Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-04
Three from HASTINGS, Two from BeIIe-
vue and I've from wesleyan
Facts ON which selections
Are Made.

that the writer attempted to pick out an /
all-college foot ball team OF the state Of |
Nebraska. Being the coach for Hastings |
college, the selection Of any Hastings |
player by him will naturally be charged |
to bias on his part The writer has had |
the good fortune to see every team In the |
league play and has seen the four strong
est Ia at least two OF their best games.
Having the choice Of such an eleven in
view and being mindful Of the fact that
the selection OF any Hastings man may be
viewed with suspicion, he has taken the
precaution to secure the opinions Of
officials as to points Of comparison be-
tween the Hastings men and their closest
rivals. These opinions have been Of such
nature that the writer believed that
the selection Of the three Hastings men
will meet with the approval of close OBJ
servers Of the various games.
Griffin Hest END Man.
Griffith Of Doane Is easily the best end.
He is a quick thinker. always alert breaks
interference well. blocks tackles securely.
Is fast IN running down on punts and Is
sure taclder. As a running mate 70 him
the writer's selection is Primrose OF Belle
vue Although not as quick thinker as
Griffith, he is tall, strong and fast. In
breaking up interference he is powerful
and In carrying the ball from the end po-
sition he has no equal among the Ne
braska college players. On account OF his
height he handles passes wen. on punts
he Is always down the field with the ball
with Griffith 70 assist him there would
be slim chance Of running back the bail.
Both have had the advantage OF long ex-
periehce. Although Primrose played end
H., Aaer Hos ted
himself to the position nicely Stevens Of
Peru. Beck OF wesleyan and Marvel Of
Hastings have done good. consistent work
this season.
Never Of Wesleyan and Bronson Of
poane are the choice for tackles. Neither
is exceptionally strong at that position,
but they are the best in the field, There
has been a dearth Of good tackles among
the colleges. There were enough big,
strong. fast and experienced men In that
position. but they seemed slow in com
pretending the many possibilities Of the
nIaoe. This was probably due more 10
lack OF proper training than to anything
else.
There was little difference between the
guards and tackles Meyer and Bronson
were shiftier harder to box in and charged
quicker than their rivals. They also ex-
celled in opening holes for the backfield
ana carrying the ball from tackle positions.
Reason for Selecting Guards.
In respect to the guard positions the
writer has taken the liberty Of choosing
men who have been playing other po-
sltions but who, nevertheless. would be
satisfactory there. Most Of the colleges
have little material TO select from and
naturally they place at guard the weakest
men OF the team For this reason none Of
the guards has shown much strength and
to select for the best team men who have
been playing these positions would not give
the greatest strength obtainable. Barry Of
Bellevue has been playing tackle and cen
ter this year and while not selected for
either Of those positions he would gdd a
great deal Of strength to this team He
is a hard, fearless player, fun OF ginser
all the time and Is mixed up in etery
play. Gleason Of Wesleyan, on account Of
his strength and aegressiveness, Is chosen
for the other guard.
Luke OF Doane Is the choice for center
II Is the writer's opinion that the selection
win meet with general favor. His strongest
contender for this position Is Barry Of
Bellevue. In the Doane- Bellevue game
these two players FLASHED and Luke, al
though not In good condition. outplayeo
his opponent Barry at guard. however
would elso serve as the substitute center
Luke passes the ball fast. clean and &C.
cu9ately ana he is a tower Of strength on
the defense.
Two Good Quarterbachs.
In selecting men for the backfield posi-.
lions the writer has experienced a nardel
task than in selecting the linemen. There
are d number OF good men for every back
I ftt, t,, an
stance was made after much careful study
Tho difficulty appeared especially in re-
speot to the quarterback position. II
sherred OF Hastings and Wilkinson Of
Doane the colleges have two quarterback
, Of which they may be proud. II is Eeaii
too bad that one or the other must b
, eliminated. Wilkinson Is short and fast
He is shifty on his feet, good at the side
, step and dodge and q very hard man 4
bring down. He handles punts aecuratei!
and often makes beautiful returns He ha
had several years Of experience IA general
ship and runs his team with good iudg
nent sherred is not as heavy as Wilkin
son. but Is speedier. He follows his intor
ference perfectly, calculates chances &C
curately and BY means OF shirts. haits an
whiris eludss tackiers. In the BeEs~u
game alone he carried she ball over ~
yards from scrimmage formation and non
81 the runs was more than twenty yards
He has maintained this average IA most o
the games. At passing the ball he is IN
best the writer has seen IN these part.
Hastings great strength this year was du
20 that department He passes the BAL
mostly from bsaind end running. fake an
eriss-cross fofmn tions and be can pas
with equal case 70 left or right He show
good Judgment IN running or passing as th
situation demands and on q line or hig
and over as the occasion calls for. He
not Is good as Wilkinson IN running bae
\ kicks. He is also good drop kicker
three attempts this season he succeeded
tWo-one against Bellevue aka one againi
the University % Nebraska second team
Doane uses only e few simple passes an
IN the two the writer saw they were On
successful On account o. this and n
! fact that Doane uses simple old styl
tactics as against the open field and pas.
ms style Of Hastings. sherred Is given a
preference over Wilkinson
a johnson Great Drop kicker.
y Johnson Of Bellevue is entitled to reeof
nluon Tor his drop Kicking ability b
made three goals against Peru. one again
Il Wesieyan-which won the game-and o.
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