The Washington herald., 1915-12-02
Frank c. Menke, New York
Expert, Picks Charlottes-
vile Gridironer on First
string Eleven.
CORNELL HASTWOLISTED
BY FRANK G. MENKE.

new 1OTk, Dec. = All
Eastern selections-a first eleven and a
clude the names of the greatest foot
ballers which the East produced during
the 1915 season:
FIRST TEAM
Higgins Penn State). end.
Abel (Colgate). tackle.
White (Syracuse). guard.
Peck pittsburgh. center.
Spears Dartmouth. guard.
Witherspoon CIV. & j., tackle.
Shelton (CornelD, end.
Barrett CCornelD. quarter.
Mayer (virginia). half back.
Hastings tPittsburgh), half back.
Mahan (Harvard). full back.
SECOND EAM
Heyman CW. & j., end.
Gilman CHarvarD. tackle.
Schlachter ISyracuseD, guard.
Cool (CornelD, center.
Hogg (Princeton). guard.
Cotton Dartmouth). tackle.
Soucy (Harvard), end.
Williamson pittsburgh. quarter.
King OHarvard). half back.
Tallman CRucgers), half back.
Bergman (Penna State). full back.
Nine colleges are represented on that
first eleven Cornell and Pittsburgh are
the only institutions that placed" two
men on that team There were at least
a half dozen truly great football ma
chimes in the East this past season put
none. outside Of Cornell and Pittsburgh.
possessed more than one player who out
shone the other rivals for places on the
first eleven
Barrett Stands Out Alone.
There was no difficulty. no need OF
m selecting the
quarter back for the first eleven.
Charlie Barrett. the Cornellian. was
the peer Of all who played that posi-
tion-a wonderful all-around player
such as is produced only once in every
six or seven years. Ranking next
to Barrett was Williamson. the brainy.
da shing Pittsburgh captain whose
great work throughout the season
was one of the factors that kept Pitts
burgh's record spotless. Anderson, OF
Colgate; Meehan. of Syracuse: Ewing,
of Pennsylvania State. and Watson. OF
Harvard, were other pivot men who
performed we'll.
In selecting the back field to sup
port Barrett we chose-after much
study of records-Mahan. of Harvard:
Mayer, of Virginia, and Hastings. OF
Mahan Is an all-around star;
, wonder at punting, at drop-kicking.
1t line smashing, at the running and
On the defensive Hastings has been
The big score producer. for the un-
beaten Pittsburgh eleven-one OF that
rare type of men who know not the
word failure when called upon to make
gains.
The brilliancy Of Mayer has been
iimmed somewhat by the fact that
-1o ~ thu -ca lied
mailer elevens. Yet Mayer is one OF
he greatest half backs the East and
south have produced in many years.
He scored more points in 1914 than
my man in the East and this sea-
son, despite the fact that his team
yrappled with Yale and Harvard, he
scored over 100 points.
Hirsin. a whirIwind End.
The flank guarding jobs on the first
eleven go to Higgins. of Penn State.
md Shelton. of Cornell Higgins shone
With especial brilliancy throughout
he wear. Those who saw him in action
lain he is one of the greatest ends
developed since the days of Tom
;helvin and Johnny Fitzpatrick. Hig-
,ins is as fast as a Peugot racing car.
/ fierce tackler. a grand interferer
md a fearless player.
Shelton. of Cornell, was given the other
ring position because the seasons record
hows that he had slight edge in
eneral all-around play over his real
ivals-Herron. of Pittsburgh: Heyman.
# w. & J.; Soucy. of Harvard. Eckley.
{ Cornell: Harte, of Harvard. and High
ey. of Princeton.
Witherspoon, of W. & J.. and Abell.
he Colgate captain, are the selections
or the tackle positions. on the first team.
osing out Gilman. of Harvard. and Cot
on. of Da rtmouth WitherspoOn was the
est offensive player in the East. with
bell "edging'' him slightly on defensive
ecause of his greater bulk. White. Of
yracuse. weighing IS pounds and tower
ne 6 feet and inches above terra firma.
nd Spears. the 250-pound Dartmouth
usky. land the guard jobs.
White is one of the most wonderful
incsmen that ever appeared in the East
veritable stonewall on defensive play.
nd 4 man who never failed to open a
ole in the enemy's line for his backs.
pears is a great defensive player. but
trife slow on the offensive. vet. in all
round skill he showed up superior to his
carest rivals-Hogg. of Princeton; Sop
lit. of Pittsburgh: Schlachter. of Syra-
use: Anderson. of Cornell: Black. of
ale: Thurman. OF Virginia. and Dadmun,
Harvard.
Peck L. Greatest Center.
Peck is our choice for ALI Eastern CEN
er. He won the place over Coal. the
ornell wonder. and McEwan. the Army
IAN, after an all-season fight. All three
re dashing players almost as good on