Evening star., 1922-11-26

of the all-high school backheld.
Undoubtedly the most important
position on the team is that of quar-
terback. The coach may instruct his
charges Thoroughly in practice and
give them plays to be used in certain
emergencies, but unless an eleven
has cool, clearheaded quarterback X
10 direct it in action il will not get
Tar. This position was filed on the
various teams by nine boys during
the recent campaign. and none OF the
others seemed able to get as much
out of his team as did WorIey OF
central. so TO him is given the berth
on the honor eleven.
Sent into the games to direct his
team according to a set plan, Worley
never faltered in any of the engage
mentS. tentrais was not wonder
full aggregation by any means. and
it required careful handling. This it
got from Woriey. He was not brill
liant player and never brought a
browd to its feet with long runs. but
he got everything poSs ible out of his
team and brought il to champion
ship. Never fiurried in hts play. he
took no undue chances and never
committed a hIunder. Twice during
the season Central erred in attack.
but the mistakes We're the results of
the carelessness of ball runners and
not Worley's.
Birthright n Triple Threaten.
For the fullback's place on the
mythical team. Birthright. another
Centralite. clearly has the call. He
stood out as the only real triple
ihreater in attack. and defensively
his work was on a par with his Of
fenSe. \ hard-running player that
watched where he was going. Birth
right could smash the line. dart past
tackles or skirt ends. He was a
punter of no mean ability and a good
l,.1S Az hIlrlpY
passes he was uneuualed in the So
rieS. There were others who could
hit a line better. and some were more
speedy in a broken field. but none of
the other backs Possessed the all
round ability OF the Central boy.
As To the haifbackS. Hook of East
ern and tiooch of Tech appeared to
have Il shade the better Of the others.
Eoth We're sturdy defensive players.
quick to diagnose the attack of the
fensiveiyf Hook proba bly, was the
hes; running back in the series. al
though there were others. like Ha-
geage of Western and Harwood of
Tech. who We're brilliant at times.
Gooch was used at fullback by the
Manual Trainers. but his bail running
ability was so versatile and his power
as an interferer SO great that he
would have made an excellent half
back Both Hook and Gooch were
quite good at receiving forward
passes and at catching and running
back punts.
Line Problem n Stickler.
Now for the line problem. which
becomes d. stickler right at the out
set in the choice of a center. Two
of the pivot players. O'Dea of East
ern and Day of Central. stood well
above the remainder, but their per-
forman"es We're so close that to many
it might seem either could be chosen
for the a!I-hfgh team and no mistake
would be made. Day passed well
and always was through on kicks.
DefenSively he covered much ground.
O'Dea. who was not shifted to his
real position until after, he had play
ed in the backfield for game, was
bit unsteady at passing for time.
but he never faltered in his defensive
match battled Day to a stand Loft.
While lacking the fire of Day. ODea
appeared to put more into the posi-
tion with less effort than the Cen
tralite and for that reason is given
The. call over Day.
Good guards We're numerous. each
of the elcvens having one or more
boys playing next to the snapper
back who might properly be consid-
cred candidates for the all-htgh
and Casey. Tech had Shillinger:
Adams ana Barber: Western had
Trudgen. Cox and Capper. Eastern
had King and Business had Cum
mings and Du Fief. Some or these
boys were especially apt at making
holes for their running mates in
attack. and others were unusually
sturdy in defense but in Shii!inger
and Lewis these qualities We're COM
bined admira bly, Lewis, fast charger.
and when PLAYS were sent in his di-
rection repulsed them efficiently.
ShilIinger outshone all the other
guards. except Lewis. and gave that
worthy a real struggle when they
met. With this pair flanking O'Dea.
the all-high school team would have
a. formidable center trio.
Greenwood Tops All Tackles.
Tackles above the ordinary were
almost as plentiful as guards. One
of them. Greenwood of Business, how
ever, was head and shoulders above
the others. In two of his teams
games he was practically the whole
line and his work was so we'll done
that even though his team was de-
feated there was little ground
gained by the opposition by rushing.
Quick through the line, he frequently
shattered plays In the making. and
he could dart past the ends to check
attacks. He was well down the field
under kicks and often tackled the
receiver His tackling was of a
quality more deadly than that OF the
average scholastic player.
AS Il running mate to Greenwood
Casey of Central is selected. This
boz was not used altogether at tackle
with the Blue and White. but he was
played there defensively and did not
permit any gains through his posi-
ton in any of the four games his
team went through in the series He
proved valuable player at stopping
kicks and forward passes. too. AS
an offensive guard he exhibited quail
tiles that would enable him to fill
an offensive tackle berth acCeptably.
Casey was not a player OF the hasny
type during the titular campaign. but
no other was more steady and sure
of himself.
Three Stand Out as Ends.
Where there were many boys who
did well in filling positions from
tackle to tackle, there were but three
who went about their work accept
ably as ends. These were Hall and
Childress of Central and Robinson of
Western. Each was good at stopping
plays headed toward his position, and
each was fast through the field In
tackIer of the trio and probably a
bit more speedy than the others. He
was especially clever at receiving for
ward passes, too, but he had little
on his teammate. Chfldress, in that
respect Robinson always gave
good account OF himself, but his play
did not seem to be impressive enough
TO warrant a rating ahead OF either
of the Centralftes.
For this team Birthright would do
the punting and drop-kicking and
the bulk Of the forward passing.
: Hook also could be called upon to