been one of the strong points of the Wolverine defense for two' years, and he has gained a reputation among the larger schools of the coun- e ry. He has clearly earned the right t o his office and will undoubtedly make an ideal captain, as he is imbued with that spirit of fight that has made Mich-j gan famous. r Season Officially Ended. With the election of next year's cap-: Stain the football season is officially r ended. Nothing more will be done in regard to this branch of sports until - next fall when "the chosen" gather at Whitmore Lake for the first practice The 1911 season has been in many r ways a disappointment. There was oneI S unexpected defeat and two unlooked n for ties, but the big game of the year d the Pennsylvania battle, was won by _ pure grit and lends an air of success1 to the entire year. The material for d next season is the best in years, and -.. t_ if thIe "1911 Jinx" is left behind, the prospects are fine for a "beeg Meechi- gan year." son, '92 L, of New York. Seldom has a speaker been accorded the ovation that was Judge Thomson's after a thir- ty minute speech. His talk assumed the nature of a reminiscence of his undergraduate days when "red flannel shirts and prince Albert coats" were commonly seen "upon the frames of men whose hearts ached for the social and human ellowship, the due of every man in a democracy, but denied by the narrower prejudices of the more affluent." An appeal for this type of man was forci- bly presented, and the place that such an organization as the Union would assume in the development of a spirit if this kind was just as clearly brought out. The undergraduate body, he said, was only asked for moral and physical support, alumni would do the rest for the new $1,000,000.00 clubhouse. President Hutchins presided as toastmaster. Professors Wenley and SOTBALL PLAYERS LOSE OLD FRIEND AT WHITMI01 When the football squad steps fr( the train at Whitmore lake next fE the smile of "Uncle John" King w not greet them as it has done for ma years. News of his death reached Ann Arbor friends Monday and ma f the Varsity players are sad at I loss of a friend and true adherent Michigan. Uncle John, as he was known to c eryone, became an ardent suppor. of the gridiron game through watchi the fall practice at the lake. Duri the entire training, he never failed be on the side lines at all the practic Not only did he know the game but loved it and the players were alwa sure of one rooter who would che their meagrest efforts. v._m Th 4 sqi >lle Bu ARBITRATI ress, advoca rbitration tre nited States prepared by ub. The pa a up, and ito uad IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE ette, IN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS. ash- . Renovation and new equipment made sted possible by the grant of nearly $9,000 an at the last meeting of the Regents, are edi- planned for the universty hospitals in the course of a week or so. The mon- ey will be spent largely in making thel kitchen more modern and as aseptic' ON as possible, and a considerable portion tin, of the fund will go for apparatus to eat1 facilitate serving meals to the patients. an A new tile floor and wainscoat is to, th be laid in the kitchen, and a coat off ape enamel applied to the side walls andI onl3 ceiling. A general new layout in the ibei larger utensils is also included in the ocu budget. In order to get meals to the t o' patients hot serving rooms for the sep-j De- arate wards will be provided, and new cir closed food carts to convey the meals it is from the kitchen. mad, Ellis, the faculty representatives, FOOTBALL ON TlHANKSGIVING, spoke on "Things In General" and - "Michigan Spirit." Both talks referred A football team composed of color- in particular to the Michigan Union ed students of the University will meet and its plans. The necessity of stu- a professional team from Toledo, here dent co-operation and aid was empha- on Thanksgiving day. The game was sized in each instance. recently scheduled and the Ann Arbor Judge James Murfin, '96 L, of De- players have been practicing diligent- troit spoke for the alumni upon the ly for some time in hopes of victory athletic situation. The Conference The match will take place at the fait question was brought up and Michi- grounds and it is expected a large gan's attitude towards a return was crowd will be present, as it is the only discussed from the alumni viewpoint, game here on Turkey day. So long as the organization exists, as controlled and composed at the Dean Reed is Back at His Desk. present time, Michigan will not re-en- Dean Reed has sufficiently recover- ter the conference. With certain ed from his recent illness to resume hanges a return would be very likely, his work. Yesterday he was at his according to the speaker, as our natur- desk during the office hour and he ex- al opponents are in the conference. pects to continue his regular duties Langdon Larwill, the student rep- from now on. resentative, referred to the resumption of athletic relations with Minnesota, Prof. Patterson to Address Freshmen, which seems probable. The Gophers Prof. G. W. Patterson of the electri- were extended a warm welcome and cal engineering department will ad- the Penn squabble about which so dress the freshman engineers this much has been written was shown to morning at the Assembly on "Forms be in large measure without founda- of Education." i tion and that, a true spirit of sports- manship did exist between the two in- Web and Flange Banquet at Union. stitutions. Web and Flange, the senior civil The glee and mandolin clubs and the engineering society, held a dinner at university band furnished the music. the Union last night at which Gardner The cartoon contest was won by Har- S. Williams was the principal speaker. old Abbott, '13. Kenneth Welch, '14 E. This was the first of a series of dinners received second place and Melvin Wag- planned by-the society for this year. ner '12, won the third prize. President Emeritus Angell was elected A "C" flag is flown from the staff on to honorary membership in the Union the athletic field of the University of immediately after the motion was of- Colorado whenever the va'rsity team is fered, by a unanimous vote. playing away from Boulder. to-1 tQ- , the co-operation of in other universities President Hutchinm Could Not Go. President Hutchins yesterday tele- graphed the party of western govern- ors who invited him to join their par- ty while touring throughout the state of Michigan, that he woold not be able1 to accept owing to the press of uni- versity duties. One of these was the Union smoker last night at which he acted as toastmaster. st been organizes? r ,. 2. Things are a pen which y to read and t D O I :tea loom