The Washington times., 1904-11-27
LATEST NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE DAY IN T1EWON OF SPORTS
AU-High School Team
Has Excellent Material
Morse, pheIan DuGanne, BaCkuS, ThOmp-
son. Sharp, Rockwell. Kipp, Cunningham,
Kent and Church, Captain, Selected.

J in that position and the only objection
10 his selection would be the fact thai
he did not play all the scheduled games
Should Cunningham be considered incl.
igible, Linthicum. the Eastern captain
would get the position
! For the two halfbacl positions there
were a number CS goo1 men. any twC Of
whom could play the positions accepta-
\ bly,. Kent and Tindall, OF Central,
Gentner and Smith. OF Technicall
J Church and Fields. OF Eastern, were all
/ rather good backs, with Kent and
I Church the best two. Kent was the
/ fastest half IN the schools, and be-
/ cause Of his great speed was often
/ able to make sensational runs when a
| slower man would have failed He was
] also good on defense. and was or great
| assistance 10 his nnemen. Church, the
! Western captain. was the pick OF them
/ al, and TO him belongs the captaincy
/ as his ability as a leader was as much
/ better IN proportion 10 the other play
ers as his value as a player was ahead
/ OF the other backs OF this mythical
/ eleven.
Kipp for Quarter.
The position OF quarterback presents
/ the hardest problem on the whole team.
as there were three men Of exceptional
worth. Captain Kip. OF Central;
Morse, OF Western. and Cunningham, OF
Eastern, composed q trio OF quarters
that could hardly be found in one sea-
son IN the league In past years. and they
rank IN the order named. The selectfon
I'm tue.
probably arouse considerable discussio,
as the casual follower of the games
had come 10 believe Morse the peer of
All the players in the five schools. But
mere the writer differs Without at
tempting TO disParage in the least tn
playing or the stirring Westerner. the
writer gives Kipp the preference over
him on account Of better generalshIp.
Just as good tackling. and because the
central captain was OF more value 10
the runner than any one Of tile sixty
odd players Who took part in the Sc
ries
Morse was by Tar the best punter and
drop kicker, ana was the most sensa-
donal runner in a broken field. For his
aDllity IN the frsJ two departments.
together with his speed and hard tack
ing he must be given one or the ends
with Kip at quarterback As Morse
would be shifted, Cunningham, OF East
ern. Is the choice as first substitute
quarterback
As Morse'S running mate Phelan. the
lean Westerner, IS the best or the ends.
Ills forte lies in his ability To get
down the field under ok. besides which
he puts up a strong offensive game, and
when called upon 20 run with the ball.
when his team was losing 10 Tech. made
several long gains In carrying the
bah. however. much OF Phelan's good
work was Eeutralized by running back
and on several occasions he was thrown
for losses. when better judgment In
picking holes would have given him
good gains. Pagin. OF Western. and
Thomas. OF Central are the best of the
substitutes. ....
Backus Best Tackle.
Captain Backus, OF Tech. was. all
things considered. the leader among the
tackles. Defensively and in advancing
The bail he was the most consistent Of
any OF the men playing the position. and,
besides. he had the burden OF the cap
taincy 10 carry. For the other tackle,
Du Came. OF Tech gets the position
because he was good line smasher.
and upon nearly every occasion that ne
was called upon 20 carry the ball his
distance was forthcoming. In proper
tiOn 10 his ofiense, hts work In guarding
his place was not 80 good, but, on ac-
count or his superior weight and
strength no extended gains We're made
r @ Ia A. aFrTr-aFH Of
trial, and Bryan, Of Eastern. would
make the most acceptable substitutes.
The guards. as a rule. were weak, with
several or about the same ability None
OF the teams relied upon the men on
the tanks OF the snapperback 10 do.
much IN the way OF carrying the oval.
and the strength OF the men on the de-
Tense is the chief qualification Tor the
All-Hfgh School eleven.
In this department. Thompson. OF
Eastern. and Sharpe. Of Western, were
the best ia the estimation OF the writer
The former was at great disadvantage.
as he had rather poor support from his
team mates, but would undoubtedly have
shone had he been with a stronger team.
The latter had one noticeable fault. and
that was MS anxiety 10 charge high. so
.Aat ne could re8cn over the line In an
effort 10 grab the backs when they
started away on runs. but otherwise he
was good all-sround player and a
hard charger. To PiggoJt and Hunt OF
Tech. belong tae places OF first subsJi-
rutes.
Rockwell. OF Central. gets center. with
Farmer. the doughty Eastern snapper
back as substitute. The Central play
or passed well and opened holes on
either side for line pluuges. On the
defense he was the quickest charger
among the line men, but had "a way or
using his arms when mis- side had the
bail for which he was criticised How
ever. he performed h.s work well and
n--ed the gap ia the center Of the line
so that opposing teams had 10 look else
where for steady gains.
TOM ROLAND.