The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-29
BIZ FRANK c. MENKE.

cleat has dug Its way INTO SoIt
gridiron soil; the last moleskinned
warrior has faded from view; the
last roar of the mighty throngs has
died away; the eastern football
year is done.
And now as a climax to an amaz-
iugly successful year comes the
question:
Who were the greatest players
in the respective positions OF
1902" It's one Of those Quizxies
that never can know an undisputed
answer question that will ever
perplex and confound. But every
man who has followed through
1920-who has noted and chron-
icled each individual achievement
has gained some concrete idea ~
to the identity Of the men who were
most valuable to their teams; Of
men who fought courageously, un-
ceasingly, and so wrote their names
indelibly in the mythical halls Of
fame of the alma matters.
Boynton Leads QuarterA
OF all these what eleven mem
were the greatest?
Certainly no quarterback in the.
east flashed such brilliancy a.
Benny Boynton Of Williams; ire
sistible on attack, marvellous as .
defense player, brainy, game, re-
sourceful-altogether wonderful.
Tom Davies OF Pittsburgh not
only was one of the greatest half
backs Of the year, but one Of the
best Of all time. He ran ends for
tremendous gains, no matter what
the opposition; cracked a line as if
it were peanut brittle, handled for
ward passes like a Ray Schalk
handles baseball, and withal was
one of the surest tacklers that
ever flung his torso in the general
direction of an onrushing foeman.
French of the Army, who an
nexed close to 100 points for the
year, and Way. the mighty Penn
State warrior, make up a backfleld
that seems to be the greatest in the
east. These two men have skirted
ends in spectacular fashion; are
experts in the handling of forward
passes, have split one line after
another into fragments and have
been stonewalls in defensive play.
Stein and Keck Wonders.
Herb Stein Of the Pittsburgh
Partners deserves q place on ALL
Eastern center. Husky enough to
roll back all onslaughts, he still
has the speed OF an end. Here,
there and everywhere" is the de-
scription that aptly fits the Pitts
burgh leader and, because Of this,
plus his wonderful fighting spirit,
he cannot be denied ranking as the
greatest middleman among the
fasteners.
Breidster of the Army and Toll
bert of Harvard, edge in a slight
way all opposition for honors as
guards on the first All-Eastern
team.
Keck, the Princeton tackle, will
be remembered as one of the great
est tackles that ever walked upon a
gridiron. Aggressive and meteor
afoot, deadly tackler and on top
OF that splendid gicker, Keck was
the mightiest cog in the Tiger ma
chine of 1920 Pressing him rather
closely is Russell Stein OF w. and
j., brother Of the Pittsburgh cap
tain.
Urban of Boston college has not
received much publicity through
the year. largely because he is a
member Of one of the so-called
small" elevens. But in the Yale
game and in all the others Urban
demonstrated ability beyond any Of
his competitors. The only man who
really approached him in all-round
greatness was Legendre Of Prince
ton, who is accorded the honor OF
guarding the other flank Of the
All-Eastern team.