The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
By FRED BoDEKER

ny kODAAANASAe A MYTHICAL all-southern eleven, LA\ composed of stars of teams S = strictly considered in the Southern and Intercollegiate Athletic association. would present a machine equal to perhaps any in the entire United States. An a1l-southern eleven i'll any year makes mighty eleven, but the past season, perhaps, the best in the south for years. provided stars of calibre which easily rank among the best Dixie has ever produced.
 It has been the custom in the south. as' well as the country over, to select the best players from the entire field and place them upon a mythical eleven. an honor of which any performer on the gridiron is proud. There is no all- southern eleven. Everything is mythi- with it the highest honor in the game, is the striving point of all.
 As was stated above, the past season was one of the most eventful in the history of the game. Surprises were frequent and the "dope" was contin- ually upset Individual stars have been greatly responsible for this but the inconsistency in teamwork had more effect than anything else.
 There will be great variety in the mythical selections this year. more than ever certain number of play CTS are always good enough to prove themselves the best in their position in the minds of all, but more fail than succeed. The reason is probably that all players have big days and that the critics who favor him happens 60 see him in action that day
 MOGULS CONFERRED WITH
 The writer has kept in close touch with the football situation the entire season. Every prominent team in the south, with the exception of Tennes- see, was seen in action. The score or more of football ''moguls" who visited Birmingham, in addition to officials who worked in many games seeing all teams in action, where conferred with. Their belief, together with the writer's. was combined
 In the selection of this all-southern team, the writer tried to place the players without partiality. The fact that this is an Alabama paper did not mean Auburn and Alabama would have the age on securing any of the positions. Players were selected with out favoritism and the superiority of but. few on the selection can be questioned. Three Vanderbilt men. three Georgia Tech men, two Tennes- see men, two Auburn men and one Ala bama man compose the team
 The above selection of stars would complete team which would be la average weight of the team would be ITO pounds. The line. from end to end, would go II pounds higher, or 1s1 pounds, about the average of ordinary teams. The backfield would be light but very fast. The average weight would be only 157 pounds. The experi- ence of the team averages 2.6 years Not a single member has had less than two years of service on the field. The average height is slightly over feet, 9 inches.
 Just why the above players wers selected will now be told, taken po- sition hy position, and starting with the ends.
 TWO STAR ENDS
 Chester Vowell of Tennessee and Cy Bell of Georgia Tech are awarded the end positions. Vowell is perhaps the best end in the south in years, aut- playing every opposing flank qua der he has faced this year and starrinr IT. the record of his undef aated eleven He weighs TO pounds, is feet, 2 inches tall, and has played three years on the team He is without a peer 1 in receiving forward passes and can be used on the end >round end play Tn fact, aside from being an excellent offensive performer. he stands equal ly as well on the defense. He will. IT all probability, be the choice of al critics
 Cy Belfis another excellent ne-forn0- , CT He guards the right flank fo' 1 ,eoraia Tech. Cy's sb!iity to make ! the championship Yellow Jackets I came only after Jim Senter suffered r | broken leg. l''t the lankv boy demon 1 strated in '~>> rames that he was | stellar end I'll is 9 great defenstv, l player. Being of giant stature. he hal ! little trouble in tearing down the or fensive of his opponents. His stren.'l et,oxrr1 ir, saVaral games where h,