The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-28
One East Central Normal
Gridster on First
Eleven
SELECTIONS DIFFICULT
Many Stars for Some POSI-
tions-D Dcarth Of Good
Men for Others

Novc, hofutc ia Oklahoma col.
icglatc football hpe The selecting oi
mythical an state clovens been ."
complex uu undertaking as IN"
season This is duc To tho iact thht
five teams were OF about even
strength and each offered several
plnvcrs worthy of all-st,to consid
Grafton and ~ about equal ability.
Selecting of 'oU" olcvons iH made
NOR dISfDuit this season by the fact
that there were several stars Tor Ger
tain poRtiuua ana dcnrth Of really
g'ar material for others. There are
nlrp hnlfbaCka. stars throughout the
season, any of whom would NJ IN
wrli ln an all-star eleven; six or
scycu tackles and n Ike number of
brilliant guards. Few ends. cen
ters. luaricrbacks and fullbacks
ahowcd play approaching stnrdom
ana IN some cases men have been
shifted ftom other positions because
OF the lack Of nll-sta,e material In
those places.
Tho writer has made his all.etato
college selections after q careful sur
vcy of opinions from other sports
writer's. coaches. officials and grid
enthusiasts and from having scon
practically every eleven In the state
In action.
can't ITtust tSctpWhy.
Those selections VIII not meet
with popular approval, That In nat
ural. Where ono person follows the
play OF only one team or happens
to see n particular player star or
funk In one game that person Will
certainly and naturally be influence
ed by those. games which he saw.
= These selections are made from play
throughout the scason and for all
around value OF each player. In
which the offensive. defensive, az
gressivencss and ~also highly i'm
portnnt spirit are considerations.
shifiins oi players is made nec.s.
one position than can be placed and
where there is lack Of star men for
other places We wouldn't shift n
back to "A line position or a lincman
10 the backflcld but where the
change is only in n position that n
player could readily 1T In. we No.
iievc II is better that way than "a
leave some superior player off q
team and place an Inferior man.
Close Play Indicated.
Fir the first time since Oklahomi
"a,i" elcvcns were first chosen ri,
schools are represented on the firs
team. two men from five college
each and one from another Thi
indicates the closcness OF team pla!
and ALSO shows how well the In
diyidual playing strength was dis
Kendall. philips. North western
Central and Agaic each have tw,
players on the first team and Eas
Central. for the first time In its foot
bah history lands a man on the frs
eleven. Kendall has four men or
the second team, Phillips. Sorth-
western and Central two each and
Agvios one. OF the two teams. Ken.
dall has six. Phillips Northwestern
and Central -four each, Aggies thre,
and Fast Central one.
I"FOrcc and VOyics Enda.
For cndD two captains, Leforce o'
Central and Noyies of Aggies ar,
named, i.eforce makes an ideal mar
tor n wing position. Powerful, fas
and with the ability 10 break UP op
posing teams offensive with discon
rerting frequency he makes a splan
did man for tn" first team. HI
play In the Kendall game was on,
OF It's featrr y. lie wac down oi
punts FIRST practicalls every time
frequently downing an orange AM
black back in his tracks ana som
times throwing th"m for losses,
Noyles, alternating nj end tacki
Tor the tggi,s was 'spec ally hr,i
liant on the defense. where his har,
tacklirg caused Intense respect an
a knowledge OF dangeg from rivn
teams who sought to gain aroun,
his end.
Keck OF Kendall and Green o
Phl'irs ave rawed on the seror