Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-07

deemed it advisable to select an al
American football team. 1t is
pleasant pastime, though it require
time and effort to do it. OF all tn
experts few agree as a general thing
but in the choice of players for tn
all-star team this year there is littl
difference of opinion. From the vas
army of players eleven selections d
not warrant much latitude, yet it il
surprising how so many of the eX
perts decided on almost exactly thu
same players for the various posi-
tions. Not one has missed Hardwicli
at left end, and Mahan, at quarter
back, both Harvard mon, for the frs
! team. and this is also SO of Merrilat
| OF West Point for right end. Maui
betsch, of Michigan, is the almost
unanimous choice for right halfback
and Ballan, of Princeton, for left
| tackle, seems TO be the one generally
favored. These players are my
selections. through observation and
through information obtained from
various sources. The best men stick
out in almost every branch of sport,
and why not in football. The trouble
is. and the difference of opinion is,
that some Of the experts see a man
play a wonderful game today that
makes him an all-American selection,
whereas the same player as viewed by
experts in another game doesn't
merit even casual mention. To be
perfectly sure that the best men have
been selected for all positions would
call for the experts to witness all the
games. which Is an impossible feat
Therefore, in selecting an all-Ameri-
can eleven We simply name the men
who, in our opinion, have shown the
most brilliantly and the most con-
sistently throughout the playing sea-
son. II it merits your approval I
thank you. and If it fails to meet with
your appreciation, pray thee be not
too severe.
Important matters are to be taken
up at the International League meet
ing today at the Hotel Imperial, in
New York, and important announce
ments, we are told. are to be made.
The league is in a bad way, and only
hovato .eeo~t. ,,,iiI Iowa ~ THE y,,ao-
mates who have clubs in the league
are not willing to admit that the
roads are as rocky as they really are,
but such IS a fact, nevertheless. The
past season was hard one on the
men who pay the players, and the
season to come offers small encour-
agement. AS things stand, the fran
chises in the league are worth little
or nothing, but il the time should
come when the Federal League is
driven out of the circuit then the
League holdings would
be valuable assets. But just now our
league is not worth much.
o
Changes are to be made in the cir
cult, but the way the changes are be-
ing planned isn't fair at all. Charles
II. Ebbets, ST., who, with the Nc
Keever brothers, control the Newark
club, as we'll as the Brooklyn club OF
the National League, seems anxious
to place an International League club
in Brooklyn to play at Ebbets Field
on days when his National League
team is on the road. 1t doesn't look
like good business move, but If the
league is willing why not let Mr.. Eb-
bets take his Newark franchise and
his Newark players and gamble with
himself In his own ball yard. That
is one way to look at it, but Mr.. Eb-
bets will probably not want to see it
in that light.
No, that isn't just the way Mr.. Eb-
bets would like to have the shift
made. Rather he would prefer some
angels to pay him a big price for
his Newark holdings and then make
whereby the Jersey
City club would be moved over to
and play at Ebbets Field
on a percentage basis. This, however
is all UP to President Barrow and the
club owners and it is to be hoped
that they have sufficient business
ability to make the best possible deal
Then 1t is suggested that the Balti-
more franchise be removed to SYRIA
cuse, although at first it was planned
TO have Jersey City so to the Salt
City. Montreal is also spoken of as
a trial at Richmond,
Va, but as bad as Montreal is 1t
will probably be the best move not to
move at all.
o.
South Side High School believes
she has better right 60 the city
championship than has Barrinser
High School, for the reason that
South Side played and defeated st.
Benedict's Prep School 20 to o, where
as Barringer refused to play ST.
Benedicts for reasons not known. In
favor OF South Side it is pointed out
that she played all four of the Lead
ing secondary schools. of Newark and
remained unbeaten and that Bar
ringer played only three of these
schools with similar record. Team
against team, the game resulted in
tie, with the score to z, and even on
all their games 1t would be difficult
matter to separate the schools. How
ever, South Side makes the fine point
that she played and beat st. Bene-
diets, which was more than Bar