Section Two LY Aw 4It gat Section Two VOL XXXIV. No. 54. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1923. PRICE, FIVE CE r? H-A F ESTER ri 4' y 411 i+ y a ryyi. eads In Gophers Today's Game Michigan s Hopes In wattle With Gophers Plays Last Gam As Michigan's I F. Captain Martineau Minnesota half back who captains the Gopher .team as they line up against Michigan in the critical game of the season's Big Ten football ser- ies is one of the most formidable tri- ple threat men in the conference to- day. Martineau is the northern school's hope for Walter Camp's All American team for 1923. - Captain harry Kipke Michigan's All American half b who will make :his last fight for Maize and Blue on Ferry field in deciding game for the Conference 1 this afternoon, faces a grueling ga with four veterans gone from Michigan lineup. Throughout the son, Kipke's playing has featured Wolevrine attack and defence. COACHE S OF WOLVERINE ELEVEN With several of its star players on the hospital list, Michigan's 1923 football squad faces the strong Minnesota team today in a contest; which is a crucial one froni the standpoint of.the Wolverines.' Today's game will determine whether or not Michigan is to bcast of an unbeaten eleven for the second consecutive year. Last year's schedule was completed with a clean record for the Maize and Blue, and in the seven tilts which have preceded today's clash, the Yostmen have been returned the victors in every instance. Case, Vanderbilt, Ohio State, M. A. C., Iowa, the Marines, and Wisconsin have all fallen before the onslaught of the Maize and Blue machine. With Uteritz, Blott, and VanderVoort out of the lineup, the Wolverine gridders face a tough game with the Gophers. These three men helped Michigan to remain in the undefeated class last year, and were vital factors in the team's success this season until forced from the lineup by injuries. READY FOR THE CURTAIN TODAY'S TROPHY The Little Brown Jug' (At left) The famous Little Brown Jug, depicted At the left, is again the prize for which the grid stars of Michigan and-Minnesota are battling. Conference championships are open to all members of the Big Ten, but the two contesting universities in today's game are the only ones to play for a private trophy. Stolen by Mi'nnesota from the Michigan camp in 1903, when the teams played to a 6-6 tie, it remained with them until 1906 when Michigan recovered the lug. From 1906 to 1919, Michiga'n retained posses- sion, losing it in the latter, but regaining it a year rater. Ferry Field From The Air (Above) This is how Ferry Field look today from aloft when the Va teams of Michigan ,.nd Minnesota clas what is expected to develop into a te battle as well as ultimately gaining fo winner the possession of the histori for another year. The teams will be gr with cheers from packed stands, as n Gopher rooters will be on the scene. Michigan Coaching Staff Left to. right, top row: Fisher, Mather, Fallon, Barker, Hoyt. Second row: Wieman, Vick Yost, Sturzenegger, Little. MICHIGAN AT PENN., 1916 His Injury Is Loss To Varsity (At left) Jack C. Blott, '24, Wolver- ine center, who will be unable to play today, due to a broken leg sustained during the. Wisconsin game. Blott has been called the leading pivot mau in the conference, and is considered by many to be one of the finest in the country. Blott will be replaced by Bob Brown, '26, who ulnderstudied the veteran so ably at Wisconsin. Injury Endangers Wolverine Hopes WOLVERIAE POINT-A-MINUTE TEAM Michigan's famous "point-a-minute" team of 1902, was probably the greatest eleven everturned out, by ( Fielding I-. Yost. Eleven games were played in that year, every one of which was won by the Wolverines. were no tie scores. The 1902 aggregation scored 644 points to f2 for their opponents. Case and Minnesota pushed over a touchdown. "Boss" Weeks, Curtis Redden, Willie Heston, Joe Maddock, and "Al" Herrnstein the star performers. UNDERCLASS GAMES, FALL, 1922 Jac.. AIotI .. :, ; ., ;. r . ,. ... _ - ': .. ,,. . . , ...,, , ,. . . . . .. .... x ...: . ._... . . ,...,..; .