The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-09

line for the tally that beat Harvard,
and his playing stood out in the Penn
game He is third in kicking goals fol-
lowing a touchdown.
Barrett divides the honors with Ma
han of Harvard as the greatest player
of the year.
Maubetsch and Anderson HaIfbacks.
Maulbetsch of Michigan and Ander-
son of Colgate are placed at halfback
positions 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.
In that game against Harvard Mich
igan gained almost twice as much
ground as did Harvard, and Maui
betsch did four-ifths of the ground
gaining for the western eleven. Never
since the days of Heston has any one
witnessed bucking of the kind that
Maulbetsch showed during the first
period of that game and again in the
third period. His gains weren't puny
one and two yard affairs. They ranged
from five yards to twelve yards al
most every time he carried the ball.
But it wasn't in the Harvard game
alone that Maulbetsch performed in
brilliant style. In all the other games
| in which Michigan has figured this
year Maulbetsch has been the greatest
| ground gamer.
| Anderson of Colgate, Maulbetsch's
running mate on the All American,
was a Mercury-l like person all season.
| He was fieeter than many ends. He
hit the line with the power of Heston,
and he has been the main reason for
| Colgate's great showing this year.
Macomber of Illinois ranks as one of
the greatest halfbacks the west ever
| produced Ditto for Pogue of Illinois.
Mahan at FulIback.
Mahan is handed fullback position.
The leader of the 1915 crimson eleven
could do anything in football and do it
well too. He was a wonderful punter,
sure drop kicker, great in open field,
a runner, fast on dashes around ends
and a good line breaker.
Mahan figured conspicuously in ev-
cry game this season except the Cor
nell contest. He weakened in this
game because his support failed to
support, and Harvard lost, 10 to 0.
Mahan rounded out his college ca
reer in the Yale game, fitting climax
for a sensational record. The Grim
son leader alone scored twenty nine of
the forty one points made against Yale.
and he single handed could have col
Jared the bulldog.
For long time TO come crimson
players on the eve of their champion
ship battles will be told for inspiration
of the deeds of Ned Mahan.
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 Shiverck of Cornell, Cor
don of Michigan, McGreight of Wash.
ington and jefferson, Ewing of Penn
State, Talman of Rutgers, MacombeI
of Illinois, Spiegel of Washington and
jefferson, Winters of Ohio State
briggs and Tibbott Of Princeton an6
Oliphant Of the Army.
Essentials For Back Field.
! AS most coaches and close followers
!, Of the game know, a team must be sen
: on the field we'll versed in all depart
ments of offensive and defensive play
The back field must be composed of {
> good running back and a fullback wht
can hit the line for a yard or tw,
= when this distance is needed on ;
fourth down, while the other halfbacl
> should combine as far as possible enc
running and line smashing ability l
is needless to add that the three back
should be proficient in heading inter
ference.
# In considering offensive play, espe
i cially under the present rules, a team
d must be fortified with kicker who cal
?. boot goals from the field or punt wit
II accuracy and for distance. This tear
y with AIahan or Barrett would be pre-
p pared to attempt to score points by tn
20 aerial route if other means of gainin
o ground fail.
t. Team Would Be All Powerful.
y The All American team as named
d. would be a worthy opponent for an
he similar eleven in the country. Give
r plays and coached to perfect team play
it would be a hard aggregation to bea
"a The players have had the experienc
e. to stand the brunt of a hard tough
Or struggle, and the team has been S,
is lected after consideration of the pla
s, OF every member of the best eleven
TX in the country.
FULTON MAY FIGHT WILLARD