New-York tribune., 1901-12-02
on THE GRIDIRON.
A STRONG ALL AMERICA TEAM-HAR-
YARDS STRONG BACK FIELD
END OF THE SEASON.

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YARDS STRONG BACK FIELD
END OF THE SEASON
The football season Of 1901 came to q close on
Saturday in brilliant fashion with the unex-
nectsdly close and hard fought game between
the Annapolis and West Point cadets. a mem
her Of the Annapolis team said before the game
We expect defeat, but we viii die fighting"
And so they did They fought so well that there
was little 10 choose between the teams in any
department. Of the game. but II one had 10 pick
out the team that on the whole played the best
football ne would have to pick the sailors They
had the army the defensive during almost all
Of the second half, and gained about twice
much ground by line bucking as did their rivals
But Daily was too much for them. Without him.
i is likely that the Annapolis team would have
been returned a winner. But there IS no dis
grace in defeat which, with a little luck, might
well have been turned into victory. Il is TO
be remembered, too, that West Point sent 10
Franklin Field what is probably the best team
ever turned out by the soldiers.
Harvard having clearly won the champion
ship, il is interesting 10 canvass the principal
stevens with regard TO the excellence OF their
individual players, Beginning with the players
behind the line 1T is plain that Harvards back
field was, all things considered. the strongest in
tie field Prfnceton's was the weakest of any
OF the big teams. excepting Pennsylvania, and
:. nay as we'll be said that the Quakers have no
player who has any claim to place on an All
America eleven. There seems to have been no
fuIlback this year who did exceptional kicking.
Therefore Graydon, OF Harvard, is not handi-
capped BY his inability to punt, and is probably
the best ali around man in his position. He is
strong on the defensive and offensive alike, in
teTferes well and makes good gains consistently
through the lire His handling Of the ball Is also
clean. O. course. Hervards play in the Penn
game was bad all around, but the Crimson was
trained exclusively beat Yale, and her form IS
to be judged by the showing she made in that
game Graydons only rival for the place is
Weymouth, whose performances have not been
SO consistent
Kernan's brilliant punting, combined with his
possession OF other qualities that back should
have, assure him place on such a team as is
being here selected, while Weekes, Of Columbia,
is just as well entitled TO the other halfback
place. The Columbia half is probably the most
brilliant il the game and would be sure Of his
place on any team ii the country. He IS a ten
second man, IS hard, consistent line pIunger,
and his hurdliug is the most successful and
spectacular Of any back in the country. He has
made this style of ground gaining more effective
than anybody else weekess defensive work.
TOO, is always reliable and speedy. Coming 10
Quarterback. there are two men who run each
other close for the palm They are. Of course,
De SauIles. Of Yale, and Daily, Of West Point
De Saulles is an exceptionally good punter
when he is in condition, which he was not in
the Harvard game: but so is Daily. In coolness
and judgment in running q team in the field
there is little 20 choose between them On the
defensive could hardly choose Each is ex-
ceedingly skilful in running back punts through
broken field But the quality that makes Daily
the choice is his consistency He be relied
upon always to play his gaule- This cannot be
said Of De Saulles. He was away out Of form
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too. is better drop kicker than De SaulIes. All
things considered. he should be the choice.
Il has been a good season for ends. Five at
least exceptionally good. They are Davis
and Henry. Of Princeton: Campbell and Bow
ditch, Of Harvard. and Swan Of Yale. Such
end playing as the first two put up on Yale
Field has not been shown by both ends OF any
team in some time. They were almost never al
fault Both Of them were up the field like
fash under punt and If De Saulles got back
far il was not their fault. They crumpled up
Ysle's Interference time and again around their
end. and frequently tackled a Yale runner from
behind Swan was quite in the same class and
BowdiJch Of Harvard. is fit to rank with them.
Campbell. though good man. did not show
the speed Of the Others and Gould's response
bilities as captain evidently affected his play
On the whole, the Princeton ends seem best. It
W0uld have been interesting to see them against
Bowditch. but il is likely that they would have
compared favorably with him. for Swan is in
Bewdtch's class. The Tigers have the call at
The ends. then Cults OF Harvard. is the tackle
OF the season No argument is needed to estab-
lish this. His superiority TO the men opposed TO
hin has been plain in every game he has played
He has always got through his on the de-
telsive, and the offensive he has been a tower
et strength. He is strong an OK and fast,
and IS able 10 keep his feet well. Probably
Bunker. of West Point, is the next best man in
ths position His game is much like that OF
Cults. Possibly he IS not so strong, but ne is
bit more active, and follows the ball as II fol-
owing Il were an instinct, not an requirement
6oss. Of Yale. deserves consideration, but he is
not quite good enough TO beat either Of the two
Mentioned and, indeed Bunker's real form was
Shown only in the Annapolis game
One guard Of remarkable ability has held a
place one of this years teams and that is
Warner. Of Cornell Had Glass been allowed 10
play in the big games he would have been in
the same class but Tale's action in declaring
him ineligible leaves Warner without g rival.
This man is really phenomenon. No man OF
his weight and height has shown such remark
able activity on any eleven for years Many an
end is Jess agile His strength has been invalu-
able for lire plunging. but he is fast enough TO
get into the interference sharply, and there his
Power counts tremendously. He has Heffel-
fingers way Of dragging runner along for
yards after the man with the ball has been
bosTled off his feet. II is not easy TO pick the
second guard but Barnard, Of Harvard, seems
the mos. likely candidate. He is strong the
defensive. and is more active than the average
guard. but is not in Warmers class. Holt, of
Yale. is probably the best Of the centres. He
has shown nc weakness on the defensive. and is
accurate and sure in passing the ball for a kick.