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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
Barrett Gets Call
Among QuarterbaCkS

Having disposed of the forwards, it
is now necessary to consider the host
of good backs who fairly cluttered the
gridiron this year. First of all come
the quarterbacks, and the roll includes:
Barrett, Cornell; Prichard. West Point;
Logan, Harvard; Ghee, Dartmouth; VII
son, Yale; Click, Prineeton; niiiiamson'
Pittsburgh; Murphy, Brown; Miles. annap'
oils; Seymour, Syracuse, and James. rem.
state.
Barrett is easily singled out from
this list of real stars because OF MS
all-around ability and individual value
to his team. According to some critics
in the West, Barrett just about beat
Michigan single handed, and surely ne
was a power against Pennsylvania and
did much by his brilliant dash of fifty
five wards for a touchdown to turn the
tide which seemed to be setting against
his eleven.
Barrett has few equals as runner in
broken field. He is elusive, cunning,
strong and speedy. He is good drop
kicker and a most excellent punter, can
provide interference, hit the line or
skirt the ends with almost equal facll-
ity. On top of this he is an able de-
fensive player in the secondary line,
and is gifted with natural football in
stinct. Why look further for a quar-
terback when he has proved also his
striking ability as a clever field gen.
eral?
Next to Barrett, Prichard. my choice
for the All-Eastern team year ago, IS
preferred. He also is gifted beyond
the usual run, combining sound Judg--
ment in running the team with good
punting and strong. elusive running.
Wilson, of Yale, and Logan, of Harvard,
follow in order. Chez. in spite of his
brilliant open field running, is pushed
down the list because of poor Judg--
ment at times in running his team and
because of a disposition to tumble
punts. Williamson, OF Pittsburgh, de-
serves particular mention, for no play
err this year, perhaps, did so much to
advance the interests of his eleven.
Click, of Princeton, was brilliant
quarterback in the making.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
Cornell, Rutgers, Prince
ton, Dartmouth, Army,
Pennsylvania in Line.
STARS OF GRIDIRON
THICKER THAN EVER
Men Selected from a Long List
of Candidates, After Weighing
Each One in the Balance.
By HERBERT.

Old Grant Rice is lucky man: Not
so many days ago he sat down IN the
quiet OF his Office and dug out OF his
fevered brain this Illuminating verse;
We have dubbed old women half TO death
And swiped an infants cream
But never have we In ali our nio
Picked an all-American team.
Some men surely are favored OF the
gods. for Of all the various and sundry
Jobs melted out through a year of palpi-
tating sports. the picking Of an all
america or all-Eastern football team IS
by all odds the hardest to bear. Clare
Briggs has missed an idea-this is the
time of all times when Teller needs
friend.
The excuse for this yearly rating, as
pointed out before, lies in the general
demand by those interested in any
branch of sport for a ranking. II offers
such fine chance to call critic hard
names and 10 express opinions thereon.
IL also offers a chance for comparison
with ones own ideas on the subject and
extends the football season about q
week longer than ordinarily would be
the case. A fan is a fan, whether the
leaning is to baseball. boxing, football
or some other branch of sport.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
Talbot and Toohey
Picked for Tackles

The tackles this year were less con-
spicuous, perhaps, than usual. but far
more even and consequently harder to
choose. The list considered follows:
Talbot and Belts. Yale; TrumbuIl. Har-
ward; weyand West Point; Cotton Dart
Washington and jefferson; Toohey and
Nash, Rutgers; schlacter, Syracuse;
Brooks and Abel. Colgate; Wiener, New
OF these. Talbot, of Yale, and Too
hey, of Rutgers, get the call because Of
the consistency of their tackling, their
value both Extensively in opening holes
and defensively in killing plays, their
sharpness in charging, their skill in
diagnosing the attack and picking out
the runner, their speed and sureness in
following the ball. BALM, Of Prince
ton, had no equal as a defensive tackle,
and in both the Harvard and Yale
games did, it would seem, just about
half the work and was more conspicu-
GUS than any other forward, but BALM,
in my opinion, was not as useful as either
Talbot or Toohey in offensive line
play. The making of openings, the pro-
viding of interference, the blocking off
of opponents count much in the making
of brilliant backs. IN this respect Bal
lin, for the lack of proper coaching,
perhaps, seemed to be a shade behind
the two selected. OF course he gets
place on the second eleven, but no
player this year is deserving Of greater
honors. He was just about one-half
the Princeton team.
George Foster Sanford. whose opin-
ions on forwards must be respected,
IL
wards of all time; but Nash, also of
Rutgers, is not far behind his captain,
and had the added value of great speed
for running with the ball from his
position. He gained the place at tn,
expense of Trumbull. of Harvard, and
Brooks, of Colgate, who rank next, in
my opinion. although Toohey tells me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06

