The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-26
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Several Surprises In Teams
Picked by Grid crltic-,.
South Snubbed
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BY LARRY
Zoe setron, guard on the West
virginia University team, is the
only Mountaineer named on tho
tlirse All:American football selec
tons made BY Walter Camp and
released for afternoon papers to,
Day setron IS named at a guard
on Camps second team.
AS usual when one mans selec
ltion IS pitted against the entire
Eamnt 81 football coaches, there
VIII be much objection raised to
the first team selected by Camp.
Seven Of the men on the first team
picked by Camp are from the
East, three from the middle West
aud one from the Eicific Coast,
miller Of California Being named
as one Of Sthe first ing ends.
one II the sarprifS - the frs.
team selections q ~ kcking OF
terminal men It S identlyI
expected by the Her N Of
critics that Grayfqf sand-
Kirk Of Michigan way
glied On SATURDAY. the
men selected tor md ices /.
Cray does not eyea tho
first three team Wi 3drew
q place on the secY sTay.
fstsf 80 H. NV ~.
tirst team along ~ lot
California ,rha "a leS Sec.
ond team are Eirk hsfdhigani
and Bomar Of WI biis, 3whils
the third team !. a bal inch art
iSops 81 Wash+I &c aad {Kahesiy
Of Iowa rs
There was quite > hattie i6H for
center on the first team and 4nany
Bitt fans thought that 'Bdwser
would draw the assignment, but
HE took q place on tho second
team, Garbish of the Army getting
the first team honor, while Peter.
son OF Nebraska won the third
string job.
one Pitt, West Virginia and
WashsJ Jeff man Is named In tho
LIST OF three teams, Pitt and West
tirgtnia having representatives on
the second team and the Presl.
dents on the third team.
No team has more than one
man on anyone Of the three teams,
although Harvard, Yale and
( Princeton have two each in the
entire group. Yale alone Of the
Big Three had no representative
on The first team.
The first string backfield is a
good one with Locke OF Iowa at
quarter, although he played full.
lack for bis team. Kaw of Cornell
and Kipe Of Michigan at the
halves, and Thomas OF Chicago at
t1llbaclS..
Billy Evans, Ii. commenting on
Camps selections, says in part:
THAT fact that eastern football
did not demonstrate any great
superiority over the other sections
OF the country, is not going 10 help
Justify the selection, Of seven east.
erp men.
4 y N = MIX LoSe8lOut
The failure Of Eirltto win a
place will come asa great SUI.
prise, Kirk was one OF the best
ENDS the Big. Ten has produced ID
years. 1t was, felt certain that he
Would be selected. Most Of the
critics picked Kirk and Muller as
the ends Camp gives Taylor of
Annapolis thess preference over
Kirk. n
fplacitg McMillen Of Illinois on
the third team will not meet with
the approval OF many of the mid.
4 ole west critics. 8lcAIillen was the
class the western guards and
NJ was believed that Camp would
surely find q place for him on his
first team.
Weller Of Nebraska, a wonder.
ftil tackle, was entirely overlook.
Cd In Camps rating. Sack Of
Pittsburgh q sterling guard failed
TO get mention.
isIohn Thomas Of Chicago IL
placed at fullback. Undoubtedly,
Camp saw Thomas in action
AGAINST Princeton. Baslng his
opinion on that game Thomas was
bound ito be. placed on the first
team. No football player in the
history of the sport ever played a
greater game than did Thomas
against Princeton. He scored the
three touchdowns made by. Chi.
cage. Sae
South Entirely Overlooked
sGulian OF Brown was favored
BY most of the eastern critics for
q guard on their All.America team
tgThe only action the south gets.
Is Bomarl at end and Barron at
fillback I on the second team. Red
Roberts Of Centre Is entirely over.
looked this year.
Camp places Fullback Locke Of
iowa at quarter. a majority OF the
big TEN experts did the same
thing in order to place John
Thomas at full. However, when
Locke was considered as a full.
back, all the western experts gave
him preference over Thomas.
Camp has selected three
mighty fine teams. However, It's
the same old story when the opin-
Ion Of one man is submitted
against the football experts OF the
country II can't he- dime and ag.