The Washington herald., 1920-11-28
Considers Williams Quarter
back Class Of the East and
Also the West-Pitt Star
Among Greatest Ever De-
veloped.
Menke's AH-Easteru Teams.
BY FRANK C. MENKE.
(universal servies STAG Correspondsnt.)

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-The LAST
cleat has dug its way into soft grid
iron soil; the last moleskinned war
rior has faded from view: the last
roar from the mighty throngs has
q ed away; vast stadiums once puls-
ing with vivid life are deserted and
forlorn; the Eastern football year L.
done.
And now as a climax to an amaz-
ingly successful year comes the
question:
Who were the greatest players in
their respective positions in ls2O."
It's one OF those quizzes that
never can know an undisputed
answer; a question that will ever
perpleX and confound. But every
man who has followed through 1920
who has noted and chronicled
each individual achievementLhas
gained some concrete idea as 20 the
Identity of the men who were most
valuable to their teams; Of men
who fought courageously. unceas-
ingly-and so wrote their names in
delibly in the mythical halls Of
fame Of their alma matters
Boynton Leads the Field.
Certainly no quarterback in the
East-or the west-fiashed such
brilliancy as Benny Boynton. OF
Williams; irresistible on attack.
marvellous as defense player.
hrainy. game, resOurceful-altOge
er wonderful.
Tom Davies, Of Pittsburgh. not
only was one Of the greatest half
best Of all time. He ran ends for
fwarnandnHaG -
the opposition: cracked a line as ~
II were peanut brittle, handled for
ward passes like a Ray SchaIk han
dies a basebalI-Snd withaI was
one OF the surest tIcklers that ever
flung his torso in the general di-
rection Of an onrushing foeman.
French, Of the Army. who an
neNed close 10 100 points for the
year. and Way. the mighty Penn
State warrior. make up a backheId
that seems to be the greatest in the
East. These two men have skirted
ends in spectacular fashion: are eN-
perts in the handling Of forward
passes. have split one line after
another into fragments and have
been stonewalls in defensive play.
stein Peer OF ocuterx.
Herb Stein OF the Pittsburgh
Panthers. deserves a place in All
Eastern center. Husky enough to
roll back all onslaught he still had
the speed OF an end. Here. there
and everywhere" is the description
that aptly fits the, Pittsburgh
leader. and because OF this. plus his
wonderful fighting spirit. he can
not be denied ranking as the great
est middleman among the Eastern
ers.
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
he remembered as one Of the great
est tackles that ever walked upon
a gridiron. Aggressive and
meteor sfoot. a deadly tsckler. ana
on top of that. a splendid kicker.
Eeck was the mightiest cog in the
Tiger machine Of 1920.
Pressing him rather closely is
Russell Stein. Of W. & J.. brother
Of the Pittsburgh captain. who was
the bulwark Of the little Pennsyl-
vania team in 1890. Every game IN
which va J. figured. brought
Stein more consplGouslE into the
limelight and enabled him to demon
strate more and more his splendid
Sridiron powers.
Urban. Of Boston College. hasn't
received much publicity through the
year-largely because he is a mem
her Of one Of the so-called small"
elevens. But in the Yale game and
in all the others. Urban demonstrat-
"a ohfIisN- hayoDd any of hts roru-
petitors. The only man who really
approached him in all-around great
ness was Legendre. Of Princeton.
who is accorded the honor OF guard
ing the other flank OF the ALI
Eastern team