The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-26
Caspar whitney Selects His All
American Eleven.
Strange to Say the Players Are
All Eastern Men.
THREE FROM PENN.
Honorable Mention Is Made OF
Several Westerners.
Yale Leads I'm Team Ranking
With Princeton Next.


neglects the west entirely in his selec-
which appears in the current number
of Outing Schulz of Michigan appears
at center on his second team. All the
rest of the twenty-five chosen are east
erners. He is more generous in his
honorable mentions" however. In
this connection his copyreader blunder-
ed In places
In awarding praise to the full backs,
he speaks of Weller of Chicago" 1t
Is presumed that he refers to the Ne
braska Weller. Both of Chicago's half
backs, DeTray and Iddings. are men
toned but he speaks of the former as
"DeTracy.'' There are other slight
mistakes in spelling, but not enough to
disguise the player referred to.
Others of this section Of the country
who receive his appreciation are Kirk
of Iowa at half back, Van Hook or lll1-
nois and Messmer Of Wisconsin at
guard. Case Of Minnesota and Rneins<
child of Michigan at tackle, Hewitt OF
Chicago, Hammond of Michigan and
Capron of Minnesota at end. Stenen,
Chicago's great quarter back, is not
even mentioned
Hauser of Carlisle is given the place
OF full back over Mccormick of Prince
ton. The other great full back of the
year. Coy of Yale, is placed at half
back together with Wendell or Har-
ward Jones of Yale is placed at quar-
tain The Indians get another man on
In Exendine at end
ON the other extreme, Whitney has
placed wister Of Princeton At tackles
are Draper of Pennsylvania and B1gloW
of Yale Erwin of West Point and
Ziegler of Pennsylvania are placed at
Guards and Grant Of Harvard at CEN
ter. ..
whitney has several kind words to
saw of western football in general In
fact. he places the standard higher
than that of the east He says:
Ian things considered, the showing
of the western conference colleges Is
comparatively speaking, more praise
worthy than that OF the eastern CUE
leges." 1a
he best team of the west this last sea-
son. This is referred to In the 1olio"-
ing:
an the West Michigan. which yields
alIeoiance to none of the conference
college regulations to which the others
subscribe, appears to be the strongest
team. although SO far as may pc Juog
ed there is very little difference among
Michigan, Minnesota and Chicago, all
of whom are handicapped in comparl-
son with Michigan by having their
field of selection restricted to the sec
and fourth year men only, the first
adm fourth year men being ruled out.
In addition to this, Chicago, In seeking
to place her athletics on sportsmanly
and sane basis, has abandoned train
ing table, for which they are TO pe
commended
In the above passage there appears
to be some inaccuracies Whitney
speaks of first and fourth year men be-
ing barred, whereas only the freshmen
are not allowed to compete. In fact,
Whitney refers to this point further
along in his story under the six car
dinal virtues of the conference col
leges.' Furthermore he gives Chicago
this whole credit of barring the train
ing table. when in fact all have cut 1t
out. This is one of the points which
the wolverines are seeking to nave
changed before resuming relations
again with the big nine" This train
ing table is also spoken of among the
cardinal virtues"
The Indians come in for considerable
praise at the hands of Whitney. In
part he says:
ssThe 1907 record of the Carlisle In
dian school team is certainly re-
markable one. They seemed to be on
the train most of the season, end as
travel is very fatiguing, their success.
sion of victories over the strongest
elevens was therefore the more nota-
ble."
whitney is full of enthusiasm for the
new game and expresses his belief that
the rules should stand for another
years trial. He says that the most
Gratifying result of the year was the
Improvement In the spirit of play.
In ranking the teams he gives the
palm to Yale, with Princeton second
and Carlisle third. Michigan is placed
seventh and Chicago eighth. His rank
tngs follow;
yale. SIChicago.
2+Princeton. 9-Annapolis.
S-Carlisle lowest Point.
@Pennsylvania- n-Minnesota-
5-Harvard. Thrown.
ACornell 13-Dartmouth.
michigan 4-Swarthmore.
Although he has had opportunity of
studying the game, it ispresumed by
the rankings in question that he has
not seen any western team in action
this season
FOOTBALL AT SPOKANE.
St. Louis Eleven Defeated by the
Washington College Team.