The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-08
PLAYERS Who LEAD
FOOTBALL ELEvENS'
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Great 1cams Have Chosen srhci,
Star Players as
Captains.
DILLON CAPTAINS THE TIGERS
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List OF Captains OF All Leading
Teams OF the Country
in 1905.
DILLON CAPTAINS THE TIGERS

NEW YORK. January ALI the
colleges have elected football leaders
for 1908. In almost every case the
choice has fallen upon a man who las
done sensational work during the past
fall. This 10 particularly true Of the
larger colleges, so the leaders are
bound to be seen aud heard from dur
the next football year.
Princeton has chosen little Eddie"
Dillon to lead Its eleven. Dillon plays
quarter back. and is one OF the most
was tho choice OF many OF the critieG
forJtIi years All-American team, and
fully deserves tho honor. +. II. Burr
viii lead Harvard University. lie
played tackle, and Is also punter OF
mere than ordinary ability. Cornell
and Pennsylvania each has chosen q
full-back to lead them next year.
"Bill" Hollenback is the choice OF he
Quakers. end G. II. Waldcr Is the cap
tain of the ithaca eleven. Like tho
ether captains already named. dollen-
back and Walder are men that already
rave become famous In football.
p. w. Northcroft has been chosen 70
succeed Captain Douglass at Annapolis
Northcroft plays tackle. 1t was he who
&c ored the goal from placement In INV:
which won for Annapolis the annual
battle against West Point. The Army
will be led by w. Philoon. who plays
centre. Although not ranked In the
same class as the other leaders, the
cadet should make a good captain.
Tad Jones, the Great quarterback OF
| the Yale eleven, aud who was almost
| the unanimous rs sesion for that posi-
| ton on the All g.fierican team. VIII be
head coach at Yale Tor 1908.
The following l!st shows the captains
| 4 :. .ayrnu a
occupy: ,,,a,,
/ fullbaek! Harvard. Francis II. Burr.
tackle; Cornell, G. II. Walder, fullback;
| Princeton, Eddie Dillon, quarterback
Carlisle Indians, Emil Wauseka. tackle;
Chicago, Walter Steffen, Quarterback;
Michigan, Germany" Schultz. centre;
Vanderbilt Sam Costen. quarterbacK,
West Point Wallace Philoon centre
4 Holy Cross, j. w. briggs. tackle: Penn
sylvania State, Mccleary. talfback;
1 Oberlin, Houser, end: Hampton sidney,
4! Fleming, end; North Carolina, George
4 C. Thomas, end; Georgetown. Ed. Mil
Tier, end; Susquehanna. Charles !.
Myers, halfback: Washington and JET
ferson, Don. P, Wimberley, halfback;
Hayerford. George S. Bard. halfback
Fordham. Leo Fltspatrick, tackle; VII y.
Johns. J. II. Bosley, quarterback
4 Dickinson. Charles Harry, tackle
4 Swarth,nore. Harry j. O'Brien, quarter
back: Lafayette. Andy NJ. Chalmers
/ fuliback; Lehigh. Garret De f. spiers
4 halfback: Colgate. Robert " halcn
haifback: Syracuse. Frank Horr. tackle
New York. George A.. YOUNG, emo
Brown, John W. Mayhow. nalfback
Maine, Harrison P. Higgins, half,
back. Trinity, Arthur 3. Flenshaw
haltback; Bowdoin. Thomas g: cum
i Minis, tackle; Dartmouth. @. F. Ken
4 nedy. end: Williams, Gilbert ]. Morse
guard; TUFTS. Vincent Shenky. half
back: New Hampshire. c. H. wilkins
, Ihalfback. Massachusetts "agsies. 4
". Turner, end; Phillips-Andoyer. y
4 y. 7. Thomas, end: Bates. !. Cochoran
centre; Springfield, 7. S., Chester
, Briggs, centre: Colby, Ralph Good
hanback,: Notre Dame. Harry Miller
centre; Illinois. F. G. Van Hook, guard
) washington (st. Louis4, Fred Book
tacle Iowa. Chick" Kirk, ialfhack
tackle; Iowa, Chick Kirk halfbnck
!, Drake. Bert Mccoy, halfback; Olivet
Thomas. end; Marquerette (Wis.), 9
Wright, quarterback: Washington. 9
Tegetmeler, centre: Columbia (Port
,, land). Dean Walker, fullback kansas
N. r.. Augncy. quarterback: Oklahoma
Key Wolf tackle; . Grinnell Geo. Pierce
,, guard: Alma, Hugh Ferguson. centre
: sewanee, L. Markley, fullback; Geot
eia, De Lapierre, tackle; Georgi
Tech. Chip Roberts, quarterhacN; Ten
nessee. James ". Leach. llalfbac!s
Auburn, Ga. Tom AcLure quarterback
Occidental (Cal). e. Wilman. tackle
Stanford, D. p. Crawford, tackle
union, c. Potter, halfback.