South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-08
MANY GOOD MEN
HAVE CHANCE ON
ALL AMERICAN
Picking Mythical Team Will be
Big Job This Year-Three
NOtre Dame Men Are
Mentioned by Menke.
BY Prank @. MPnke.

NEW YORK, Nov. S. The foot
ball woods just now seem to be full of
mOle-Skinned warriors who are gun
ming for jobs on the mythical all
American eleven. and those who have
given the up-and-dOwn to the hunters
find the bulk Of them worthy of sue
cess in their ambitions
Rarely has there been more Won
derful flock Of footballers produced
than have come TO the fore this year
In other years the dopesters had to
consider only a half dozen men for
each of the positions. This year there
are a score and more for each position
and practically every candidate is
worthy Of fullest consideration.
Oddly enough, however. Yale has
not presented an aT-American first
eleven candidate. There isn't man
in the Yale outfit today who looks
good enough for anything better than
the third eleven. and if some of those
small fry cOllegians continue to play
up to their early season standards,
they will crowd off Yale from all all
American mention.
Mahan is Candidate.
Harvard has its Mahan as cand1-
date for the all-American backheld,
but unless Mahan shows up much bet
ter than he has been doing in the past
he cannot, in the opinion OF the writer,
nose out dozen other halfbacks who
have shown superior to him all year.
While on the subject Of halfbacking
persons, we call your attention to
some folks who have performed all
season in manner so brilliant that
they certainly must be given a heap
of consideration.
There's DePrato, the fullback of the
Michigan Aggies, who scored exactly
81 points during the first four games
his team played; a star drop kicker,
terrific line plunger. a great man on
the defense Then there's Anderson
OF Congate. that Mercury like person
who is fleeter than any ends; who can
hit the line with the power Of Heston
and who has been the main reason for
COlgate's great showing to date. Ma
comber of Illinois. ranks as one of the
greatest halfbacks the west ever pro-
duced. Ditto for Pogue, also Of Illi-
noiS.
Hastings of Pittsburgh has made a
great record this season. Flood the
Chicago fullback, is a wonder. So is
MAYER Of Virginia. Cofall of NOtre
Dame has played a magnificent game.
Shiverick of Cornell is a newcomer
in the ranks of stars, but he's shining
brightly. Gordon of Chicago, Nc
Greight Of w. q j., Ewing of Penn
States, Maulbetsch of Michigan, Tai
man of Rutgers, Winters Of Ohio
State, briggs Of Princeton, and Oil
plant Of the army-each has demon
strated that he is among the greatest
halfbacks the game has ever pro-
duced.
And likewise there is one Mr. lib
bolt. who halfbacks for Princeton
seeming certainty for the job as half
| back on the all-American Tibbott
! hits the line like a 42-centimeter
shell; he dropkicks from any distance
and any angle; he's a fine punter. In
short, he's one of the greatest all
around stars that has been in the east
in many years.
Barrett Good Man.
Charles Barrett of Cornell, who was
/ our selection as all-American quarter
/ back last year, has cinched the job
again this year There are other great
quarterbacks operating at the prestn
time in the L. S. A. but Monsieur
( Barrett stands out conspicuOusly
alone.
There's a merry little three-corner-
ed fight on for the mythical job Of all
American center. The battlers are
| Peck of Pittsburgh, McEwan Of the
Army, and Cool Of Cornell. The first
two battled for the honOrs last year,
and McEwan won out by a slight mar
gin. He got more votes than did
Peck, but 1t was predicted at the
time that another year Of experience
for Peck would enable him to pass
McEwan in the race. Peck surely
has developed. McEwan has shown
up in fine style too, but with a poor
team behind him he is not shining so
brilliantly as last year. Cool is a sterl-
ing player and has been one OF the big
factors in Cornelrs great showing
but he is rather light. That's his big
handicap.
The prominent candidates for the
guard positions are: Spears, Dart
mouth; White and Schlacter of SYRIA
cuse the former weighing 254 and the
later 247; Fitzgerald, Notre Dame;
Hancock and Gardner of Wisconsin;
Stewart, Illinois; Brodie, Chicago;
Anderson, Cornell, and Shoppitt, the
EOS pound Pittsburgh tackle.
Many Star Tackles.
The star tackles are: WitherspOon,
". & J.; Mclean, Princeton; Black
lock, Michigan Aggies. Shull, Chicago;
Buck, Wisconsin; Rundquist, Illinois:
Gillies, Cornell; Cory. Nebraska;
. Perry, Illinois; Hauser Minnesota;
Abel, Colgate; Wood, Penn States;
Weyand, Army; Gilman. Navy, and
Halsey Of Princeton.
Concluding with wing men as the
subject, we present for your full con-
sheraton the following worthless:
Higgins Of Penn State; Brown Of
Princeton; Davis Of Iowa: Heyman Of
W & J.; Chamberlain Of Nebraska;
Heron OF Pittsburgh: Eckley Of Cor
nell; Rau, Wisconsin; Squier, Illinois;
Quiest, Minnesota: Whiting. Chicago;
SOucy. Harvard: Edward, Notre Dame;
Shelton, Cornell, and Highley Of
Princeton.