The Washington times., 1911-12-01
PHIL KING PICKS
HIS ALL-AMERICAN
Princetons Old Quarterback Names Five Captains on
His An-Star Eleven-Virgnias Great Vic
tory Is Surprise of Season.
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

At this season Of the year. when one
Of the choice hobbies Of football critics
Is picking all-American teams. II Is in
teresting to get the opinion Of one 80
well known as Phil King, the old Prince
ton quarterback.
Mr.. King has been fortunate this year
In being able to see many of the most
representative teams In their biggest
games, and he is as well qualified 10
pass judgment as anyone. Mr.. King
has selected the following team: Ends,
Borneisler, Yale. and Smith. Harvard;
tackles, Hart. Princeton, and Brown,
Navy; guards, Fisher. Harvard. and
Dun, Princeton; center, Bleuthenthal,
Princeton; quarterback, Howe. Yale;
halfbacks. Wendell. Harvard, and Dal-
ton. Navy, and fullback. Mercer. Penn
sylvania.
A peculiar feature Of this selection is
that there are Ave men included on the
.eleven-Hart. Fisher, Howe. Dalton,
and Mercer-who were captains Of their
respective teams.
Georgetown's finish yesterday was a
season.
Those who had heard the praises sung
Of Captain Dailey's team were partly
disappointed BY Its offensive tactics
against virginia: They seemed to feel
show a greater diversity of attack.
These individuals, however. had over
looked. the. fact that on such thor
oughly soaked gridiron Georgetown
ssss by ne' ,s Rst oSrn aS effect plays sa
and Gray on last Saturday week had a
most elastic repertoire, but wet ball
proved the greatest defense against this
arrangement and it was necessary to
play most conservative and restricted
game. Yesterday. however. conditions
were more or less favorable for the Of
Tense that had been planned for Vir-
ginia, and when Georgetown opened up
the attack was revelation to even
those who had been praising the eleven
the greatest. The team showed that 1t
was an all-around outfit, and its perfec-
tion Of execution marked 1t as one OF
oped on the heights.
Men from Northern universities who
had been used to seeing good football
teams were unqualified In their praise
compliments were deserved, and the
record made by Georgetown this year
VIII long be remembered. A lone de-
feat. and that by the Indians, who later
to the parade OF Victories. The height
OF Georgetown's football aspirations IL
to down Virginia, and not only was this
accomplished, but the team added an
other bright spot to its record by stop
ping Army. an eleven that had one
week earlier won from dreaded Yale.
Washington has every reason to be
proud Of the men who during the last
ten weeks have attracted the attention
Of football students throughout the
East.
One Of the biggest surprises of yes.
terday's football was the manner ir
which Virginia simply swept the field
with North Carolina. Before the game
despite the fact that the Tar Heels had
not beaten the Virginians for six years
even money was the best betting propo.
sition obtainable. From the first kick.
OFF, however, Virginia asserted its su.
periority SO impressively that there was
never a doubt as to the winner, tn,
only question being how great a tota
the men from Charlottesville would pile
up. From the stands 1t appeared al
though Virginia's backs should obtair
the most commentator for the work
but to one close to the plays II was
evident that every single individual or
the Carolina team was being outplayet
by the man for whom he was RESPONSE
Bile. The Virginia backs did play grea'
football. but the way the linemen tore
gaping holes among the Carolina for
wards was truly astonishing.
When Carolina obtained the service!
OF Branch Bocock. the former George.
town captain. It was felt that there
would be a break In the succession Of