The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-03
Heston In Glass by Himself.

ming back punts also, his work Is far
above the average. s$5 |
Heston In Glass by Himself.
Heston of Michigan unquestionably de-
serves one halfback position. He is equal
~ good at line -plunging or end runs, and
is also strong man on defense. i In a
broken field his weight, speed and dodg-
ing ability make him one OF the hardest
men in the country to stop.
The choice Of a man. for the other half
back position is difficult Van Valken-
burg, were his defensive work as good as
his line plunging,- would be the one pc
yond question. His work in the Mime
sota-Wisconsin game, when he carried the
bell for more than thirty yards m one
series of plunges,. stamps him as one OF
the greatest men in this respect the west
has ever known. On the whole he Is en-
titled to the position. -.
Hernstein Of Michigan and Vanderboom
of Wisconsin follow tn the order named.
Hernstein's work in the big games has not
been as snowy as that, Of his teammate,
Heston, but he has been a Woodworking
player, good on either Offense or defense,
and a source of great strength to- the
team, albeit no has not made so sensa-
Van Valkenburg. Vanderboom Is a hard
linebucker, and has speed enough to get
round the average end. His defensive
work also is good ..',..,-. =. Iii:
f. Hard to Choose aFuIIback 80
The selection Of a fullback who en-
bodies all the requisite qualifications is
difficult. In modern play, a fullback
should be a good punter, although this
point may be overlooked if the team in
cludes a kicker in some other position; he
must be a good line bucker, strong on in
reference and good defensice man, Jones
of Michigan is the best linebucking full
back, but not particularly strong on de-
Tense. Moreover he has played: through
scarcely one game this season, nearly al
ways .alternatingA with Lawrence. He
hardly appears to have the stamina to last
through a hard game, and an all-western
fullback who cannot stand seventy min
utes of play would be sadly out of place.
Driver of Wisconsin has been badly Off
his form this year, and has been out of
| the game a large part of the time.
I The choice therefore is narrowed down
| to Knowlton as the only fu1lback Of class
| who has played enough to warrant his Sc
lection. Knowlton is not the ideal man
for the place, but is a good punter, and can
on occasion kick goal from placement.
His defensiveework is particularly strong.
Graver of Michigan played only part
of one game at fullback but his work ~ur-
ing that time was of the highest class II
a selection were, to be made outside the
big nine, Salmon Of Notre Dame would
be entitled to a place. at half or .fullba OK
on his linebucking ability. He: carried the
| ball by successive plunges more than forty
yards through Mfchigan's great line, with
out being checked. In other words, he
. advanced the ball farther in one stretch
by plunges through the Michigan forwards,
than any other entire team in the west has
done. Not even Van Valkenburg Of Min
nesota or Jones Of Michigan can show
such a, record. ''..'' '''s - .. %=.- .'
sweeley of Michigan is not given place
on. either eleven. for the reason that his
end play does not warrant putting him
above any Of the quartet of ends named
above. Nor was his work at fullback or
| halfback in previous years strong enough
positions. -. His Epunting is very Strong.
but that in itself cannot Justify. putting
him on an aH-star team. t. :, r,-5,.+ e.. u,