The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-08

With the fading out OF the foot
ball schedule comes the picking sca7
son. Tho selection OF mythical e'ev-
ems representative OF the country q
best talent In In order. And what
u task this year!
Football came back In fairly GOOD
shape lust after the war, nut tho
season of 1919 found its ranks filled
with new coaches and players The
period given to tho coaches to gel
talent lined up and mould smo0th-
working elevens was all too short
and as n result the quality or tha
game suffered.
This year It was different. Coach.
es and players stood on SOLID grouho
once again and tho grand old game
came back with greater vigor tnan
ever before. Tho new style or play
tho open game--was seen NJ its
host. and the players who carry the
ball had n chance to Shine mors
brightly than over.
Difficult 10 CHOOSE.
Picking ail-Amcrican teams is q
ticklish task and tho opinions OF
those who do tho picking oiteh
vary. yet the selection OF one crltis
or another can be honestly Offered
building UP combination OF stars.
The elevcns herewith presented by
tho writer have been chosen attet
careful consideration. Anyone OF
these three teams would undoubtcd
ly be IA winner. Each would com
bine experience with superb drivihs
power, strong defensive aDility, q
knowledge of the new style OF play
and an abundance of football sense
Stars among the wingmen and
linesmen were scarce this year whcr
compared with tho abundant croi
Of backfield men who thriilee
crowds all over the country VIII
their wonderful and Spectacular
playing. But there were quite
few good ends, and plenty OF sea
soned and highly capable lines
mon.
End Positions.
Lcgendrc, OF Princeton. and Kiley
- No,re Dame, are given tho wih'
positions on the writer's first elevSn
with Carney, Illinois. and Bolding
Iowa. on tho second team. and ives
ton OF Wisconsin and Swanson o
Nebraska on tho third eleven.
brilliant Tackles.
The tackles. keCk. OF Princeton
of strength In the line. keck. II
addition to being an all-aroun'
luesman. Is FAST on h!s feet for
big fellow and hard and sur'
tackler. lie is also an expert place
kicker and did most of Princeton
Ncking OF goals from touchdown.
Guliuk Is a rowing tackle of th'
kind who forces tho opposition Il
give him wide berth rather thar
scnd plays against his position. Lik'
EcCk, lac is A. so fast on his feet an,
n truly wonderful player both on Of
icnso and defense. 1t was Gulicl
who scoopod up ~ fumhlcd ball II
the ritt-Syracuse game and raj
half the longth OF the field for .
townchdown that saved Syracus'
from defeat aud wound up the con
test In to Z tie. Other srca
tackles are Scdgwick, Of Harvard
Coughlin, the great Notrc Dam
linesman; Dickens, Yales pluck
and versatile tackle, and Clyd
King, OF the Navy. who is n fin
kicker as well as great tackle /
every respect.
Guards and Center.
with these ends and tackles plaC
Griffithu. of Penn state. and Car
tain Tim Callahan, OF Yale, at II
guards, and inject Alexander.
syracuse, into the line at cente
and what y line you would hav
IL would be n veritable stone wall
a forward defense that no set
backs in the country could be G
pectcd to puncture for consiste
gains.
Alexander. chosen as a guard Ia
season on many all-American team
played all this year for Syracu
and displayed ability that surpris
his closest admirers. lie Is "a TO
ing center. an accurate passer
the ball and can play in tho II
as well. He drives forward wi