Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
COLORED ALL-STARS
Middle Atlantic Eleven Picked
by Director Henderson.
HOWARD GIVEN SIX MEN
Hampton Gets Three and Lincoln
Two-Wheaton Best
Fullback,
BY E. B. HENDERSON.

Again, Howard University of Washing
ton is the champion on the foot ball grid
iron. There is no contender for this SUI
premacy. Since the advent of one Ed
Gray on the field at Howard a dangling
string Of sca1pS has fallen to the lot OF
the teams with which he played. The
collegiate season started with hard
fought battle between Howard and
Hampton as the opponents, and when the
final whistle blew Howard had registered
victory against the Old Dominion. but
not without suffering hitherto uncrossed
goal line for four years to be rudely
trampled- These two teams were the most
closely matched of the big four teams
Had Hampton elected to use the effective
toe of Bender more 1t is likely that a
different result might have been.
Howard trave.ed to North Carolina
and in three days administered a 20 to
dose to Shaw University. at Raleigh,
and rolled up 90 points against LivingS-
ton College in the same state. Then
Thanksgiving day it took the Howard
machine full one half to solve the riddle
of Lincoln's defense, and in the second
half downed the pigskin twice behind the
Quaker Schools goal line.
Hampton's team was a corker, and as
a team working aggregation it was Sec
ond to none. Unlike last year, the work
of the Hampton team against Lincoln
was clean cut and the victory earned was
deserved. Considerably outWeighed, the
Virginia institution by dash and variety
Of play for three quarters swept the
heavy Lincoln defense away, and during
that time counted for touchdown and
field goal, while Wheaton of Lincoln
touchdown. Hampton met Shaw at
home Thanksgiving and gave the Tar
Heelers a crushing defeat.
Lincoln nor Shaw had neither the men
nor the team that these two have been
favored with in past years and there is
much to be improved upon in their style
of play.
The work Of five men stand in bold
relief beside the work of the other play
ers this season, and critics unanimously
agree that these five are stars Of the first
rank They are in order, Gray, Scott,
Slaughter, Warner and Brce. In his last
year in collegiate foot ball Gray lived up
to the standard of his earlier days and
passes from the stellar circle as the
greatest of them all, old-time and by
gone artists, Notwithstanding. No clean
err and more gentlemanly player ever
wore the moleskins. nor has more con-
scienuous worker ever been hereabout,
which testimony the writer gives not
alone as his own, but echoes what is
universally spoken.
Scott of Hampton was perhaps not SO
contentious as in other years. when the
responsibility of leadership rested upon
him, but he was every whit the olo re-
liable end around whose end the oppo-
nents were cautious and watchful
Slaughter was right this year. The tackle
that could not be blocked by this plung1ng
bullet was not in the game and the
way he successfully bowled over some OF
his opponents in some games was Joy
to behold by those versed in the science
of boxing a tackle. The old-day crtss-
cross play found Slaughter just as effec-
tive as ever and many times when the
~ Toe IN, n
tricacy of play this player would come
tearing around for gain of many yards
Warner had no trouble in passing and
| blocking on the line, but mainly to his
credit was his work on defense. when he
seemed able to be In and out on any
play He was easily best in his position.
Brice proved the general Of the cam
paign. No fault could be found with his
| play as quarterback. and he knew JUS,
when and how to get all that there was
| Collins and Wheaton were the best
workers on team that could not gel
| together or hold together. On the battle
| field at Howard the team shot Its boil
| too early, and at Hampton 1t got to going
too late. Collins as a kicker and receiver
of punts cannot be excelled. He is ar
| open fearless runner, superbly conditioned
and one Of the best OF sportsmen. Very
| seldom does he haggle over technicahtieS
but believes In playing the game. Whea'
ton was the mainstay when Lincoln wal
| In need of a gain and could another bach
of equal prowess have been his team
mate to save him successive plunges hi
might have done even better.
Beamon, Bell and Aiken were sturdy
players on the line. They were good or
| defense, bat none showed the versatility
Of star linemen. Clelland is minus the
frills that adorn perfect men Of the line
but his rugged strength and condition
make him a power OF resistance and OF
fenaa in the position OF Euard.