Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-19
WOULD-BE "CAMPS"
HAVE TOUGH TIME
Chaps Who Pick ALL American
Foot Ball Elevens Have Their
Jobs Cut Out This Year.
SCORE OF BACKFIELD MEN
By FRANK G. MENKE.

1
these here All-American foot ball
pickin' this here year--well, you've
got job carved out for you, that's
all ] gotta say
or King Foot Ball paused to help
himself to the "makins," rolled his
own, applied torch, and then went
on:
There's a paucity OF line material
and plethora of backhcld stars and
"What-what?
or King grinned.
"Ha! | thought I'd surprise youse
guys" he exclaimed. Large words,
heyi And fancy ones? Well, they
amt mine. nipped EN- from Walt
Camp. That's what he says when he's
spouting about them foot ballcrs. |
didn't Just know what he meant, so
goes to Mister Webster and he sets
me straight.
Plethora" explained or King,
means lot Of EN- and paucity means
just the other way. And that's how
she lays. So you see you guys got
job tryin' TO pick out few back
helders from big buncha great birds,
while, on the other mitt, you're gonna
have quite a job pickin' out linesmcn
who'll match up with your back
folders. Get me?"
Two From West.
"Now les sec. There's Harley, OF
Ohio state. He's a whale. One Of
the best little foot ball players they've
uncovered out in the west for years
and years. Do anything. Couldn't
keep him off, could your And then
there's Cofall, OF Notrc Dame Great
est halfback Notrc Dame has had in
many, many moons He oughta get
on, oughtcnt he?
"Hubbcll, OF Colgate, played Yale
off its feet; ripped through the Yale
line every time he hit it, didn't he?
Hastings, of Pittsburg, is wonder
too, Sprafka, of Minnesota, is an
other one of those who belong. Le-
gore OF Yale, he got 10 going great
carly in the year and then slipped
off. But he's a wonder, amt he?
Bum leg may lose him job on ALI
American. but il leg mcnds for next
two games and he plays like he can
play he must be given the up-and-
down.
And Oliphant, Too.
And Oliphant of Army. Well,
there amt no use discussin' him. He
belongs-that's all. Greatest half
back in America today. Forward
passer, punter, end runner, line
buster. Another one OF those guys
that's able to do anything.
"Maubetsch OF Michigan, Casey of
Harvard, Horwcen OF Harvard, Ger
Ilsh OF Dartmouth, Thielschcr of
Dartmouth, McLaren OF Pittsburgh
they're all entitlsd to jobs, amt they9
But some OF that bunch has got to
be disappointed, because only four
backfield men can play on team.
when it comes to quarterbackers,
Long Of Minnesota and Anderson OF
Colgate look like the toppers right
now. Great boys. both OF 'cm. Lots
Of other good ones that been playin'
good enough to get on. But only
one can get there.
3GNh HAS TIC Sdu.
"Linesmeni Well, Peck of Pitts
burgh amt got no equal at center;
McEwan of Army, Rdyzewski Of
Notre Dame, Hanson of Minnesota,
they're good at passin, too, but Pecks
got EN- blocked At guardin' you
gotta figure in about two dozen fell
lows. None Of 'em stand out as truly
greats like some OF the old timers,
but lots Of pretty good fellows at the
business just now. Black of Yale,
he's pretty nifty tackle. Lots Of
others, too, but none that you could
call outstandin' right now.
"Endsl Oh, there's quite bunch
Of EN-. Baston Of Minnesota
awfuIly good; Harte OF Harvard,
mother good one. Heron OF Pitt is
a bird. Colgate's. mighty good
cndsman, too. Yale's ends amt very
good; neither are the Tiger wings.
But there'll be about dozen before
the end OF the season that'll be in
line for jobs.
"Whatcha gonna do with EN- all,
heyi And whatcha gonna do about
them halfbackers? About fifty guys
that oughta get on that first team
and only eleven can do it. Nope, |
amt envyin' the guys what's gonna
do the pickin' this year. They'll
hafta burn lots Of midnight oil-and
oil is doggone costly right now"