The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-11-24

The pigskin meadows gradually are
becoming peopled with youths who are
doing stunts that merit them consider
alton for jobs on the mythical ALL
American elevens.
The achievements of Harry LeGore
of Yale, SO far have given him ranking
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. He 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
possibility remote to an extreme
Hastings will take unto himself first
class job on the All-Star team.
Casey, the Harvard backfield find"
is ranked as "a 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 as one Of the really great. Nc
Laren of Pittsburgh is another star;
plunging 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. He has been RESPONSE
BILE In the main for the great scoring
done SO far by his team. Driscoll 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 halfbacks and full
backs whose great work merits them
much thought are:
Mueller, Cornell; Maulbetsch, Mich
igan; Macombe, Illinois; Watkins, Col
gate; Pollard, Brown; DeHart, Pitts
burgh; briggs, Princeton; Bingham,
Yale; Hubbell, Colgate; Gerrish, Dart
mouth; Thielscher, 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 more remarkable way this
year than Long, his name is unknown
just now. He Is wizard-brainy, fast,
courageous. grand kicker, and an I'm.
canny runner.
Star quarterbacks are rather scarce
In the East. Shiverick of Cornell looks
like one Of the quarterbacks in the
East, with Anderson of Colgate close
up. Purdy, Brown; Meehan, Syracuse;
Morrow, Pittsburgh; Robinson and
Murray, Harvard; Eddy, Princeton,
and Stobbs, w. & ]. All are good men,
but none has flashed his full power so
far.
the All-American center selection by
Walter Camp and about 80 per cent of
the other critics last year. The Pan
Their leaders work to date makes it
look like reelection for him. Hansen
Of Minnesota sizes up as the best man
30 far uncovered in the West.
White and Schlachter, the 256 and
248-pound Syracuse guards, looked like
peerless pair until that Pitt game.
But the way they were forced to give
ground before the crashing attack of
the Panther backs has lowered their
stock. Dadum, Harvard; Petty, nli-
nois; Hancock, Wisconsin; Nourse,
Princeton; Gait, Yale: Nicely, Dart
mouth; Anderson, Cornell; Wimberly,