Fielding Yost dedicated the good years of his life to University of Michigan athletics but his influence and business interests stretched beyond Ann Arbor. He wrote books, appeared in movies, spoke all over the country and even added his name to certain products.
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Driving a Tally-Ho Through It (Michigan-Chicago 1895)
Here’s a remarkable wire photo printed in 1929 of a scene from the 1895 Michigan-Chicago game, held in the Windy City on Thanksgiving Day: It appears as though someone did a 1929 version of a photocopy, actually taking a photo of a photo to produce a copy. I cropped the shot above but in the full version you can see a finger holding down a corner of the old pic alongside a caption: Why didn’t they just use the original photo for this piece? No idea. Perhaps the papers required the images be in a certain size, format and/or medium. While the back of the photo says it was reproduced in 1929, it appears as though it ran (perhaps reran) in a 1931 piece in the Chicago Tribune which reproduced the old photo for an article on the life of legendary Chicago coach Amos Alonzo Stagg. Here’s how it looked in the paper: The caption reads: This is a view of the Chicago-Michigan game, Thanksgiving day 1895. You will note that the fans came in tallyhos, buggies and sleighs. It was played at Staff field, then called Marshall Field, after the donor of the ground. Michigan won the game 12 to 0. The GameDigging deeper, I recovered a recap of the 1895 Michigan victory from the Trib including some beautiful…
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Fielding H. Yost’s Bust (1927)
In the past couple of years, I’ve featured posts on Fielding Yost busting the Galloping Ghost and highlighted a program from the 1953 Football Bust which featured autographs from a few of the Yost’s finest players. Thanks to reader Craig B., this edition of eBay Watch takes a look at a statue bust of the old coach as presented in a wire photo: Along with the note, Craig asked an excellent question: So, what we know from this is that there was a bust of Yost in Yost Field House, but I have never, in my life, seen it. Do we know where it is today? Can we get it put back into Yost? Am I just missing it somewhere? Anyway, I shall eagerly await any potential news you have on this, in post or reply form. Thanks much! The photo is dated October 27, 1927 and if I had to guess at the blurry plaque below the bust, it reads “Fielding H. Yost – illegible – University of Michigan – then I think it might say, ‘University of Michigan Club of Chicago’ – 1927: As Craig points out, the auction description hints that this statue might have been associated with Yost Field House but given the date of the photo itself, it may have been presented to Yost…
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Big House David Brandon
Via U-M Media Relations, photo credit the University of Michigan Athletic Department. Assume this was snapped on the day of the 1973 team photo. Thankfully Bo dissuaded him from changing his name to Brandon OchoCinco:
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Vintage Rose Bowl Cheer (1902)
Here’s a pic currently for sale from the turn of the last century at the inaugural Rose Bowl and more specifically, from the actual “Floral” Parade prior to the game. Funny, it looks like Willie Heston and crew are decked in their game uniforms and presumably taking the wagon directly from the parade route to the game!:
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Ohio State – Pregame (Photos)
A few of the sights and sounds from the pregame Saturday. Beastly Jake Long returns to the Big House for the game: CNN Chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta represented. He was only asked 39 times if he had a prescription for the Wolverines’ woes: A look at the Ohio State throwback uniform and the Buckeye stare drill: This Buckeye band member got tuckered out in the middle of the script Ohio and decided to take a knee on the Michigan sideline: 1969 team take the field, you can also see a video here: Zoltan and parents: Team getting ready to come out, check out Brandon Minor in streets on the left (with towel covering some type of brace on his shoulder): Sweetness Melanie Collins of the Big Ten Network swung by our tailgate (hosted by Kristen and Todd Mitchell) to get some footage for their Big Ten Cookout show: You’ve no doubt seen quite a few pics and videos of the M Club banner. Here’s kind of a unique perspective from right past the banner. I actually felt a strong breeze as they rushed by: Recent Posts Ohio State Game Notes Hit CTRL-Z Ohio State – Pregame (Photos) 1969 Wolverines Take the field Fare Thee Well
