The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-03
GVES MINNESOTA THREE
ENTITLED TIC PLACES ON ALL
WESTERN TEAM
ACCORDING TO ONE AUTHORITY
.AuHe, Page and Flynn Are the
0ues That Would Be Sc
Iected by This
Expert.

football world this fall, and particularly
those o. Thanksgiving day, an all-West-
20 ern team, no matter how arranged, will
be open to much criticism, says Walter
Scott Kennedy in the Chicago Tribune
The one here given, however, seems to
me to be the most logical choice. It is
picked with a view to defensive work
as we'll as to ground gaining ability, and
represents the strongest possible COM
bination of legitimate Western players.
Lett end .Aune, Minnesota
Left tackle Warner, Iowa
Left guard RioIdan, Wisconsin
center -----.............. Page, MlnneSo IA
Right guard .........,...Flynn, Minnesota
IN!Snl tackle 80. ,.,.....CurIlS, Wisconsin
hl5Il ehu snow, Mlcnlgan
Lett Lett half back .........; Henry, Chicago
hight half back $3.50. Larson, Wisconsin
There are so many good men who fall
just short of Western possibilities
that second team cannot be picked with
absolute fairness.
Aune, of Minnesota, is chosen mainly
for his ground gaining ability, though
his defensive work is not by any means
poor. Sheldon, of Chicago, if he had
played the end position this year, would
have been more popular choice, and
the Wisconsin ends, Juneau and Abbott,
are not far behind the Minnesota man in
= all-around work.
Snow, captain of Michigan, is without
doubt the choice for the other end. In
the Chicago Michigan game he gave the
prettest exhibition of uphill fighting
. and tackling that was ever seen in the
West
EASY TO PICK THE TACKLES.
The tackles are easy. Warner, of
Iowa, and Curtis, of Wisconsin, stand
out clearly from the rest of the candi-
dates. Both are good ground gamers,
and both put up an almost impregnable
defense. Warner would be useful as a
punter, and is probably the best in the
West while Curtis is without equal in
his ability to advance the ball.
RiOrdan, WisCOnsin's field general, IS
a popular choice for guard. He carries
the ball well-a requirement rather over
looked in Western guards-and is strong
defensively Flynn, of Minnesota, is
picked entirely for his defensive work.
He is giant in strength, and handles
himself well. Flanagan and Erwin, of
Chicago; Ward, of Northwestern, and
Marks, of Michigan, are all close to
Flynn, and one could not be far wrong
in placing any one Of them at the top.
At center Page, MinnesOta's captain,
is probably the best, although Scow, of
Wisconsin or Speed or MacNab, of Chi
cago, would force him out considerably.
Speed is particularly good at tackling
all around work.
There is only one choice for quarter
back-WilIia-ns of Iowa. He is a good
field general, handles the ball Clearly,
and carries back pUnts in great shape.
Hunter, Of Northwestern, is his equal
as a Held general. but barring the North
Westcrn-Iowa game has not this year
displayed the defensive ability for which
he has been noted in past years. Garry,
of Chicago, in the Thanksgiving game
D showed top-nOtch form, but it Is not
quite fair to pick a man on his showing
III one game. Trait, Of Wisconsin,
pg-ses the ball we'll, and is a good
tacl1ler, but has never attempted to run
his team, and is evidently not a good
general. Weeks, Of Michigan, is better
i, man than Trait both defensively and
extensively.
LARSON AND HENRY.
Larson, Wisconsin's smashing half
back, leads for his position with Henry
of Chicago, as a running mate. Larson
hits the line harder than any other back
in the West. and does almost as we'll
around the ends, while a defensive
player he is a whirlwind. Henry is as
good defensively, and, playing with
team like WiscOnsins, would be almost,
if rot quite, as good a ground gamer
Cocberns, of Wisconsin, and Sheldon, of
Chicago, are not far behind these men,
although both are new to the position,
having been moved in from ends. Shell
don, in Lis one game at half showed re-
nia" hable ability, and should be a star
of the first magnitude next year.
Little Edison, of Iowa, and Johnson,
of Northwestern, both have claims to
consideration, but neither is quite up TO
the leaders in all around ability.
The full back position is a little harder
TO fill. The season has not developed
any real stars for this place-certainly
none equal to Shaker Or O'Dea Of last
year. Probably Driver, of Wisconsin,
comes the nearest to last years stand
ard. Driver punches the line almost as
hard as Larson, and punts well. Per-
kins, the hero of the Chica Michigan
game, might have some claims to the
place, but his work, although of the
highest order in the one game, was ma
: teriaIly strengthened by the men helping
him-mainly by Teddie Rich.
Iowa's little captain, Griffith, is also a
factor, but is not quite up to Drivers
class, While Robertson, of Purdue, al
though not much line bucker, should
be considered on account of his kicking
ability.
There are undoubtedly many more
good players scattered throughout the
West who deserve mention and cOnsid-
Grafton in the discussion Of an all-West-
ern eleven, but it is impossible for one
Iudai " get even q 14SdSGT hlAOHlSuSC OI
the work of all such players. There
are, no doubt number of men on such
teams as Knox, Dixon, Monmouth, Case,
Simpson, etc, who, if brought into
prominence on the larger teams would
change the face of things. Still, this
RN-Western team represents the flower
of the middle Western football world,
and would compare favorably with a
similar aggregation of Eastern stars.
MAY CHANGE BOWLING RULES.