Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-16


 title of champions; they had never suf- fered defeat during that entire time. Up to the crucial game this season, neither Chicago nor Michigan had lost a game, while all the other teams of the ''big nine" had at least one or more de- feats to their credit so the champion ship of the Maroons cannot be disputed. Marc Catlin, the captain of the Maroons, was played at right end and is regarded as one of the best players ever developed.
 With the close of the season it is the general practice of sporting writers and close students of the game to select an all-western eleven, a team composed of men who for all-around work, form and general playing have shown brightest at their various positions. Following is the team selected by one prominent critic and which in the opinion of the writer is correct: Marc Catlin, Chicago, right end and captain; Joseph S. Curtis, Michigan, right tackle; M. c. Meigs, Chicago, right guard; A. c. Schultz, Michigan, center; H. F. G. Schulte, Michigan, left guard; Wilson H. Bert Ike, Wisconsin, left tackle Robert Mar shall. Minnesota, left end; Walter H. Eckersall, Chicago, quarter back; Tom s. Hammond. Michigan, right half back: Albion Findlay, Wisconsin, left half back; Hugo Bezdek, Chicago, full back. The second eleven, the members of which are often very close to the first, are named as follows: John c. Garrels, Michigan. right end; M. A. Hill, Chicago, right tackle; w. D. Graham, Michigan, right guard; Richard Kemp, Wiscon- sin. center; George Vita, Minnesota, left guard: R. M. Young, Illinois left tackle; J. Irving Bush, Wisconsin, left end; James E. Johnson. Northwestern, quar- ter back: James KTemer. Minnesota, right half back; Leo de Tray, Chicago, left half back; Frank c. Longman, Mich ligan, full back.
 z The choice of the stars follows study iof men in actual games, of their play, their athletic ability. weight. age, height, temperament, speed and endur- ance. and their lending themselves to team work to a disadvantage of their Individual showings.
 Considerable interest is being mani ifestsd in this country in the Olympic games to be held at Athens, Greece. next spring. The many events scheduled and the many more that will probably be added are open to the amateur athletes of the world. The contests will be un- lder the direct charge of the committee of Olympic games. under the presidency of his royal highness. the crown prince of Greece. The events will be held Iu the big pan-Athenean stadium, which is modelled somewhat after the fashion of { the first Greek stadium built centuries ago. There will be competitions in all branches of athletics and also fencing and shooting events, as we'll as boat racing. The date for the actual holding Iof the Olympic contests has not yet been decided upon, but activity in athletic circles the world over in preparation for the big meet Is going on. and every thing points to the biggest and best athletic meet ever held in modern times. As to America. there is a wave of en- thusiasm sweeping across the continent that bodes i'll for other countries en- tries in the events. and it Is expected that the flower of American athletes win be factor In the success of the Greeian meet. In the west committee has been appointed to act in conjunction with the tOIympIsn officials. which will have di- rect charge of the Olympic games at Athens The prodigious exhibition of wealth ia which the chariot prOprietors andulged is not only an evidence Of eroving importance in the Olympic games. but also served materially to in crease that importance and to hsightsn the interest of spectators Tvo further matches were added with the thirty third Oiympiad gsls B. e. the single race horse snd the psnkrafion.or vres- fling and boxing combined Many other