Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-01-09
Football Team
1912

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Tigers he broke through repeatedly
and stopped the fast Princeton backs
on plays on both sides of center. In
the Harvard game his work. while not
as spectacular as usual, was steady
and clean cut. He got down the field
on kicks very fast and, by breaking
through and grabbing a fumbled ball
at a critical stage. probably kept the
Harvard machine from crossing the
goal line. In smaller games he was
the dominant figure in the line, get
ting into every play and interfering for
his backs after they broke through
the line.
The ability to interfere against the
opposing secondary defense is one Of
the characteristics of a great tackle,
and this ability both Storer and Engle-
horn possess.
Other tackles who played we'll were
Devore of the Army and Butler Of Wis
consin.
There We're very few good guards
this season. Pennock of Harvard is
about the best, with Howe Of the
Navy next.
Pennock has played a consistently
steady game all during the campaign.
Although not a snowy player, he did
far more tackling in the open than is
usually expected of guards. Howe of
the Navy is placed on the other side.
He played a steady game all year.
Other guards deserving of mention
are Trumbull of Harvard and Kulp
Of Brown.
ketcham at Center.
ketcham Of Yale is awarded center
position and made captain. He is the
greatest middle man seen in the posi-
ton in many years. He was the center
of his lines strength both Extensively
and defensively. His passing was very
reliable. On the defense he covered
the field, was remarkably fast and ag-
gressive and heady. While the ordinary
center remained cooped in his position
Ketcham got all over the field, did the
work of the tackles and got down the
field like one of the ends.
In the games with Princeton and
AAo1' 4AClNdoiu was dll ONCI Tie
field. He backed up the line from end
to end and "a very seldom fooled or
shut out of the play. His tackling gen
orally threw his man back toward the
latter's own goal, and he was the rock
on which nearly everything that was
good in 1ale's defense was founded. He
was an inspiration to his own team, as
he has been all season.
Bluethenthal Of Princeton also played
well. as did Parmenter of Harvard. In
the west the best center of the season
was Des Jardien Of Chicago.
Quarterbacks.
Picking out the man for quarterback
position is a hard job. there being so
many good ones for the place. Among
those who have starred in the position
are Gillette of Wisconsin, Bacon of
Wesleyan, Pazetti Of Lehigh, Miller of
Penn State, WEIGH Of Carlisle, Baker
OF Princeton, Crowther of Brown and
Gardner of Harvard. PaZetti played
grand football all year. His all around
ability and great generalship had much
to do with Lehigh making a fine show
ing this year. Miller ran his team we'll
n proved himself a brilliant field
general. Crowther was also a corker.
His playing against Yale and Harvard
was brilliant.
For all around consistently good
playing Gillette of Wisconsin is given
the position. He is nearly the equal of
Walter Steffens and Johnny McGovern.
the famous old western q~uarterbacks.
III used rare judgment in the selection
of plays, while his own efforts were
responsible for many Of Wisconsin's
scores. He was fast and shifty,. chose
his plays we'll and got all the fight pos
sible out of his teammates. His open
field running was exceptionally good.
and he usually managed to elude tack
lers rather than to wriggle through
them. Next to Gillette the best quar-
terback is Crowther of Brown. The
writer gives the preference to the Bad
ger on account Of his fine generalship.
which enabled Wisconsin to win the
western conference title.
Thorpe and BrickIey the HaIfbacks.
Selecting the men for halfback posi-
lions is an easy job. Thorpe Of Car
Isle and Brickley of Harvard have
mortgages on those two positions.
Their playing stands out above all 9TH
ers. They are the two really great
players Of the 1912 season.
Thorpe is an ideal football player.
He appears at halfback because he is
of greatest use at this position. Put
him anywhere on the eleven, however,
and he would still be a star. He has
the strength, size and weight for any
ane position, the speed for an end.
He combines every quality of foot
ball skill. He is sure at handling punts
an. is in a class all by himself at run
ming them back. He combines the
crushing power and hammering force
Of Brickley with the kicking skill of
this same individual and the punting
ability of FELTON,.
Thorpe is the most deliberate player
IN the country. He never becomes ex-
cited, never loses his hood ua n