Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-11
~ECKERSALL'S
ALL-WESTERN
IS ANNOUNCED
Only Two Men Outside OIL
Big Ten Conference
Placed O nthe Eleven.
By Walter Eckersall.

BY Walter Eckersall.
(Copyright: 1922: BY The Chicago
. Tribune and Grand Forks
Herald).
Back in the late eighties the custom
of selecting honorary football elevens
TO reward players for sterling work
during the season was established
and since that time these selections
have been looked upon as established
institutions and are looked forward to
not only by players and coaches, but
by those otherwise closely identified
with the game.
These selections are only a meager
reward for the players who have
risked injury to uphold the honor and
tradition OF the colleges and univer-
stiles they represented. Unlike the
professional athlete, the college foot
ball professional player is not remun-
Grated in the monetary sense. At the
close of the season he is given a
sweater with The letter of his insti-
tuition sewed on the front. 1t is prac-
tically the only thing which he can
carry through life as a memento of
heroic play on the chalk lined fields.
Highest Of Grid Honors.
To the player who has given every
thing on the gridiron that his alma
mater may still rank with the leaders
of tho section in football. his selec-
ton for a position on n honorary
eleven is cherished. This is more sc
in his college days than in after life.
The fact that his general play was ap-
preciated by nonpartisan critics is a
source of great satisfaction and in q
large measure is responsible for his
forgetting about injuries received dur
ing the playing season.
In recent years the Western con-
ference has developed the majority OF
players who have been chosen for AL
Western teams. With the exception
of Notre Dame and teams in the Mis-
souri, Valley conference, other insti.
tutions seldom develop players who
stand out as prominently as those in
the Big Ten. In a large measure, TACK
of support which good players or
small teams receive is the reason
During the last season. there were a
number Of warriors on smaller col.
lege elevens who would have made
names for themselves had they play
ed on larger college %elevens.
Development of high class perform
ers in the conference is due to the ex.
pert coaching and training of the
men. The smaller institutions can,
not pay the price for expert coach
ing. and neither can they afford tc
engage experienced trainers. This
Is a great handicap. and as q result
players injured early in the season
seldom round back into form during
h remainder of the year.
Two Positions Changed.
In the selection of An All-Wes.err
team. only two positions have bee,
- "a fh1 All re-
chosen a week ugo. In fact, Their
was a scarcity of players who match
ed up with the sterling performer
OF the Big Ten, which enjoyed a mos
successful season from the stand
points of attendance and equality o
combating elevens.
Weller of Nebraska, one of the hes
tackles developed at the Cornhuske
Institution since the days of Halligan
has been one ofkthe mainstays Of tn
valley eleven for the last three year
and there is little doubt about tn
. position which he cannot do Just
little bit better than other tackle
IN the middle west. Weller is a gian
in stature and fast and active for
player Of his size. When Nebrask;
was beaten by Syracuse. Weller wa
the only, player who performed con
" AL 6iAool ~ FlI o66lc
Few gains were made through hir
during the entire season.. while hi
work on offense hardly could nave bee
improved upon. In the Notre Dam
game, he was everywhere. Not onl
did he smash the Hoosiers' plays. bu
he was down under punts and mad
some of the tackles. He was hard t
o and varied his charges in such
manner that he was hard to keep on
Of plays.
Notre Dame Man Chosen.
Degree of Notre Dame is placed a
right guard. The Hoosier IL a vetera
and knows the general play of tn
position thoroughly. Following tn
injury to Paul eastner, which too
place in the Butler game, Degree wa
called upon to do this punting and d!
1t in a most creditable manner.
the Nebraska game 1t was his super
bOoting which prevented Notre Dam
from being beaten more decisively. I
this struggle, Nebraska made but fc,
gains over him, although the Corr
huskers employed&a bruising, line ba,
tering attack.
en- places on the second team. Cap
Hahn Of Kansas Aggies. was one
the outstanding guards in the Mi
souri, Valley conference. He had II
respect Of every team which the A,
gies faced and was a tower
strength ofensivelys and defensivel
Coaches Of other, teams, in the vale
including Fred Dawson OF Nebrask
asserted he was Internationally IL
ed ver 100 pounds and played a,
excessively throughout the season.
Hoelter OF Drake on second Team.