The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-10
ALL STAR ELEVEN
PICKED BY CRITIC
BRIGHT LIGHTS THAT HAVE
SHOWN OUT ON WESTERN
oRIpIRoN DURING SEASON.
.srEfFEN AND cAPRJoN BEST
Great Dodsine Of Maroon and Remark.
able Drop Kicking Ability Of Gopher
Give Them Preference - Three
Michigan, Minnesota and Chicago
Men on the Team.

Michigan, Minnesota and Chicago
Men on the Team.
Now that the football season Of 1907
is over, the picking of an all.star elev-
en- to represent the west is In order.
The following team, according to a
Chicago sporting writer, is regarded as
the best. In picking the representative
band of gridiron heroes all the col.
leges in the middle west are included.
Although Michigan met none of the
conference teams there are several
good men who are entitled to places
on an all-star eleven.
While last year Walter Eckersall
of the Maroons stood far above all
the premier honors must be divideed
between Walter Steffen of Chicago and
George Capron of Minnesota. The Ma
room quarter back Is by far the more
valuable man, but the sensational drop
kicking of the Gopher, which practic.
all the scoring in the third, giyes him
niche In the hall of fame. He Is not
an all around player, but is fair
ground gamer. On the defense his
game is poor, and he does not get
away well in running back punts.
While he did not play full back. 1t is
the only place on the team he will fit
without displacing a good man. There
were no really great full backs in the
west this year, and, as it is the most
natural position for star kicker,
Capron is given the place.
Steffen was not such sensation as
Capron, because he was with better
team and received superior backing in
all his stunts. Steff is the best man in
the west-and probably in the coun.
try-in carrying the ball through a
broken field.
Eckersall was thought wonder in
that line of work, but Steffen has even
surpassed the brilliant work of the
greatest little man" football has ever
seen. Besides, Steffen Is a field general
who understands every angle of the new
gene and good kicker. Leaving Ca
pron's kicking out of consideration,
there is no comparison between tho
two men.
Good ends were scarce In the west
and there is little trouble in choosing
Hammond of Michigan and Page OF
Chicago for the first team. This was
the little Maroon's first year of inter-
collegiate football and he made re-
markable record His strong forte lay
In handling forward passes. Hammond
is more experienced man than Page,
but he can learn lot from the little
Maroon. AS a tackler and breaker of
plays Hammond has no superior in
this section of the country. He is fair
ly heavy for an end, but has a world of
speed-a bad combination for any
prospective gamer to bump.
Two tackles, Messmer of Wisconsin
and Case of Minnesota, stand out by
themselves. Both were developed un.
der the old gridiron regime and are
among the few veterans left in the
game since the adoption of the three.
year eligibility rule and other leaisla.
tion. They play the same sort of game
Both men are like rocks on defense
and lightning fast In tearing holes In
their enemy's line and getting the man
with the ball. They can be taught moth.
ing In the blocking or interfering line,
and both are fair ground gamers.
At the guard positions Graham OF
Michigan and Van Hook OF the Illin
are young mountains, Both weigh
about 23O pounds and know how to get
the best results from every ounce of
that tremendous bulk. Van Hooks
playing was sensational against the
Maroons. and many Orange and Blue
rooters attribute the defeat by Iowa to
the indispos!tion OF Van Hook, Ora.
ham has developed into fair kicker
and won the Vanderbilt game with two
boots from the field Bandelln of Min
nesota and Harris OF Chicago showed
well throughout the season.
Schultz of Michigan Is "A wonderful
center and Is seriously considered as n
candidate for the position OF All.Amer.
lean center on account OF his wonder.
full work in the PENNSYLVANIA game.
There is no angle in the playing OF the
pivotal position the big German does
not understand
Capt. De Tray of Chicago Is the
best half back In the west, and corr
bines grcatline plunging ability with
all the requisites which go to make q
half back under the new rules. His
absence from the game last season
made him O greater player than ever
this year. and he ,captained the fast
Chicago eleven to the western cham
pionship in grand style.
Schucknecht of Minnesota is placed
on the other side of full back, although
he did not play up, to his 1906 stand,
ard in this seasons games. He is a
great defensive player and end runner,
which. coupled with his intimate
knowledge Of all branches of the game,
makes him most valuable player
From the above 1t will be seen the
personnel OF the first team contains
three representatives each from Mich.
igan. Minnesota, and Chicago. and one
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