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


games played in the end position was
seen in the wyoming game, in which
Lackawanna played her strongest
game of the season and succeeded In
tleing the strong seminary team. In
this contest Walters displayed great
speed, especially in getting down the
field under kicks, and succeeded in
dropping his man nearly every time
Forbes, of Lackawanna and St.
Thomas, only played one game as end
but in this game put UP such a fine
exhibition Of football that 1t entities
him to the other end position. He
tackled in a sure and deadly manner,
and when given the ball made long
and telling gains with 1t.
Behind the line there is consider
able trouble in choosing the necessary
four men, because of the great amount
of excellent material. For quarter
back we would, however, take Tropp,
of the High School In every game
played, with the exception of that
with Williamsport, he ran the team
well, made good gains with the ball,
kicked WELL and tackled finely. In
the st. Thomas game, also, he dis
played good ability as a fleld-goal
kicker, and he would undoubtedly be
a good man for quarter on the team.
For the balf-backs such an aggre-
cation of talent presents itself that
il Is hard work to discriminate be-
tween DeBow and Brown. of the High
School; Kir'xwood, of st. Thomas;
Ollendyke, of the Lackawanna. In the
Keystone game both DeBow and Will
Jams, of the High School, played mag
nifcent games, and in the game with
Williamsport Arch Brown went
around the ends in a way which would
do credit to Dibbler.
DE BOW STEADY AND SURE.
DeBow and Brown are much the
same style half-backs, both of them
principally runninr the ends. Brown
occasionally plays the more brilliant
game, but nevertheless DeBow always
puts up a steady, clever exhibition,
and it Is a rare thing when he does
not make one or more long runs in
the course of an afternoon. He has
been captain of the High School team
for the last two seasons, and in this
position has shown excellent execu
tive ability and power in leading on
his men.
This reason, also, would be consid-
cred, and he would make the position
of right half on our team. For the
other half we have Brown. Kirkwoo1
and Ollendyke. The two former are
both magnificent players, but are both
of them, like DeBow. principally end
runners. 1t would, therefore, be best
to place strong line plunger in the
position, and Ollendyke, of Lackawan-
ma, is undoubtedly the man for the
place.
In the High School -Lackawanna
game he gave a magnificent exh'bi-
tion of line bucking and fairly tore
the High School line to pieces. DeBow
and he would make an exceedingly
strong pair of halves and would make
things lively for any team they lined
up against For full-back we have
| O'Horo, of St. Thomas; Hadgins, OF
| the Carbondale Indians, and Stark of
Lackawanna, The latter was only
seen throughout one entire game in
the city, but in that game played a
magnificent kicking game. OF the
three men, however, Hadgins, of the
Indians, is probably the best puntcr
| and is also a good line-bucker.
TROPP THE STRONGEST.
The punting and other kicking points
of the game, however, could be at
tended to by Quarterback Tropp
| O'Horo is easily the strongest man Of
! the three on offensive tactics and in
the game with the strong Villa Nova
| team, in particular played a fine
| game, hitting the line with terrific re-
suits and getting down the field
| swiftly on the kickoff. He is a fine
| player and would be the right man
| for the place. This is the first team
and from the remainder of the men
might be picked an eleven which
would give them a fierce tussle foI
! the supremacy
The second team would probably
| line up with Walters or McHugh and
Manley for the ends, Vail and Weis-
senfluh at the tackles, Jim Horan, OF
| Dunmore, and Mcdonald, of St
| Thomas, at the guards, and McDon-
nell. of Lackawanna, at center. The
| halves would be Kirkwood and Browr
and the quarter back j. O'Horo, of St
| Thomas. Hadgins, of the Indians
would look after the full-back posi-.
| tion.
| These are the two teams which
could represent the county : I'd would
line up as follows
| First Team. Second Team.
|