The Washington times., 1910-12-12
Waller Camps 1910 All
american Team
Position

NEW YORK. Dec I2-ROy Mercer.
the Penn fulIback, and Ernest Cozens,
Red and Blue center and captain, are
Camps selections for those two pO-
sitions on Camps All-American team.
Pendleton, the Princeton star, IS Civ
en- halfback position, while Wendell,
Of Harvard at the other half, and
Sprackling, Of Brown, at quarter, with
Mercer. make up the backfeld-
Three Western players are on the
team-BenbrOOk, a guard. and Wells,
an end Of Michigan; and Walker, a
tackle, Of Minnesota. fitzpatrick, the
star end, is the only Yale man, while
IN addition TO Wendell Harvard gets
Mckay at tackle and Fisher at guard
on Camps Au-American team
Commenting on his selections, Camp
says IN part:
Fitzpatrick Great Star.
Taking up the individual quaHAca-
tons Of those who make I'D the All
American team OF 1910. beginning with
the ends, II seems hardly worth while
10 take up a great deal Of space with a
description Of fitzpatrick, OF Yale. for
he was the same not only reliable but
brilliant player ss when he filed the
position last year.
"tlf tackles, Mckay, OF Harvard,
earned for himself the reputation Of the
best man in a remarkably good line
Walker, Of AlnneSOt-s was the star man
IN the Gopher line, breaking through,
blocking kicks, handling his men on Of
tense, and always alert and keen on de-
tense, he was q dangerous feature TO
AIDDeSOIa'S opponents SCuNy, Of Yale,
came late IN the season, blr he came
lar, and for q man OF his build com
bined speed and GgereSSivepEss in a
marked fashion
Benbrook Born Player.
.'Benbrook and Fisher are a wonderful
pair of guards BenDrook Is a born
player Last year he showed great
strength and dash and an ability u
follow the every line. and there is no
match for him on the gr1dirOu- Fisher,
Of Harvard, Is next TO BenbroOk and
OutclasSed the other competitors for
tbs position
Coming TO the pivotal position Of
center COZens, OF Pennsylvania gets
the call from Morris Of Yale. because
he has PLAYED in top form from the
very start OF the session. and was "A
shade the more consistent passer, max
ing almost no slips. The defensive
work OF both OutshIne that o. any other
middle man throughout the season
SpTackling Chosen
The quarterback position was more
closely contested this year than ever
before in the history of the gridirOn
sport by Howe, Sprackling, and Nc
Govern. No captain would be dis
satisfied with any OF the three. Sprack-
ling, however, gets the place because
he has played II all through the sea-
son at top form
''MCGovsrn. presumably the strong
est drOp-kfcller, missed his opportunity
In his big contest, 50 that perhaps,
6praCkling has a shade on him here
II Is not that MCGOVern has become
poorer than last year in any respect
except. possibly, in speed OF kicking,
Tor Michigan partly blocked his try OF
6rOD-kiCk. fl IS that both SpraCklinS
and Howe placed below him last year)
have come up and shown such qualities
as 70 entitle them 70 higher considers
ton.
Wendell Best Line PIungeT-
"Of the backs, Wendell, of Harvard;
PendIeton, Of Princeton; and Mercer, OF
Pennsylvania, make an ideal backheId.
Wendell IS the best line plungeT on the
gridiron. and carries HIS charge farther
through and exhibits a greater ABILITY
10 keep his feet than anyone else who
has trled this play
Before commenting upon his Al
American selections the Eastern critic,
in his introduction, reviews at length
the game as played under the new
rules, without stating definitely that the
so-caIled reform code has been a
success
1910 rules he states that the elimination
of the pounding plays upon the tackles
is one Of the most valuable reforms
adopted by the committee, and that the
ban on such a batterinE and brutal at
tack by some five men masSed'' on
one individual player has made for d
fatrer sport and has also leSSened the
danger Of accidents