New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
AU-Sfar Football Team
The Men Who Earned Distinction the
College Gridiron for the Season.


have earned a place on tho all-star team.
judging from his play in the West Point
game and in the early part OF the Prince
ton struggle. hut ne, like Logan, another
player OF All-America calibre. suffered from
slight injuries which kept him out Of the
all important game against Harvard.
Vaughan is a natural football player and
appears TO have a surprising instinct in
following the ball He is a particularly
valuable player also In handling the for
ward pass. and is sure TO shine next year.
Vaughan and /. d. Smith. Of Harvard.
are named as substitutes. however. the lat
ter showing remarkable skill and ability for
practically a green player. Bankart, Brad
dock and Wheeler are all deserving OF par
ticular mention.
TACKLES.
Captain Fish Of Harvard was the best
tackle OF the season. in my opinion. and he
and his running mate. Mckay. have been
selected for the first team, with Lilley, OF
Yale and Captain Siegling OF Princeton as
substitutes. II Lilley had not been injured
In the very first play OF the Yale-Harvard
game there is a strong probability that he
would have earned the place over Mckay.
of Harvard. as his work ia the Princetop
game was remarkably strong and conspic-
uously brilliant. There were fewer tackles
this year than last from which 10 make
selection. but those worthy of mention, in
addition 10 the four named. are Hobbs, OF
Yale. who Was quite up TO the standard;
Captain Pulen OF West Point, who might
have earned chief honors If he had played
through the season; Sherwin, OF Dart
mouth. a man who was rarely at fault and
played a uniformly clever and consistent
game: Fretz. OF Pennsylvania; Weeks, OF
Cornell and Tillinghast, Of Williams.
Fish and Mckay are deserving OF the
call. as they were rarely at fault in dag
nosing the attack, seemed 20 have knack
Of breaking through and spelling many
plays before they we're fairly under way
and were conspicuous in providing inter-
ference and getting down the field with
their ends They We're reasonably sure
tacklers. also. and proved a tower OF
strength both in the attack and on the de-
fence.
GUARDS.
in deciding on Andrus, Of Yale, and
TObln, Of Dartmouth, guards it was
hard 10 drop GOebel. OF Yale; Fisher. Of
Harvard. and Waller. Of Princeton. all
three of whom might be chosen without
weakening in one particular the ideal
team. Goebel and Fisher are named as
first substitutes. for the reason that Walter
had too much TO do. perhaps. in the Yale
game TO make him shine he did against
Dartmouth The other guards this season
suffer in comparison with the FIVE men,
toned, although Lamberton and Pike, Of
Pennsylvania; OConnor. of Cornell, and
Johnston, Of Pennsylvania State. played
well and consistently throughout the sea-
son. Andrus and Tobin. because Of their
so
part in many plays that would escape the
average man in that position. Goebel was
my first choice for the team year ago. and
ia some MAYS he was more conspicuous
than Andrus in both the Princeton and
Harvard games. hut the latter was so sure
and 50 remarkably consistent that he was
finally selected over his running mate.
CENTRE.
Cooncy. of Yale, can hardly be termed
great centre, but the competition for that
position this year Was anything but strong
Ills passing was reasonably accurate, and
remarkably SO in the Harvard game. which
was great help to Coy IN getting Of his
punts and drop kicks. lie Was fast. too
tor a big man. and followed the hall 50
well that ne was able 10 accept opportuni-
ties IN falling on II or m tackliug which
counted largely In his favor. Cooney was
outplayed 20 some extent hy Arnold. Of
West Point hut she latter hardly took part
in enough games 10 give him the prefer
ence. even Tor FIRST substitute. although he
showed all The qualities 3f high class
centre. Cozrns Of Pennsylvania. Is named
for substitute. He was even quicker and
sharper than Cooney In breaking through
and following loose BAN. and his passing,
too, was fairly good. especially ia the Cor
licll game. when forced 10 handle a wet
bali SeagraNes. Of Cornell. impressed me
a. a Leading candidate in most OF the
games he played this year, but Cozeus had
rather the better Of him On Thursday
BaTaInau. II Princeton Barrett II Ford
ham. stridngly good player. Paul with
irgtOn. Of Harvard. who practically held
bis own with Cooney. and Foreman. OF
Lafayette just chosen as that teams next
captain. wcre the other snen considered
QUARTERBACK.
There was a dearth 4 good material for
the all-impOrtant position OF quarterback
and field general this year. and Sprackling,
Of Brown. D. named, with Howe. Of Yale
as hrst substitute as these two players
approached more closely 10 the standard
than any others in the position during the
season As ] have pointed oct in other
seasons. the ideal quarterback must be a
natural strategist. brilliant field general.
a quick thinker. an artful dodger. strong
runner ana a sure handler OF the bail.
both In passing and in catching punGs-