Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-28

downs scored by Morristown, how
ever, were made by Wendell and De-
vitalis. Schneider, of Barringer;
Hazel. of Montclair Academy;
Biorem, of South Side, and Abbott, of
East Orange, were all good backfield
players.
Rosseli Star Quarterback.
One of the best quarterbacks seen
in Newark this season was Fay Ros-
sell, of Railway. AS a field general
Rossell is in class by himself He
appeared to know where and when
to work his plays and most Of the
success attained by Railway this
season was due to his brilliant play
Ing There were many quarterbackS
of note, but Rossell, in the opinion
of many, was the big one. Larry
Roper is placed on the second eleven.
Owing to ruling in the New Jersey
Interscholastic Athletic Association
League this season, Roper, who has
been playing more than four years,
was ineligible to represent East Or
ange in league games. Roper Is al
most on a par with Rossell. of Rah-
way, and 1t was believed that had he
been eligible in league games East
Orange would have given Stevens
Prep a close run for the champion
ship. Roper was the life of the East
Orange team. He could run back
punts and he appeared to be able TO
find the big gaps. Wallace, of
Rutherford, gave a good account of
himself, as did Fucker, Of South
Side. and Deetzen, Of Montclair
Academy.
Brooks Gets Place at End.
In these days of scholastic football
players on the TANKS OF their respec-
tive teams had much to do. 1t was
no easy job for an end man with
forward passes in vogue More
especially did an end man have to
be careful when his teammates were
being held for downs in the vicinity
of the five or ten-yard mark. Here
is where forward passes came in
handy, and the end man who man
aged to elude his opponent was an
end indeed. At this sort of work,
Francke, of East Orange, figured.
Against Dickinson, Railway and Bar
ringer. Francke was an excellent man
on the defensive, appearing to get
his man at practically every turn.
He was the whole show against Dick
inson High School in grabbing long
forward passes. His height helps
him a good deal In pulling down tho
ball when it is thrown. Brooks, of
Railway, it appears, is labeled for
an end position. Brooks has been
p aging at halfback In most of the
games, but in 1918 he was star at
the flank. 1t is on account of the
plenitude of backfeld material that
Brooks Is shifted to end, place he
is familiar with. He could just as
we'll play in the backfield, as he Is
ranked one of the best halfbacks
in the State. Charles Hummell, IF
Barringer High School, is another
end of note. Owing to injuries Hum
nell has been unable to get in most
of the games played by Barringer.
He is an offensive player, although
on the defense he has been known
to get by his opponents time and
again in the games he has partici-
pated. Francisco, of Montclair, is
the other choice for second team.
Francisco, in the early part Of the
season, played at end and was then
shifted to the backfleld. Even when
he was playing one of the backs he
worked as an end on the defensive
and made good. James K. Alverson,
the former Rutgers star player, who
acted as coach of the Montclair High
School team, predicts that Francisco
will make good on college gridirons.
Charles Bell, of South Side; Duncan,
of Barringer; Newman, or stevens
Prep, and Kreitzberg, of East Side
High School, played good football
during the season.
Tackles Were Numerous.
Tackles were numerous. Scudder,
of Montclair Academy, and Downing.
of Stevens Prep, were the stars on
their respective elevens. Coaches who
have seen Downing, of Stevens, in ac-
ton have words of praise for this
youngster. His playing all season has
been consistent, and time and time
again he has ripped hole after hole
in the opposing line. Scudder, of
Montclair, is also good as a tackle
and is one of the best boys developed
at this position at the MontclaiT
School in some time. Morse, of East
Orange, and Devitalis, of Morristown,
are chosen for second team selection.
other tackles who did good work
were Mausert, of Barringer; Zeiler, of
stevens Prep; Proudfit, OF Kingsley,
and Alexander, of South Side.
strong Guards Not Plentiful.
The season of 1914 found an absence
of players for guard positions.
Coaches tried without success early
in the season to find players who
! would make good on the line, but it
was only after number of games
were played that the right individual
was picked, and then the coaches in
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