The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-07

Here Is what a foot ball enthusiast
says about a theoretical all-county
team:
Foot ball for the season of 1899 is
practically at an end and the task of
selecting an all-county team from the
players seen on the local gridiron this
year may be taken up.
The work of arranging such an eleven
this year is very difficult not from
paucity of material. but rather on &C .
count of the over abundance Of excel
lent players. whose names appear on
the years football roster.
First let us consider just about where
the teams stand. We have to choose
from, the High School. Lackawanna
st. Thomas, Carbondale Indians and
Dunmore High School.
High School played a consistently
good game, being only defeated by
Binghamton and Williamsport and
playing tie game with the latter
There was also an exceedingly doubt
ful game played with the School of the
Lackawanna, but as the referee award
ed the game to High School, the con-
test goes down to history as a victory
for the gold and blue.
Lackawanna trounced the Indians
who both defeated and were defeated
by st. Thomas. The latter eleven was
also conquered by High School, Dun
more has no claims to the champion
ship, the High School defeating the
borough's representatives by score OF
22-O, and thoroughly quashing all as
pirations for the leadership.
A NEGATIVE RECORD.
Lackawanna had what might well be
called a negative record. She only
played five or six games, and two of
them against Wyoming Seminary were
ties. The High School game. at best,
might have resulted as a tie, but that
game can never be settled. as the Lack
awanna men left the field and so for
feited the contest. Therefore, High
School deserves the championship.
Now, as to picking the representa-
tive team. In beginning at center, we
nave Eynon of High School, McDon-
nell of Lackawanna and Cosgrove Of
st. Thomas to choose from. We do not
think that any one of these men is as
able to take the place as Jack Malta
who played left guard for High School
last year. Although he was stationed
In that position, he is properly a center
and in 1897 was chosen for that posi-
tion on the all-county eleven He snaps
the ball back in a sure, swift manner,
is fierce on the offense and a strong,
hard player for the position.
For the guards we would choose Lam
gan of St. Thomas and Horan of the
Jip1 Col
hard line-buckers and strong on the
defence. Langan played the same hard
game against all opponents ard.
whether it was the Villa Nova line or
that OF the Carbondale Indians that he
was to break through, he almost in
Variably succeeded. Horan played a
steady, fast game all season, and in
the Lackawanna game made one hand
some long run which materially assist
ed in the scoring of High Schools
touchdown.
RIGHT AND LEFT TACKLE.
For the tackle positions there is con-
siderable difficulty in choosing. How
ever, Kelliher of st. Thomas is entitled
to a place by reason of his clever and
aggressive work during the season, and
so would be the man to occupy the one
position. For the other tackle the
choice lies between Shultz of the High
School and Vail of Lackawanna. Both
men are industrious, hard working
players, and it is a difficult task to de-
eide which to assign to the position,
The great difficulty with all the Lacka-
wanna players, however, is that they
were not often enough upon a Scran-
ton field for a fair estimate to be made
of their playing. They were only seen
here when they played High School and
Wyoming Seminary, and from these
two games fair estimate can hardly
be made.
Vail certainly played a good game,
but still Shultz proved himself an eX-
ceedingly wiry and spirited player and
his aggressiveness throughout the sea-
son gives him place upon the team.
For the end positions plenty of
| available material is in the field, in
the shape of Vaughan, of the High
! School; Manley, Of st. Thomas.
| Forbes of Lackawanna and st. Thom-
as; Walters, of Lackawanna and Me-
| Hugh, of the High School. OF this
number McHugh is probably tho
sw.ftest, and when given the ban
| nearly always made long runs with IL,
but sore arm impaired his defensive
tactics, and in this respect he was not
nearly a match for his mate. Harry
| Vaughan, who invariably nailed his
man, tackled low and hard and broke
! up interference in fine style. He also
runs well with the ball, and his long
! sprint for a touchdown in the Lack
awanna game will always be recalled
| by High School students. He is the
| player for right end on this team.
! Manley of st. Thomas was only seen