The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-27
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END, ON THIRD
AGGREGATION
Honorable Mention Gives
Captain Harry Randolph
of Bethany Eleven.

SrSat CharactertSlcS or This AlI-AHerl-
can team, as L stands above. are:
l. Bra!ns--by which mean that
every man on /. has proved himself In
contests this year not only able 70 rtay
BIS own position bu. 10 diagnose s!tua
lions and TO act under emergencies.
>. Power--the actual thrust OF this
team. line and backs. would be 50 pow
erful as TO steadily wear down any de-
tense that was presented 10 them. ano
by sheer force drive the opponents into
submission.
3. Sp!r.t---a fiery. dasn:as. overwhein-
'nS confidence that makes everything
60 Each man OF the eleven has this
Kind OF spirit developed 70 the highest
degree and each man has. denonstrated
Il on the neld.
Now as 20 the particula- breadth Of
ability OF the team az thus put together.
We have these features: Practically
every man IN the back Held is threat.
not of one kind OF attack,>but Of three
while in the Inc We have ends who can
block tackles: tackles who can get the
jump on their guards and then clean up
the secondary; guards who can open
holes. can take rart In further Interior
ence, and = center accurate and steady
n his passing. and still Instantly useful
after his pass * made. We have ends
specially adept N taking forward pass
without checking their stride. taking II
n almos. any angle and Instantly sens
ing the position OF tho opponents and
lodging or getting away. All fou- Of
the eack-aeld men car THROW the pass
O. 20 through ard receive Il. AID they
s-e strong enough o. the!- ceet act TO
be bumped or uasteadted IN this part Of
the play
A Great Defensive Eleven
Turning 2ow % the defense. tie ends
can cover any Kicks and prevent the!-
~ua-sack. The backs are kicSers. and
one o; them the best in the country 70
Place the puat. according TO conditions
Hence. defenSively. this team Is able 10
transfer tho play for the fun distance
% the kick and hold the opponents at
tne spot. No one Is likely TO get a run
back on these men; and bear In mind
that this run-hack was the deciding
factor IN the Harvard-Yale and Army
Navy games his year as we'll as the
Harvard-Yale game n 1871. When IL
comes to the scrimmage. Il would he In.
deed q powerful ofense which should
penetrate the middle OF this line. and
on. tackles have throughout the season
CT; wide Swath N preventing pnss
coming over their positions. while our
ends have both been particularly noted
for driving plays IN toward the tackles
the interference and getting the runner
II he tried to come 10 the outside.
As 10 the forwa-G-paSsing game, ouc
lne:nen are adopts IN hurrying the
passcr and al! our haca-ae.d men have
made regulations as iate-cepters OF
passes. so that ene side throwing them,
Instead os reap!ag gains has In good
many vase" no: only lost the ball. ou:
;ost considerable yardage at the same
time
Finally. every PLAYER on this team
has been through G:r:vf. and 2Cv"ed him
ce,t a1a2ta5,: - conditions, especially
n ,.Shc p.Gcrc>. More than half OF
them have a-ver known defeat this sea
.on, ard the others with only single
exception in h,,tsrly ioughc-out con-
tests where the margin was snail and
Tho issue IN doubt. AID IL a. .hess
cases the particular PLAYERS =" cave
selected stood on; Doth II v.c;ory' and
defeat.
= TAYLOR OF the Navy saone AL through
tae season, but particularly n the Penn
State ard Army games. His catching
&C passes Is uncanny. ard his driving
IN OF plays sent IL RS direction is Silk
!ns!y good. He l. remarkably fast
down the field. canno; be checked. and
flows down nicely - meet his man.
lie has more power thaa ouH would sup
nos. is Quite competent 20 handle tho
tackle, and. In addition. makes lot OF
trouble for the secondary defense. Al
WAYS on The move. he IS an extremely
difficult man FOR he Interference to
c,c.n OF: g ;he pathway. and even
when reached he IS hard TO put out.
Muller o: Ca!itorn!, IS the most deft
man In the country n the art OF Sitting
,nrouxh !cterferc3ce AID and!ng the
van with the bali Although he begins
Nv forcing the play to turn m. owing to
his weigh, and pcw"-. he IS not content
with that. but. /: he sees his caance.
,hoots through tire protectors and snaps
Its man. NOT o".- IS hs one or the
greatest forward passers o: the country
but he IS also star receiver. a!s
method o. getting away WIN Jump
UPON receiving the forward pass shows
10 speed and dexte..ty oc a back-aeld
man.
Treat OF Princeton is o. that -ansy.
-.N-vs-tul type essential n the modern
rame But - is also particularly
H;rors n diagnosing ;ae play Quickly
Ind IN never being drawn TOO car ous
O. position. For strong man. ne 10
,;.-e-,e,y sas. dcwH the field and has
,,e,,y ~ endurance HIS h-ady play n
-. Harvard game vas tns psycho!og!-
r,' <acto-7.or Princeton. AID his ta-d
cAars.nS $ OF The type taught b. Cava'
naugh II was also his ~osK tha'
counted the most II the se~ days which
enabled Princeton 20 S"' NJ 20 tAe goa.
!, both the Harvard and Yale games.
Thurman OF Pea7S"!' anla. iiHe lrea,'
e East and 3or.srsul. wa a" intense
+rst.n. spirit aeveioned % .ae eH;renaS
~, ~. Fac, tha, ne has hrd 20 oH the
bylv.-w Of a. eccentric limo ana stand
I'm aza.ns, heavy pounding. On the
o,tacx ne has seen obliged 20 DO great
deal OF the work h!msel' - p-epart"g
ne way for HIS back field. But one
feature Of The Pennsylvania game has
been OF especial advantage 20 him IN
,,atlng him such a strong an-aEound
,,nn. and that is that his team has
hee, forced by circumstances into using
a variety Of play. ranging from the
ordinary and regular 70 the spectacular
and unexpected. Tais IS prooao.y one
reason why Thurman Is so adaptable
N conditions. tIl< defensive work vas
the great factor IN holding down the
Cornell scoring machine.
The BACK Field Has Punch.
SchvaS OF La:a%s:te was. as OF cd.
the sare exceptional combination %
mower and speed. He IS guard who
20 never anchored. and enc o: she
c,eyeresc linemsn ~ the country ~
drawing his "pon.ucS out o. position
ard IN dsceiving them as TO the
oo;n, OF attack His work. both often
s,vely and defcns!reiy, has been 1-afay-
c.,ss greatest asset in ,ne last two