The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-08


football collections. l mean--so here
goes:
Player. University, Position
Bomeisler ale ........-. End
FELTON, ....... Harvard ....... End
Guyon ...-... Carlisle $500. Tackle
Storer Harvard ...... Tackle
Morey ..... Dartmouth ...GIard
Cooney ....... Yale ...... Guard
ketcham ........ Yale ..... Center
Crowther $500. Brown ..Quarteoack
Thorpe ..... Calisie ..... Halfback
Brickley ..... Harvard -. Halfback
Wendell 80. Harvard Fuliback
Anyone who doesn't like that Sc
lection has the privilege Of picking
one to suit himself. 1t may not be
the greatest aggregation to be found
on the gridiron. But II we had John
Dis scads we would Willingly bat enc
or two States of the Cn.on that na-
body could find an eleven 10 tick it.
The selection of AN Al-American
team is more or less ''bancombe' any
how. Naturally so. In me iirst place
the season is too short for any human
being by personal observation. To get
a true line on the playing ability %
even the big college elevens. And in
some OF the lesser colleges bushes
many flower born TO waste Its sweet
mes on the desert air. as old Tommy
Grey was won't to say.
They play pretty good football in
the Middle West, for instance, but
that Middle West Is so isolated from
the East that IT doesn't count for
much. IL is unfortunate that tho
really good teams of the Middle West
this year did not try conclusions with
any Eastern rivals Michigan was but
u shadow of it's former seif-~a Joke
for the Wolverines. So, to the critics
of the Mississippi Valley We leave the
task Of injecting a few wild and wool
~ gladiators into the cast. They may
have somebody out there more en-
titled to place than one or two
named above, Not having seen them
they are excused.
Selections All Vary.
Through stress of circumstances
this year selections are likely tn vary
greatly There is an unusual lot or
good material from which to choose
despite the many changes OK rules
that marked this seasons campaign
ard thwarted early development more
or iaSs The writer has doubtless de-
flied the ethics OF All-American Sc
lectiug in venturing his guess among
the many. 1t will be noted that the
champion Harvard team Is honor
ed" with four positions. Yale with
three. Carlisle with two, while Brown
and Dartmouth each draw one
Now. that seems rather tough on
Princeton. doesn't it, Princeton had
a wonderful team this season--a re-
r,arkahle team when IL IL remember
ed that IL averaged more tnah zen
pounds to the man lighter than either
Male or Harvard. Princeton's chief
charm lay in the fact that II was ~
evenly balanced. The men were al
good and pulled together in such
manner as to get the very best results
princeton was doubtless superior 10
Vale hu, far inferior to Harvard. 1he
Tigers had a wonderful bacR ~
.tJoba, Rakar and ordinarily he would
have had little difficulty In MAKING
the Legion OF Honor" But coulo
Baker beat out Thorpe, briehiey oT
Wendell? We think not
What a wonderful array OF nack-
Geld talent? Indeed 1t Is tough Tor
faIlows like "Hobe" Baker. Hardwick
and Aroasa to take back seat from
anyone. Hardwick's game asaihs'
vale was every bit as prniiah. as
that OF Brickiey--a tribe prishter I'D
straight football carrying the pan
hut then Briukisy gets me can pc
cause Of his wonderful kicking aoiilts.
He registered Il OF the ~ potnls
scored against Yale ana 0, the ~
rolled aGafhst
Is one of the most wohaefiui HWY
ball players 81 all time.
Thorpe, Of Indians
Ana Tim Thorpe, of the Indians
xhere can you beat him? He mas oeen
d,srussed In these columns before
yVonderf,lily accurate in his kfckths'
inst like Brickley. he is even H'oIo
brilliant -smasher and as run
ner through broken field ne mas no
equal. Add to this the ability OF pun
ing equal TO that OF FELTON, an" 70"
have the ideal pack. g.. j..
~, an nv himself as a fullback. Of
sans,valv and defensively he Is as near
.,arTsctiou az possible. He is great
ae,a General in the bargain, sure
tarkier and dead shot at ttAitis
,,,r,s as well as a skiiful dodger III
running them back 49, ,
am very sorry to confess that !
did not see Brown In action TINS tan.
hut from all accounts Crowthers mus
he the best quarterback IN tne EASY
~.ta,n,v none of the other big col
,alras HAS much to crow about. Gard
~ ~ Harvard, Is probably the most
ra,,ahla of the lot outside OF the
prar.n man--but Harvard has Ma
anorgh glory without drafting any
,,ore a. her champions
Nov we get TO the line men. Ihe.e
Mi, he no dispute over the center p'.si-
NON Non Ketcham, Of Yale. has that
cinched beyond question. II Is not
nacessarv to go into details he
a.srds head and shoulders above any
Sontemporary. Cooney did great work
Ses,de This wonderful center. and sor
that reason Is picked as one OF me
Guards. Maybe It was Ketcnam that
,,nas cooney. However. wen let It 80
a. Il stands. for good GUARDS arc
scarce this year.
Morsy Of Dartmouth.
Morey. OF Dartmouth, seems en-
,.,,ied 10 the other guard position. re
- rar better man than Cooney, with
n,t = doubt and with either Harvard
a. yale would attract much OF me
iimelight 80, -.
thc hest tackle OF the year. He has tie
strenrth Of two ordinary men. and the
sneed Of an end. Defensively he can
stand any sort Of shock. He is a
wonder at covering kicks and a demon
~ carrying the ball. He was one OF
warmers paost reliable ground-gain-
ers On the old "tackle-around" play
xht. ~nar Ana the hest Part OF II,