Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-19


In getting down the field under
kicks. Then, in addition, hecE
urried the forward passer as well
as the kicker; he was a long dis
lance placement kicker, a goal
kicker of accuracy, and finally,
with one or two comparatively
light men in his back field, he
helped bear their burdens in n
where they were forced to
come up against weight and power
One added element was that of
his ability to move on
defense from one side of the line
to the other according as unpai-
anced lines required greater power
to meet the charge. He met the
Harvard charges, he shifted to
meet formation plays, he broke
through and hurried tliv passer and
the kicker, and finally brought
about a touchdown by blocking the
Harvard punt. In the Yale game
he did all these things, with the
exception of blocking of punt,
and in addition scored one field
goal from placement, hit the cross
barr with another, and acted as IN
terferer for Lourie's run for
around the end.
This is a typical Illustration or
the possibilities of a single posi-
ton under the modern game.
Choice Made Difficult.
From this it is easy to see that
few indeed of the positions on the
All-AmeriCan team this year We're
made without a struggle. But IN
spite of the fact that competition
for almost every position was keen
up to the end of the season, 1t has
been possible to reach a final and
conclusive decision.
Carney and Fincher receive the
end positions for the proper bal
ailce of the team. Carney's play all
season has been practically error
less and has been great asset TO
his team. He is fast, strong, and
well built, superb handler of the
forward pass and n star end down
the field He is hard to circle,
fights interference well, and lets
no one outside him. The other end
goes to Fincher, whose original
position and whose schooling have
been that of an end, although he
is being used at tackle by Georgia
Tech this year. He has always
been one of the fastest rangy ends,
and this year we need him espe-
cially for his power, long reach,
and general build, which is of the
kind that occupies great deal
of space from one finger tip to the
other, and who can be used, not
only on the defense, but with great
power on the attack, as he is quite
big enough to handle a tackle. His
reach also is an asset in forward
passes, as well as in breaking them
up.
LAS to the tackle position, the
qualifications have already been
specifically stated. Scott of Wis
consin gets the other tackle on
account of his great activity,
coupled with his strength and
power. 1t is seldom that a man of
his physique is as quick on his feet,
a quality which aids him much on
defense, while enabling him to dis
place his opponent on attack.
Sedgwick of Harvard showed the
same quaiitles, pul "aS u'i ,o -
hately iaiu up 50 hluIl 40 " We ~ 0uI
Oh eoholtioh ior piayihs Auii
game
Callahan Wins Place.
"At guard, Callahan of Yale, Is
the best defensive lineman on any
team this year. He is quick as a
cat, for all his weight, and par
ticularly brilliant in sizing up the
break in the line and getting to it
by the time the runner reaches 1t.
A bad shoulder forced him into
the position of guard on account
of his inability to pass the bali,
but that has not in the least inter-
fered with his work as a guard.
Woods of Harvard was in a class
by himself for, power, aggressive
ness, and ability to diagnose plays.
His huge frame is impregnable to
line forcing. and he is wonderful
ly active for such a big man.
eat center it was for a long time
a very close thing between Stein
of Pittsburgh and Cunningham of
Dartmouth. Stein has come
through Just little more success
fully than Cunningham. Not that
this casts any reflection upon the
latter, but it must be remembered
that Dartmouth suffered at the
hands of both Syracuse and Penn
State, whereas Pittsburgh. in spite
of some close calls, has come
through, and stein has really been
the keystone or the line and has
kept 1t together when things were
Misunderstanding. He passes partic-
ularly we'll and ia thoroughly salts
factory in all the requirements of
this not exceedingly difficult lob,
A good deal of the passing now is
direct passing, and that requires