providing interference. The BACK ,
combine all the qualities necessary lO'
the most varied attack-rpnnlns,
plunging, passing, punting and '''p
kicking. u.raw;ck
Ii has in Merrillat and hard1 "a
sure receivers of the forward pass -. -.
in LIE Gore a man who can SHOOT 70,
bali with unerring accuracy; it "a. ass.. :
great line plunger in Whitney, ' n',.
Wonderful open field runners IN pa =.
rett, Mahan and lie Gore; three :. q Core
leading punters of the year IN Le 'v q,
b %sta drop p kickcrs in Barrett and Msh's;i
Altogether, the team is made up 4
stars. but withal Of stars who p ,Is, !,
an almost perfect balance, So 50 'I percy
would require only coaGn I'M T;s,dinf
D. Haughton. Frank Hinkey f i,S -
H Yost or George Foster SsnioTd ~, "
turn out a football machine oil VI
euualled power.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06

Syracuse; Warren. Colgate; Tobin, Penn.
state; Calac. Carlisle Indians; Dunn; Io.d
ham; Kenan, Wesleyan; Prendergast'
Villanova; Whitney and Curtis Dartmouth.
From this wonderful lot of backs
Mahan, Whitney and lie Gore are
picked for the first eleven, with Cahall,
Spiegel and Knowles for the second
team. OF necessity three men had to
be chosen for each team, of slightly
different type, in order to lend variety
to the attack and provide finished
team.
No hesitancy was felt in naming Ed
die Mahan, of Harvard, for one place.
AS a free-running back he has few II
any equals, combining a puzzlng
change of pace with formidable stun
arm and an unusual ability to slip out
of tackles. He is fine punter, too,
drop kicker close to the Brickley
standard and an excellent all-around
PLAYER in providing interference, IN
tackling and in general defensive work:
A plunging back was needed, and
Whitney. of Dartmouth, was chosen also
without any hesitancy. II any man
playing this year, with the possible ex-
ception of Johnny Maulbetsch, Of
Michigan, could be counted on more
surely to gain one, two or three yards
when needed, Whitney was that man.
He had an off day against Princeton
after a long lay-off, but otherwise he
was power both on the attack and the
defence, and we'll deserves the choice.
lie Gore of Yale. was about the surest
handler of football ever seen, while
his punting against Princeton was the
best of the season. More important
still, lie Gore can throw a football with
almost as much accuracy as he can a
baseball. With Merrillat and Hardwick
to do the receiving. the forward pass in
his hands would be almost as sure as it
was dangerous to opponents. LIE Gore
has the other qualities also Of high
class back and could not be overlooked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
Pennock Leads All
the Guards This Year

Coming to the guards, one hnds
fewer men on what may be called the
honor roll, but this is not surprising,
in view Of the fact that much good
work in this position is lost to the
general observer. The list includes:
p.nnock. Harvard: spears. Dartmouth:
Trsnkmann and Shenk. Princeton;
ConroS, lale; Muns.ck anu ANDERSON Do.
nell; Meachsm. West Point Iwns' pnn
gers; White, Syracuse ana Nor""'
sylvania.
Eddie Trenkmann was by all odds
the showiest guard of the year, ana
Pennock the most dependable. me TAT
ter was the welding force in the HAT
ward line-the man who by his remark
able lift in charging did so much 10
make the way easy for his backs; INC
man whose keen sense and remarkaois
aptitude piled up play after play ot
opponents. He stands out as one VI
the greatest guards of all time spears
of Dartmouth, was much the same tyPe
of player, his great size ana we'sns
making him remarkable buIwarh OH
the defence. But Eddie Trenkmann
was preferred to the latter because OF
his much wider range IN the games !
saw. No guard this year ala SO nue.
tackling in the open or senseu pay
with more keenness. 1t is not guard
business, necessarily, to get down the
field under kicks, but Eddie Irenk-
mann was there tackling severai times
Under Haughton he would have oeen
an outstanding star. , 4.
Spears and Eells, Of Williams, tne
latter one OF the best punters IN ,he
East and also a player with wide
range. are preferred for the second
eleven over a number of good men, in
Guiding Anderson, of Cornell, who is
ranked second to Pennock by such
good judge as Fielding II. Yost, the
Michigan coach. and Shenk. Of Prince
ton. whose work was uniformly strong
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
Host of Good Backs
and Hard to Choose

