Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
ALL-STAR WATER POLO TEAM
Richards Of Yale Makes Selection of
All-Americans.
BEST MEN OF COLLEGE LEAGUE
Three Princeton Men and Three
Yale Men Are Picked as Most
Reliable Players from the
Various Colleges.


NEW YORK. April 15.--In conversation
regarding college water polo. Mr. Richards
OF Yales aquatic forces had the following
to say when asked what men, in his opin-
ion. deserved to be given positions on the
all-star intercollegiate water polo team of
boil:
The choice is an easy one" he stated.
STRESS has been laid on the fact that the
wealth of good players made the task Of
selecting judges an arduous one. but can
not see II. While unquestionably the aver
age standard was much higher than ever
before. there were men for each position
on the team who led the field by a safe
margin.
Take Church of Yale, for instance. He
was by long odds the headiest goal tender
Of the lot a good tackler. a versatile
player. could be sent down the entire pool
to attack the opponents goal II the oc-
casion demanded, and, above all, sure and
reliable in defense.
Bartlett OF Princeton was Church's
closest rival and probably his equal In all
but the finer points of the game; the
little details, that are only acquired after
long experience, but which frequently turn
the course of battle. hesitate whether to
give Bartlett or Merwin of Yale one of the
halfback berths. Both are fast and clever
all around men, and they use their heads
we'll. 1 think, however, that, everything
taken into consideration, Bartlett would be
the more valuable
Captain Has a Cinch.
For the other halfback position there
can be no uncertainty of choice. Captain
'Gordy of Yale was in a class by himself,
and probably the best all around player in
the league. On defense he was quick.
fierce tackler and absolutely unpassable.
On defense he attacked with dash, was
ready to take advantage of opportunities
and versatile in scoring.
AT center forward L would play Captain
Battles of Princeton. He has speed,
weight, strength, endurance, nerve and
clear, level head. He was always brilliant,
and his one fault, erratic passing, 1 am
told, is due to his defective sight. For
scoring himself or to support his team
mates, he would prove invaluable.
For the wing positions, Harper of Yale
and McLanahan OF Princeton are the
strongest candidates. Harper is unusually
fast and very clever in securing the balk
Although rather light he was wonderfully
effective in every department OF the game,
and one Of the ablest men in making
opening for his fellow forwards, or slipping
through one himself. McLanahan is ag-
gressive gritty and fairly speedy. He
will fight to the very end when in posses
sion of the ball. and he is one Of the
trickiest underwater scorers in the league.
Given a little more support than he had
In the Princeton game. he might have
Tailed twice more than he did.
Battles of Princeton should captain the
team.
For a reserve or second team, 1 would
take for the backs Pennsylvania goal
tender Rothschild. who is a splendid
player when his temper can be kept in
leash; Merwin of Yale, who just missed the
first team, and Plat of Princeton. a very
good player and one who showed remark
able courage In finishing the Yale game
although just out of the infirmary and
in weak and poor condition. Then. for the
forwards l would line up Allen OF Yale, a
man who never shines individually but
who is always there and always does the
right thing at the right moment; Pell of
Columbia, who. with few weeks of proper
coaching, could be made quite valuable.
and Anderson Of Yale, who demonstrated
unusually fine qualities in the few games
in which he played.
Howe of Yale. believe to be as good
a forward as any of the others and prob
ably a greater acquisition to the team be-
cause OF his remarkable speed, but 1t
would not be fair to consider him. for he
only started in one game and then in the
second half"
Coach Richards first and second sex
tets line up as follows: