The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-27

nounced. inc ruling, which went into
effect at the Observation-Disclosures game
states that in the event that specta-
tons become boisterous the refree may
penalize the captain OF the home team
with technical foul.
II. A. D. Jones, who will be head
football coach. at Yale next fall win
receive no salary. He is loaned by
his employers at Seattle, Wash, who
are Yale men, with full salary paid.
The association will pay the expenses
of Mr.. Jones.
Donald Grant Herring, all-Amerlcan
tackle on the Princeton football elev-
ems OF 1905. and 1906, has selected
list Of forty-four Princeton football
players whom he considered to be the
best who have ever worn the Orange
and Black jerseys, and of Princeton
football in particular, and Is well able
to value the best gridiron stars Old
Nassau has produced. Herring makes
no attempt to compare the old time
player with the players Of the more
modern times, but does divide his list
into two parts, one containing the
names of those whom had played be-
fore 1906 and the other those who
have enjoyed their years of stardom
since that date.
81 do this" said Herring, mainly
because the forward pass was intro
duced in that year and the distance
to be gained became ten yards in four
downs instead Of five yards In three
downs.
"out of these changes, though not
Immediately, have come new
strategy and a new tactical system
end almost as important, new tech
nique. The present game requires a
more thorough leayening of the Drawn
with the brains element; and this ap-
plies equally to players and coaches.
Il Is by no means certain II all the
great players of the past could be as
sembled in varsity squad of today
that some regulations would not suf-
fer.
The competition today is far more
severe than it was, say 25 years ago.
At that time 1t was almost literally
true that an all-star team could be
picked from the ranks of four or five
college teams. Today the all-star
team, even of the section of the coun-
try, might possibly include players
from institutions situated in IL differ
ent states.
Accordingly" the old Tiger lines
man continued, 81 have adopted. the
policy of selecting two complete
elevens from each period before and
since the year 1906. 1 do not distingu-
ish between the first and second
elevens In each of these two periods.
The names appear in alphabetical or
der. Probably in many instances en-
tirely different choices might be made.
With one exception shall not attempt
to comment upon the ability of any of
the individual players, would unhesit-
atingly name John De Witt, '04, as my
first choice for guard and captain on
any football team playing under any
rules. Without further !, apology or
prelude the lists follow"
BEFORE 1906.
Centers-Ballet, '94; George, 'S9.
Guards-De Witt, '04, Edwards, 100,
Holt, 100; Wheeler, '95.
Tackles-Church, '97; Cowan, 'ss;
Hillebrand, 100; Lea, '96.
Bnds-Coohran, '9S; Davis, 'O4;
Donelly, 100: Frenchard. '95.
Quarters-King, 1913; Smith, 81.
Halfbacks-Kafer, 'O5; Kelly, '9S;
Moffat, "a; Poe, !'95.
Fullbacks-Amos, 80; Mccormick,
SINCE 1906.
CenteT-Bluhenthal, 10; Gennert,
Guards-rnff 10. Hopy ~,
shenk, 10; waller, 10.
Tackles-Ballin, rs; Bigler, 20;
Hart, ~; Philips, IA.
Ends-Highly, II; Lambert '16;
White '12; Niser 'OS.
Halfback-Glick, '16; Pendleton.
IL; Tibet, 'O9; Trimble, 20.
Fullbacks-De Witt, 10; briggs, IT.
Herrings selection Is sure to be re-
ceived with interest among all Prince
ton men and among football followers
in general. 1t is sure, too, to cause no
end Of controversy and to precipitate
once more the old question of old foot
ball, versus new football. There ara
a few things Herring's list that
cannot fail to create criticism.
To begin with only one Poe, John
N.Y." is mentioned while Nelson Poe
is not given a place on the team. The
absence Of Pop" Galley from the list
OF centers will also be noticed, and
among the recent Tiger stars the
names Of the great "Hobey" Baker and
Dave Tbbotts are absent. The 1919
team comes in for three places on
the team in Stumbling, Trimble and
Bigler.