As football is now played there is
little or no difference between the re-
auirements for halfback and fullback,
SO that these players will be Jumped
under one heading as follows:
Mahan. Bradlee and Francke. Harvard;
lie Gore, Knowles and Ainswortb. Yale I;
Collins. PhiIllppl and Colyer. Cornell;
Hodgson, West Point; Spiegel and Flem-
ing Washington and jefferson; Garrett
and Talman. Rutgers; Clark. Brown; Too:
Ian and Tompkins. Williams; Canal! and
Hoban, Lehigh: BiodEett, annapolis;
Avery, PENNSYLVANIA; Rose and Wilkinson,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
Ends of the Season
Well Up to Average

To get down to the why's and where
fores. the ends are taken up first, and
the ones selected were weeded out
from the following list:
Hardwick and j. G. Coolidge. Harvard;
Merrillat, West Point; O'Hearn and shell
ton. Cornell: Wlnship. Dartmouth: BraDD.
Yale: Highley. Princeton: Heyman. Wash
ington and jefferson; Ia PIante, Williams:
Green and Sswtelle. Lehigh; Overesch and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06

ball from a forward pass seen this year.
This is much a part of football these
days and clinches their choice. O'Hearn,
of Cornell, was about the best offensive
end of the year, while Shelton, his run
ming mate, was not far behind Merrillat
and Hardwick in receiving a forward
pass or in getting down the field for
tackles IN the open. | hesitated a long
time between Shelton and Higgins, but
unfortunately | did not see the latter,
which, no doubt, had an influence. La
Plante, of Williams, was a second
Hardwick, and, according to Fred DAILY,
a harder tackler
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
T. Harrison, Annapolis; Woodruff. SYRIA
cuse, and Higgins, Penn. state.

II. Harrison, Annapolis; Woodruff. syria
cuse, and Higgins. Penn. state.
Hardwick and Merrillst were selected
from this lot Of real stars for the rea-
son that both have qualifications for
end play apart from the usual run.
Hardwick, in my opinion, is just about
the best all-round football player in
the history of the so-called new game.
Fred Daily, the Williams coach, said TO
me one day this fall: 'I'd put Hard
wick on an all-star team if | had co
use him at centre"
Hardwick is not only finished end
in defensive line play and in getting
down the field under punts, but he is a
strong running halfback, and can be
used to advantage in that position in a
way to lend more variety to the attack.
He. with Merrillat, also stands out as
just about the surest receiver Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06

the name of Bill Tow, of Amherst, was
omitted, but only on a question Of
poundage. He ranks with the best
quarterbacks of the year so far as
generalship goes. but 1lS pounds is too
light, with so many other good men to
be considered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06
What Brickley
Has Done for
Harvard Teams

Charles Edward Brickley, Of Everett.
Mass, and Harvard. has scored ESQ
points for the Crimson In four years
one on his freshman eleven and three
on the varsity.
The points are divided as follows;
Thirty touchdowns. ia points; seven
goals from touchdown; : points; and
thirty-five goals from tho field, los
points.
In three years as q varsity player
he has kicked twenty-five goals from
the field. This year. when captain OF
the team. and his last as an intercol-
legiate player. he was stricken with
games and n fraction Of another. He
shot a field goal against Springfield
Training school, his only one for the
season. and closed his college football
career by kicking a goal from touch
down against Yale.
The statistics In full follow:
s1sil. 1914. 1918. 1914. Pts.
Touchdowns g 10 8 8 ia
Goals from
touchdowns. =. s o
ooa'e "o'"
hc'o
-.
'"'"'
sTouchdcwns counted only five points
in 1911.
The goals from the field. showing
nnrber and against which teams, fol-
low;
Wv"
Team GOaie.
Groton .................
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06

that Schlacter, of Syracuse, was the
best man he has seen this year, and ne
played against BALM, Of Princeton
among others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06

The tackles this year were less con-
spicuous, perhaps, than usual. but far
more even and consequently harder to
choose. The list considered follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06

Three centres stood out above an
otherwise even lot, made up of the
following:
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
c%0LLAPSIBLE BRIDGES.

