Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17
YOU CAN'T BEAT THIS TEAM
Monty Picks All-American Team
Which Takes the Cake.
PIXIES PEAK IN THE CENTER
Automobile ana LiGhtnins Arc the
speedy Lads who VIII Hold
Down the End Post
tfons

Dy MONTY.
NEW YORK. Dec. i6--The All-Ameri
can selections arc about all finished By
this time and, hardly in any cases. do we
find two men picking ldentically the same
teams. For instance one mans all-star
combination contains five Yale players;
another's team had not a single Eli on Il.
After all, when you confess the fact OF
the thing. you arc forced TO admit that
an An-American team means very little.
because Of the uncertainty about It. Each
man has a different point Of yiew and
picks different binds OF players our
point OF view az the present moment diff
fers from that OF all others as can be
seen by looking over our selections" for
first ana second teams Here Is our first
team OF unbeatables:
Centcr-Plkc's Peak
Guards--Mammoth and Dinosaur.
Iacklcs--Pterodactyl and Steam Shovel.
hnus-Automob and Aeroplane
Ouarterback-Light.
haltbac Earthquake and Lightning.
FulihaCl.-Pe sslmist
Analyarg, we fino az center one that
towers over all and IS both sharp and
firm. No center that we know OF could
even bulge Pixies peak. Mammoth and
binosaur are old-timers and both are
whoppera. The same can be said OF
l1orodactyl at tackle. while bis mate on
the other eide OF tho line. steam Shovel
has great faculty Of making holes
through which the backs could plunge.
AZ ends VIC have Automobile and Aero
plane both speedy. Light is not heavy,
but belongs at quarterback. because no.
where can any faster be found. Earth
quake and Lightning at haifbacls are
Irresistible. There may he some criticism
Of Pessimst, but nobody can deny that
he can kick. Fact Is, that Is about all he
can do. but he ls a remarkably consistent
kicker.
For the recond team we pick ferocous
crowd:
Center-L. Ephnnt
.Gnards-Hip y. Potamus and n. !.
Tackles-B. I. Son ana wild Bull.
E2nds-Leo Pard and g Make
Quarterback-Ora Ngoutang
itaiibacks-Brer Fox and Creased Pig
fullhack-Mo. Mule.
There is no need Of passing comment
ON any OF these, as all are well known,
excepting possibly Mo. Mule This SHOW
Me- is placed AZ fullbaek for the same
reason thet Pesaiinlst gets the Job on the
first teanl-be Is a great kicker.
While various teams are putting up
their claims for the championship, Il IA
not amiss to make mention OF George
towns wonderful eleven, which aid not
taste defeat during the entire season after
rs first game against the CARLISLE In.
dians. which caught the washington
crew before they we're In shape George
towns claim lies in one gamS-.the over.
whelming defeat OF Lehlgh. which tied
princeton. generally Acknowledged win.
ners OF the title Georgetown thrashed
lsehigh by over five touchdowns. This
condition would show Georgetown IN thu
same ratio superior TO Princeton. All az
which is but another argument for an
intercollegiate championship board TO
evolve some method OF singing out the
championship team.
II Is noted with pleasure that the date
for the Army-Navy annual grldiron strug-
gle has been switched 20 the SATURDAY.
after Thanksgiving in 1912, as in former
years. The game will take place on De.
eember !. on Franklin field. Philadelphia.
The conflict Of this game with the Yale.
Harvard tussle ON November % this year,
while not detracting from the size OF the
crowd at either contest. nevertheless was
not matter for jubiiatlon when All
things are considered The playing OF
the game after Thanksgiving day used
70 give foot ball enthusiasts something 10
look forward 10 at the end OF the season.
whereas this year the Pennsylvania
Cornell game capped the climax. There
Is one thing that the two service institu-
uons ought 20 get together upon-agree
70 play ~ New York. II this game was
held at tho Polo Grounds. the assemblaRe
that would gather could be characterized
as super-world's series crowd. Thus n
would afford pleasure 20 some 5000 more
persons-the difference OF capacity be-
tween the Polo Grounds and FraEkIin