The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-25
hitter Camp Has Picked Only
Hall Score Western Players
In Twenty-FOur Years
HCHIGAN GETS NEARLY
HALF OF THOSE PICKED
|oDton, Schultz, BenbroOk and
Wells Are Among Those
Chosen

foOkooIl eeie0LIOMS nave p~oiA
fnds by Walter Camp. the dean OF
nerican experts, only 10 western
= have had the honor Of beins
<locod on the honorary eleven.
5$Of this number four have played
IN Un1versity OF Michigan teams,
eoo with Chicago. two with Min
1905, and one with Wisconsin.
\ schultz, Heston, Wells and Ben
ook are the players who have been
oaen from Michigan; Herschberg.
Eckersall and Stehens, from Chi
kO: Mc0overn and Walker from
nnooota. and Butler from Wiscon-
70 Clarence Herschberger, one OF
III greatest all-round players who
~ played for Chicago. belongs the
nOc OF being the first western play
- ~ selected. Herschie was -
tod for the position Of fulback in
~. This player was one Of the
~ IN the early days OF the Mid
", ma his pslnting and field goal
&hlng. combined with brilliant Of.
1--we and defensive playing, were
>nnch = high oaliber that his efforts
6o rewarded by Camp.
m11ly HoetOu, one OF the greatest
n(bocks who ever d0nned the mole
~, was the second piayer-from the
= 20 Be hcnored. Any person who
Hf tew this player IN action knows
~ 10 was entitled to It. II ever Q
ron warrior was hard to tackle
1non was the man. He was fast
y ran In such manner that his
80 nearly touched his chin. He
n solid and weighed 1870 pounds.
could run the ends. hit the line.
III dive on tackles with equal slOr
. and he had 50 much drive BE-
1 his efforts that when he did
W opposition he generally went
ward 1t least two yards. Heston
~ placed on the eleven for two sue
live years.
Skernall was selected as an end
Ho0l, and was the third player
th1s section to be chosen In
and 1895 Eckersan was awarded
Qnaxterback position. He was
onen for three consecutive years.
- y the longest time any west
~ has been 30 h0nored.
7ormany" Schultz. without doubt
best center ever developed In the
(, Wa chosen for this position In
IA. Schultx Was q gutton for work
hie keen knowledge OF the game
~ him = most valuable man. He
&30& open center on the defensive
& WAs common occurrence to
Inn tackling on the wings. II .
vGr Wa outrunnig him, Germany
not hesitate to dive for him and
qc1dom miAsed his man. In going
~ the field under punts he made
Meny tackles a. the ends, while
paasing on the intricate formation
y fnn1tleN.
n1ter StefRen was awarded the
ne Of the quarterback position in
This player was one Of the
~ dodgers the game has produced
r biz squirming runs always were
ontllre OF the games In which he
yed. He used rare judgment IN
= Delecti0n Of his plays. while his
oWledoe Of the game and his all
md ability made him valuable
y 1e0D two more players were
rem from the west Bedrock, OF
DoblGnn, and McGovern, OF Mime
=, were the players whose prowess
M not be overlooked, and they
10 selected Al guard and quarter
~. respectively. II Is doubtful II
&unrd ever was developed In this
eoon who was the equal Of Ben
nok. and many believe him to be
peer Of Truxtun Hare and Fudge
Geannger, the famous eastern
ns6a The Wolverine was a tower
61rengfh On the defense, where he
lnlated the example OF Schultz by
111ng on the wing and going down
1or punts. He was awarded the
ot1ou for two successive years.
No one will dispute Johnny Nc
gorn's right to a position on the
american. This little player had
NE qualifications Of a stellar quar-
1nck and his playing on many oc-
16ns saved his team from defeat.
~ DtofYen. he knew football. and he
~ how It should be played. As a
AZ he instiIled fight into his men,
~ his ability to run and dodge IN
open, make field goals. and his
- and deadly tackling on the de-
- made him one of the most
snhao Sz1nyora that has evor MA vad