Ualqus Structures Designed Fer Use
In the Philippines.
A 10 called "collapsible" bridge has
been designed BY the bureau Of public
works for use in the Philippine IL
lands, where there are a number Of
streams carrying just enough water to
be unfordable and subject to foods Of
extreme height and force which carry
down large quantities Of brush and
trees. 1t Is necessary to provide some
crossing for these streams. and yet
money is not available for the con
struction Of a structure permanent
enough to Withstand the extreme food
conditions. says the Engineering News.
The new ''collapsible' bridge 10 e.
sentially a series Of pile timber bents,
carrying short span timber Orders and
floor. which are attached to cables
reaching to dead men on the shore. In
general the girder and floor system II
broken in the middle Of the bridge. and
the cables extend from either side Of
the river to a point midway. During
a food the door and girder are torn
from their insecure fastening to the
bent and swing down stream. attached
to the cables. After the dood has pass
ed the door system IL 6oated up stream
and placed again upon the timber
bents.
One such bridge was recently built at
.Gapan across the Penaranda river.
Philippine Islands, and Is giving good
service.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
!. Oil IN Saw Handle.

The carpenter. amateur 0r profess
sional. who undertakes to do any
extensive amount Of saving soon
learns that an occasional application
of oil to the work greatly facilitates
the work. An inventor who believes
in making hard work easy has invented
q new thing in the way Of saws, max
ing use Of this principle. The charge
Of oil Is stored away in the handle Of
the saw and at a point within convent
ent reach is an operating lever. With
out the necessity Of stopping bis work
it is possible for him to touch the but.
ton and cause a squirt Of oil to be
elected from the handle on either side
Of the blade by which the passage of
the saw through the wood ID rendered
much easier.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
Ignite In Alaska.

The Ignite coal. reserves of the Bon
ni6eld region. Alaska. are estimated
by the United States geological survey
to be nearly 1O.0O0.00O.OOO tons. which
exceeds by near 3,O00.O0O.O0O tons the
estimate made a few years ago on the
information then available of the total
quantity Of Ignite coal in the terri
tory. The new estimates. which are
very moderate. indicate that the guam
tity Of coal available in the Bonniield
region Is greater than that Of all the
other surveyed fields of the territory.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
lee Of ADumt0iuM,

The extent and varsity Of the uses
Ct aluminium may b iptefred from .
confederation Of tn properties. While
It = extremely hght-ouly about two
and q half times heavier than water
It Possesses great malleability. ductl-
ity and tensile strength. It y easily
alleged with other metals and strongly
rsaasts the influences Of Dir, water and
vegetable acids. For these reasons It
- TO an increasing extent employed
in making kitchen utepsils. surgical
appliances, jewelry, fancy articles.
heavy bearings for machinery, etc. In
these various forms it u being export
Cd to every grand division Of the
world, u sales last year being espe-
cially heavy in Canada, England and
India. Japan, Australia. Germany and
Brazil rank next In value Of purchases
from Us, while sales are recorded In
smaller quantities in practically every
part Of the civilized globe.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
China Mendina Cement.

One pound best white glue. two
pounds dry white lead. one quart soft
water. one-half pint alcohol. Put the
first three articles in a dish in a pot
Of boiling water. let 1t boil until dis
solved. then add the alcohol and boil
again until mixed.
No Longer . Ssorst.
80 that great inventor y dead and
his. wonderful secret = LOST
mot .at all. He told + to his wife
Just hefore he died"
'Yn; tbst's Whist ! mean"-Phila-
halphaA pum
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
BRIGHT Prospects.

Manager hiring Office boy-Wen,
my lad, what do you say? Applicant
Before I take the job. sir, I'd like to
know IL there's any chance Of promo
tion.. Managef-Well, as to that, #
depends on the boy The. last one we
had here owned the whole place b.
fore he'd been with 10 two nonthA-
Boston Transcripts
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
In tho Dspth. Of, tho Sea.

The. quantity OF light emitted by
many minute deep sea animals is so
great as to supply over definite areas
Of the sea bottom a sufficient illumina-
hon to render visible the colors Of the
animals themselves. Somescephalopods
are furnished with apparatus which
reflects the light, from their ~phosphor-
escent bodies up6n,the sea bottom over
which they float. ss4aais rejecting
paratus is spoken IAN eficje1fe
buIlseye lantern torsgne In hunting
through the abysnal t6Aness.r !,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
Smells Like Half this World.

II II said that one half of the world
does not know how the other half
llves, but we always know when the
people next door are going to have
boEed cabbage for dinner.-New Or
loaaD States.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
New crimpsr For Blasting Fuses.

