Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-28

New York, Oct. 2S.-A precedent Of
IS years standing will be broken at
Princeton Nov. IA, when Captain Tai
bot of Yale lines up face to face
against Captain Balm of the orange
and black. 1t will be the first time
since 1896 that two all-American men
have played directly opposite each
other.
Since 1896 there have been a num-
Der of cases of stars colliding in line
play and then being selected for the
All-American team of their year. But
only once since All-American teams
have been picked by Walter Camp
have two men met in personal encoun-
ter at the time they bore AllAmerican
tags. This memorable clash, in 1896,
was between two wonderful ends, Ca
bot of Harvard and Colbert of Penn
sylvania. And the game was one that
will live long in the memory of all
who saw it. On the Pennsylvania
team were such famous players as
Wharton and Woodruff. both of whom
are ranked among the greatest guards
of all time, just barely under the grade
@. the wonderful Heffe,finger of Yale.
Camp picked both of them for his
hypothetical champion eleven of the
season, 4 rare honor, for only once
or twice since then has any college
provided both the right and the left
side of the All-American line with
Players CT the same position.
Cabot shared the starjom of the
Harvard team with wrightington, a
halfback, whose name will never be !
forgotten by the veteran followers OF
tie game. The battle of these teams !
was about as furious as a conflict on
the gridiron can be, and through 1t
all stood out the struggle of the two
great ends Cabot held his own on
the whole with Colbert, and even pos
sibly outplayed his rival bit, but the
chief honors of the day went to tho
latter when he won the game by throw,
ing a Harvard man back behind his
own goal line for a safety, which made
the total score to in favor of Penn
sylvania Touchdowns counted five
points in these days and a goal after
one. Each side had made
a touchdown and a goal, and the score
stood to when the denouement
came.
Those old boys. Cabot and Colbert,
had fought toe to toe the previous
years, when both were picked for the
team for the first time.
That was another fearful battle, in
which Penn also nosed out the Grim
son, that time by 4 score of II to IA.
The men put up such a brilliant game
that season that they were
ranked nearly equals, II not the equals,
Of Hinkey, Trenchard, Hallowell, Hart
well. Warren, Cumnock, Stagg and
other great ends who antedated them.
Cabot and Colbert were almost unant-
nous selections as the best ends of
hat year, and held their honors brave
y through the following season, when
Camp selected them for the second
line.
Will Talbot and BALM put up such
/ great game this year that they will
De selected again for their high post
If honor? That remains for uhe fu-
ure to tell, or rather for Nov. IA to
ell.
At Princeton they are touting Bal
In to show up Talbot when the two
meet. But will he? Balm is
'reat tackle. particularly on defense.
tut at New Haven they say he will
ave his hands full and then some
Vlhen he assails Talbot. There they
xpect Captain Talbot to show upI
,allin.
The difference in style between the
wo men is slight Talbot is a trifie
aller than Balm, but the latter is
bit more stocky. BALM is regarded
" nonpartisan observers as some
hat faster than Talbot, but not s.
ute as greatly endowed in brute
trength