Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-05
Nv KARI LEE.

II one Jumbo stiehm. manufacturer Of
championship Cornhusker foot ball
elevens. could realize the wealth of ma
terial that Is budding In state high school
circles at the present moment. he would
forever and anon refuse TO consider a
proposition of becoming chief mentor at
the University of Wisconsin, Thirty-five
men at least can be found among the
200 or less who would make excellent
material for the coach to convert into
varsity form.
Never in the history OF the high school
competition for state pigskin honors have
so many and well-developed players come
to the front. And It is due not to more
spec allied coaching. but the intense in
terest student athletes of the different
schools have shown for the game.
Omahs's splendid showing after having
dropped entirely the idea Of paid mentor
for coaching alone is proof positive Of the
above assertion. With the exception of
Lincoln and Beatrice. nearly every school
entered In state competition. retains the
| services Of an athletic coach who teaches
in the school room as well as on the
gridiron. These facts being true, 1t is
only fair that those men who have per-
formed best should be recognized and
/ honored.
| The two difficulties encountered in
| picking an "all-state" team, first-is the
lack of recognized wing men, and second
the prevalence OF strong tackles. The
guards caused little trouble, Lincoln High
/ school having a forward wall that Is
I second TO none IN the state. In the back
I field brilliant line plungers, open-field
runners and interference men are plenti-
1 full, but a few stars stand we'll In the
! foreground. The quarterback and center
I positions are filled by men whose ex-
cellence It would be hard to subordinate.
! Mcmahon Is Captain.
I To Mcmahon of Lincoln goes one half
and captaincy of the eleven. His weight
and swift smashing ability easily make
/ him first of all. At the other half
Schmidt, McMahon's running mate:
Kaufman. right half of Grand Island.
and Schelley. Norfolk's star, are easily
candidates. Schmidt is little too light
while Schelley Is outclassed by kaufman
Schelley is a good man and is Norfolk 5
/ only candidate for the team. Both he
and Schmidt deserve halfback positions
On the second eleven.
] A scarcity of fullbacks this year is quite
noticeable. Jones of Beatrice is very
aggressive. but is a bit outclassed by
/ CHASER OF York. The latter weighs
slightly the more and plays the game
with more evenness. His great interfer-
ence during the seasons play makes him
/ far superior to any OF the other contend
ers. shainholtz of South Omaha. Full
away OF Omaha and Lucas of Norfolk are
all strong candidates.
Omaha Lad at Quarter.
Neville of Omaha should receive unlim-
tied praise. This little foot ball warrior.
only 40 pounds in weight. demonstrated
in every game that he possessed the
necessary unfailing pep to bring his men
the most honors His knowledge OF the
game. evidenced by his veteran general
ship, makes him easily a leader. Harsch
of Beatrice Is second in line and al
! though Just as active and self-p possessed
as the little Omaha giant, he was backed
by a line OF backfield that had the punch
20 make any play a success whether IL
would or no. Latz OF Kearney. while on
a losing team. is we'll known as a field
general. His work this year. playing
most OF the time at a halfback position
is we'll up 10 the standard.
At center. Erickson OF Beatrice stands
| foremost above all others Where Beard
OF Omaha was outclassed by Meyers of
York in the Omaha-York game, the
queen City lad tore up the entire York
line for his backfield when the two
teams met. His work Is one OF the out
standing features OF the season. Despite
the Omaha lads poor showing in the
York game. his fearless and effective
playing In the Lincoln game. as well as
all others. makes him second I'm line
Meyers OF York should not be RELOCATED
to the third squad. however. so he Is
placed at guard on the second. He
should strengthen the line at this point
immeasurably.
The abundance OF good tackles made
the competition extremely close. Where
Andrews OF Lincoln. by virtue Of his
never-failing driving power on the line
and his splendid defensive work. easily
holds down one of the tackle positions
on the first squad Bogue. North Platte;
lScott, Grand Island; Nixon. South Omaha,