Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-18
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The pisskin meadows gradually are
becoming peopled with youths who are
doing stunts that merit them consider
alton for Jobs on the mythical ALI
American elevens.
The achievements Of Harry LeGOre
among the greatest halfbacking per-
sons on the profesh. There isn't any
thing that LeGore cannot do--and do
exceptionally well.
Andy Hastings, star Pittsburgh
backfield, has shown with especial bril-
lance so far. lie was ranked by some
as an All.American man In 1915. This
season he has played far beyond any
thing ever shown before. Unless he
slips back during the games to come
q possibility remote to an extreme
Hastings will take unto himself u first
class job on the All.Star team.
Casey. the Harvard backtield find"
Is ranked us III second Mahan.' But
how will Casey show when he Is put
to the Yale and Princeton tests. Hor-
ween, another Crimsonite, Is being
touted strongly up In Cambridge for
his fine work. Then there Is Berry
the great Pennsy halfback, who, al
most unaided beat the powerful Penn
State crew.
McCreight of Washington and Jeffer-
son never flashy player, has been ex-
hibiting In way this year that stamps
him rs one of the really great. Nc
Laren of Pittsburgh Is another star |;
II plunglng halfback that reawakens
memories of "Wee Willie" Heston. Oil
plant, picked by many last season, Is
performing In the same dazzling man
ner for the Army this season. lib.
bolt Of Princeton also has earned plen-
ty of applause.
Sprafka of Minnesota stands out
just now as one of the best halfbacks
In the West. lie has been response.
Bile In the main for the great scoring
done so far by his team. DrlscOll of
Northwestern Is another whose work
has scintillated. Harley Of Ohio state
has starred In every game-and In ev'
cry department of the game.
Among the other halfbucks and full
backs whose great work merits them
much thought are:
Mueller, Cornell; Maulbetsch, Mich
igan; MacOmbe, Illinois: Watkins, Col
gate; Pollard, Brown; Dellart, Pitts
burgh; briggs, Princeton; Bingham
Yale; Hubbell, Colgate; Gerrish, Dart
mouth; Thlelscher, Dartmouth; In
gram, Navy; Nuss, W. & j., and Carl
son, Minnesota.
Turning to quarterbacks, one Is con
fronted instantly with Long of Mime
sofa. II any pivot man" has per
formed in Il more remarkable way thi
year than Long, his name is unknown
just now. He Is wizard-brainy, fast
courageous, grand kicker, and an un
canny runner.
Star quarterbacks are rather scare
in the East. Shiverick of Cornell look
like one of the quarterbacks in tn
East, with Anderson of Colgate clos
up. Purdy, Brown; Meehan, Syracuse
Morrow, Pittsburgh; Robinson an,
Murray, Harvard; Eddy, Princeton
and Stobbs, w. & j. All are good meI
but none has flashed his full power S
far.
Bob Peck, captain of Pittsburgh, wa
the All-American center selection b
Walter Camp and about 80 per cent O
the other critics last year. The Par
ther leaders work to date makes
look like reelection for him. Hause
of Minnesota sizes up as the best ma
SO far uncovered in the West.
White and Schlachter, the 256 an
248-pOund Syracuse guards, looked Xix
a peerless pair until that Pitt game
But the way they were forced to Civ
ground before the crashing attack G
the Panther backs has lowered thel
stock. Dadum, Harvard; Petty, Ill
no's; Hancock, Wisconsin; Nours
Princeton; Gait, Yale; Nicely, Oar
mOdth; Anderson, Cornell; W!mberl,
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