Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-16
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" hNlA'l AAINI AHl iNf season li INaN
In his selections. announced in the eur
rent issue OF Golfers Weekly. m, Vet
eran football expert nam,S thirty ihre,
players grouped IN "a urst socond an,
third team 90 this number went,
one are named from Eastern college.
and unNcrSiiics. seven from MlddI.
Wefiern institutions three from south
ern colleges and two from rarn. Cat'
universities.
In his Introduction Ar Camp gives
an outline ~ the necessary requisite
for a player who measures up o. an
All.Amcrican standard citing Sauis,
kcck. the Princeton tackle 10, 1n ca
ample. His article in part is Js a.
lows
The All American team uf 1890 rrp
rescnis Ear greater breadth of ability
on the part ~ every one ~ its members
than any team ever before s.lcritd The
startling development ~ the game has
Put additional requirements on each iu.
dividual position. and this condition has
reached a limit today undrcamei o'
By the general rank ana file and uni,
appreciated by the coaches and experts
throughout the country. Perhaps u j.
only fair 10 give some idea e.. thu 81
that the average layman may under
stand what Il means 60 be- an All Amer
lean man today Taking an indl,ldua
man IN 20 tion as an example of this
there IL no better Illustration than
Stanley keck. the Princeton tackle
Here was a tackle who IN his tao bic
games. showed the following pualifl
cations: In the first place. h. had Oh
usual earmarks q strong PLAYER IN
the position. namely. ability g. handl,
him,eG well. 90 break through. {
iacklt and guard. g. all an cnd anf
sometimes a. heat him In getting dlw'
the field under kicks Then. IN addi |
ton. keck hurried the forward i1sscr |
a. well as the kicker. ht was long
Distance placement Kicker a guai kick |
er ~ accuracy. and finally. with on, |
or two comparatively hght men in his
back field. he helped boar their burdens
IN a measure wherr they were forced
a. come NJ against weight and power
one added element was that ul shlftl. /
ness. his ability e. move on defense
frOin one side q IN" line to IN, other
according as unbalanced lines required
greater power % meet the charge "a,
met the Harvard charges. h. shifted
20 meet formation plays. b. broke
through and hurried the passcr an,
kicker. and finally brought about q
touchdown 10y blocking the HARVARD
punt In the Yale game h. did al
these things, with the exception 81
blocking u punt ana IN adi,ior
scored one field goal from placement
hit the crossbar with another. ana act
cd a. intcrferer Tor Louric' run for
touchdown around the end
This j. a typical Illustration II IA,
possibilities Il single position unde
the modern game
From this Il T. easy o. seq that few
indeed of the positions on the Al Amer
lean team this year w.gt made with |
cut a struggle. ilut in siiic q the
fact that competition Tor himos, every
position was keen up a. N, end 90 "a. |
season. IL has been possihl, O. reach O |
final and conclus.y, decision.
Carney and Finchcr rccciy, the end
petitions Tot tho proper halancy Il n,
team. Csrncy's play ail season has
been practically errurlcss and has been |
a great a 81 o. his team he l. faG
strong and well built. superb handle
Il the forward pass and a star end .
d0gn the field tie u hard 90 circle
fights interference well. and lets O., |
enc outside him The other end gue.
20 Fincher. whose original position an6
whose schooling have b,on that u a.
end. although h. Is being uf.d az ,ackl |
by Georgia Tech this year lIe has al |
ways been one u the tastes, u rang, |
ends. and this year Ne need him esl,e |
cially for HE power. long reach. aud |
general build, which b. II the kind that |
occupies great deal q space from one /
finger TAP 70 ibe ether. and who can b.
used. not only on the defense. bot xitn 1
great power on the attack. az b. Is
quite biz enough a. handle tackle
Hts reach IL also an asset in forward |
passes. a. well a. IN breaking them up |
As o. the tackl, position the qualif |
cations have already h-.n specifically |
stated. scott of Wisconsin gets "a, |
other tackle IN account 81 hls great 1
activity. coupled with HI strength and
power. u j. seldom that a man ~ hls |
physique u a. quick On his feet. O. 4
quality which aids him much On d..
fense. while enabling him o. dlsplacc (
his opponent On attack. SedEwick q |
Harvard show the same qualities. bot |
was unfortunately laid up ~ much a.
o. out 81 condition for playing fuu |
game.
AT guard Callahan = Yale. D. Tho |
Na.Inf d 90 HaIfHa
this year Ne j. quick al cat. Tor au |
his weight and particularly brilliant IN
sizing ~ the break Ia the line and |
getting o. Il ~ TIE time N, rune, I
reaches q; A lad shoulder forced him
into the position ~ guard on account |
IL his INABILITY a. PASS the hall but
that mas not in The beast inierfered viii |
his work a. guard Nouds - Har
ward was IN a class hy hlmself for 90, |
90. aggrcssiveness. and ability g. Ola
nose plays His huge frame j. Ana
pregnable 10 line forcing ana b.. Is
wonderfully active fof such a hle man
AT center vas tof a time "a very
Close thing between Stein ~ Pittsburgh
and Cunningham q Dartmouth stein
has come through just a lt,l' DOB q, sue
ccssfully than Cunningham Nnt tlasI
this casts any reflection upon IN, lat
tea. bot % NUT D. remembered thYt
Dartmouth suffered AZ the hands ui
hath syracuse and Penn stat. where.
as Piitsburgh in spite ~ s,sr.. clos
calls has comc through. and s,,ir has
really been the key tone Of IA. Ia.
and has kept u togc;her when things
VIEW disiniegratinE ifc pas.s mar.
ticuiariy well ana b. thoroughly sl,.s
f..,,.t,. La Al fhr requirements "a tb..