New Britain herald., 1916-11-18

 with absolute justice weed out the four leaders is genius beyond the human mould.
 A Few From the List.
 Here is a brief excursion into the field of backfield stardom, the list being incomplete, but sufficient unto the argument thereof:
 Yale-Le Gore.
 Harvard-Casey and HorWeen.
 Princeton-Driggs
 Pennsylvania-Ber
 Pittsburgh--De Hart Hastings, Mc- Laren.
 Brown-Po1lard.
 Army-Oliphant and Vidal.
 Dartmouth Thielscher Cannell
 Corne]l-Shiverick.
 Ohio State-Harley.
 Michigan-Mou oulhetsch.
 rgetown-Maloney.
 Ga Tech.-Strupper
 Vanderbilt-Curry.
 Notre Dame-Cofan
 This list is in no way complete. Any number of stars, including the back fields of Colgate, Notre Dame and others, are not mentioned. But for all that, the list is sufficient to serve tho purpose Which is this: Take a glance at the above array and try to pick backs not including the quarter.
 Who Is To Be Left? One might mention Le Gore, Casey and Berry, But how, then, about Pitts burgh's stars? How about the mighty Oliphant and the brilliant Vidal, of West Point? How about the specta- cular Harley, of Ohio State, or Maul- betsch, of Michigan, who is at his best. The more one observes the cluster of talent at hand the more compl- cated the situation grows. There are twenty-two backfeld stars named above out of the best thirty in the country, and about ten of the twentq-two are on a par.
 Last fall one had a running start in Mahan and Barrett, two stars who could run, kick and throw.
 There is no such start this season Casey is a great halfback, but he isn't a Mahan yet by one or two strides. I4e Gore is a star, but he isn't Bar rett.
 Two of the best all-around backs in the East are Berry, of Penn, and Vidal of West Point. These two can kick, run. Pass-in fact, handle any backfie1d assignment that may come their way. Gerrish, of Dartm outh. is another who can be used for all the work there is.
 Seize Your Pick
 We would be willing enough to let any man pick three from the above guarantee to match his selection with three others just as good-Casey and Horween, Vidal and Oliphant, Hast ings and De Hart Gerish and Thiels- cher Berry, Le Gore, Driggs.
 We are pleased enough there is no law compelling a man to pick an all- star array, for unless the situation changes with an impetuous rush it cant very we'll be done upon any logical grounds
 College Spirit? Why is it that the average under grad and a good many of the al'@nt from any college are always poised and ready for broad standing roar?
 Pleasing the baseball fan is a simple matter to pleasing the football fan.
 Last fall, after watching Yale beat Princeton we suggested that Harvard should beat Yale by more than 20 points.
 The Hi uprising was both immedi- ate and severe. We were charged with all the crimes in the calendar But the final score was Al to O.
 Our admiration for Cornell athletics has always been high. We can't recall any unfavorable comment in the last , two years.
 let the mails bring frequent witness that we are giving the 1thacan strong hold all the worst of It.
 We remarked, in an finland fash ion, that we consid cred Pittsburgh the strongest team in the country.
 This brought loud, plaintive cries from four five other camps, along with a Pittsburgh outbreak that we could see nothing but Harvard, Yale or Princeton,
 Not that 1t perturbs in the slightest the serenity of our unharassed soul l It rather helps to break the eternal l monotony of an existence that other wise might be stale unproftable and 1 fiat We wouldn't have the autumnal ] surge recedel for anything. But the | mystery of it still remains
 Opinions vs. Records.
 The football situation is always complex because most of 1t Is left to partisan opinion, rather than to the records in the case And there can be very little in the way of records used for the simple reason that most records must be based upon compara- tive scores which are among the elusive and untrustworthy evidences in the realm of sport Tufts beats Harvard: Princeton beats Tufts: Har- ward beats Princeton, Pitt boats the Navy 20 to 19; Washington and Lee heats the Navy 10 to 0. Docs any one figure Washington and Lee is points stronger than Pittsburgh? If so, 1t