The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-27

In the task OF selecting an Aide
troit Football team this year. there
is presented the problem of how, by
placing on Central Highs wonderful
team, those stars OF Western and
Eastern Highs and the Detroit Uni
versity school, the big Blue and
| White eleven can be strengthened.
The class OF the Central team this
| year has been on par with Central
teams of years gone by and higher
tribute could not be paid Coach Stock
ing's men.
Losing its star fullback. Roehm, In
one OF the earlier games, the big
team, nothing daunted. plugged all
the harder, and succeeded, after af
uphill fight, in bringing the highest
honors in state interscholastic foot
ball to our city.
Individual honors were discarded
and team play was the keynote OF its
work, leaving to Coach Stocking the
perfecting of the machine. The team
is a fitting monument 10 his labors.
At the ID. T. s., Coach Frye worked
wonders with scant material, and al
though the Elmwood boys were light,
spirit which has always characterized
teams from the university school.
Eastern and Western High were
both handicapped by injuries to their
most dependable players--the acci-
dent 10 Capt Weeks. or Eastern being
particularly unfortunate. IL is the
writer's opinion. that had Coaches
Wuestoff and Mathews not had these
difficulties to surmount, much bet
ter record would have been hung up
by each.
Starting at the ends. Paterson and
Boville, OF Central, cannot be equal
ed. Both swift and deadly tacklers,
excellent receivers OF the forward
pass. full of fight and spirit, they are
a fine nucleus for an team. Poss, OF
D. u. s., in the writer's estimation,
has no equal in handling the forward
pass, his work in this regard having
been responsible for most OF the dis
lance his team gained by this route.
With another years experience, this
lad will make a gTea' end. Poss' run
ming mate, Dick sfaxon, in his first
year of big football, showed enough to
promise a fine future.
Moesta, OF Eastern High and DUFFY,
OF Central High, are the tackles. Fast
powerful boys, they would delight the
heart OF the most exacting coach.
Moesta, while more experienced than
Duffy, lacked the latter's opportunity
OF showing in the big games-but 10
those who have watched his play
closely, this fact does not take from
him the title--best tackle in Detroit |
Duffy, under Coach Stocking. dis
played wonderful Improvement as the
season advanced, until at the end be
showed by his play, his right TO a
position on the first team.
In Schlegelmilch. of Central, and
Moose" Cody, of ID. L. s., We have
the two best guards since the days
of George Lawton and Alex Stuart,
the two old war horses OF Centrals
all-conquering 1904 eleven.
Moose" started at fullback, but
was later used by Coach Frye at
tackle and guard, the latter position.
in the writer's opinion, being Cody
rightful berth. These boys were stone
walls on defense, and their charging
was beautiful sight to see. Farrand,
Of - estern and Peacocs of Central
by good consistent playing. earn the
second positions.
Warner. Of Central, has the centers
job lie, has shown in this--his first
season at the game very fine
knowledge If football, and an ability
we'll above the ordinary There has
been developed no star at the snap
perback's position this year. but IL
is safe TO say that Warner IL so far
ahead Of the next best that the palm
goes 10 him unanimously His passing
was all that coulG be asked for and