The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-09
SELECTS BtSTIN
INDIVIDUAL WORK
Yale Gets -Four Men on the
Eleven, Gettysburg Gets Half
back and Brown Gets the
Other - Pennsyl-
vania Has Two
Men.
BY Sol Metzger.

ESPECIAL ~ Tbs IinS.s- Dispatch
PHILADELPHIA. PA. December e.
Il selecting an a!i-Amcrican team for Igs.
one takes upon his shoulders an almost
impossible task. for. taking the eleven
that you believe 10 De the best and
another selection entirely different. and
by actually comparing thsm man for
man, OF assuming that the two forces
oppose each OTHER IN actual battle IL
would De more a matter OF coach hing as
70 VINO should win than as 20 the per
sonncl OF the two oontendiug forces.
Taking the best player sol tie resDec-
tive college teams la the fSist and sup
pose. for the sake OF aid. that an are
asBeublcd at the same university for
tic fal. and then 20 place yourself in the
hish and mighty position OF their coach. ls
10 mo TIE fairest way OF going about fLts
business. ia this way tne best working
combination could te obtained and the
men who played the best Individual game.
coupled with the ability 10 mold it into
team PERFECTION ~ the cost oi their in-
airidlal orilllancy. would. after two
months % work. probably be justly chos-
en-. Az q Us one must go back o. the OLD
way We have. that ~ choosing the men
who have played the best individual
games ia their big contests. and place
them on the eleven. Ia doing so We must
make allowance for the lack ~ lnaI-
NiduI coaching in maIy smaller COLI
leEcs, and in these cases give the palm
20 players who are just as good as their
hlg rivals. though not better. only bee
cause they have not had the instruction
that the other man was given.
Line Hard TO Pick.
Furthermore il must De- borne IN mind
that the line men this year arc harder
20 pick for the reason that the changes IN
the rules put Little premium ou offense-
The one great argument in previous years
for certain men being on a team. ana
O..
telling what kind % "a game so-and-so
plays. No line man stands out brilliant
and luminous above the others for none
have received the chance 20 play the
hitherto line smashing attack that
brought them 20 the fore in accounts OF
games. guard. tackle or centre this
past season was AZ q premium whenever
Doe could open up big holes in the opposing
line. make a solid wall OF bis position
on defense, and more important still he
"a fast man in covering punts and for
wand passes OF by reason Of a punting or
place kicking ability bee able 10 pull out
a victory for HIS team. as was the case
with Northcroft- the Annapolis tackle.
and Burr. the Harvard guard, who punted
eXcellently and deserved better team
Choosing Centre.
Taking these points into consideration
and giving due thought % an Of the
players. let US proceed 20 select the
team. At centre rush. Hockenberger. of
Yale, stands forth AZ the best man OF
rho year His work against Princeton
and Harvard was very steady and his
defense was at times exceptionally
strong Parker. OF Harvard: Newman.
of Cornell, ana Dwyer. 81 Pennsylvania
were an very close seconds. though none
Of them are H. class with last years
Al-Amerfcan man. Bob Torrcy. in any
department Of the game.
At the guard positions Burr OF Har-
ward. stood foremost because Of his
remarkable punting. that aided his team
so much against Yale. coupled with q
strong defense against Erwin His spirit
and dash was the life Of the Crimson
team. and held it together after Yale
had taken the lead. Ziegler. OF Penn
syivania. though rated by most critics
below Thompson. OF Cornell. was this
big players superior. In the Pennsyl-
vania-Cornen contest. Zfceler had iust
q shade the better of Thompson I'm open
Ing up holes, and ne was down the field
on punts, "a feat that Thompson could
not accomplish. In that last stand taken
10y Pennsylvania on their goal limo
which they successfully defended for six
downs, Cornell aimed five OF the piavs
ct Ziegier, with tho utmost faith i'm
ThOmpson's ability to- make the hole
As Cornell failed to score. there can he
little doubt as TO who is the better man
Erwin, Of Yale. and Kersburg OF Har-
ward. were two other fine players
Bigelow and Draper Tackles.
For tackles Bigelow. Of Yale. ana
Draper. of Pennsylvania. were the best
men playing. Bigelow was a magnificent