New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

Yale. he might have been able TO SHINE IN ms
position and stand out above all others AS IL
is, Hochenberger, of Yale, gets the preference
with Shinguff substitute, largely because no
PLAYED a conspicuously strong game against
both Princeton and Harvard, and. while hardy
doing more than Slingluff. filled all requirements
to the letter.
Ouarterback-The ideal quarterback must he
a natural strategist. quick thinker, brilliant
field general reasonably sure drop kicker, an
artful dodger. handler of the ball, both
In passing and handling punts, and fairy
strong OF the men who played TINS
most important position this season. Eddie
Dillon, OF Princeton. seems TO most nearly MI
the requirements, and he is selected over Tad
Jones' of Yale; Norton, of Annapolis; Libby, OF
the Carlisle Indians; OBrien of Swarthmore.
and Glaze, of Dartmouth Newhan, of Har-
ward. failed in his first big game TO play up TO
his form, and Jamison. of Cornell, while fairly
good man. was below the standard Jones' or
Yale, showed perhaps the most brilliant gen.
eralsnip of any player this year. and was a
clever dodger and strong runner. He developed
unlocked for weakness, however, IN handling
punts and not a drop kicker Norton
handled the Navy team with rare Judgment and
fell little short of all requirements although his
ability as drop kicker was not tested, and he
was below the standard set by Jones in the
quarterback run. Libby. of Carlisle. would
strengthen the team because of his drop kick
ing ability, but otherwise three other players
at least-Dillon. Jones and Nsrton-would
more than offs Offset % this d by better all around
kicker, filled every other requirement. He was
a good general, brilliant runner in open
field, handler Of punts. g. strong runner
from his position and had acquired the forward
pass other quarterback this year. with the
possible exception Of Norton. who is named as
his substitute.
Halfbacks-There were so many good half
backs this year that selection in far the
slight distinction it brings Is difficult but in so
far as IT affects the strength Of the eleven Is
easy, no mistake could be made I'm any. two
of at least thirteen men-Knox and Veeder, of
Yale; Foster, of Harvard Harlan and Rulon-
Miller of Princeton; Mount Pleasant. of the
Carlisle Indians; Johnson of the University of
Virginia; Mayhew. of Brown; Hubbard. of Am
herst; Douglass. OF Annapolis: Hill. of West
Point, and F'olweI and Green, of Pennsylvania.
While all showed strength and ability to meet
the requirement Of the game as now played.
Knox, Of Yale; Harlan, OF Princeton; Johnson,
of Virginia. and Mayhem. of Brown, showed
more individual brilliancy in the making of
long and spectacular dashes, and the clean
handling and running back of punts through
a broken field. Knox and Johnson would be an
ideal pair, both are ten-second men, quick
dodgers and strong on their feet Johnson,
moreover weighs 1S5 pounds and is good
line plunger. Such good critics as Gresham Poe.
of Princeton and johnny" De Saulles, of Yale,
pronounced Johnson the best hafback IN the
country after his brilliant performance IN the
Carlisle Indian game The only reason that
Harlan. OF Princeton, gets the call over john
son, is because drop kicker is essential in
the backfeld and second punter is desirable.
Knox and Harlan would hold their own in any
company. Those who saw the Yale-Princeton
and Yale-Harvard games Will never forget the
spectacular but at all times heay work of Knox, |
while Harlan little behind him and a
punter had few equals Mayhem the same
style of a player Knox, fast. heady, quick
to see an opening and strong on his feet. Many
critics pronounce him the best halfback of the
year, and he surely up TO the standard. |
Against Harvard and Yale his work little
short of remarkable. and he with johnson, |
NAL Ike. substitutes the equal, perhaps. of the first
string men.
Fullback-As in the case of the halfbacks.
there We're many good fullbacks this year.
Wendell, of Harvard. is selected because of his
line bucking ability. his effectiveness in provd-
ing interference, his tackling and general
defensive strength. Holenback. of Pennsylva-
y,ia ~ lNln ,L@ti4,
had found himself at his position he had
few equals on the gridirOn and did much to pull
Pennsylvania out of slough of despond. There
were other good men that. in other years. when
the opposition not strong. would easily
have earned the place notably Mccormick, Of
Princeton; Morse, of Yale, and Walders, of Cor |
nell
The team as whole could we'll be termed an
All-Amercan eleven and would be such with
the placing of Eckersall. of Chicago. at quarter
back only because he is a better man than Z.
Dillon in drop kicking. There better op-
ern players this year than ever before, and as
a rule. the Western players suffered by COMPARE
SON.. The All-Eastern team. as selected. would
be faSt and aggressive. From tackle to tackle !
the line would be wellnigh invulnerabe with |
five such strong and rugged, yet speedy. men, |
the ends would be down the field under all
punts and could he depended 10 handle the
forward pass and On-Side kick: the backfeld |
would be fast and resourceful on attack and
strong in handling punts, running the ball back
and backing up the line defence 1t would /
have two sure and reliable punters in Burr and
Harlan. The two halfbacks a little light /
but Wendell could he depended on for line plung-
ing inside the 2o-yard line, and Forbes. the big
end, could share this work if necessary, as he /,
showed marked ability in this respect in the /
Princeton game Forbes would also make a
good captain in the absence of Morse. of Yale /
than which there was perhaps no better leader /
this year
The All Southern eleven was selected by an |
expert who studied the development of the new !
football in the South this fall. Vanderbilt and /
the University of Virginia particularly for |
ward in working up the plays made possible !
under the new code. Vanderbilt defeated the /
indians. and Virginia lost TO the latter by the [
close score of Is to Il; these two teams con- /
tanned stars of the first magnitude. and fur /
nish the greater part Of an All Southern team ,
which Is probably the strongest the South has g.
ever put I'm the field The team would line up /
as follows:
Player. College. Position.
Blake Vanderbilt Left end
I'd Vi Left tackle
Spear. Virg Left guard
Cloth. VI Centre
Var Right
Cooke Virgtnia tackle
Kew Right end
Randolph. vi Quarterback
johnson captain. Virginia halfback
Blake Right halfback