Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-08

the leading selections this season, and
Heron Of Pittsburg has played a
great game this year. Mike Hunt of
the University of Washington was
the leading flank man of the North.
west.
Honolulu Man Selected.
Atherton Gilman Of this city has.
earned a place on the All-American
eleven as he has played consistent
ball this year, and was one Of the
three stars of the Crimson team. His
work in the big games should earn
him a place on the big eleven of the
year. The second tackle, Beckett Of
Oregon, may be a new name to foot.
ball fans who have studied the game
In the East. Beckett is the great
est tackle every developed on the Pa.
cific coast. That is statement that
will sound big, but last year the Port.
land boy was a wonder He was the
whole Oregon team this year when
the Eugene eleven defeated the Ore.
gon Aggies. II Walter Camp is look.
ing for tackle timber he could do
worse than select Johnny Beckett on
his mythical eleven. Buck Of Wiscon-
sin and Shull of Chicago have been
the stars on their teams, and Abel
of Syracuse, Nash of Rutgers and
Weyand Of the Army are great
tackles.
Syracuse Has Good Guards.
There has been a grand fight on
this year for the guard position and
one could select the Syracuse guards
and let It 90 at that, but Spears Of,
Dartmouth has played a. great game
this year, and the same may be said
Of Black of Yale, Fitzgerald of NotreI
Dame and Hogg of Princeton.
Peck of Pittsburg appears to be the
leading candidate for the center job
this season. There has been a bat.
tie waged by the centers this season,
and three men loom up as probable
choices for the place. McEwan OF
West Point has been star this year,
but Peck has played a game worthy
of great star. Cool of Cornell,
though light. and Watson of Illinois
are great stars this season.
Barrett Star.
The quarterback case can be settled
in one guess Barrett of Cornell has
position. and although Durham OF
Washington State, Russell Of Chicago,
Cahall of Lehigh and Anderson of Col.
gate have played great football Meth
er can supplant the Cornell captain
The halfback positions present an
interesting study to the critic. When
De Prato of the Michigan Aggies
started out this year he was picked
as logical man for the All-Ameri.
can. Then Abraham of the Oregon Ag
gies came along to Lansing and out
played the great Aggie star. The
fasteners pinned their hopes on Abb
yraham. They perhaps will include the
20. A. c. man in their selections If
they come west, but the fasteners
have not heard of Hap" Miller of
Washington, nor have they seen the
big star play. If Camp could watch
the 200-pound half dash down the
Held with the ball, his halfback job
would be settled. Miller looms up
as the greatest halfback in the game
today.
Maulhetsch Again.
johnny Maulbetsch was kept back
this season when the Michigan line
was like paper, but he was good last
season, and as he has improved sol
per. cent there is no reason for keep.
ing the Michigan back OF the big
eleven. Given a strong line to play
behind Manlbetsch would do wonders
as he did last year when he gained
more yardage against the Crimson
than the entire Harvard team gained.
Hastings of Pittsburg, Oliphant of. the
Army, Abraham of the Oregon Aggies.
Bangs of Washington State, Macomb-
,er of Illinois, Wilkinson of Syracuse
and Miller Of the Oregon Aggies were
great players.
kddie Mahan could not be Kept on
the eleven with hammer. The Har-
year, the greatest player without
doubt that ever wore a Harvard uni
form and his name will go down in
the football records along with Hes
ton, Eckersall, Thorpe and Heffet
finger. McCreight of w. & j. and
Re Prato of the Oregon Aggies we're
big stars of the year, while Bierman
of Minnesota and Guernsey of Yale |
are entitled to especial mention
1t may seem strange to see an All.
American team selected in a city |
thousands of miles away from the
football fields of the mainland, but
as there are many alumni in this city |
interested in the game, the writer has
taken the opportunity to present the
leading players of the year, from a
close study of the games as played
on the mainland gridirons This Sc
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Camp, but there are players. on this
team such as Beckett and Miller who
are worthy of selection, regardless OF
geographical location.