The Washington herald., 1921-10-26
HOT COMPETITION
IS PROMISED FOR
MYTHICAL ELEVEN
Over Two Dozen Candi-
dates in Running, With
Returns Incomplete.
By JACK NYE.

Each year at the close of the
football season Walter Camp. who
has, forgotten more about the game
than the average expert ever
knew. presents the country with
Christmas gift In the shape OF THE
All-American team There are
plenty of other selections OF stars,
but as compared to that Of Camp
they amount to nothing. One can al
most see written across his team
the old ''none-genuine-without-this-
Signature. stun.
Having formed this habit in years
agone, when IL was only necessary
read his conclusions. Mr.. Camp has
never seen 1T to discontinue his
operatlonA
The consequences is that he makes
some mistakes. and Is usually
greeted with the grand razz from
some neglected section.
Even walter Makes Mistakes.
There was mirth in the South last
season At Mr.. Camps expense, al
though he was generous enough to
give that section representation on
his mythical eleven. Bill Fincher,
the one-syed tackle of Georgia Tech.
was rewarded with q berth at end
largely because of his ability to
snag forward passes" The only
troubfe was that Fincher never
played end. and his lack of two
good eyes made 1t doubtful II he
would have caught many difficult
heaves. Still and all he would have
made q good end, and as a tackle
he was one of the best
The task that Mr.. Camp has un-
dertaken is a colossal one, and the
wonder IL not that he makes occa-
sional mistakes, but that he makes
so very few.
Consider what the Father of
Football Is up against this year.
In sitting the All-American' back
neld men out of the flock of bril-
liant performers running at large
he has a ticklish job.
At the present writing there are
more than two dozen flashy backs
who seem destined TO make a
strong bid for All-American hon
ors. From these four men are to
be selected for the all-star eleven,
Good Quarterbaeks Galore.
For the quarterback role there
promises to be a wild scramble
with the applicants including such
men as Lourie of Princeton. Buell.
Of Harvard, O'Hearn Of Yale, Wray
Of Penn, Killinger of Penn State,
Romney Of Chicago, 30 Mcmillan OF
Centre, Workman of Ohio State,
and Holloran of Pittsburgh These
are Just a few OF the OUTSTANDING
figures, and there must be many
more who will jump into promi-
hence, especially in the West, from
which section the returns are al
ways slow coming in.
For the other backheld jobs the
assignment is just as complicated.
How would you like to face the
task Of naming the best three from
such men as Harlan and Barron
Of Georgia Tech, Robertson Of Dart
mouth. Aldrich of Yale. Owen Of
Harvard, Clarity of Princeton,
Noyes and Barchet of Navy, Davies
and Hewitt of Pittsburgh. Stuart
of Ohio State, Timme OF Chicago,
Kenyon and Flavin of Georgetown,
George Hill Of West Virginia, Kaw
Of Cornell. French of the Army,
and Anderson OF Syracuse? They
are all fast steppers.
Tornado Stars Get Chance.
In this connection it is probable
that Messrs. Barron and Harlan,
Georgia Tech two avowed candi-
dates for AlI-American honors, will
have their big chance to impress
Mr.. Camp in Saturdays game
against Penn State. II they rip
the Bezdek line and skirt the ends
with their usual abandon, their
stock will be just about as high
as any football players ever gets.
II they fail. supporters Of the
Golden Tornado will probably have
to wait for more All-American tim
Der to develop.
Despite the fact that he has been
on the injured list for some time.
Don Lourie, the Princeton field gen.
eral and last years All-American
quarterback. has lost none Of his
prestige. On the contrary, 1t is
beginning to appear that his gen.
eralship swas about nine-tenths of
the Princeton offense, as they have
neither scored a point nor won a
game since he has been out Of the
lineup.