The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-25
lBx Chandler d. Richterl

Philadelphia. Nov. 25.-In a few
more days football critics will start
picking All-American elevens and the
usual howl will go up. Walter Camp,
editor OF the football guide, and the
advisory coach Of Yale's eleven, picks
a team that Is generally looked upon
as the official All-American eleven, but
a general feeling of dissatisfaction
owing to the fact that no man can see
every player in action in a big game,
as 700 many occur on the same day.
The protests Of the smaller colleges
are entirely just. and many big col
leges believe that they have a kick
coming because a star Is no placed
on the mythical eleven. The foolish
ness of trying to accept any mans
team as official was clearly illustrated
on Saturday.
Yale was playing Princeton, while
Pennsylvania was OPPOSING the In
dams. Many stars cropped out in
both games. and one man could not
game played except through the news
papers. No two scribee see things
in the same light.
In the Yale-Princeton game we're
two hacks who are making great bids
for a position on the All-American.
They are Lefty" Flynn Of Yale. and
"Hobey' Baker of Princeton. Both
played grand fl ctball and deserve rec.
ognition for their work. Both will
probably be honored because Walter
Camp saw these two in action.
But in. Philadelphia there was an
other pair of backs who made a little
bit Of football history In the persons
80 D~S NTo~Nor ~ ponn and lin
Thorpe of the Indians. The work of
this pair was remarkable, and after
their showings it Is hard to see how
any one could keep them off this
mythical eleven.
One man could not see both games.
and therefore must judge by hear
say. 1t is doubtful IL either Mercer
or Thorpe will be picked. as the In
dams and Penn do not play against
Yale, Harvard and Princeton, VINO
|claim a monopoly on star footbailers.
Protests have been raised from 9th
err sections of the country: Scrioes
in other parts claim that the official
guide should pick only from teams
the editor has seen in action. This
All-American eleven Is only a mythi'
cal team, but strangely rouse mucn
! enthusiasm and criticisms.
The west is shouting the name Of
Jimmy Craig, Of Michigan. and a few
others. The south is swearing by
Harry Costello Of Georgetown and a
few others. Craig showed his class.
and. while he is a grand football play
er, the writer does not believe he Is
as good as Mercer or Thorpe. AS to
Costello, I do not know, as I have
never seen him in action.
Papers throughout the south claim
that Costello is the superior to any
backfeld man in the country. with
the possible exception of Thorpe. and
when Georgetown played the Indians
Thorpe did not outshine Costello. al
though he had a better team to work
with.
Two men who know football thor
oughly contend that Costello cannot
be kept off an All-American team
of merit. They are Eddie Dennis, a
local man, who is coaching George
town, and Louis Dougher Of the Wash
iington Times, who is known as a most
reliable critic.
Dougher has seen all Of the north
|ern stars in action until this season.
HE contends that in ten years he has
only seen three or four backs who
icompare with Costello. Dennis played