New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-07

uuSh tHe llHe. Ana OaFlcS ana kOd-
gers could alternate in doing the kick
ng. with Trimble occasionally taking a
turn for quick punt.
Either Davies or Rodgers could call
he signals, preferably Rodgers, as he
would stand in the fullback's position
and could see over all. Walter Camp,
the veteran and learned football expert,
iays that it is only question of time
before all the teams will come to this.
He maintains the fullback is the best
position to call the plays and to see
far as brainy players are concerned
there are none better than Davies or
Rodgers.
Speed and Power in Backfield
There would be plenty of speed in
this backtie,d, q maximum amount OF
variety and versatility and enough
power col ectively to bow over the
best OF tacklers or to shoot through
n the East at leaving his interference
and suddenly cutting in off tackle, at
rignt angles. Moreovea, it makes little
ference whether the fie d be dry or
wet, his speed is never lessened.
Casey is probably the best of the
backs this year in running through
! broken field Only Charlie Way. of
Penn Stace, probably can equal the
Harvard star, but Casey has it on
Way is SO light that he is frequently
injured after e hard tackle. The back
field selected is good in this respect,
none Of the four named being easily
susceptible TO injuries.
Rodgers, who is also chosen as the
captain. and Trimble can do about
everything desired of back and do
those things we'll. Some claim that
Clio is better back than R dgers.
line unging or even in receiving a
pass, but Rodgers can do more things
better than Gillo, it is our opinion.
The second team selected is prac-
tically as good as the first. However,
only eleven men can be placed on one
team, so the others are lined up az
the seconds. but the difference in
e-rel.-, could be measured by horse
hair. Desmond and Ounce are two
corking good enls. Spagna, of Lehigh,
and King, of the Navy, are very nearly
as good as the first pair spagna
has played a wonderful game of tackle
at Lehigh this year and clearly de-
serves recognition. King, too, pos
sesses the goods. Alexander and
McGraw are guards Of first rate cali
ber who have done well all fall.
Harry Robertson Star Center
Harry Robertson ranks as one Of the
greatest centers of the year. He and
his brother jim OF Dartmouth. are two
splendid football players who have
been starring on their col 'ege and prep
school teams Tor the last six years.
Callahan however, has the EDGE on
Robertson in that he exerts a helpful
influence on his ~uards and inspires
anybody playing alongside of him to
carry on even beyond his stride.
The backfeld chosen for the second
eleven, like the first is noted partcu-
larry for it's speed and versatility. We
give both Weldon, of Lafayette, and
Koehler. of the Navy, preference over
Way. who is marvel in a broken field
because both of these players are more
rugged than the Penn State star. Also,
both can do more things in football
sense than Way and Weldon could be
used to do the punting.
Robb, Of Penn State; Weldon, Koch
Ter and CT 10, CT Colgate, would form a
be cape bic on both offense and defense.
This quartet could also handle the d.
rect pass efficiently. Robb, of State,
has shown himself to be one Of the
headiest cuarterbacks in the seasons
play. fast, fearless and a splendid de-
fensive p aver When a few yards
through the line were needed Clio
could be counted on to punch hole
through the line for the required dis
lance Clio would also act as captain.
The third team, which comes close to
equaing the other two in ability, wou d
be composed of Brown, of Syracuse, and
CAIRO |, of W. and j., as ends; Cub
bage, Of Penn State and Dickens. of
Yale, as tackles; Ice, of West Virginia,
and Barton, of Colgate, guards;
Heaphy, of Boston, center; Boynton, of
Williams; Way, Of Penn State; Erwig,
Of Syracuse, and Hastings, of Pitt, as
the backs.
Number of Other Stars
In addition there are a number of
other good players who will be chosen
by others probably, and who certainly
deserve recognition. Even if some of
them were substituted for the players
selected the STRENGTH Of the teams
would not vary much
Ends who played stellar football DUR
ing the year are Blaik, of the Army;
Larkin and Wilson, of Lehigh; Davis
and Williams, of Princeton Reinhardt,
of Yale; Brown, of Penn State; Hopper
and Ray Miller OF Penn; Carlson, of
Stevens, and Weinstein, of Columbia;
tackles, Sedgewick, Of Harvard; Little,
S'Ht RuoiNo, HdIEO, VI w lllldINSi
Thomas, Of Penn; Clark of Harvard;
centers, Bailey, of West Virginia; L.
Wray, of Penn; Conover, of Penn
tie: Stein, # p Larsen of tire
Navy; Greene, of the Army; Cunning
ham, of Dartmouth, and Goldman, Of
lehi"h; bar afmell Jordan Hol-
brook and Robertson, of Dartmouth;
McQuade, of Georgetown; Light, of
Penn; Braden, of Yale; Bloss. of Ste
vens; Boote, of Wesleyan: Strubing,
of Princeton; French, OF Rutgers; link
nrd Phillips. - ArNherst: Ellis ard
Erickson, of W and j.; Aldrich and
Kempton, of Y; Shiverick, of Cor
nell; Ralph T. 'ween, of Harvard;
Harrington. Of lehigh; Benoist, of the
Navy, and 81 3, o. Penn.
The backs, fact. we're all good, on
the whole. not in years has there
been such quantity of star backtield
players, which, of course, only en-
hances the difficulty of ones task in
making selection of toe first four. 1t
has been u wonderful year. and many
great players have come forth, more
perhaps that have been produced in the
last decade.