Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-11
BOILING DOWN
Of ALE-EASTERNS
GIVES FAV0RITES
Seven Colleges Get Repre-
sentation on Eleven That
Stands When Numerous
Choices Are Picked,

New York, Dec. fO-A consensus
Of me numerous so-called all-enstern
football teams selected at The close OF
the gridiron season shows that players
from seven colleges and universities
OF this section are outstanding favor
ties for positions on the mythical
eleven. The University Of Pittsburgh,
which many authorities and writer's
name as the leading team Of the east
plnces two men. while Colgate. Yale
and Princeton are also allotted % like
numbers. Pennsylvania Brown and
Army each has one man named.
The consensus is compiled from
first teams and whore more than one
combination Is selected the players IN
second and third olevens are not CON
sidered. IN almost every case one or
two players stand out with an over
wholminR majority of votes for their
respective positions and the team thus.
formed from these players Is repre-
sentative one which II Il could be as
aembled under a prominent coach for
few weeks OF combination drilling
would DO most formidable gridiron
machine.
Beginning with the ends tho compil-
alton shows that of the eleven players
named Heron Of Pittsburgh and
Moseloy Of Yale are the leading cam
didates Comerford Of Yale. Miller Of
Pennsylvania. Weeks Of Brown and
Iiarte Of Harvard all secure favorable /
mention For tackles West Of Colgate |
and Mclean OF Princeton lead with |
Gates Of Yale. Wheeler Of Harvard /
Little of Pennsylvania and Hornipg Of /
Colgate next in line. Black of Yale Ia |
the outstanding favorite for guard, |
with HoEg OF Princeton his running |
mate. The other votes for these posi-
tons are scattered between DAdmun
OF Harvard. Fox Of yale. Henning Of
ponnsylvani and Seis of Pittsburgh
Peck OF Pittsburgh and Anderson OF /
Colgate are almost unanimous choices
for center and quarterback re-
spectlve. McEwan OF Army Is the
only other center 10 secure more than
one or two votes and shvorick Of Cor
nell occupies the position OF runnor-
ip for quarterback.
Pollard, Oliphant and Berry have
3 runaway race OF 1t for back field
donors. The Army halfback former
3 OF Purdue and Pollard. the negro
star az Brown gather between them
firiually all the votes for the halfback
although Casey Of Harvard, (
3ilr0y Of GEORGETOWN ana Hastings ~
pittsburgh are named boy a few ali-
cam solicitors. Berry the all-around
athlete OF the University Of Ponnsyl-
'anin, Is apparently admdged To be in
/ class by himself at fullhack. as he
= mentioned by fully nine out of every
en- writer's Who have set for them
selves tho task of naming such tcamr
OF this combination five Of the
eleven players figured In the seasons
scoring for their various teams and
he total result Of their efforts In this {
direction aggregate POI points or
his total OHphant of the Army scored
l12, Pollard of Brown ~; Berry Of
Pennsylvania, 80; Anderson, 30. and
Heron OF Pittsburgh, H.
The complete selection and lineup /
II this consensus Of alI-eastern teams ,
IA as follows
Position Player College ,
Loft End Mosely ....,. Yale
Left Tackle Mclean ...... Princeton Il
Loft Guard--Black ..,......... Yalo
'enter--feck ......,... Pittsburgh
Right Guard-liogp ,......P Princeton
Right Tuchc-West ..,.,.... Colgate
Right End-Herron ..... Pittsburgh
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