Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-03
PLENTY OF STARS
AMONG HIGH,LADS

d
e.. - - e., .-,o,,. - et.
LOT d gam Oh iroi'' twenty 10 hl'y
yatds.
a star OF perhaps no lesser magni-
tuoe is rug Grifnth' Lincoln sen
satiohal hanback, recruited rom inc
ranks OF amateur cry 1901 pau Urn
lth rapidiy outstrippea MS team
mates IN preseason practice uhtil ne
was gwen regular perrin III .le oaGk-
heid. Wheh tne young ,l'astin' VINO
coulo throw tn'rty ana loTly-yard
passes with ease ana NIT the inc IKE
Daltcrlng ram was turned loose
III inc nrst game WIN aurora, II was
surprised Lincoln that looked on
agasp. nrif1itn -did not stop untii ne
nad amassed SIX OF inc t"eiVe t0ucn-
downs ana contributed !, materiaily III
niarking up a score OF o. 10 w. II was
men tnat Lincoln hopes, previously
aark ana dlsfliai, splahg i,lto d eior-
ious nue. ahult marched through lhe
season win great record.
Haiipacks OF scarcely lesser ~iame
are 10 De iouhu III Dig Joe D"orak !,
oou!h n,gn ten,secohq man. ana
emp Ihfist OF North flatte. = ne
wonderful piunging power O .the
hrst ana the Suhningness OF the sec
ond IN DroKenr heid are particular
outstanding quaItles. BON possess
great, speed ana navihg had lhree
years experience follow interference
with tne judgment OF university stars
olmpKins OF Noriolk' Smith OF Zen
tral High ana the Dothenberg pharn-
tom. bresiei' are the only o'ner
summaries IN inc STATE. ., !
Kyle at quarter.
Rounding out the baekheid machin-
cry, ,Sypreasotl, tne Lincoln ,ohg-
A norm, answers tne can at luiioack'
ana hyie OF beaIrlGe,. at guar Ter,
hroep OF NGntrai f1'sh - tne CHOICE
at center rrSh' d eoihollea VIEW,
point OF weight speed anu Juaie1di
aoility' this trio IS nara 10 pear. ny
"ide margin hrosi; VINO possesseu
speed ana tlmeiy Juogineht pom III
charging aho passing, outplayed every
opponent tnis year ~ was necessary
70 delve INTO ,ne RANKS OF SECONDARY
eieVens 70 ma III oppeHent i91s !he
Dig oihahah' Neison Oh West~f o''lt,
Die' powerful ahu aeeress'ye' Is d
ike'y pryor. ,iian DIS eouiu oe iouhl'
mar, OF La'iIoil,>%as d''olnet possloiI
cana'uate' hyig, tne qu'ek W,.teu
held general at beatriGe, was Wl.nou'
doupl inc las.es. anu Dest quai 'eI
oack III the sta'e. ne mas several
worthy compet,.ors. I9r -eHec ,1
aoility, Brown OF ulana lsiaho' Man
4 wen vi oi,iahd anu JONES Vi Noi ~, ~
platte' rank on even Terms WIN the
beatrice race norse; Iyp'edhso,' va Was
wen known ior MS iow' haru i'iie
plunging' MS Prihc'pai oppoppen.s
were oiasser oi ON, JONES VI pea'-
rice ana : ahek Oh NedrheS'
MANY 4ooa Lihe,nen. .r
L'hemen showed wonaerlui soi''ty
TINS year-more especiaiy on inc So
called weaker teams. Iaptains BAKER
OF North piatte ana fitzpatrick ,of
Beatrice hold hrst honors, with hardly
"a question: lheir very weight m
spires confidence while their records
as iinemen,, whether 1t be carrying the
ball. breaking through the line OF
smashing interference. IS paralleled
Ny none N the state, ASIDE from the
usual, Fitzpatrick was demon place
kicker. Roarpaugh, OF Norfolk, Phil
lips OF Omaha and Rug,e OF South
Omaha arc as powerful trio OF
tacklers as can be found anywhere.
Aggressive ability and willingness
to do their share OF the work are the
principal points in their favor.
Working spiritedly along with these
four or FIVE star linemen are four
others, who. although their titles sug-
gest nothing eloquent, are just as de-
serving of honor. Hille of Norfolk.
heavy well trained and aggressive,
who is just as-adept at handling a
wing job as clamping legs with a
center, is the premier guardsman in
! the state. lverson, the Omaha
handy man, who fits with ease in al
most any position on the line between
the two'ends, is another such Hood
of North Platte and Titman, the Au-'
rora giant, both guards of three years
praiseworthy experience are the other