Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

Wilson. ............. Ottumwa Right tackle
Harrigan.""""...Ida, Grove. Left tackle
Sellers ............,. East High. Right end
Marsh. ..,.....,.....Ida Grove. .... Left end
Fetters. Marshalltown. Quarter
Bergen..............D Dubuque ....Right hall
Lively North High..Lett hair
DeniO. .............. Iowa Falls. .Fullback
The day has gone by when an All-Iowa
lnterscholastlo eleven could be picked by
merely choosing the best players out OF
two or three teams, and the game in Iowa
has so gone forward that whore two or
three years ago there were less than a half
dozen Class A teams, there are now no less
than sixteen high school elevens that may
be so ranked The sixteen are: Grinnell,
East High, Ida Grove, North High, elm
ton, Iowa City, West High, Marshalltown,
Iowa Falls, LeMars, Sioux City, Ottumwa,
Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Davenport and Du-
buque.
Margin Is Narrow.
Because of the increased number of
Class A players In the state the margin
between the first, second and third teams
is a narrow one. Todd of Ida Grove, Baird
Of East High and Hoerlein Of Iowa City
have earned their rank on the first eleven,
and to Baird is given the captaincy of the
All-Iowa. Last year Baird relied on his
speed, but this year, when he mixed brains
with his fleetness of foot, he developed
into one of the greatest halves Iowa has
ever produced. Todd is the greatest de-
fensive half in the state, and his offensc
is strong, but he was a marked player this
season and did not make the gains he did
last season. Hoerleln, at full, is great, and
II is unfortunate that this is his senior year
and that his high school play Is over. He
strips ITO, is a six-footer and is strong on
1Ep a-Cpaaahtpn and rttnpfn8 honH pt,ptu
At quarter we nave three star men in
Hutchins, Burlington and Fetters. All are
light men, strip around the 100 mark. and
all are strong on carrying the ball as well
as in defense. Hutchins has much the style
Of Vic Bredimus. the famous East High
quarter. He plays again next year.
Ends Are Even.
The ends as picked are very even, and
while Hunt Of West High and e. Martin
Of Grinnell seem to have the call on the
first team, Fobes Of Ida Grove and Hites
Of North High are very close, and Sellers
of East and March Of Ida Grove are among
the best the state has produced.
Horn of Ida and Stuart Of Clinton make
a great pair of tackles. Stuart strips at
100 and is a six-footer, aged II. Horn
strips 1855 and is five feet ten. Both are
strong on offense as we'll as defense, both
fast and both able to stand the gaff Of q
gruelling game with the best of them.
Three Sets of Guards.
The three sets Of guards are very closely
matched and their selection was determined
by submitting the problem to a number
of old students Of the game who have
watched the play Of every man. Black
woods play has been interfered with to
some extent by injuries, but the fact that
he is the choice even then shows how
well he is considered not only by those
who have watched his work, but by those
who have played against him. In some
ways Johnson OF Sioux City would have
the call on either Swaney or Blackwood,
but considering everything the honors fall
to the latter two. Mattison Of Oskaloosa
has played a great game at tackle, but
is placed at guard. Peterson of West High
and Dilz Of North high are both men who
could Always be relied upon. and their
play has been consistently good. Men
playing guard get little credit for what
they do.
Centers Excellent.
Herschel Of Marshalltown, Birdsall Of
North and Perazzo Of Sioux City are three
great centers and the first two named are
especially strong on the defensive feature.
Welsh is living up to the traditions Of
the family and has played a strong game
at the keystone for East high, while Bird
Of Ida Grove and Hewitt OF West high
have played brilliantly.
The team, as picked, would be heavy
but fast and strong In every department
OF the game. They have the ability to
play in the mud or on a fast field. 20
play the old line plunging game or to
quickly shift to the open game, strong on
offense and on defense, wellnigh impregna-
BILE. The First team would be unbeatable
in the west. but the Second team could
make them play to win, and the Third
team could make them go some.
All OF which is merely a matter Of
opinion.