The Football Outlook

While baseball is for the present the absorbing topic, football is not being forgotten. Extensive plans are being made, and next season wil! be the greatest football season Michigan has ever had. Mr. Baird has been carrying on an extensive correspondence, and, as a result, is ready to announce several importanttitems. As to next season's games, we will play Purdue on November 3, Kansas University on November 10 at Kansas City, and it is almost certain that the Thanlcsgiving Day game will be with Chicago University in Chicago. Negotiations are also being carried on with Cornell for a game in Detroit or Buffalo. What perhaps will be of most interest is the fact that a trip East is being planned for the team, under the expectation of getting a game with the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. No important games will be played in the early part of the season. The first games of the year will be played with smaller colleges instead. One thing of vital importance to a successful season is the securing of a good coach, and Michigan is esdecially fortúnate in that respect this year, Manager Baird has just closed a contract with Joshua D. Upton, the famous Harvard player. Before going to Harvard, Upton played for three years on Andover as guard, tackle and half, and captained the Andover team that won the championship from Exeter. Then for four years, until his graduation in '93, he played tackle and half at Harvard. He has in fact played every position on the team except center rush in important games, and was chosen as tackle otf Cumnock's c hampion team. He could also have played quarter last fall at Harvard, but refused. As to his abilities as a coach, it may be sufficient to state that William Rhodes, the famous Yale coach said, that he would make the finest man in the country. He took up the Williams college team last fall n the middle of the season, when t was in very poor shape, and brought out a very strong team. That his abilities as a coach were recognized is proved by the fact that he had offers this year from California, the Boston Athletic association, Williams and Cornell. At Harvard he was recognized as a good, hard-working student, and a plain, stmght-forward man. As to the team itself, we have reason to feel expectant of great things. Almost the entire '93 teamwill be back and new men of recognized ability will also be on hand. In the line, Smith, Hooper, Henninger, Villa, Hayes, Senter and probably Griffin will be back. For j;uard, there will also probably be Vlorrison, substitute, and Reeves, of the great Baker university '92 team, now a law student. Henninger, Villa and Senter, will be considerably increased in weight and strength and will benefit considerably from their expenence. üehind the line, :he last season's playing of Capt. Baird at quarter warrants the exaecting of great things f rom him. Dygert will also be ready to take lis position as full-back. As half)acks, Grosh, Freund, Leonard and Bartells will be some of the men who will be on hand. Furbert may possibly not return, but may go to Case School instead. Hollister, too, will be missed, as he expects to jo to Beloit as coach. As to preliminary training, Manager Baird has decided to take the men to Whitmore Lake in the middle of september, if enough men will go. If not, the fall's work will jegin here October ist.- U. of M. Daily. The rehersals of the Choral Union are enthusiastic to a wonderful deree and the chous is rising to the mportance of the occasion. The singers are determined that the chorus shall not be the least important feature in the festival and will ing Verdi's Requien in a manner which will be a revelation to all. The orchestra and soloists are receiving unstinted praise in every city in which they appear. We are confident that the work of this orjanization and the renowned solosts accompansing it will receive the commendaticn of our citizens, which)y the way is no small honor.