Evening star., 1914-12-13
NO TITLE DECIDED
Colored Colleges Failed to De-
termine Championship.
LINCOLN HAD GOOD MEN
That School and Howard Get Most
Players on the All-Star
Eleven.
HERE ARE BEST MEN
OF C0LnREn ELEvENs
BY EDWIN B.. HENDERSON.

A review of the 1914 foot ball season
among leading colored institutions of
collegiate class in the middle Atlantic
section and it's environs brings forth
no exceptional performances. unless the
defeat of Howard by Lincoln and the
returning strength of Union might be
SO considered. No championship was
decided; rather. a three-fold tie re-
suited. Lincoln University, Howard
University and Hampton Institute are
points of the triangle. Lincoln had
little difficulty in disposing of her chief
rival. Howard, on Lincoln grounds by
the score of 12 to o. This was largely
accomplished by effective working of
the forward pass and the splendid line
play of three of the Lincoln forwards
Hampton clearly outplayed Lincoln az
Hampton. but was just lucky enough
to score in the last two minutes of
play; and Howard Thanksgiving day
got the jump on the Hampton boys and
finished ahead by a score of one touch
down.
Union University surprised observers
by showing up stronger than last year.
A majority of the players on the nrst
team at Union were as good as the ma
terial in the other schools, but the Sec
ond-string players were light and in
fciency of the team when substitutions
were necessary.
Hampton's team was in prime condi-
tion when Union and Livingstone were
met, early in Its schedule, but it failed
to show the form IL was capable of and
when the team met Lincoln and How
ard. Hampton kept the Lincoln team
in its own territory throughout three
periods. and only once was In danger
At Howard the snap that marked the
play of Hampton's team earlier In the
season seemed to have wilted away in
the sun of warm Thanksgiving day.
The Washington boys went into the
fray from the first with dash and q 1st
full of trump open plays. One for
ward pass that netted thirty yards, and
the Hampton machine blew up. How
ard scored only once. but il was enough.
Lincoln had one of the best sggrega-
tions of foot ball players II has pos
an aggressive article of foot ball, and
deserves credit for playing clean. hard
and brainy foot ball. 1t fs to be re-
GREETED that the team should have been
ages when at Hampton II was with
drawn from the field to suffer for
feited game rather than to abide by the
officiars decision.
Howard gladdened the hears OF it's
followers by upsetting the odds and in
the team that last year won
the collegiate championship and was
conceded a better chance to win this
year. Coach Marshall had perfected an
Intricate and risky set of triple passes
that served well in gaining ground and
unhorsing the confidence seemingly
by Hampton. At Lincoln
met tartar. Its old rivei
trampled upon the sons Of the Blue and
white, and twice rested the standard
of Blue and Gold behind the goal posts
for the first time In many years.
At the writer will be leveled the darts
Of criticism for assuming to place any
but all of the players Of ones favortte
team under the caption Ali-Star
Last year one coach selected an honor
from a cellar champion
ship team, and more than a majority
were his charges. Based on this years
playing. were / called upon to choose
eleven players to form a team from all
in this field this season. ! would take
the players ! have mentioned above
Nor alone would l, for Merton p. Robin.
son. who saw service ~ an oflciai In all
II the big games Of the season. coneurs
almost fully with the selection made.