Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-04

Once again, with the dimming of
the football horizon, comes the task
of choosing an all-State eleven, a
team which is looked upon as being
formed of the cream of the players in
the football ranks. Blair, represented
by one of the strongest If not the
strongest teams in its history, has
three men, Brewer at tackle, B. Gulick
at guard and Alfred Brooks, the we'll
known Railway boy, in the first team
line-up. Blair was looked upon this
season as the champion among the
prep. schools. The team won all of
its games and wound up most glori-
Gus season on the gridiron by bring
ing down the colors of the Peddie and
Lawrenceville elevens. These vic
tories make the Blair claim stand out.
Blair's right to the championship
may be disputed. but not by those
who have followed the team through
the seasons campaign. Montclair
Academy and Wenonah Academy had
fine teams. Montclair, of course,
while 1t also has clear record, should
not step in Blair's way down the title
pathway, for the mountain town con-
tingent, 1t must be admitted, has not
played the teams of such strong call
bre as those which opposed Blair.
The choosing of eleven men for an
dIl~OOuO1d0ltG lCtlli1 0OC1 AAOI W CITY
means 20 to say that these players
are the best in the business. There
may be players who have been over
looked, players that perform on teams
meeting by far greater opposition, and
then there is the possibility of So
called second rate elevens, having
men whose work stood out during the
seasons campaign. The eleven play
ers chosen for the mythical team this
year have done fine work. The
9Daches who have seen them perform
Eave passed opinion on them and
central board officials who have had
she good fortune to be right in the
midst 81 the players have rendered
favorable comment. The idea con-
veyed is that the all-State team would
be a wonder on the field. 1t would
undoubtedly be representative of the
boys, who have played fiI1e football
all season, and it stands TO reason
that such an eleven could play with
the best of the teams, Everett High,
Oak Park and others not excepted.
Backfield Strong Combination.
It is doubtful If a better backfield
could be gathered together than the
one picked, which includes Charles t.
Murphy, of Peddie Institute, a son of
the late Mike Murphy, trainer of note
of the University of Pennsylvania, as
a quarterback; Jimmie Olson, of Rut-
gers Prep. and formerly captain of
Erasmus Hall, of Brooklyn; Alfred
Brooks, of Blair Academy and for
merly of Railway High, and Homer
Hazel the fu1lback of the Montclair
Academy eleven. All of these boys
have done remarkable work on the
gridiron this season and hardly a
game has passed by without their
name being mentioned for some par
ticularly brilliant work. There were
many who We're of the opinion that
the whole of the Blair backfield, COM
/. s.Ssed of Fay Rossell, Brooks and Ell
mer alsd Arthur Armstrong, would be
sufficient for an all-State team. NO
doubt, as an entire backfield, this
quartet would continue its great work,
but split up it is a matter of specu-
lation whether or not their work
would stand cut above others. The
four boys have played together a
number of years, having represented
Railway High Previous to their ma
circulating to Blair.
Few there are who will question
Murphy's right to place on the ALI
Star team. His work is that of a fin
ished schoolboy one who is just ripe to
enter the collegiate circle and make
good in leaps ana bounds. His drop
kicking alone has helped Peddie this
season, while his broken field running
has stood out prominently. Murphy
weighs lat bounds and has played
football vita Peddie for two years.
He stands i've feet two inches. minus
football 81 oes and stockings. He Is
an ideal quarterback, according to
those who have seen him at his best.
RosselI, of Blair. did some fine work,
but comparing the two quarterbacks,
ATawrs ~ H. fnVtn
Down at Rutgers Prep they are
looking for Jimmie Olson to prove one
OF the greatest of football stars. II
rhe continues his great work In college
and runs sthrough opponents like ne
has done for the Prep team this year
there is no reason In the world why
he should not reach the pinnacle OF
fame in collegiate ranks. Hardly a
game went by without some scribe did
not go back to his typewriter and tick
off a paragraph telling of the wonder
full work of Olson. When he was cap
tain of Erasmus Hall his work was
the topic of discussion in metropolitan
circles. and he followed on to Rutgers
Prep, where he continued to shine
even more than ever. In a football
suit he seems to be right at home
East Side High Schools players came
back from New Brunswick not long
ago ana ABOUT oil tfl6y GOutu say Wds
that they were defeated by Jimmie
olson. They admitted that he was
helped a trifie by ten of his team
mates, but particular stress was laid
IN the fact that Olson was some
nlayer. He tips the beams at 15S
nounds and is wonder at running
back punts. He was the life of the
Rutcers backaeld, and every team
mat played against him was satisfied
that there were few halfbacks in preI
school ranks who could compare with
him.
Brooks. of Blair probably scored
more touchdowns for his team than
any other halfback in recent years al
blair. Newark schoolboys knew wei
N the ability of Brooks when he
n1ayed at Railway High School, Wher
IL went to Blair he was q much inn
proved player after a seaAoning with
Coach Walter Short at RAhway, ant
he demonstrated beyond the shadow