The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-27

his experience stands him well. He
Is moderately fast and a strong de-
fensive player. Probably his best
point, however. IL his ability to
snatch passes from the air with reg.
ularity' II is toss-up between
Green OF Phillips and Braymen of
Central for the other end position
We name Green because he is n fair
~ good place kicker. Green has
stood out as defensive PLAYER, few
gains being made around his end
but undoubtedly one reason for bis
strong showing on the defense is the
sterling work of his captain. Owens
the Phillips tackle. Balcom o. Tulsa
has had very good year at end. Al
ways on his toes, his alertness has
enabled him to recover countless
fumbles and intercept many passes
and he has turned these plays into
touchdowns for the Orange and
Black on numerous occasions. Bal
com Is n good receiver OF passes
The ends chosen on the first team
haye little on him. Circle OF North
western and Nicholson OF the Aggies
deserve consideration also at the
wing positions.
The Tackles Stand Out.
Another pair that seem to stand
out are "Shlne" Martin Of Tulsa and
Captain Owens OF Phillips. our
pchoice as tackles. or the two, Mar
tin probably !s the most valuable
everything considered. He is tho
best place kicker in the state re-
yond all question. and in spite OF his
2i5 pounds. he IL fast. Martin fire.
quently has been called upon 10
carry the ball when the backfield
men need a rest and usually he may
he counted upon for gain. He led
the whole country with field goals
last year. kicking seven. and this
year he booted five He is danger
ous UP to fifty yards in n close
game, At Kansas city this pear
when Tulsa was playing Haskell.
Martin attempted a field goal from
the 55-yard line. and although the
referee ruled that II failed, the ball
! came so close that the crowd was In
doubt until the officials decision
was announced. He is good at block.
Ing punts and passes, and frequent
| " In down on a punt like an end
owens Is n good, raw-boned defen-
slve man and courageous ana
sturdy line-smasher. He opens lots
of holes for his backficld men TO
plunge through.
II was hard to leave McAnnich OF
| Central off the first team. but
neither owens nor Martin could be
displaced by him, good though ne
undoubtedly is. McAnnich IL n
youngster who will be better mex
year even than he has been In tho
campaign just closed. Ranck OF
Alva Is another strong man a.
tackle, good enough to make any
eleven In the conference. Kurtz OF
| PhlllIps Is another smashing tackle.
Guards Good. Steady Men,
J Seldom Indeed Is 1t that we fird
| n guard in the role of star, and this
year in the Oklahoma conference Is
no exception. The method az manv
good coaches IS 20 give a promising
! lineman year at guard and then
make a tackle out OF him Wildman
! OF Central and Homer Mauldin OF
| Tulsa are given the guard positicn4
on The Worlds team. Wildman In
an aggressive fellow. steady and de.
/ pendable. lie pops the line hard
land regularly, though rather meth
odically. He goes but one way, but
can be depended on to hit with all
| his might on every smash, Maui
din of Tulsa is another reliable ami
capable lineman, and he has played
both guard and tackle. Nerve -
one OF his characteristics. This he
demonstrated In the last game "
the. season Thursday when he played
| lust as hard against Phillips after
| having a leg hurt as he had before,
despite the pain OF sticking II out on
the injured member. Henry" as
Mauldin is known among his fellow
players, Is from Fairfax high school,
where he made all-state three years
in succession.
Lee Jackson OF tine oklahoma
Baptist college of shawnee and Big
| Stafford Of the Aggies are awarded
the second team guard positions
Jackson is a new arrival in col
ieKiats circles. having been al ah-
state high school player, lie is
brainy, shifty and aggressive. and
Coach Ivan Grove thinks mighty
well OF him stafford is one OF the
three best men in the Agsie lineup
and can play guard or tackle equally
well. Hs Ia formidable line
Amasher and breaks up attacks
nicely. Tulsa Y had two men wno
come In for mention at this section
of the line in Mohawk" Jim Hern-
don, the indian. and bingham. n
| young giant who showed much I'M
provement In late games. Herndon
ia a little fellow for guard, weigh
inK but f69, but he is a hard tack-
iler and goes through the line, This
was his second year and no i'm
proved greatly.
Argyle Captain at Center.
II Was. not hard 10 pick the elev-
zenith man on the first team. Cap
t.ft,lga,,,. % tho Apqtaa fills tha