Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-16
/ WAL TER CAMP SELECTS
. ALL-AMER|CAN ELEVEN
Football Authority Names Three
Teams. Declaring First Most
Powerful Of Recent Years.
JIMMIE LEACH is MENTIONED
V. VI. l. Captain Placed at Half
Back on Third Aggregation.
George Gipp, Deceased, Declared
Foremost Back.
ny Associated press.

Ky .tSSpSia''u ?rcSS.
c. NV ,a xoK Dss 19 ;,;,, is;,
! teams selected by Waiter Cam 70,
the season OF 1879. In his sciec,iona
ahnounccd in the current issue OF
players grouped in first. second and
third team. OF this number tweroy-
one are named from Eastern col
I,gsS and universities. seven from
Middle Western institutions. three
from southern colleges and two from,
| iac:iic Coast universities.
In his introduction AIR. Camp give.
NJ outline of the necessary rcqai-
sites Tor player VINO measures UP
Stanley keck, IN. Princeton tackle.
rs an example. His article In pa r;
H. $ follows:
The all American team OF 1920
ability on the part OF every one Of
its members than any team ever he
fore selected. The startling develop
inent OF the game has put additional
position. ana ;h.s condition has
reached iimi, to-day undreamcd OF
hy, the general RANK amd file. and
Only appreciated by III. coaches and
EXPERTS throughout the country.
Perhaps i. IS only fat: "a give some
ioca OF TINS. so tha; m. average lay
man i.iar understand what il means
10 he an all American man today.
Taking an Individual man in position
az an example OF this. th-rr is no
better illustration than Stanley
kcek. til" Princeton tackle. Here
was tackle who. in mia TWO big
Sans". Sa"w"d I'll. following quail
iica'ions: in the first place. he had
me usual caT.naTks OF u strong
player in :hc position. namely abil.
ny te handle himself we'll. 20 break
buck or = play that went between
me tackle and guard. To aid an end.
and sometimes 70 beat him in get
ting down the held under Kicks.
.a mn. IN addition keck hurried the
forward rass"r "a we'll Is the kicker:
ne was - long distance placement
klckcI, a goal Kicker OF accuracy.
anu iinally. with u:i, or two com,
nnn ni,. lieh; ,nen in his back
hc!d. he helped hsar their burdens
w . measure, where they were furcct,
90 coHic UP against weight and
pSWcr. One added element was that
y. SIM 'incSS. his ability TO move on
license from Oh. side OF the line TO
me other according az unbain nced
m" required greater powc. ia meet
,hs charge. He met the Harvard
charges. he shifted to meet formation
pays. he hrok. through and hurried
hro,,p, -,.ser ana the kicker. and finally
hhi,"u,sht about Il touchdown hy
ppiockinr the Harvard punt. In m,
la.. game he did all thrsr ,h,,,,'
49,. me exception Of blocking OF II
poni "na IN ADDITION scored om9 field
Eoai from placement. hit the uroas.
oaf with another. and acted g -.
nsciasfer Tor Louric.. run for n tnucb.
na o' around the end. This IS a tvni.
= ;.iLis'ration Of the possibilities OF
game. sHc moocfn
81, Task Ia Select Eleven.
rcv. 'iis ~ !? easy 10 see tina;
aIi rnarsd Of the positions OH the
an american team this vcar w..
mad. without a Struggle ,;nt /, -
~ thr FAC; that competition ynr ~.
inosi every position was keen mn :,
rms Si. OF ine season, !; has been
elusive dccis!ou '"'i
carney and Finchcr receive the
NV on" Positions FOR tie proper balance
~ me team. Carncy's play ali sea
son has been practically errorl,a>
and has been a great assc, W ~ ~.
team iir Is fast. strong :ui III
DUET. superb handler OF the f,r.
MIRO MIRO mass and star-cnh down tn,
held. He is hard Ia circle. nights in.
terf.rcncc well. and les no on. nui
SIDE hi;n The other end goes 10 Fin.
| ehcF whose origiEal position an,
whose schooling has been tina. .: a,
| END. although he is being used !,
mas always been one OF the tastes
81 r@aSy ends, AMI this year we nee.
MN especially Tor his power. Ion;
, ,,,: and general bnild. which Is o
TIE KIND the occupies 4 great dpa
%. space from one iinScr tin 70 III,
| other. and who can be used nor oni,
| on IN. defense. but with rrca; poHc
en- ,nh to a'i hnnd, az he = Ggi.e hi!
IL ais" an asse, in forward passes. a:
Wen as III breaking them UP.
As 10 the tackle position. III,
auai ii u have already beer
' vAI
SIN. gets the other tackle on accoan
OF his great activity. coupled with nj,
strength and power. IL IS seldom
that Il man OF his physique is q
aids him much on defense. while en-
! abllnE him TO dispiace his nunon.u
ION attack. Rccswick. OF Harvard
| showed HE same qualities. bu. wa
! UNFORTUNATELY laid up so much az t
BE-" out OF condition FOR playing
\ full game
| AZ guard. Callahan Oh Yale. IL III,
| ncst defensive iinnman on any team
/ snis year. nc is quick az ca,. foi
al has weight, AMI particularly bril-
inc and getting &c il by the time tn
runner reaches II. \ bad shouldc
| Forced him into the position OF guar,
| on account az his inability 70 pas
! me pal!. but that has not in the icas
inter!crcd with his work az a guard
WOODS. OF Harvard. was m :, class b,
| himsei! for power. aggreSs.vcness an,
ability to diagnoac plays. HIS hug,
| frame is inpregnahle to line rorc!ng
and he is wonderfully active for sucl
(! a big ran.
AT center il was FOR a time yer.
close thing between stein, OF PITTS
hurch. ard Cunningham. OF Dart
mouth. stein has come through jug
little more successfully than Gun
ninghain. Not that th.s caats any 20
| iecticn upon the Halter. but /: mus
be remembered that Dartmouth sui
| Tered - the hands OF both S.racus
and Penn state. whereas Pittsburgh
II spite o: some close calls. mas CON
! through. and Stein has really bee,
the Keystone of the line a:id has kap
! II together when things Mere disin
icTra ting. lie passes particular,
we'll and il thoroughly satisfactory Il
al tie requirements o! this not eX
secdtngly difficult job. ~ good dea
OF ihe passing now is direct passing
anG that requires even greater rcgu
.aFiy than passing through the quar-
,eT back. Stein is exceptionally goo
a; this from his long experience un
der IN. Glenn Warner system
| Tile quIrtcr-hack position Coos
after much consideration TO Irouri,
OF Princeton. because. a. n climax 4
'Ac RESI- Or his work lis 2enenilshI
not only IN former games. hut in hi
Nh''! contest Tor the season. that Wit
ale. was almost uneanny in lis ac
S0r"cy Ia disclosing every weak poin
- mis- opponents. In all other point,
McMl!lin and Boynion were quite O
par with him. In fact, Mcmillan I'm