Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
HIGH SCHOOLS BEST
FOOT BALL ELEVEN
Stars Selection for an Up-to-
Date Gridiron
Team.
All-High School Team.

RObeson Western. .Fullback
Above is The Stars selection of an all
high school eleven. The team has been
picked without the slightest bit of ia
voritism. the players earning a position
strictly on their merits and general abil-
ity in the foot ball line This selection
has not been made too previous. and was
not decided upon till after the final inter
high school game for this season last
Tuesday, thus giving player all the op-
portunity coming to him to display his
general knowledge and full ability of the
pigskin game.
Technical High School players compose
two-thirds of the team, while Western
has two representatives and Eastern and
business one After a good deal of con-
sideration Farmer of Tech and Smith of
Western are the writer's choice for the
two end positions. Both boys are veter-
ans at the game, and displayed classy
speed in getting down on punts. while
their tackling has been of the clean and
sure variety, thus answering the two most
important requirements of modern ends.
Farmer also showed up to advantage by
his strong offensive work and gained con-
siderable ground for this years champions
on the play around end.
Two Big Tackles.
The two big Tech tackles, Capt. Small
and Mccarthy. occupy these same posi-
tions on this eleven. Their work for the
whole season has been consistent and
unwavering on both the defensive and
offensive, which makes them typical men
for the places.
Watson. the aggressive tackle on West
ern, is also worthy of mention. Besides
: fulfilling the rpnI1jrprnpntS for a pNcpllpnt
/ tackle, Small is also an accurate goal
kicker from touchdowns, which would
make him of great value to the team in a
close game, whore one point might mean
n victory
Spransy and Bullough, both Tech boys.
are in a class by themselves guards,
owing mostly to their huge strength in
ripping holes through their opponents de-
! Tense frequently upsetting play before
! il gets in action. For this rea son alone
! th.v are decidedly the choice for the
! guards on the all-high Their teammates
and backs have never failed to find the
desired opening through their position
when hitting the line or buchins center.
Accurate Passer.
AS an accurate passer and aIaround
player Morris, the Tech c.nter, out
classes the other centers in this line.
and for this reason wins for himself the
position at the center station. Although
this is his first year at the pigSkin game,
nevertheless he has been much In evil
| dence by his classy playing. Besides be-
ing Il snapper back of excellent quality
his work on the defensive has also shown
that he is a clean and sure tackler, while
his speed in getting down on punts has
seldom been eXcelled by high school
center.
The quarterback position was by far the
most difficult to fill, but after taking ev-
erything into consideration the choice for
the place falls on Davis, who has been
playing at the helm for the Business High
eleven during the past season. AS far as
playing ability is concerned he has no
equal in that position, but might use his
head to better advantage on many occa-
sions This fault is probably due to mex
perience. but is more than offset by his
ability in handling punts. neat tackling
and broken field running. The Stenog-
raphers will surely have an excellent
quarter in Davis next season.
A Speedy Trio.
Robson, Spencer and Martin are picked
for the al-hgh backs, and speedier
trio or combination could not be gotten
together in the high schools. These men
complete typical modern and up o-date
all-high team, namely, a heavy line with
two fast but sure ends, capably supported
in the back field by four fast men, who
have plainly and decidedly shown their
talent which enabled them TO play the
stellar roles in the past high school games.
Martin and Spencer are in a class by
themselves in making long runs and SUBJ
stantial gains, either through the line or
around the ends, while their interference
has been far above the standard. 1t also
can be stated automatically that Martins
playing in the past games has been more
than on par with any player who par
tcpated in this years contests.
Martin has an excellent running mate
in Robson. who has been the one bright
star on Western, where he played full
back and was continually in evidence
with his spectacular playing He pos
sesses all the qualities of a fuil-fedged
back, besides having things all his own
way in the punting line. His bOoting of
the oval has accomplished considerable
toward keeping the ball in the opponents
territory. while his line bucking is also
hard and consistent.
To Conquer Other Worlds.
Many of the players who have been
chosen for positions the all-high
eleven have expressed their regret and
disappointment over the fact that a trip
similar to the all-high base ball team is
not granted the men who compose this
eleven by the athletic advisers. The play
erS and quite few outsiders think a trip
for these players at the end OF the season
would add considerable interest to the
high school games and would bring out
the full playing ability Of the foot ball
warriors, who would strive harder for
the desired position.