The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-28
James j. Coushin, Sporting Editor TelegramyE M
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past season and the two leading teams
play their two most important games
of the season and making a careful
STUDY OF players ION all teams as 10
their ability to play the game, both
Offensive and defensive, and their ac.-
s;ual worth to their team, the sporting
editor Of the Telegram has selected
the above well known players for the
drstIand second All-State teams.
Living in the central part of the
3 state and not having any connection
I with any Of the colleges and being
under no obligations to any represen-
tatives OF the teams Of the state the
above selections were made upon the
merits OF the players.
tF0ur Positions Undisputed.
Several positions on the first ALI
State team are llncontested, all sport
writer's and leading sportsmen of the
state agreeing that ERert Rodgers,
john Kelilson, !" Paddle" Lambert and
Charles Hite are the best men in their
positions in the state aud therefore
given their respective places on the
All-State team.
hodges is admitted by all to be the
4 best fullback ever developed in the
( state; and he has made a record during
! the last season that has never been
equalled In the states football history.
He closed the season brilliantly on
Thanksgiving day at Fairmont when he
played the greatest game of his life.
kellison, Wesleyan's captain and the
greatest linesman ever developed in
West, Virginia, played his last game
of football on a Wesleyan team at Fair
mont Thanksgiving and although he
suffered a fractured bone in his foot
Wiring the first part of the. game. he
showed up we'll and played great
game. His record would land him a
place on an All-State team though
u ne had not participated in the game
last Thursday.
q Lambert Best Center. y
Lambert at center has never had
an equal in the state, having out
played every man he went up against
this season, notwit outstanding the fact
that he faced Wesbecher, the great
Washington and Jefferson captain and
center in the game at Morgantown
early In the season, he played Wes-
becher so hard that he was taken out
Of the game for fifteen or twenty min
utes to rest him. He was chosen
on the All-State team last year. AS
longsas he remains in school any other
center will have a hard time getting
on the All-state team at center,
Hite, who played his second year
on;the West Virginia team this season,
showed up 100 per cent stronger than
last year and had every other half
back in the state outclassed. He, is
as fast as lightning, hits the line hard
and is one Of the best open field run
nefs In the game today. He was also
"a bear at defense although one Of the
4 1ightest men in the Varsity backfield.
After placing these four men on the
All-State team many sport writer's
differ in opinion as to who deserve the
other places, the men who have been
listed in the above two teams are with
out a doubt the most worthy men for
the places for they have demonstrated
their ability during the last season.
Two Good Ends.
Hutchinson at the left end OF the line
lisa good fast all round football play
er. His defensive work during the
season which closed Thanksgiving
4 would be enough to give him place
on the team, but he is also good Of.
fensive player, his strong point is in
receiving forward passes. In this re-
: spect he has no equal in the state. He
spafyed consistent ball all season and
finished UP the years work by playing
abrililant game at Fairmont Thanks
giving. q 81 ia5s
Heavner, the man at the other end
Of the line, should be placed on the
team for several reasons, the most
) prominent Of these Is for his ability 10
kick. He Is the greatest punter that
has stepped upon a gridiron In West
Virginia this season. He has out
punted every man that has opposed
( him. Heyman, the great Washington
aud Jefferson punter. was outkicked
by Heavier on an average of five yards
I tor every exchange OF punts.
He Is also a great defensive player
3 and 1t was due to his wonderful wo L
that Wesleyan held Washington and
Jefferson to such q low score on the
local gridiron and he also showed up
we'll In the Thanksgiving game. In re-
ceiving forward passes he is except
1onally good and scored a number OF
f6tichdowns during the last season by
,naking long runs after receiving the
I passes. 80. ;s
Webster Ut Tackle.
After placing Kellison at right
tackle It was no hard proposition 10
ind q running mate for him fo,. ne
y left tackle position. Webster. West
irginia.s premier linesman. IS the
most capable man for the place. It
has been often said this season tint
west virginia,s line was like a stone
u and Webster was the larges. stone
IN the wall. He charges a limo like a
ID man and Is aSsure taeisler He
1oFke mp q large number Of Wesley