Evening star., 1915-12-05
South Atlantic Eleven
of All-Star Players
BY II. c. BYRD.

There were SO many good play
ers in the south Atlantic section
during the season which closed
short time ago that it is not diff
fcult to select an all-star foot ball
team. The real task comes in
choosing the best eleven; that is
not easy by any means, because it
is questionable if there has ever
been season>in this region when
SO many good players were to be
found.
A lack of space precludes the
possibility of giving the mention
to all the men who deserve great
credit for their work, so only the
two or three best men will be con-
sidered. The team here chosen is
the one which would be most
powerful generally, though it is
more than possible that another
could be chosen which would put
UP a fine fight on almost even
terms against this combination.
Backield Is Representative.
Four institutions are represented in
the backheld. Perhaps the choice will
orto
whom the quarterbacks position is
awarded. That is given to Shortley of
Catholic University over Berkeley of
Virginia, Bagley of Washington and
Lee and Maioney of Georgetown. who
were the best of those holding down
the position. Berke1ey's main asset
was his ability to run in an open field;
he was really, as Virginians termed
him, a wizard" in that respect Ma
loney of Georgetown was a good punt
er and ran his team with fair judg-
ment, and Bagley of Washington and
Lee was good handler of the forward
pass, and got great deal out of his
team. Shortley, though, combined the
qualities of several of these; he could
carry the ball about as well as Berke-
ley, used better judgment in the direc-
tion of his eleven and could punt Just
as well as Maloney. He did the for
ward passing for his team and could
shoot the ball almost as well as If he
were handling a base ball Shortley is
the best quarterback the south has de-
velo2ed this season, with the exception
of Paddock of Georgia. With such an
eleven as is selected here Shortley
would be a wonder.
Georgetown had three great backs in
Gilroy, Leighty and Wall. Any one of
these would look well on an all-star
chosen, because there were more brill
liant men than his running mates at
other schools. Excepting Gilroy, the
best backs were Mayer of Virginia,
Barrett OF Washin gton and Lee, Spar
of Virginia, Sullivan of A and NJ.
Young of Washington and Lee, and
Rogers of Catholic University.
Mayer and Barrett Picked.
OF these backs, Mayer and Barrett
are selected. Young was a great back
in 1913, but was kept out of foot ball
during the greater part of the past
season because of a broken collar
bone. In a year when there were not
so many other stars, Rogers of c. U.
would receive a place.
Mayors capabilities are so well rec
ognized that he has been accorded a
place on several all-America selections.
That is all that need be said of him.
A man whose capabilities have not
been heralded here and who yet was
brilliant was John Barrett of Wash
ington and Lee. A man who coached
one of the teams played by Washing
ton and Lee made the statement that
Barrett was the most brilliant and gem
orally accomplished back he had ever
seen in the south
In the line three positions are given
TO Georgetown. One goes to Nahum
at guard, another to Ward at tackle
and another to Fitzgerald at center.
Nahum and Ward have been stars all
season. but Fitzgerald started his year
in rather a mediocre manner, as tho
position was new to him. He develop
I'd rapidly and soon began to do splen-
lid work. Notwithstanding that there
were other good centers, Fitzgerald is
given the preference. Brown of Vir-
yinia, Tandy of North Carolina and
Murphy of Catholic University were
excellent players. a feature of FitZ-
serald's value to a team would be in
lis ability to kick goals after touch
Iown He was the most accurate man
las had in years. Nahum at guard and
Ward at tackle are unquestionable.
Both are brilliant players, their per-
ormances all year having been of such
/ character as to entitle them to their
positions on any representative eleven
which might be chosen for the south
Atlantic division or for the whole
outh.
Schultz Tall and Rangy.
Schultz OF Washington and Lee IL
given the other tackles place, and
HUFFMAN of Virginia. the vacant guard
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