The Washington times., 1911-12-05
HILLTOPPERS HAVE
EIGHT MEN PICKED
AlStar South Atlantic Elev en- Find Georgetown Players
Prominent-Vrgina Has Carter and Todd to
Represent It,
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

One Of the peculiar features of tho
season on South Atlantic gridirons has
been the fact that there were men for
practically every position who were SO
far above their rivals that their right
to their respective places on the picked
team In undeniabie.
Tho same situation, likewise, exists
In the matter OF team rating, George
town being 80 far ahead of any other
In this division that 1t practically out
olassed all competitors. Had II been
O dry day and an opportunity afforded
to give Georgetown its full strength, it
would probably have doubled its nine
POINTS which gave II the victory over
Virginia, while virginia gave North
Carolina such a trounclng at Richmond
on Thanksgiving Day that the Ola Do
minion is entitled to second place.
Georgetown had a truly great eleven,
and deserves serious consideration In
ranking Of the half dozen or ten of
the best elevens in the whole country.
A team that can sweep through
campaign with but one reverse and
that at the hands OF the Indians, who
beat Harvard, Pennsylvania. and
others. Is some football team. The
holding OF West Point to to 0 was
the brightest accomplishment of the
season and, of course. the victory over
Virginia caused more Joy than any
thing else the players did.
Had Experienced Men.
The Blue and Gray team was COM
poseh OF experienced players. who were
strong physically. in good shape. and
with enough speed TO cause worry TO
any opponent.
Virginia had a rather young squad,
and the men have oeen in football for
such short time that the Virginians
first eleven available next season. 1t
was a typical Virginia team. with a set
of backs thpt possessed world OF
eEeed. Weeks before the second Satur-
back reports that convinced Virginia
that only j miracle would beat George
town. but Charlottesville deserved no
end Of consolation from that whirlwind
victory over Carolina.
ing disappointment than at Richmond
on Thanksgiving Day. The team had
come through its other games in rather
lastic' over the Tar Heels chances that
odds were offered. 1t required less than
half of the first period to see that Caro-
lima was not only TO be beaten, but. too.
V. T.. l.. Washington and Lee, Carolina
A. and M, and others WENT through
succ tssful campaigns, but no one of
these have any tangible evidence for
claim that thev should top Georgetown
in the lis: OF honor.
Had No Superiors.
One Of the greatest indications Of the
strength Of Georgetown Is the fact that
eight or nine Of it's players had no su-
periors In their respective positions in
these parts. Eight men are given places
and Notwithstanding be in
cluded were II not necessary to switch
the backfield in order to get Todd In.
Virginia has two men on the eleven and
Carolina A. and NJ. enc.
Hegarty and Bergen, both or George
town, are the ends. The former was so
somewhat below his 1910 form. but even
d; that he was the ocst to be founi IN
this section. Bergen was a find. Wher
the squad assembled in September he
Gus contender, but he worked his way
up through the ranks and played re-
liable football. his work against Vir-
FEATURES es tSa s e Ua' triSmph
AT tackle. Hart and Hymard, both OF
Georgetown, get the ball. Hart is real
tackle. a man who could probably
make any team in the country, and will
who picks an ali-star team from the
South Atlantic field.
Barring Hart, there was no one
around here who had anything on
Wymard. Wymard had few weak
nesses, but performed so reliably that
he cannot be kept of the chosen eleven.
Were Most Consistent.
Carter. of Virginia. and Floyd. OF
Carolina A. and NJ. were the most con-
sistent of the guards. The writer saw
the Virginian in four games. and nearly
every occasion he was not asked to SIM
ply play his man, but usually found
another opponent In addition to help
stop him.
FLOYD was A. and MS prize rap, and
while he was never seen in action in
Washington nevertheless. made such a
reputation in the games his team
played through Virginia that many OF
the coaches declare he is the best guard
In the whole section. Bryant, of George
town. would have given either man a
mighty rub. but injuries interfered with
his season.
There were four awfully good CEN
ters-Cunniff, of Georgetown; Woods,
Of Virginia; Rich, OF North Carolina,
and Gibbs, of V. P. land they should
be rated in about that order. Cunniff
was better than a year ago, and when
1t came to the big test, against Vir-
ginia. he was there all the time. His
Georgetown Of a victory, can hardly
keep him of the All-Stars. For small
man Captain Woods plays a remark
ably versatile game. both on the Of