The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02

When the final Dixie football contc the closing chapter, some of the erei south have boasted of in several years individual work played a more promin
 The selection of mythical all-soutF fact, ever since the game gained any posed of the stars of their respective berth at regular stand, he has been
 The past season witnessed some splendid ball Backfeld stars wee not as numerous as in previous cam paigns and perhaps a few stood out prominently above the remainder of the candidates In the line, especially the ends and the guards, material Was not as plentiful as heretofore seen
 WAR CUT MATERIAL
 But on the whole, the average of the stars failed to differ greatly from previous experiences. The war cut heavily into the ranks of gridiron per- formers and many young Americans, who might have gained fame had they remained in the college ranks. were deprived of this honor so they might serve Uncle sam, considered equally as brilliant.
 All colleges were hit alike by the war Each and every one lost several and many lost numerous prospective Stars. They. all took their medicine manly, however, and weathered 9 sea- son which promised at the start to be one of disaster
 But back to the selection of the mythical sleven. A glance at the sue cessful ones shows that the Ceorgia Tech champions hogged the honors of furnishing the most men for the hon- ored positions Five of the II men we're members of the famed Golden Tor nado.
 Two Alabama and Auburn stars and one Vanderbilt and Sewanee perform CTS compose the remainder of the out fit
 WEIGHT OF TEAM
 Before diving into the reasons of the selection of the players a word might be said about the strength of the team were it actually tested, The weight of the aggregation would hover around the 174 pouAc mark The team would be exceedingly fast and eApGTieilCc Ol lut iHtii- NOuld iile'4NO At a hard combination to beat.
 The backfeld, with an average weight of 172 pounds. would be com posed of three speedy and reliable dashers,sHwhfle the. fourth would De heavy but a resembIance of the far famed British tank
 The line from end to- end would average 176 pounds. The ends, being exceedingly light for stars, keep the average from topping the 1S2 pound mark Experience, too in the forwards would make a stonewall defense. com bined with their general and usual effectiveness.
 A SPLENDID ARRAY
 The team. with a weight average of 174 pounds. would average feet and ii inches in height and 2,9 years i'll experience. That would make splen did array to send out to bring home the bacon"
 Starting at the. center position. Phil- lips, the big bulwark of the middls of the line for the Yellow JacSets. stands out as the star of his oppon- ents. Few good centers were seen ii action in the south during the year. Phillips, however, must not be de- prived of any of his praise for this failure. He is a sure tacller and uses
  to great advantage on the defense On the offense he can't be beat. being a true and accurate passer. His three years of experience also makes him 2 hard man to down.
 There were other centers in the south who starred. Only one. however, pushed Phillips for his honors. This individual was Tram Sessions the lo- cal boy, who played his first year co oOnd how ever, he was given berth on the mythical team Up at Kentucky state, Dempsey, a giant, also performed well. This trio ranks as the best of the pivotal men.
 TWO STEADY GUARDS
 Now the guards will be taken under consideration.
 over at Tech was Fincher, a one-eyed star, who has been used at tackle and guard He weighs 1S2 pounds and has two years of experience under Heisman. On the defense he was named time and time again by Atlanta criticsSas the star, while numerous officials also put in a good word for him. He couldn't be over looked in view of his brilliant work. Thus, he was placed at the right guard. Fincher also proved very effective on goal after touchdown, kicking nine-tenths of the Jackets opportunities.
 Paragraphs above, Sessions of Alabama was mentioned. Now the local product will be discussed. Tram although a youngster in college football. proved the sensation of the season as far as the Crimson was concerned Never was the youth outfought or outplayed, and all ways in the midst of every play He's not quite as good as Phillips of Tech, but he was entirely too good to overlook for an all-southern berth. He tips the beam at IFS pounds and possesses more endurance and gameness than seen in one star in years.
 Sessions played star game for the Crimson in every encounter. Tn the Se- vance and Vanderbilt games he won fame by his steady and consistent de- fensive work. time after time stopping the famed Eben Wortham on fhis wild sprints around the Hanks. And then a player of the type of Sessions is always a desirable on an outfit. He spreads the proper fighting spirit and injeets a grand attitude into his teammates Tram is one of the two irst-year men to win the all-southern honors. He is placed at left guard.
 OTHER RELIABLE MEN
 Other guards. playing regularly at the positions failed to establish a reputation which caused them to be sswatched in every contest McGill of vanderbilt.s- -Os- walt of Mississippi A. and M. Higgins of Tech, Bowling of Tech, Johnson of Ala bama and Warren of Auburnplayed good ball. but not the calibre offered by Ses- sons and sFincher.
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