Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-05
by FRED 5. HUNTER.


the University of Nebraska This may
sound surprising to foot ball followers.
who regard more OF the Cornhuskers
as all-Valiey material. especially in view
OF the apparent ease with which stehm's
men swept the valley OF all opponents,
but 1t must be remembered that OF the
the fourteen men used regularly by
stiehm eight were paying ui,lr ursr
necessary experience.
The five Nebraskans, who got places
are: Chamberlain. Rutherford, Corey.
Abbott and Shields. The remainder OF
the first team is made up of the three
Kansas men. one Drake man. one Ames
man and one Missounan
OF course, the captalncy of the ALL
valley eleven goes to Dick Rutherford.
the Cornhusker pilot. Rutherford is
easily the best half back in the valley
and he was the leader of the champions
ship team. No haltback in the confer
ence this year even approached Ruther-
ford in either offensive or defensive abiI-
ity and he was almost irreproachable in
reference for Chamberlain.
Collins Ranks Second.
No other halfback in the valley shines
so brilliantly as Rutherford and It is
somewhat difficult to select running
mate for him. Collins OF Missouri APP
pears to be the next pest be-, aiuousn
Collins slde-kick, Pittam can be said
to be one of the best line piungers in
the conference. But Collins is a much
better defensive player than Fittam and
he is faster. so the position must go
to him. Pittam is given a place on the
second eleven.
Lindsey of Kansas and Lewis of Wash
ington are the two candidates for full
back. 1t IL some what of an arbitrary
selection to place Lindsey at full as he
played other backfleid positions. includ-
ing quarter. this year. But Lindsey is
a good plunger, good enough to be
plaCeu at tut, ana he Is as good at
skirting the ends. And Lindsey Is the
best punter In the valley and clever at
Ibooting field goals. Lewis of Washing
ton also excells with his boot. he Is
even a better goal kicker than Lindsey,
| out he has not the ground-gatning aDil-
ity, nor is he the defensive player the
Jayhawk is
Moss for Pivot Position.
The quarterback position. OF course,
must go to Moss Of Ames. although that
athlete spent most OF his time at half
TINS season Moss is the only man in
the valley, who manifested stellar quar-
terback ability. Both Galley and Cook
are too inexperienced for the job and the
next best bet is Touchestone of Wash
lngton, who is q most reliable player.
Moss Is capable of directing a team ana
is an open-field runner Of recognized
power.
An all-valley line this year is tower
Of strength indeed. With the wonderful
! Chamberlain on the left wing and Reber
Of Kansas on the other with such men
as Corey and Abbott in between, 1t
would be hard to find a better forward
wall.
Chamberlain, certainly. stands head and
shoulders above the other ends Of the
valley. The big Cornhusker Is easily as
good an end as theref As in the land and
virtues.
Many Good Ends.
The other end position goes to Reber
of Kansas, although there were a num-
Der OF other good ends this year. Reber
Is a third-year veteran, fleet of foot, good
at going GOWN unuer punts ana man
only a wizard interference can fool block
off, or eliminate in any other way from
the play. Speelman of Missouri, Packer
OF Ames, who is probably as good as
Reber, but played in only game or two
this year. and Randall OF the Kansas
Aggies. are all great ends.
To Corey, captain-elect OF Nebraska
and James of Kansas are awarded the
tackle positions. Corey is like q rock on
the defense and can generally be de-
pended upon to open a hole on the OF
| tense, while James of Kansas Is almost
as good a man both defensively and Of
fensively. James is. II anything, little
Quicker on the jump than Corey. These
two men easily outshine their other rivals
| OF the valley.
Abbott and Shields are the Missouri val
ley guards. although Mckinley OF Amea
might be substituted for the latter. Alb
lott is really an All-Western man, Is as
clearly the class OF the valley at guard
as Chamberlain Is at end. while Shields
Hays the steady. consistent. hard-fightins
game which always wins at guard posi-
ton.
sprong OF Drake Is the cream at center
sprong can Withstand the attacks OF the
most powerful line plunger and never give
ar inch. Playing on a poor team and
with absolutely no assistance from his
guard men. Sprong made the center OF
the Drake line a veritable stone wall and
he must be given the position over Kee-
ling OF Kansas. his nearest rival