The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-06
ELEVEN FOR SEASON OF 1915

quarterback last year, has cinched the
job again this year and is also made
captain of the eleven.
Barrett is one of the greatest quar-
terbacks who ever stepped out on a
gridiron- He is Mahan's only rival as
the individual star of the east this
year Many believe he surpasses the
Harvard man in the brilliancy of his
play.
Barrett was picked by practically ev-
cry one but Walter Camp last year as
all eastern quarterback. There is no
question of his choice for that posi-
ton this year. He is head and Shout
ders over every quarter in the coun-
try. including the spectacular Ewing of
Penn State.
The Cornell captain leads all backs in
the east by a large margin in scoring
touch9owns. He has accounted for
over twenty. He shot over the line for
the tally that beat Harvard. Barrett
was responsible for eighteen points Of
the twenty-four Cornell rolled up
against Penn.
For halfback positions Maulbetsch of
Michigan and Anderson Of Colgate are
the selections. The human bullet" as
Maulbetsch is called. is one of the
greatest halfbacks ever developed. He
hits the line harder than any man who
has played on the gridiron for ten
years. 1t didn't seem possible in the
minds of the football enthusiasts for a
man to smash into line of human
bodies with the force that MauIbetsch
uses and come out of the game with
out a broken neck.
The way that MauIbetsch rarnmed
the husky Harvard line in that Har-
ward Michigan game is still talked
about in eastern football circles.
In that game against Harvard Mich
igan gained almost twice as much
ground as did Harvard, and MaulbetSch
did four-hfths of the ground gaining
for the western eleven. Never since the
days OF HeSton has any one witnessed
bucking of the kind that MauIbetsch
showed during the first period of that
game and again in the third period.
His gains weren't pllny one and two
yard affairs. They ranged from five
yards to twelve yards almost every
time he carried the ball.
But it wasn't in the Harvard game
brilliant style. In all the other games
in which Michigan has figured this
year Maulbetsch has been the greatest
ground gamer.
Other back field men who helped
make season history are Hastings Of
Pittsburgh. Flood, the Chicago full
back; Mayer of Virginia, CofaH of
Notre Dame, Shiverick of Cornell, Cor
don of Michigan, McGreight of Wash
ington and Jefferson Ewing of Penn
State Talman of Rutgers. Macomber
of Illinois. Spiegel Of washington and
Jefferson, Winters off, OHIO State,
briggs and Tibbott Of Princeton and
Onphant of the Army.
Anderson of Colgate, that Mercury
like person, was heeter than all ends.
He hit the Zine with the power of
Heston. and he has been the main
reason for Co1gate's great showing this
year. Nacomber of Illinois ranks as
one of the greatest ha1fbacks the west
ever produced. Ditto for Pogue of IL
linois and Spiegei OF w. and J.
For fullback Mahan Of Harvard is the
unanimous selection. The leader of the
1915 crimson eleven can do anything in
football, and do 1t well too. He is a
wonderful punter. sure drop kicker,
great in open field, runner. fast on
dashes around ends and a good line
breaker.
For the past three years Mahan's
phenomenal work has gone far toward
keeping the crimson in the\ lead of all
other colleges. In this time Mahan has
been the most feared man on the grid
iron. He is always a constant threat
to the opposition. Ask any Yale or
Princeton man who played Harvard in |
the last three years whom he feared
most, Mahan or Brickley and the an
swer will always be Mahan. Brickley |
could make only three points at a time.
There was no telling when the phan-
torn-li1e Nathan would break loose and
rornp over for a touchdown. \