The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-30
Second Team

hard man to handle. He has held his
own and has mostly outplayed every
man he has been against this season.
For the other tackle, L will pick a
player who, while he has not played that
position, showed every indication that he
could play 1t, and play it well. Dutton
of L. S. u, played a rowing center
against Auburn, sometimes coming
through at guard, sometimes at tackle,
but always boring and tearing things up.
He gave Auburn more trouble than any
lineman this year
Esslinger of Auburn, was a COED, steady
player in this position, was also FUR
her of Georgia.
Robinson at right end for Auburn, was
the best end of the year, and it was
nearly impossible to get him out of the
way. Enoch Brown of Vanderbilt was
also good, but not as good as last year.
The cares of being captain and trying
to help out weak line interfered with
the effectiveness of his work Kearley
of Auburn is a good end that was spoiled
by being shifted to the back field in an
effort to add weight to that department.
He worked we'll in the back field and in
the Georgia game played as good a game
at the end as anyone of the year. ConlI-
lin of Georgia, was another good, con-
sistent player.
No Trouble in BackfieId
In the backfield there is no trouble
about the halfback positions as Newell
and McWhorter stood head and shoulders
above everyone else, though I did not
taink that McWhorter was quite as good
as he was last year. They are both
fast, shifty. and capable of standing all
, sorts of punishment.
Newell, in spite of his light weight,
played in eight S. Il. A. A. games with
everyone watching him. In spite of that,
10 nlt,nI
az kinds of punishment and never had
to be taken out He is the most valuable
halfback that Auburn has ever had, and
ihe passing of him and McWhorter re-
moves two of the souths greatest half
backs from the arena
Other good halfbacks were Cook of
Tech, VandeGraaff of Alahama, and
Logan of Clemson. There are Boensch of
Vanderbilt, Tolley of Sewanee, l.. Lupont
of Louisiana State and Arnold of Au-
burn. AS this was Arnolds first year
at the position, the care of conducting q
team towards the championship inter-
fered materially with his Individual play
He is really a first class man carrying
the ball, but used himself very little
To my mind, the best man OF the lot
| is Paddock of Georga-heady expe-
| rienced and a brilliant individual player
Boensch is as brilliant an individual
player but not nearly as good a general
| He was very brilliant in his individual
| playing against Auburn, but the fact
that Auburn was perhaps playing the
| poorest game of the year, may have had
| something to do with IT.. The other quar-
| terbacks followed these closely In fact,
| the competition here is keener than for
any other position.
Harris Wonderful
The question of fullback will bring on
lot of discussion. Harris of Auburn,
| was the most talked-of fullback of the
| year. For a man of his weight he is
| the most wonderful whether he could
stand a full game. or not. He goes so
hard that he would very likely Batter
| himself to pieces. This is his first year,
and if he puts on any weight to amount
| to anything, he bids fair to be one of
| the south's greatest fulbacks There
were other good fullbacks at Auburn,
| Christopher and Bidez. When these men
| We're good, they were very good but they
were not as consistent as Harris. Van
derbilt could not stop Bidez, but against
Georgia it was Christopher that could
not be stopped.
Because of his experience, his defensive
ability, and because of the fact that with
any kind of help he would go into line
mighty hard, | am going to put Skies of
Vanderbilt, at fullback. Harris can af-
ford to wait for the honors. to came
while Skies has had two years at full
back as well as the present year at half
Bebb of Clemson, Mcdonald of Tech
Ward of Sewanee, are good men, but
none of them hit the line with the force
and drive of those above mentioned. This
team is little weak in just one de-
rartment of the game. and that is punt