The New York herald., 1922-04-02

Basketball devotees are already en-
gagged in the annual yet hopeless task
Of selecting mythical combinations of
players whose work on the college courts
during the season just pas. brought
shem singular recognition. Several en-
thusiastic fans have mailed to THE NEW
YORK HERALD names of groups OF stars
well capable of representing the East in
intersectional basketball games. II such
contests We're at all possible. but the
whole business OF choosing all-American
and all-Eastern elevens and quintets
serves merely to single out from the
mediocre those players who have been
the shining lights at their positions, and
for that reason 1t Is interesting to make
comparisons.
1t has usually been the custom to limit
the choice of players for an ali-Eastern
basketball team to members of the col
leges in the intercollegiate League.
Whether this has been due to the pre-
ponderance OF stellar court experts in
the big Six" or to an intentional seq
regation Is not quite understood, but
no such problem presents itself this
season. Very few OF the colleges out
side of the league have unearthed any
highly recommended stars with the ex-
ception of one or two instances, while
Princeton. Pennsylvania, Cornell and
Dartmouth possess enough first class
material for two all-Eastern fives.
Great Defensive Players.
In the guard and center positions
particularly the league teams. show a
vast superiority both In the quantity
and quality of the men. One cannot 90
very wrong in selecting q pair of de-
fensive players from among Loeb. Mil
lar, voeglin. Jeffries. Capron, Goldstein
and Pulleyn. Millar of Dartmouth was
undoubtedly the most sensational back
In the East this year. His defensive
power was sufficient to put him on
plane with the other named guards, but
few have even begun to approach him
in the matter of attack. His directing
of the offensive Of the Dartmouth team
was the principal reason for the Green's
fine record this year.
Loeb of Princeton Is probably deserv-
Ing of more commentator than any
other guard with the exception of Mil
lar. Playing his first season on the
Tiger Loeb set the pace for the rest OF
the Princeton team and was responsible
In no small measure for Princetons first
league championship. Loeb might have
been closely pressed for honors on
mythical all-Eastern by Voeglin of
Penn but for the fact that the Red and
Blue back fell down considerably on the
attack this year. Voeglin. however,
lacks a peer in the league as a pure,
defensive player.
The center position must be conceded
without much discussion to Bill Grave
Of Pennsylvania. Backed by four years
of valuable experience on the Red and
Blues championship teams, Graev
amassed fund of knowledge of the
fine points OF the game which, aided by
his speed, good shot and excellent judg-
4. .1nw, Far
above his competitors. Gaines of Prince
ron and Ripe OF Cornell gave Grave
several stiff battles this season, but the
Quaker pivot man came out Of his
scrapes the victor on almost every oc-
casion.
First Class Forwards Scarce.
Never before in the history Of the
game has the intercollegiate league
shown such a dearth OF first class for
wards. Huntzinger of Pennsylvania
was the lone forward whose work at
tracted genuine attention. The Quaker
forward after Rosenast was lost to
Pennsylvania as the result OF a broken
wrist, played marvellous basketball, and
with the aid of Grave at center STAYED
off defeat until the final game with
Princeton. Luther OF Cornell and Klaess
of Princeton ran Huntzinger the closest
race for the honors, but neither nea-
sured up to the Red and Blue flash.
Luther. however. was perhaps the out
standing figure in the Ithacans' feat in
defeating both Princeton and Pennsyl-
vania and is deserving OF the second for
ward place.
Outside of the league there are only
few players whose achievements of the
past season place them In the class of
the above mentioned stars. Among them
are Benzoni Of Rutgers. Jordan Of Pitts
burgn, Kurtz of Stevens and Roosma
os West Pctnt, forwards: Anca son.
G, @ N. X. .<nter: and Fahrer. c. G..
N. = guard. Denzoni Is probably the
most capable OF this group. the little
Rutgers sensation possessing the greatest
natural ability as forward In any of
Nthe Eastern teams. City College Is de-
serving Of mention In that the local team
was the only one to turn the tables on
Princeton twice this season. This was
due more to the exceptional teamwork
and passing ability Of the combination
than to individual stars.