The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
FIRST ELEYEN

vicious proficiency and an aIl-round per-
fection In every point OF the game Yale,
the eleven which had been able with Their
lateral and forward passing TO score upon
any team they had met up to this time
was unable to get over Harvard's goal
In spite of the fact that on two occasions
It was within a few yards of II. Har-
wards team demonstrated the value of an
attack, not necessarily because IL gains
enough ground to make touchdowns. but
because II enables the side TO keep pos
session Of the ball more than half the
playing time. and so prevents the other
side from developing its attack. Thus
Harvard made her attack a defensive
power as well as an offensive weapon
Now for Harvard's attack. II had a
perfect deception in it as against any
low, straight charging line. the hand
ling of the ball being always masked.
Otherwise 1t was comparatively simple.
Harvard had in Mahan. with his runs
from short-kicking formation. the most
solid. smothering interference thrown
upon an end and tackle that can pos
sibIy be made out of six men. and in
all plays the cleaning up OF secondary
defense was a prime feature.
Southern Football Review.
Southern football gains rapidly in
quality and prestige, and the coaches
of the various teams are producing IN
creasingly good results. In the South
west the University of Texas has MAIN
tanned its leadership and has good
team. Had Virginia come North to
meet Yale in some other year when the
New Haven team had not developed her
lateral passing, the result would have
been at least Iar closer, for in many
respects the Virginia team showed up
especially well Indeed. Gooch, the Vir-
ginia quarter, is one Of the strongest
in the country. Virginia's work was
most noteworthy in runs from kick for
nation. An idea of how the forward
pass is used in the South can be gath
cred from the Texas Mississippi game.
Texas tried thirty-one forward passes,
succeeded with thirteen. and made by
these 227 yards, while Mississippi tried
seventeen, succeeded with six and made
by its use 131 yards. one resulting in
a touchdown from mid-feld.
Better Than Ever.
The material for the selection Of the
Al-America Team of 1914 is especially
strong in many respects. As far es the
back field is concerned. there is material
for easily a half dozen first-class eley-
ems while when one takes the country
, over the forward line is also well pro-
vided for, although it contains far fewer
stars in number than the back field. AS
stated formerly in these columns. no
/, firsI-class squad would THINK Of enter
ing a campaign without three available
PLAYERS for each position, and conse-
quently the selection of the All-America
team is always a team Of thlrty-three
men. divided into first, second and third
strings. On the first eleven the ends
would be Hardwick, of Harvard, and
O'Hearn, Of Cornell, both pre-eminently
stars in their positions. At right and
left tackle would be Ballin, of Prince
ton. and TrumbuIl, Of Harvard, who,
if fianSed as they can be on this ALI
America team by proper assistance TO
the right and left. would be unbeat-
able in the position. At guard, Pen
mock, OF Harvard, chosen by the writer
for the last two years, becomes GER
tainty again, while the other guards po-
sition has been earned by Chapman, of
Illinois, through a season in which he
has been the full back Of the mid
die section OF his team, which w'n the
Middle West championship.
McEwan, of West Point, secures the
center position through all-around ex-
ceIIence, especially in his big game, just
beating out DesJardien, Of Chicago, who
held the position last year. The quarter
back position goes to Ghee, Of Dartmouth,
closely pressed by Barrett, of Cornell;
Wilson, of Yale. and Prichard, Of West
Point. Ghee, after he found how %
handle his engine Of attack. did it mar
ivelously well, and is individually a won
dertul runner, a remarkable forward
passer, a deadly tackler, and a man who
can stand a lot of punishment and last
through the season. Behind him stands
trio in which the first selection Is a
foregone conclusion the best all-round
backfeld man in the country by all odds.
Mahan, of Harvard. The second position
goes to Bradlee, OF Harvard He is the
sturdiest and strongest line-plunging back
on the gridiron, and, most necessary TO
| this All-America team. his defensive work
stamps him as the best to back up a line
that We have seen in two years. Be
tween his line breaking and defense he
Is ideal and he is, like Ghee, a man who
can stand the vicissitudes and pounding
OF the season. The last place is the
hardest of all. but Maulbetsch, of Michf-
gan, gets II by a shade over Splegel, OF
Washington and Jefferson, because his
style of running is So unexpected to the
opponents, as was proved repeatedly,
and especially in his ability to constantly
pierce the Harvard defense, which, as
every one knows, was especially strong.
The team, therefore, as finally selected,
would have tremendous offensiys
strength, with the contrast between
Maulbetsek's low-shooting. lodging runs,
Bradlee,s line plunging. .Mahan's runs on
tackle, and especially from short-kick
formation. Then we have the forward
passing OF Mahan and Ghee with two
excellent receivers in Hardwick and
o'Hearn; while for kicking, Mahan Is
equally proficient at punting and drop
kicking.
Mighty Men and True.
Now, as to the offensive strength of
the line. with Pennock and Ballin on one
side to open holes, and Chapman and
Trumbull on the other, and with McEwan
10 between Pennock and Chapman to split
up the middle. II that part of the oppo-
nents' line was found at all shalzy, the
backs could be sure Of striking the soft
SPOTS Then Hardwick's coming around
from end has already been proved a ter
Tible weapon against Harvard's oppo-
nents. Ghee ran two-thirds the length OF
the field after receiving q kick-off In the
Princeton game. and Is likely at any time
TO put the opponents In distress BY run
ming a kick back past the point from
which II was punted, and Mahan has the
same ability.
On defense the line, as 1t stands. Is q
marvel. and every man has been tested
in games this season The ends have
speed and the rest OF the line has power.
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