Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-01
COLLEGE STARS CROP OUT
Even Though it Is Early in Season,
Some Are Already Proving Mettle.
MANY SHOWING RARE PRowEss
Various Big EIevens Arc Producing
Fellows This Year That surpasa
All Predecessors In some
Particular.
BY FRANK G. MENKE.

ny FRANK G.. MENKE.
It's rather early in the foot ball season
60 begin the selection OF the all-Ameri-
can foot ballers, but. just the same
some young persons haillng from the
different institutions Of learning already
have performed IN such style that they
may be regarded as among the truly
great. in q foot bail way.
Ghee, the Dartmouth quarterback, Is
considerably among those present this
year. Ghee. last year. was generally
selected as the all-eastorn quarterback
because of his fine work but had to
step aside when the all-American Sc
lections were made and surrender the
honor TO Dorias, the great general of
the 1918 Notre Dame team.
Un to the present time, Ghee seems 20
stand head and shoulders above the
other star auartcrbscks. II Is possible
that in the big games to be played this
month some OF the other quarterbacks
will perform in style that will eclipse
Chez. but anyone who expects to over
shadow Ghes's work must do some
hurrying.
soIon Big Surprise.
Scion, the Minnesota fullback, r. tear
ing up the opposition lines in a sur
prising fashion this year lie was good
last year, but this year his work is bril-
liant on the defensive, Scion is a
tower of strength. and, II he keeps up
his early work he will demand consid-
able attention when the all-American
sobs are passed out.
Talbot OF Yale, who was Walter
Camps selection for one of the all-Anler-
lean tackles. is playing far beyond his
work of last year, and, unless he
cracks during the big games. he 10
practically certain of being the unani-
nous choice as one of the all-American
tackles.
Le5orse, a Yale sophomore. has been
doing some wonderful work for Yale In
the fuilback position. He hasn't been
tested In the big games as yet, but his
showing In the early games forces the
foot ball experts TO give him great con-
sideration at this time. LeGorge 10
game clear through. He's a fine line
smasher. an adept at the open style
game. and a great man on the defensive.
Everywhere he has been regarded as one
of the seasons finds.
Splawn and Maulbetsch, the great
Michigan baclfiefd men, seem pretty GER
tain OF landing Jobs on the All-western
eleven. and. n they continue their past
form. may make q strong bid for places
on the All-American. Both are fine boot
ers. both are fast. and both can hit a
limo almost with the Heston power of
old. Almost-but not quite.
HuEhitt Right in Line.
Hughitt, the quarterback star OF Mich
igan, seemed certain OF the honor of
AalA
eli injuries forced him out OF the game.
Hughitt's future work may not be af-
fected by his injuries-and II may II
Il is, It probably will kill Hughitt's
chances for the All-western honor.
Knowles and Ainsworth. OF Yale, have
been doing some fine back field work
They have the forward pass down to
a fine point. Both men are circling the
ends this year In a way that brought
big gains for Yale and both are heady.
soucy OF Harvard, the All-American
center last year. won't grab the honor
this year unless he makes surprising
Improvement. His work at that position
has been a disappointment Wiley. OF
Yale, has been rushing along Mt a great
clip, and he surely will be In position
TO make a strong bid for tho big honors
81 he maintains his past clip In the
Princeton and Harvard games
Tho University OF Pittsburgh eleven,
which already has beaten some of the
best and biggest teams I'm the east, will
put forth q number OF candidates for the
high honors Balm. OF Princeton, one
OF Camps AlLAmeTfcan tackles last
year, Is performing in fine style this
year. He seems like a strong candidate
for theAll-Eastern honors and may take
the All-AmericAn again.
EichenIaub BiK Figure.
Eichenlaub of Notre Dame was a big
figure In the fight for the All-western
fullback job until the Yale game. This
big fullback failed TO live up 70 predlc-
lions in that game and his stock slumped
The University OF Chicago has two
fine baekfield men and two great line
men that deserve much consideration
when the All-Western honors are doled
out. Des Jardien. Chicago center, who
was the almost unanimous All-American
selection last year. Is performing in great
fashion this year and undoubtedly will
draw the double honor OF being selected
at the Al-Western and All-American
center for 1914.
Brickley, the great Harvard fullback,
probably would have been the unanimous
All-American fullback had he remained
in the game throughout the season But
the fact that he will be out for all the
big games seems to kill his chances for
landing the big honor. OF course. no
definite selections OF the all-star teams
can be made at this Tina The big
games still are to be played. II is the
big games that furnish the real tests
Some players show up as wonders during
the preliminary games-when pitted
against lighter teams. But in the big
games they fail II Is on their showing in
the big games. more than on their show
ing In the small games that the selection
must be made
But this one thing seems fairly certain.
The players who drew jobs on the All
American. All-Eastern and AIl-western
teams last year. and who are in the game
this year. have a fine chance OF repeat
ing because. up 60 the present time only
a few players out of the hundreds OF
new ones have risen 10 heights from
which they can challenge the stars OF
1913