Show QUAD WITH STRONG STRONGS FORWARDS ARDS S DANGEROUS THROUGHOUT OUT CONTEST By Walter Wale H. H Nov ov C. C Ever C.-Ever tr K since X fo football has haa been played there J I has always been est meth discussions lof the In r j regard to the strength of Qt th thard the ward ard walls walla and md back holds fields Some Bomi Iron fans Cane claim an eleven with a od d back field and mediocre line can feat a tram team a powerful rush eland SeAnd ay rege av rage wt net of backs hacks while h hers s take the opposite view Qi the night before the great game genie tween Ohio State and nd Michigan ati at atme n me i Arbor the writer was talking UN Uti th Coach Yoi yot Yost t of Michigan when cJ th the tho mentor of ot tho the Ohio eyen yen happened along After they ook look hands and wished each Ilch other oilier othere elbest e eat of ot luck in the pending e t they settled back to talk over overIe overe Ie e game to In n general During the course of the converse converse- tho question of ot the line and eke aka ck came cam m up Both agreed reed that an pen eyen which ha has hall a II powerful fa fast t arKing J- J r line blessed with an Intel- Intel en en p pany pair patr of tackles tackle wilt will heat bE-at It a at any t wi with an average erac line and ex- ex art ant t of ot back backs ES MAKE BACKS Tji The Unet iines make the hack back ach Yost lost said said- Some Sorn of ot tI tilt the e players i ever lied on my mv ims made their reputation at th the tho penso pense of or the forward dom Idom l im heard beard h nr A ot of r f t. t who are during t ring the time Ch they t or after their r careers are ended nde e greatest bask back Michigan ever er had y opinion is III Hilly He Reston ton but ever would have ja made mati s Ih the great for tor im me himself if It It jt had hac not been be the lines nes he ho played behind n will admit that we had power- power en ien In the he five fl center en n He tor played but when we wo to to consider the strength of opting op- op ting Ing forwards Keeton Heston would not re vo re been so o successful unless unIon we r able to mor more than hold rye our n On LOn the other hand we have had no tie great back field material but the they were not not able to show because the lines Unes failed to give them th the necessary support In ID some ome cases case w we were defeated our lines line could not hold and our ball carriers carrier were nailed before they reached th the scrimmage line Give Ghe me the strong line with the mediocre backs any time and I will min the majority of my games gamell Coach Wilce Wilco agreed with every every- everything thing Yot Yost said aid but his comment was wall interesting What would you do I If you you- O hail had r th the happy combination of t both l AVI Wilce Ice asked I i dont don't think there would b he much UH use UHe of ot playing lh late pe B game mt Vot Yost laughingly replied MUST STOP PLAYS Most Moist of ot the Interesting conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion lion between the two great mentors menton was wall in regard to the line tine Thc They brought out the fact tact that the forward forward torr for tor- ward r line roust must t t be he e wrong enough gh to stop all re r plays ent n b between tween t the tackles no so that the secondary defence defense de de- tense fence will Hill not be he called upon to move up and help check the tho II plays la The Theto secondary players must be permitted to to play play back back fifteen yards to tor Inter r Intercept cent forward passes and can move to the points of attack quickly when end runs are attempted or a 1 runner runnel breaks reak loom of the tackles Coaches 8 of the big LI- teams in the J East Kast and central West are placing more emphasis on the development lc of lines linen than during any year ear since I tho the forward pass pasa was used The forwards forward are receiving more schoolIng schooling schoolIng school- school Ing In inthe the art of ot blocking and I ing ing- nit and this practice Is I. one of the mun many features feature of the dall dally daily practice It 11 Is U a matter of oC football history to relate the number of ot sterling backs who have been members of teams with willi poor lines linen These backs certainly W would have made great reputations n if the coaches eh had not ow overlooked ol the important football es essential essential tI- tI of Un line deel development de |