Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10

Virginia had a dashing offense, but it
lacked the power and variety of George
towns.
Virginia Deserves Much Credit.
Virginia deserves great credit for its
season, just as much as does George
town. While it lost to the eleven wear
ing the Blue and Gray, it did not suffer
much in comparison. 1t started its
season with what were considered poor
prospects, and with but two real
veterans out for the team What 1t ac-
complished before Thanksgiving day Is
we'll known.
Georgetown had the greatest eleven in
it's history. Strong, individually ana
collectively. it played with a dazzling
offense, a powerfully constructed de-
Tense, and with a machinelike precision
which gave it the great record which
1t established.
we'll coached. Men had charge OF these,
two elevens who knew foot ball, ana
developed their teams as the season ao&
vanced, and each on Thanksgiving DAY
played it's best game.
Concerning the individuals playing on
the various teams. it might be saio
that there were more brilliant players
than has been the case in years FOR
any representative eleven tnat Hnsnt 1e
e0.
for each position that two elevens could
he selected which would almost be OF
equal strength. Under sucn coholtloIis,
when a typical all-south Atlantic eleven
is picked, there are sure TO De iidhy
differences of opinion.
In regard to the selections Whlch nave
been made herein for the first ana seconu
All-South Atlantic teams 1t is not expect
ed that everybody will concur win the
opinions expressed. 1t may be that some
OF the men were seen in games In winch
thew displayed really greater form than
they consistently showed during me SEA
son. andoothers were watched When .ney
failed to play up to their real g. lilty:
Conseuuently a mistake in a selection OF
a certain man for a position may nave
been made. Taking the elevens "hich
have been picked it is to be said that tho
men chosen for the various POSITIONS
the ones who have won them through the
consensus of opinion of those who nave
seen them play. All the teams nave not
been seen in action, consequently II mas
been impossible to watch the play OF All
the men who have been selected dor Tue
various positions. and moro or less ac-
curate reports have had to be accepted
as to their individual abilities.
IT ia the endeavor though. regardless OF
what has been recommended In va lous
quarters to pick an eleven that would be
strong in every department, In other
words. a team which would embody prac-
tically every requisite OF the perfect nool
ball machine as nearly as possible. win
this end in view the eleven men whose
names are mentioned in the first lineup
are the ones to be accorded the hlghe
honor which can come to a foot Dali
player in this section.
Few High-Class Ends.
There is less high-class material for the
end positions than any Of the others.
Few really good fiankers have been de-
veloped during the year Three are three
men who stand out above the others who
PLAYED on the ends of the line. They
are Hegarty and Burgan OF Georgetown
and Siefert of the North Carolina A. and
NJ OF these. Hegarty is the best. and Is
given his place at right end without Ques-
ton. Between Burgan and Siefert there
is a little difference. The position is
given to Siefert because Of his G. eater
experience in the place, and because
much Of Burgan's showing was due to
the wonderful ability of the tackle who
played beside him. Siefert probably has
a shade the better of Burgan on the de-
Tense and offense. while Burgan is the
better getting down under punts Sic
fert's long experience In the position
gives him the call over the Georgetown
man granting that the natural abilities
Of the two men are about even.
There is no question as to who should
have the tackle positions. Hart and
Wymard both played in such great form
during the season that they showed them
selves the superiors of any other pair OF
Iinemen developed in the south Both arc
unquestionably entitled to the places
given them. Miles Of Washington and
Lee Burruss of the Virginia POLYTECHNIC
institute and Floyd and HURT OF A. and
NJ. were good men.
One of the guard positions has been
given to Carter of Virginia by every
critic who has seen him play. His right
to be classed as the best defensive guard
in the section is undisputed. Heavy and
fast he had little trouble stopping any
thing in the way of plays that was d.
rected toward his position in any of the
games In which his team played. For
the other guard Floyd. who played hard
consistent game at tackle for A. and NJ.
has been picked. Weighing. as does Car
ter. more than 200 pounds and exception
ally fast. Floyd makes an ideal running
mate for the Virginia man.
For center there are three men who
have played consistent games all through
of v. P l. and Wood of Virginia are all
classy players and there Is so little diff
ference in the play of the men that II
either were chosen 1t would be assured
that more than creditable work would be
done. Gibbs gets the place more because
of superior advantage which would acrue
from his greater weight than anything
else Gibbs has played consistent game
both on the offensive ana oelensive ana
is inst as fast as either of the other two
men. Cunniff of Georgetown is the best
defensive man of the three, but for all
round value to his team it seems that
Gibbs has little the advantage of the
RIue and Gray player. Wood of Virginia
10 q oood man and between him and Gun
min there is practically no difference. and
m the second eleven, while Cunniff IS
given the place. the selection Is more ar
bitrary than anything else.
Sttterding for Quarter.
TWO quarterbacks did sucn good
work for their respective teams that
either. If given the position on the
representative eleven, would give sat
isfaction Sitterding of Georgetown
and Gooch of Virginia are the two men
who have driven their men hard all
year and have got more out of their
teams a. individuals and as machines
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