El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-24

pounds has no place behind the line 1t
he is almost certain to slow up back II
Of course there have been giants Ike
Ted Gov and Jim Thorpe who have
been exceptions 10 the general rule, but
one doesn't see Coy or Ihorpe on
very many teams. It is mistaken
fdeS of many coaches that weight IS
the chief essential TO successful line
piuuging. Speed in getting up to the
line of scrimmage is the main factor
NauIbetsch of Michigan. the best
Wne breaker of recent years. weighs
o1Ir f55 pounds. and Gerhardt, the
Army's $50 pound quarterback. has
Wiggled through many a powerful rush
line for the necessary yardage at crit
fcal times.
The shifting of Gilman to guard
calls up peculiar chain OF cir
eumstances in that players foot
hall career. Several years ago he
played tackle for Cornell. later he
changed his allegiance to Colgate
where he made the team rs an end.
and row he il Mt gusrd for the
navy.
All that is necessary for him TO do
now to round out his record is to enter
Rlrtzers. or some other such college
with slack eligibility rules, and play
center. Perhaps he might even be able
70 continue into the back field then
Four Veteran Ends
WHO took part in the game against
the Army last fall. and the fact that
Fisher a new man. gained rank over
them all, Is significant in itself Jack
son, a substitute last year. won the
other position Clark. another new
man. will be Capt. Wards running
mate at tackle Reifel, who has been
rIavinR a consistently steady game all
season. is at left guard The line IS
COMPLETED BY Goodstein, the clever lit
Oh he
stars of the game.
WeIeheI Plays Quarter.
The triumph of Welchel over Orr for
quarterback means he is the better OF
two good little players. 1 expected to
see ingram and Roberts at the half
ba'clr posifions. but the placing OF Per-
" at fullback. in preference 10 Mar
TN or Davis, is a surprise
Perry r. the hest kicker on the
Navy squad which probably ac-
counts for his presence hack of the
line. but the Navy certainly VIII
need its best guard material to
make things interesting for Men
cham and Knight, the Army pair.
Meacham weighs only 10 pounds,
but has never been outplayed through
out his four seasons on the team
knight is Just about the biggest man
on the Army team and is a very pow
eTful youngster.
Butler Back in Game.
The latest news from West Point
states that Butler Is back in his old
position at tackle He will probably
be considerably weakened by the in
Jury that kept him idle for the last few
weeks Butler has had lots of luck
in an athletic way since he has been
At West Point, but most OF it has been
bad.
In 1914 he WINS my running mate
at tackle, and he certainly was
good one. He possessed in abund-
anee everything n first class tackle
should have, hut experience. and
he rapidly gained that, as the sea
son wore along.
He was at his very best when we
Field In about the second play he
was hurt and had to retire.
Denied Athletics.
That summer he was unfortunate
enough TO get caught hazing a "plebe"
and all during the following fall he
was confined to the barracks under
going punishment Butler is quite a
weight thrower as well as a football
star. His punishment extended prac-
tically up to the time of the Annual
field day and he had little time to
his chances in the hammer throw.
Deeply disappointed he asked permits
sion to make an exhibition throw.
The officials humored him and he made
q perfect effort that would easily have
won the event and. moreover would
have shattered the academy record. As
II was, of course he got nothing.
Now in his last year at West Point
he is injured again. Here's hoping that
he will be able to play his very best
which Will be close to all-American
in quality