El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-02
PLAYERS FROM NINE COLLEGES
CD TOFORM ALL EASTERN TEAM
Menke Picks First Second and Third Teams; Cornell
and Pittsburg Are Allowed Two Men on First Team;
Barrett, Mahan, Mayer and Hastings Chosen for
Premier Back Field M eEwan on Third Team.
BY FRANK c. NENKE.

factors that kept Pirtsburgs record
spotless- Anderson, Of Colgate; Nee
han, Of Syracuse; Ewing, Of Pennsylva-
mia state. and Watson, OF Harvard,
were other pivot men who performed
well.
In selecting the backfield to support
Barrett. We chose-after much study OF
recOrds-Mahan, Of Harvard Mayer OF
Virginia. and Hastings OF Pittsburg-
There were many others WHO com
handed first team consideration. IN
Guiding King, OF Harvard Iibbott OF
Princeton. Talman, Of Rutgers; Collins
and Shiverick, of Cornell; Bergman. OF
Penn State Scovil, Of Yale; Wilkinson.
Of Syracuse lIcGreight, OF W & J., and
Gerrish. Of Dartmouth. but the trio we
have chosen for that first team seems
to edge" their rivals.
Mahnn Is All Around star
Mahan is an aIl-around star. a Won
der at Dunting, at drop kicking, at line
smashing. at end running and on the
defensive. Hastings has been the big
score producer for the unbeaten Pitts
burg eleveu-one Of that rare type OF
men who know not the word failure
when called upon to make gains
The brillianCy OF Mayer has been
dimmed somewhat by the fact that he
has played on one Of the socalled
smaller elevens. Yet Mayer is one OF
the greatest halfbacks the east and
south have produced in many years He
scored more points in 1914 than any
man in the east and this season. de-
spite the fact that his team grappled
with Yale and Harvard, he scored over
100 points
The flank guarding jobs on the first
eleven go TO Higgins. OF Penn STATE,
and shelton. OF Cornell Higgins shone
with special brilliance throughout the
year. Those who saw him in action
claim he is one Of the greatest ends
developed since the days Of Tom Shey-
lin and Johnny Fitzpatrick Higgins IS
as fast as a PeugeOt racing car
fierce tackler. a grand interferer and a
fearless player
Shelton. OF Cornell was given the
other wing position because the sea
sons record shows that ne had a slight
edge in general all around play over
his real rivals-Iderron, OF PlttsDurS
Hevman, Of W & J.: Soucy, of Harvard;
Eckiev. Of Cornell: Harte, Of Harvard,
and Highley of Princeton
WitherspOOn. of W & J. and ABEL,
the Colgate captain, are the selections
for the tackle positions on the first
team, nOsinE out Gilman. OF Harvard,
and Cotton. Of Dartmouth Wither-
spoon was the best offensive player IN
the east. with Abel "edEing' him
slightly on defensive because Of his
greater bulk. White. OF Syracuse
weighing 256 pounds and towering SIX
feet and five inches above terra rirIla-
and Spears, the 23O pound Dartmouth
husky. lana Lle 2uaEA IO1S-
white Il Wonderful Lineman.
White is one of the most wonderful
linemen that ever appeared in the east
"a veritable stonewau on defensive
plav and man who never failed 10
omen a hole in the enemy's line for MS
backs. Spears is q great defensive
player. but a trifle slow on the often
sive, vet, in all around skill he showed
10 superior 10 his nearest rivals
Hogg, Of princeton; Soppitt Of Pitts
! burg: SchaIachter. of Syracuse; Ander-
son. Of Cornell: Black. OF Yale; Thur
man. Of Virginia, and Dadmun, OF Har-
ward
peck j. Greatest Center.
Peck is our choice for al-eastern
center. He won the place over Coal
! the Cornell wonder. and McEwan- the
Army man. after an all season fight
All three are dashing PLAYERS, almost
as good on offensive work as on de-
! fensive play but to Peck, because OF
! his superior dash, his pep and fight
! ing qualities. goes the first team honor
/ Looking at that first team from va
riOus angles We feel that il is a real
team-One that sizes no as an all-staI
: aggregation With Barrett Maham
Z Mayer and Hastings back OF the line
( with Higgins and shelton guarding the
wings. and with Peck to pass the ball
and assist White. Spears. WitherspOOn
and Abel in throwing back the enc
. my's PUSHES we feel that our all-east-
ern outfit can triumph over any other
/ all-eastern outfit in the country.