The Washington times., 1905-11-05
AU-High School Team
Excellent Combination
hypothetical Eleven Would
Rank With Best in the Country-Good
Men Developed This Season.

the stenographers in the Central and
Tech games showed that the school has
a better outfit than last year.
The selection OF an All-High School
eleven from among the sixty-odd play
ers who have played in one or more
games presents many. difficult problems.
Each PLAYER has his following OF ad
mirers, who believe him to be the su-
peTiOr OF others. In many cases opinion
Is so blinded by school partisanship that
II IS well nigh impossible TO arrive at
q Just estimate or each players ability,
through the opinions of his schoolmates
In preparing this article the writer
has had the benefit OF the opinion Of
some of the coaches. and the selections
are presented without regard to which
school the player attends, or what his
reputation has been in the past
Phelan and Bristol, Ends.
The best pair OF ends available are
Captain Phelan. OF Western. and Bris-
toi, OF Central Ellsworth, Of Tech:
Palmer. Of Eastern, and Finch and
Sharpe, Of Western, are all good ends
but Phelan and Bristol are easily the
best in the schools. This fall Phelan
was played at halfback because his
school was without a single veteran
back. but as he guarded the right flank
last season he could easily be switched
to end on this mythical eleven His
teckling was easily the best of any
Bristol is one OF CentraTs very best
men. Stationed well out where he could
watch the plays, he has seldom allowed
his opponents 10 Satn through his pO-
sition, and after n few trials they US
ua4ly switch 70 some other direction.
The Western pair was especially strong
In boxing tackles when On the offense,
and In this department they outshOne
any other pair in the high schools, but
the all around work Of Phelan and
Bristol give the latter two the first
choice for the places.
Good Tackles.
Strong, both defensively and often
sively, harrington and Worthington
have earned the rights TO the positions
Of tackles. In the Western style OF at
tack, when the tackles were called upon
to carry the ball. these players were
generally good for their distance but
their work with III. ball did not inter
fere with their defensive duties, and
although their positions were about the
hardest on the line, they usually sue
ceeded In stopping the mass plays
Worthington was the superior of any
bunter or drop kicker in the league,
ana for that reason lis call for a posi-
tioh on the all High School aggregation
IS particularly strong. Farrington's s
Iorte Was IN ground gaining
In MaeDonald and Mccormick, Cen
tral had Two good tackles. who at the
times they both played good football.
OUT az much of Westerns ground was
saIned through their positions in the
championship Game they are forced
TO 20 'sise 5ls second place. to Worthington
ana harrington, Who shOne especially in
the contest which gave to the George
town school the little Thompson, of
Eastern, was about the best of the
other tackles. with the execution of
iDuEanne, who will be chosen for full
back on this team.
Two Noteworthy Guards.
For guards there were two men who
nave SHOWN up especially s.rong. They
we're Fyles of Eastern, anc Hodgson.
oi western. Good guards this an were.
as usual. scarce. although wat. rman or
western. ala good work at time = P11Ies
mao mao tendency TO play high. 6ut he
usuAlly stopped plays aimed at his
place. On the ofense he did onl, saIrI,,
we'll In guarding his posittCr,'S "a IaiItS ~
opening gaping holes in his op,or,e,,te'
line, Hodgson was equally 1ond -
he has fully earned the positio1 ~''N
~ i Ihree good centers-Doran, of zach.
Titus. of Eastern, and Bland ~ 49,
@rn. were developed this fan. An tt,sse