New crimpsr For Blasting Fuses.
It is quite evident that q crimper
which depends on hattening the sides
of the copper shell to contract the d.
ameter Of a detonator Is wrong In
principle. A new crimper recently
placed on the market by manufactur-
ers of explosives operates on an entire
~ different principle. The salient Pea
ture of this crimper is that on crimp-
ing the top of the detonator is con-
tracted uniformly. and a groove is
formed in the copper shell about one
eighth of an inch wide. The shell is
pressed firmly and uniformly into the
fuse. but not far enough to break or
separate the powder train.--Engineer-
ing Magazine.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
Evasive,

Nov, why are you crying?"
my husband is 90 evasive," yelped
the bride. EVERY time I ask him how
he likes my biscuits he tells me that
! haze beautiful eyss."-Louisville
Oour19-JouTAl
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
Selfish.

Selfish.
Il don't like Mrs. Wonbat. Wants
70 talk about her poodle all the time"
us that so!!aa
Yes. She never seems to care to
hear about my canary '-Pittsburgh,
49, 48xst : - e. <Nsss -S&EA #as
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-05
Cruel.

CrUoU M /.
Bene-Why, I actually changed counr
finance. NELL don't zee any i'm
-wovsnenkEDaltanoBs AnezicaA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Cs1ee Closes to q Points higher
-Provisions steady.

Total coffee sales yesterday were only
1850 bags. practically AL of which
changed hands at the opening. Gable
news from Europe and Hamburg con
tanned nothing TO enllven speculative In
tcrest and traders continued their walt
ing policy. The worlds visible supply. AS
estimated by Havre authority. will show
"A decrease Of about $4,000 bags for
April, a. compared with decrease last
year Of 632.0tl bags
Sac Paulo weather was favorable show
ers being reported in three districts. rain
in one and clouds in the remaining dis
trict.
The Havre market opened unchanged
to /, franc lower and closed at the sam'
level Hamburg started unchanged to i
pfg. lower and finished unchanged To J..
pre higher. Rio No. was unchanged al
| ASSES. At Santos No. was 90 rel,
higher at 4sJ50. while No. there was
also % reis higher at 1850. Rio receipts
were 1000 bags. against 1000 last yeaf
Santos receipts were nil, against 5000
bags for two days last year, Sac Paulo
had $4,000 bags, against 5000, and Jun
diahy had 1000. against 5000.
| Prices were:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-03
Big NATIONAL BANKS
WILL MERGE SOON
Mechanics and Metals and
Fourth National to
Consolidate.
OFFICIALS CONFIRM RI NOR
New Institution Will Augment
Group Of Downtown
Big Banks.
CONFIRM RUMOR

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.,a No,a,. ya,ionai
81" a.., ,,,a,do, tho re,or,
Dam .',S.. 49,, ,a,o,,o,,or. ,yar.
p''" Co.,. ....,,n, On. ,orr.r ,ns,,,u-
Wv. ...,,. 81. ,a,,er 7, was said. how
uoh VII" '"o '"''.'' ..,
ever, that inc matter mas .'V' -
sufficiently to permit the pubiish!ns Oh ths
terms on which the deal may be made.
In .ne,t,np OF the matter s. s. Camp
III. ,,ua.,,,,, y, ,hs t,our,h National
oe" W. 80, - -, .a.o,,a,tor.
Bahh' sai"' ~ IN ""' 49, -,
have been proceeding IN the pci'ei '"a'
the consolidation of the business OF these
,wo strong institutions will be beneficial
en- everv interest in each II is likely that
W 80 49,. -, -. ,orn,,, announcement
WIN" ""' VI ~ ~ ,,,
VIII be made on pehail OIL po'h "'""'
Gates W. McGirrah, president OF ule
Mechanics and Metals National Bank. and
,urtncr confirmation 10 the report.
iur.ncr com. "'. 80, No., go, ne.n com.
Neko.'''i".'' to-, o.
pleted." he said Out ,NeFs'h"s '''''' ~
an agreement being reached
The merger was not unexpected Follow
In, IN. reduction last month of the cap
90, .,oc,, n, the Fourth National Bank
''A' s.oon " e. non ooo
nom S1'oVV'V"V W 49, ,, .,,
The union or these TWO "s'i.u''o.''
place the Mechanics and Metals Ma
,io,., Rank among the list of big banks
- 49,, ,or.r,own district as FAR as de-
VI Wv .,oot, o-. co,c.rns.,
posits anu c''lp''' SUI" s.'-I,
! Neither Of the banks mas ever ih'''iiA' ,' :.
been cohhec'eu wI,' "". - h.,ns