The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-02
Michigan Entitled to Two on All.
American.
BenbrOOk and Magidsohn Earned
Guard and Half.
NEW RULES A FROST.
Officials Were Too Many and
Rules Ambiguous.
Maybe a Bunch Of Prize Fighters
Could Play Some.

Few of the eastern experts and sport
writer's considered western material in
selecting all-American football teams
for the past season. A few, however,
Influenced by Michigan's virtual vic
tory over Pennsylvania, accord Yosrs
Globe and the New York Telegraph
agree upon -Magidsohn for left half
and Benbrook for left guard. In CIV
ing the western man left half, Pendle- |
ton, the great captain of Princeton, is
crowded off the team. His stock
show form against Yale. Brown of
the Navy, Wier of the Army and Nc
Kay of Harvard are all named for the
guard position given Benbrook, but the
big Wolverine seems the logical choice.
McGovern, quarterback of Mime
sofa, was the hope of the west for the
all-American position, but by unani-
nous accord Sprackling of Brown is
given the place. McGovern's failure
to play to form against Michigan hurt
his chances.
The all-American team, drawn by
comparison of the many offered, would
| consist of the following team:
Left end. Fitzpatrick Yale; left
| tackle, Scully, Yale; left guard, Ben
brook, Michigan; center. Cozens, Penn
sylvania; right guard, Fisher, Harvard;
right tackle, Wilmington. Harvard;
right end, Smith, Harvard; quarter,
1 0P1 dCfA11HSs DIOWAs let HAIL. AdBIQ-
sohn, Michigan; right half, Wendell,
Harvard; full back, Mercer, Pennsyl-
vania.
In selecting Magidsohn and Ben
brook for all-American positions, the
| Globe gives the reasons as follows:
I'm Magidsohn, the Michigan eleven
| had a wonder-a hard, fast runner
with good head on his shoulders that
was not afraid to poke its way any
where. He was a star in the Penn
l cV1uQ0i9 M xUhi1a
spicuous against Minnesota, was driv-
| ing hard at the enemy all the time and
shaking it up badly in his rushes. We
place another Michigan man on our
him play could not possibly leave him
out of the reckoning. This man is
Benbrook, great 215-pound giant who
is all over gridiron using his strength
: all the time to the ve-y best advan-
tage. He is another Horr of SYRIA
cuse in his line work. Down at Penn
| sylvania they think he was at least
half of the Michigan team
] Both Benbrook and Magidsohn were
the mainstays of the Yost machine all
season. and the machine in question
was strong enough to tie Pennsylvania
and to defeat Minnesota the eleven
that gave to Yale its best offensive
play.
Having explained how the west
gets in let's go to the backfield again.
Mercer at fullback was one of the
| Pennsylvania finds of the year. When
things looked the darkest for the Red
/ and Blue it was let Mercer do it. and
Mercer generally did it in his own
Islashing way. Mercer is an all-rouDd
athlete of fine gold. Besides running
with the ball, he can punt and get
out in great shape to receive the for
ward pass.
1.-THE choice of Wendell needs very
| little explanation His work in the
Yale game was a revelation to those
who did not believe player could get
Through strong line without material
assistance. He is a regular tornado
when he gets going"
Pittsburg Leader: Big Jack McCor-
mick boxer and trainer, declares that
he can take eleven boxers and wrestlers
and in three months time teach them
enough football to defeat either Yale
or Harvard. "I think the system of
training pursued by the college men is
all wrong says Mccormick. 1.-The pugs
and matmen train better, and in con-
test of endurance they would oUtlaSt
the football fellows.
"a few years ago there was a good
deal of derision when DR.. Roller, the
wrestler, made the statement that he
could name eleven wrestlers and boxers
who could beat Yale. Yet Roller was
a college man and a good football play
er. Personally, | can say this. that
when lived in Philadelphia I used to
take a bunch of boxers out to practice
with Penn frequently. The college fell
lows said they liked it and said we
gave them the hardest and most valu-
able practice they had.
81 know that we easily held our own
with them, even in the kicking game.
In a broken field our boys were su-
perior. And by the way, in a lodging
game, where would the college boys
catch Jim Corbett, Tommy Ryan or Abe
Attell going down the gridiron?
1.-THE boxer or wrestler has stronger
shoulders than the college man, and, as
rule. his wind is better. Give me a
line of heavyweights, a couple of fast
welters for ground gaining backs and
an Irish or English fullback to do the
punting and I'll bet we could beat the
best of them"
Walter Steffen's review of the season
follows:
Now that the football season is over
} and the new rules have been put to an
adequate test, it is time for fair and
J just comment of the new code. be-
lieve the critics will agree that the new
rules have greatly reduced the number
. Of injuries, and as that was the object
of the rules this year, 1t must be ad-
mitted that the game has been a sue
1 cess.
The new game has won favor among
the spectators, but it's principal draw
back is the ambiguity of the rules. The
game AetS DCCA CIll1CAzcQ pS Tile SPCC-
tators because of the continuous
wrangling of the officials. Time and
again there have been repeated argu-
ments among the officials as to the in
depreciation of the rules. The penalties
have been altogether too numerous and
1t has caused the game to be slowed
up. I have many times this season
seen four and five successive penalties
called.
The officials are not to be blamed for
the continuous wrangfing, as the rules
are so ambiguous and uncertain that
the closest students of the game have
difficulty in interpreting them. This Is
partly due to the complicated rules, but
mainly to the poor way in which the
s,,.c.