Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-01
Football Season of 1902 Has
Developed Many Excellent
Players in Iowa
COOK PICKS ALL-coLLEGE TEAM
Individual Ability, Experience and
Adaptability to Team Work Points
to Be Considered in Picking an Eiev-
en- to Represent All the Iowa Colleges
University Not Considered.
[By r. A. cook.l
to Tlmes-Renuhlican.

Special to lineS-RepuDi1can.
Iowa City, Dec. 1.-The foot ball sea-
son of 1902 has seen the development
OF many excellent players on the Iowa
college teams. Some of the players.
such as Kennedy of Simpson. and
Stewart of Drake. would be able to
make any big team in the west were
others have an equal amount of ability
in them which is in the course of abil-
ity. In picking the all-college team
of the state, attention is paid to the in
dividual abilities of the players on the
college elevens, their experience in col
lege foot ball, and their adaptability
to team work. The University of Iowa
team, being representative of the en-
tire state, is not included in the list
from which selections for the all
college team are made.
Among the ends. Teller of Ames, Ball
of Coe, Bates of Drake, Gown of Cor
nell, Pope of Simpson and Benson of
Grinnell, stand out prominently. Tel
lier is easily the best of them all, being
strong in his position on defense, quick
in getting down the field on punts and
always having his eye on the ball
which, with his quickness, makes him
omnipresent with the ball. Captain
Bates of Drake, has not done so well
defensively this year as last, probably
due to injuries received. Ball of Coe,
has been the find of the year as an
offensive end, following his Interior
ence perfectly and using his feet and
head finely in a broken field after his
has been broken up. He
is good defensive end and an excel
lent tackler. Warden of Ames, shows
possibilities which may make him very
strong in another year or two.
Kennedy and Stewart I consider to
be two of the strongest tackles pro-
duced for some years. Kennedy is a
very strong line plunger, quick in find
ing holes and a strong defensive player
both in defending his position and in
thru the opposing line. Stew
art is a tower of strength on offensc,
strong on making ground after being
repeatedly tackled, good in breaking
thru the line on defense and fair in
defense of his position. Both Kennedy
and Stewart are excellent helpers and
son of Ames, is an excellent man to
carry the ball on offense in the Amss
tandem and good on defense. Moore
and Mills of Cornell, have played strong
offensive games and Moore has been
good on defense. Aurarcher of Grin
nell, has been outclassed by his OPP
by being much outweighed by
them. Currens of Coe, has played 4
strong game on offense, having failed
but once in the season to gain two
yards or better each down.
1t would be hard to find better
pair of guards than Coach Ristine has
developed at Ames. Heavy, able to
hold their positions against strong as
saults, they have also been given a
chance to show their offensive power
by being called back to carry the ball
In the Ames tandem, modelled after
the Harvard idea. This has given them
an advantage over the other college
guards who save in the case of Simp-
son, have not carried the ball to any
extent. Rogers of Simpson, and
Browning of Drake, have played ex-
,elIent defensive games and Nelson of
Cornell, has done much breaking thru
he line.
Captain Byl, of Ames, is entitled to
the center position, having outplayed
Picken, of Simpson, in the Thanksgiy-l
ing day game. Byl has been promi-
lent in getting down on punts and
thru the line, about the only |
chances a center has to distinguish |
himself.
For quarterback, Captain Miller, of |