The Washington times., 1912-11-27
WEST IS SIGHTED
IN ALL,AMERICAS
But Thirteen Western Grdiron Stars Have Landed on
Walter Camps Mythical AlStar Elevens-Michigan
Leads With Six.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Walter Camp. dean Of American foot.
ball has chosen twenty-three all-Am-
rrican football eleveps. beginning In
1889. and In all that time he has pick.
ed Just thirteen players from Western
teams. Not Til 1898 did Westerner
succeed In landing place OH the first
all-Amerca eleven OF Camps. Not Ill
that year did Western players receive
any mention for second or third teams
either. OF course. at first, no second
or third .levens were picked. That was
al aftcr-thousht, an attempt to placatc
followers Of other teams than those
of the big Four In the East"
In ~. camps first eleven was made up
Of Two Harvard men. four Yale men,
three from PennsyiVania. ana two rom
four from Yale. two each from Army
and Cornell. and one each from La
favct,c. Pennsylvania. and Brown
Cornell and Lafayette had one each
three. Princeton four. and PennsJi-
The iicht came with a rush the fol-
lowing season when Hcrshberser. Chi
cago's great kicking fullback. was
chosen for the first eleven. Steckle.
Michigan's marvellous tackle: Kennedy.
Chcaso's great field general. and PAT
o'Dca. Wiscons.n's iar.punnns nd ana
ail.Ainer1ca team. B.nedict. who had
made great reputation with the Ne:
bra ska eleven. was chosen for the third
team, along with players from Eastern
teams.
Chose Some More.
In 90 some more Western players were
picked for the second and third clevens.
.K cnncdy. OF Chicago. was again at
quarterback. while his team mate, the
great line plunger. Shaker. was chosen
for halfbuck position. Cunningham
Michigans center. was the third West,
erner on that second eleven. The third
eleven saw SNOW. Michigans brilliant
end; Hamill. Chicago's great wind
player: Mclean, Michigans halfback.
and Pat ODea. Wisconsin's fullback' In
its lineup.
Page. Minncsota's center. made the
third eleven In 1890. together with lowa's 9
i%stess0sMiiKh M"ssSn. Michisans Monderful haitbsck.
rspresented the WHsi sS,san and nae ne was soS on
crful team in the early years OF the
end, and Weeks, quarterback. repre-
sentcd Michigan on the second all
The third team had Farr. Chicago 8
tackle; I.erum. Wisconsin's guard;
Schact, of Minnesota, one OF the most
powerful tackles In the history OF the
West. ana the ihcoihParap'e ""'''" 'iee'
ton.
Heston Is Cnosen.
In 1904 the superb performances on
,,r,. ,,r,,irors cav. Nar,ir Hss,on the
many stiairols gave martin m i.ss'" . .n.
honor OK being CHOSEN LOT me nu mrs.
eleven: he was, mus, .ne secI"h nnr ,,iu.'
from the West 70 acnieSe sucn hoho,'
the West had at.ractsd c4nstoe,rao'e :, ~,
tcntion IN thc East py tnat t''ne: anu
more was nsara OF nnaynta Snrn nmen RoSers ~
Minnesota. the former Carlisle Indian
star: salmon. N N3tre Danes srtar auli.
mr,S.r ,,rsk. hI hsiShach. Redden end. and
Maddox. guard. o. Michigan. These
men won places on the honorable men,
tion teams.
The high rank of the West on the
pridiron vas settled now and ever since
Camp has given teams in that section
as much attention as those OF the At
ianti seaboard down as far as Philadel.
phia. south OF this mark he has ever
been nary of lingering. though HodR-
sen, he great fullback OF Virginia