Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-04
By LEONARD cRoWLY.


are represented in the phantom,
"All" this season. The reason is
this: Each OF the eight teams had
some man or men who were superior
in every way to all the others play
ing their position. Again these
players represent not only the most
ilashy, most constant, most heady
members Of their teams, but in gen.
cral point out the reason for the
scoring ability OF their team in some
manner or another.
Wesleyan, Wayne and Doane, the
three leading teams OF the conference,
have placed a pair Of players each
on the first stringers of the mythical
eleven. Peru. Hastings, Kearncy,
York and Chadron have had ono
man each elected. The three lead
crs were dependent mainly upon the
work OF the stars which have been
picked for the phantom fer tho
standing they hold while Chadron,
in eleventh place in the conference
standing, had an outstanding ,ndivid-
ual who. although on losing team.
cannot be denied berth in the GAIL
State" special.
The Line Men.
The forward wall of the mythical
"All' is composed Of men who are out
standing in the conference as both
offensive and defensive players. The
charging wall this season has been
more important than in previous
seasons and in the ability of the
line to start quickly has rested sew
eral of the results of games. Doane's
loss to Cotner is One instance Of
where the rush of the line took the
lead and resulted in victory.
At left end is Kahn Of Wesleyan.
Kahn is also slated for the chieftain-
ship of the "All-State" team. The
latter choice is given in favor of the
Coyote wing man because Of his
versatility in the grid sport as we'll
as his long record of high grade
playing and his leadership qualifi-
cations. Wesleyan's standing in the
state conference rests mainly in
Kahn. His experience. his under
standing Of men as we'll as OF the
game, qualities him for the cap
taincy.
Kahn has played at fullback,
Ialfback and end this season, be-
sides being held out Of several games
on account of an injured elbow.
His work in all positions, and moro
especially at the wing position.
leaves him undisputedly entitled to-
the berth he has acquired. He can
place-kick, drop-kjck, pass. receive
or punt, all valuable qualifications
for veteran and a dependable vet
eran such as the Coyote end.
Myers Speedy Player.
Myers of York, speedy shifty
player, holds his right to the other
end with several qualifications in his
favor. Especially is the fleet York
ite adapted to the passing game
which has made western foot ball
shine this season. The shifty, snap
py York player has been able to
hold his end of the line on defense,
has been a constant menace to the
backfield of opponents and has
carried out the receiving end Of
acrials with exceptional ability.
Rickabaugh, Wayne tackle, is
qualified for booth i'll the phan-
tom through his constancy, his
speed, his weight and his super.
strength as we'll as for the work he
has actually done on the defense
and offensc. Rickabaugh's ability
TO force openings for the Wayn:
backfield has been one OF the main
causes for the Wayne position in
the conference. His defensive power
of breaking down the opposition
and mailing the backs while the plays
were in the embryonic. stage has
been feature Of the Wayne mans
grid work.
Corey. Captain and tackle Of the
Doane tigers, is also entitled to the
position which has been awarded
him. Corey's defensive work and
constancy more than his offensive
showing is the cause of his placing
on the eleven. Plays through Cor.
ey this season were few and fruit
less. The results were unpleasant
to the offensive on every trial. The
steady, heady. constant work Of the
Tiger leader holds the door open to
his entry into the phantom coach.
The guards have been selected
for their husky, hard systems, agil.
ity, steadiness and defensive abili-
ties as we'll as for their speed in
charging and damage perpetrated to
opposition the past season. OF the
pair Higgins stands out as stellar
light, cutclassing practically all play.
ers of the conference at guard and
tackle positions. The Peru player
has held down both positions this
fall. and at guard is especially fast
as well as steady. He Is an exper-
fenced man and has been rated as q
leading player Of the conference the
past two seasons.
Star Gridster.
R. Peterson of Wayne is looming
up this season as one of the Wayne
reasons for having a foot ball team
His work has been constant. hard.
playing on defensive more than OF.
fensive. Peterson is quick in start:
ing and takes the opposing line oil
its feet by the impetus of his
weighty body as well as his know
ledge OF where the play is going.
To hold the pivot Of the line, pass
with certainty, and to keep away
from vicious guards opposing re-
quires weight. speed, constancy and
agility. Parkinson, the red-haired
center of the Methodist eleven stands