The sun., 1909-11-29
In THE FOOTBALL WORLD
ALL EASTERN TEAMS AND
RANKING OF ELEVENS.
order OF the First Twelve Teams-auIes
Committees Time TO Get Busy Now
changes Likely to he Considered
by the Legislators This winter.

Vow that the best actual and other actual
football elevens have had their fling the
seasons best theoretical eIevens are being
organized One good selection for iirst
and second all Eastern teams for 1909
would be as follows;
First team-Yale
Second team--Harvard
But as all" teams are. according to GUS
tom. which none Is SO bold as to violate.
chosen from the players who in the opinion
of the organizer were the best men in their
positions eleven men from one team is
condition which no single team has as yet
been individually strong enough to provide.
However. all" teams must not only con-
tain the ividuals but supply the qualities
which would enable them to have the best
repertory of plays, the men to execute
them and the faculty of being able to operate
as team
Moreover the following combinations OF
all Eastern--not all America teams. par
ticularly the first. would have that mental
qualification of football sense which was
such a striking asset in the Yale teams
successful campaign:
First team-Kilpatrick. Yale. and
Regnier. Brown. ends; Hobbs, Yale, and
Fish, Harvard, tackles; Andrus, Yale. and
Iobin, Dartmouth, guards; Cooney. Yale,
centre: yorhis. Pennsylvania state, quar-
terback Coy. Yale captain and Phtlbin.
Yale, halfbacks; Minot. Harvard, fullback.
Second team Braddock. PENNSYLVANIA, and
L. Smith, Harvard. ends; Siegling, Prince
ton, and Lilley. Yale, tackles; Goebel. Yale.
and Fisher Harvard, guards; Cozens.
Pennsylv ania, centre: Sprackling, Brown.
quarterback: Corbett. Harvard, and White.
Eordham. halfbacks McCaa. Lafayette.
fullback
The paper teams this season are likely to
agree as to the component parts more than
usual Three men in the backneld. Coy.
Philbfn and Minot. are being named almost
with unanimity. Coy would be the man for
captain because Of the splendid quality of
leadership he possessed. the effective way
he ha ndled and influenced his men and team
on the field md his personality,
Johnny fitzpatrick was the hardest tackler
of any of the ends. as sure as any OF
them when he reached his man and. like
Regnier, a hard man to block OF from the
ru ner either in the open or in line plays.
He didn't allow a runner TO fall forward
often. ReRnier was safe and fast in most
Of his games and he did tiptop work against
Pennsylvania, Harvard and Yale. He was
good at smashing interference. Like Kill
patrick he was as tireless as a man could be
in getting down and preventing the running
back of kicks. an important attribute when
there is so much kicking. Regnier too is
DrO1Clent man AT Taking tno ICTWhTu pass
These two ends followed the ball closely
and 80 did the two tackles. Hobbs and Fish.
the latter another expert in taking the
forward pass Hobbs covered more ground
than any other tackle of the year and was
a capable performer at getting into plays.
lie was doing something all the time. 1t
is true holes we're made through his posi-
ton, but there never were ends or tackles
who could always prevent plays from being
Nh h.Vr HlAh be ar.1
Fish were both aggre ssive and the former
had the faculty OF keeping at IL and redeem
ing occasional slips The good he did by
spelling plays much more than Offset any
damag ge done against him.
Fish was first ella SIS line ma both in of ence
and defence. striking an even balance in
both departments He helped the runner
on the offence and was a dihlcL.J man to
handle on defence lie and Hobbs were
close behind their ends at getting down
the field Two other tackles of all-Eastern
calibre we're Lilley and Pullen. cullen
might have got there had his team played
out the season and Lilley proba bly,, would
have been a strong candidate for the first
team had he not been put out in the first
play OF the Harvard game. He was a good
one at blocking kicks
Andrus was the best guard in the country
at getting through and smearing an OPP
posing play behind the line. he was alert
ana steady all but impregnabIe on de,
for his own runner and then strong at help
ing him along He sized up opposing
does does its work Without any fuss about il
Tobin who was big. strong, fast and de;
bis game through from first to last He
made more tackles down the field than most
guards Se6el could take the ,he place Of
ening the team. and there wasn't q bet
ter guard in the country at making hole.
and il must be confessed IL is a tossup be-
tween him and either Of the two others
Coorey was better centre than any
the left side of the Yale line. from Cooney
out, did not meet an array OF opposites
his weight with the ease OF a middleweight,
charged as quickly as any man in the limo
and for the two big games improved enough
all practical purposes, He wasn't centent
with line play alone. but was busy in the
open. making tackles following the ball
OF the other sides contributing. Cozens
Of Pennsylvania played better game
Fennsylvania team would have shown up
TO Rrelter advantl Re
Two ausrterbacks loom up in season
shy OF star Quarterbacks. They are Vorhis
and Sprn cklns both were clever at run
ming back kicks. Norhls being a sure catch in
Gs him ans both doS on S1VR Rs
the chances for drop kick would be doubled
and the apprehensiveness OF the opposi-
ton increased Vorhis wasn't any better
open field runner than Sprackling, but
still alwa vs. dangerous, sha ping his course
instinctively from the m moment he got under
way and wasting no effort OF time in un-
necessary twisting or turning He was one
OF the best at the quarterback run, had
more weight than most quarters and
had the head and the GOODNESS to use his
pla " to the best advantage,
Coy TO turn on his diverse kicking and
occa casionaIly hit the line. Philbin to run
back kicks, at which he was the best OF the
year, and Minot to produce the needed
gains through the line, would complete
a back field OF power and resource. Philbin
il an end runner too. and both he and Coy
are speedy. On secondary defence the
back field quartet would be fully ADEQUATE.
Taking into consideration the various
things which AFFECT the rating OF the teams.
their final form, their seasons record.
comparative scores and calibre OF oppo-
nents and reconciling as much as possible
contradictory reverses. the ranking OF the
Eastern teams for the season ts as appended.
There aren't sufficient positive reasons
to place the first twelve In this and that
particular position. and an attempt 10
analy re the why's and wherefores would
And ore in deep water. One only can
take comprehensive, glance at the season
and then voice his individual Judgment.
and let It go at that, The first two teams
can be ranked easily enough. especially
Yale with its record and versatility, and