The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-17
|VARNELL PRAISES
idaho GRID men
RECOGNITION OF EVANS AND IRV-
ING BY VETERAN REFEREE AND
SPORT WRITER


OF interest to Moscow people and
1 University of Idaho students and
! other followers of the Idaho football
season and the Northwestern confer
ence games is the selection of the all
star All Northwestern conference foot
ball team by George NJ Varnell, vet
eran referee and sporting editor of
the Spokane Chronicle. Two Idaho
men. Irving and Evans, made the first
team and Dale Vohs, Idaho tackle,
was named on the second team.
The Mirror in Fridays issue
carried the names of the men who
made the mythical eleven but the fol-
lowing story by Varnell as it appeared
IN the Spokane Chronicle will be of
/ interest to football fans:
Varnell's Comment
Give players from the Washington
State college team, two from the Uni
versity of Idaho, two from the Oregon
Agricultural college, one from the
University of Montana and one from
Whitman college have been selected
to make up the 1921 all-Northwest
conference football team
sThe University of Oregon drew the
lions share of the places on second
all-Northwest team, with five men on
the lineup. o, A. c. and Whitman
each grabbed off two places, while
w. S. G. and Idaho secured one each.
Willamette university was the only
Northwest conference institution that
did not place on the all-star teams.
'Dulap of the w. S. c. team is given
the center position on the first team
on his all around ability. His pass
ing during the season was practically
faultless and his defensive play was
excellent. Callison of Oregon looked
to be Dunlap's nearest rival for the
position.
Guards
Mckay of w. S. C. and Christen-
sen of o. A. G. are placed at the
guard positions. Both players played
consistent ball during the season and
delivered consistently in all their
holes, and strong defensively Dun
ton of W. S. c. and. Comrada of Whit
man get the tackle positions. Dunton
showed great improvement in his
work during the season and at the
close of the W. S. c. schedule was
playing a wonderful game. He was
hard to box and his ability to punt
made him particularly valuable to
the Pullman lineup and menace to
teams
Evans Stars
"Comrada played stellar game for
Whitman. His defensive play was
probably the most brilliant of any
tackle in the conference. He did a
large percentage of Whitman's tack
ling after punts and broke up line
plays directed his way with unerring
accuracy.
Evans of Idaho and Hickey of w.
S. c. win the end berths. Both
showed up well in all their games
during the season. Evans was a won
der on the front end of passes. He
proved himself a sure tackler and a.
speedy man in sizing up plays. Hickey
probably had more of the true foot
ball instinct than did Evans, but the
Idaho player was the more evperi-
enced. Hickey played hard, game
football throughout the fall, and
should be real sensation next sea-
son. He tackled in deadly fashion and
was one of the hardest players in the
conference to fox"
"Kasberger Of o. A. G. is given the
quarterback position. None of the
Northwest quarters showed in high
type form during the season, but
Aasberger's general all around abil-
ty IN handling the ball, carrying the
pigskin and running his team won
llm the place. Kasberger's defensive
play was also of a better class than
any of the rival field generals in the
conference.
Irving Real Player
Irving of Idaho and Sullivan of
Montana draw the halfback positions.
irving was the handspring of the Ida
10 offense during the season. He
)ucked the line like a thunderbolt
ind ran ends with real ability With
lis running and bucking ability he
vas a field goal kicker of special
merit. With all his particular often
i've qualifications, Irving had fine
,rand of defense to deliver through
'ut the season.
Sullivan of Montana saa was as more on
he rip-snorting type player than Grv-
ng. He was a fine mixture of good
ffensive and defensive ability and
vas a good ground gamer against
very conference team he met. He
yas game to the core and a glutton
or work.
Moran of w. S. c. is given the
all for the fullback job Only Morans
to loaf occasionally pre-
ented him from being an outstanding
tar during the season. He had drive
} spare and his bucking ability
rought w. S. G. many of its touch
owns. Moran also played a good
rand of defense"