Evening star., 1921-11-27


been given two places.
Lehnert of Eastern and Barrett of
business have been accorded the end
positions. The Easterner is strong
and fairly tall. and played consist
emily good foot ball all season. He
takes care of forward pass in credit
able manner and is a good end down
the field. Detensively. he is difficult
30 pass and sturdy smasher of in
reference.
Although he played in the backfield
with the Business team, Barrett pos
sesses every qualification for a
Tanker, and at that position probably
would be better than Pugh of Tech
or Robinson of Western. regular
wingmen. who did remarkably well
during the series. Barrett, in the
championship games, was the hardest
and most accurate tackler in the field.
He has speed aplenty. and despite his
lack of height is adept at catching
forward passes. Barrett also is good
al blocking aerial heaves.
Tackles Big. But Fast.
For the tackles. Lanigan of Busi-
ness and Duffy of Central appear to
be the most logical selections. Each
tips the scales around lS0 pounds and
has speed coupled with strength and
power. Lanigan. ineligible for play
the first part of the season. gave a
startling exhibition of tackle play
when he finally got into the series He
can break through and harass often
sive backs. aid an end, get down un-
der kicks. smear forward passes and
is especially good at smashing shift
plays. Lanigan also is good at head
ing plays on offense.
Duffy was not so aggressive as
1.anigan on defense but extensively
the big Centralite had no superior at
tackle. He is strong at clearing
uaths for line bucks. works we'll in
shift plays that put him in position to
receive the forward pass. gets down
the field with ends under punts and
is quick at following plays. While
lacking somewhat in dash. his de-
fenSive game is quite steady.
Good guards were fairly numerous.
but Herzog, Easterns tackle. is such
an able player that he is placed as a
bulk makes him a formidable obstacle
in the path of attacks. and his
strength enables him to open the way
for backfield mates. With all his size
he is fast and shifty. and should he
as good at guard as at his accus-
dangerous drop-kicker.
The other guard job is awarded
Casey of Central. boy ranked next
to Lanigan in defensive ability. His
was the most consistent guard play
in the championship series. Scant
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for he is quick to take his opponent
out of play and quite good at break
ing through for tackles behind the
line. The Centralite follows the ball
carefully and during the series re-
covered number of fumhles.
O'Dea Rest Of the Centers.
O'Dea. 1.-the Easterner. was best of
the centers in the titular struggle
and gets the job with the select team.
ioE
1y penetrate defense after getting
the ball away and flashes down the
field under kicks. On defense. he
clearly outclassed all other pivot
players. O'Dea is equally good as a
fixed or rowing lineman.
For the important quarterback po-
sition. MacCartee of Tech has no
rival. This husky back. whose play
was the outstanding feature of the
series. makes few mistakes in direct
ing attack and is formidable triple
threaten. He is strong enough to
arrow and receive the forward pass.
l. speedy end runner and a fair
punter. AT broken field running he
Is about all that could be desired.
and his twisting style of advance
makes him difficult player to down.
Defensively. he is strong at backing
up line or at safety and clever at
blocking aerial attack.
The halfback positions are granted
TO Buckley, rangy Centralite. and
Schereschewsky. stocky Westerner.
Each was the predominating figure
in his backfield during the series.
Buckley is capable player at either
end of a forward pass and in running
attack keeps his feet and selects
openings well. Schereschewsky is
powerful a straight line plunging
and off-tackle plays and, once
h. ct,,<r I'd ic
hard to stop. Both boys are vigorous
and accurate tacklers.
Supplee of Tech. the best punter in
til" series. goes into fullback. He is
fairly fast. can smash into line in
formidable manner. hurl passes for
good distances and dropkick far. He
also rates high as an interferer. De-
fenSively. Supplee can be used as a
tackle, at which position he is quite
good. or in the secondary. He is
quick at diagnosing plays and a Vi
ciouS tackler.
Would BE Strong I'm Attack.
This combination would be unusu-
ally strong in attack. For an over
head game it>~wouId have MacCartee.
Buckley, Lehnert. Barrett and Duffy
TO receive forward passes, and Mac
Cartee Suppiee and Buckley TO toss
them. Schereschewsky aud Supplee
would be available for plunging and
on SdCRle playS, ana tne OlneF par OIL
hacks for skirting dashes. Supplee
{. MacCartee could do the punting,
and the former and Herzog would
take care of drop-kicking.
The line would be quite powerful.
Five of it's members are adept at get
ting down the field under kick. the
tackles can hurry punters. Lanigan
and O'Dea could alternate in rowing
defense. the ends and tackles are eX
cellent smaShers of interference, the
entire line can harass forward passers
and all are vicious tacklers. The team
would average about 1S7 pounds. with
16i-pound backfield and 4 line
weighing from tackle to tackle III
pounds to the player.
The reserve team averages nearly
100 pounds. Pugh Of Tech and Rob-
inson of Western are its ends. Sturgis.
another Westerner. and April, Techs
brilliant guard. get the tackle posi-
,ions April is admirably fitted for
the work. Stein of Central and Du
Fief of Business nank McGarraghy,
,he center. In the backfield are Rau-
ber. Central quarterback: Shanks of
Tech. Prender of Eastern and Wilton
of Central. Rauber and Prender could
hurl passes to Pugh and Robinson.
Wilton could do the punting and, with
Shanks. the line plunging, and all of
the backs could be called upon for
wide runs. The line could take care
OF its job in efficient manner.
Other Players Did Well
Other boys did well during the sea-
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