The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-02


ing under $50 pounds. The little
dinxe was the hero Of nearly all
Of Akron's victorious marches up
and down the field. With the In
dians' invulnerable interference,
Pollard was almost unacceptable
unless chased out of bounds. Fred
King displayed his class against
both Triaagles and Canton by play
ing havoc with short line plunges,
which he negotiated when called.
The f1rst eleven. while not overly
successful with the forward pass,
could use it to good advantage with
such an accurate passer az Dris-
coll. Each player selected, par
ticularly Smith, Henry, Traitor,
Lyle, Blackjack, Chamberlain, No
wax and Rollard. could either re.
ceive their own passes well, OF
break up those Of their opponents
effectively because of their superior
speed.
wenig Of Rock Island. and Halas
Of Staley, would excel - all.
around ends on the second eleven
Halas would have the edge because
Of his greater experience. although
Wenig is the more versatile.> punt
ing. passing. tackling and follow
ing the ball almost as adroitly al
Smith and Chamberlain.
Honor for Shaw.
Shaw of Rock Island, and Buck
Of Canton, get the second call fol
tackles without much room for ar
gument. Next to Henry, Buck Ii
the most powerful lineman OF the
whole field, but not quite as useful
in all departments - Hugh Black
lock. Buck weighs around 25Q
pounds and stands in the line like
. blacksmith. Shaw is both pow
erful and resourceful, and with any
degree Of physical efficiency, h<
might have displaced Blackjack fol
first honors. The former Corn.
husker was at all times . deadly
tackler and could spill four inter-
ferers a. easily a. one. Captain
Cobb of Akron. and Dadmun ot
Canton are the second guard choices
because Of their nearest adjsceucy
to the form of Lyle and Denfeld Of
Rock island.
Shorty" Des Jardien Of the Chi
cago Tigers Is accorded second cen
ter honors almost unanimously. He
is more versatile than Txafton. but
not Is powerful. Des Jardien II
beginning to show the effects Of
weaf-and-tear, but he can still punt
for an average Of around sixty
yards. play a splendid rowing de-
fensive game and balance his whole
team BY speedy and accurate dag
nosis Of opponents plays. More
over, Shorty" IL one Of the clean
est sportmen in any branch OF ath'
letics.
Mahrt Tops Fasssrs.
Quarterback Mahrt OF the Dayton
Triangles was selected because Of
his predominance for throwing the
forward pass. II is doubtful II any
other player in the country car
pass SO accurately or 80 long. liz
is also q cool, heady quarterback
who is not only equal to any emer'
gency. but who is an inspiration e
his team. Sachsteder was chosen
halfback because Of his : open-aeld
running: Guyon Of Canton for hi.
line-plunging. and Falcon Of the
Chicago Tigers because he excels
in backing up the line.
Matshall Of Rock Island. after u
years, Of football. IL approaching
retirement. but displayed enough
defensive class to make the thlSt
eleven. along with his teammates
Fitzgerald at center and Buland a
tackle. The latter offers one Of thu
most regrettable misfortunes Of sh'
season. Like Shaw. Buland lacket
the physical perfection necessary t.
. first-staf tackle. After beinl
clipped in the lirst Staley game, II,
injury to his ankle kept him out O
the game for two weeks. Shbse
quently, two weeks illness further
impaired his chances, but he hai
the satisfaction in playing the las
game OF the season IN his old form
Otherwise. Buland. one Of the mos
powerful and naturally-gifted line
men in the game, might have dis
placed either drst-choics tackle.
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