The Monett times., 1922-12-15

cneSS on q CtlCChC1ONAhNT
knowing what TO do at the right times
showing generalship witr practically
raw material, Boss managed to lead
his team through eight victories ana
two defeats throughout the entlre
season. 1t was on account OF BOSS
and his ability to analyze his oppon-
ent's plays in the Springfield game
that caused the mighty Springfield
team to go down to the ignominlous
defeat of 20 to in the annual Turkey
Day fracas.
There can be no question as to the
ability of Fletcher of Joplin, at
Quarterback, but remove the men Oh
the caliber that composed the great
joplin backfield, and it is question:
able if the flashy Fletcher would have
come through the season as ne did.
Fletcher was one of the headiest
quarterbacks that ever donned the
mole skins for Joplin, fighting every
minute and using good judgment In
the selection of his plays; but due to
the wonderful array of material
Fletcher had control over, it was no
wonder that his performance was so
brilliant. On any other team it is
questionable whether e>would have
shown up as well.
Two Powerful Backfield Men.
DeWar and Ward of Springfield on
the first team, combined with the
!, line plunging demon Fogarty of the
, second team, we have the three great
est backs in the Southwest Conferences
this season. In DeWar, Springfield
> had a wonder line plunger and as
equal to any in circling the ends; an
accurate passer of forward passes,
4 and extremely dependable in the mose
trying moments, were the qual1fl-
cations that make DeWar stand out
premier in his class.
Latta, the husky, powerful half
back from Carthage, gets his position
( due to sheer force and stick-to-it-
iveness. A big and powerful player
\ who has world of strength and
knows how to use it, he is a mighty
tough customer to stop when he once
gets started. Without Latta, Garth
age would, indeed, have hard prob
lem to solve in her backfield.
I Ward, Utility Man.
| Every team should have utility
/ man. believe in Ward, Springfield's
right half back, we have the best pos
sible man for the backfield. Ward
excells in any position. Working
1 smoothly with DeWar and Fogarty,
I we could not conceive of placing Ward
\ to hold down any other position other
1 than the night half. All honors must
go to Springfield for possessing the
best back field of the, season; Putnam
and R. Latta of Carthage, possibly
their only equals.
Arney, Best Bet at Fullback.
\ Arney, the big husky lad from
\ Aurora carries off all honors at full
I Built of the same material that makes
the best college material, and with
the natural abilities that he already
possesses. we have in this player the
! best bet at fullback. Arney is con-
sistent. When yards are needed
give the ball to Arney and the yard
age is conceded. For as large a mar
as Arney, have not seen any othe1
player in the conference that plunge'
as hard, circles ends as well, punt
as far and tackles so low as Arney
Undoubtedly, he is III class by him
self, and to my opinion, the mos
dangerous backfield man in tn
league.
His only rival is Potts of Joplin
Potts is flashy and plays in streaks
Arney can do all that Potts can dc
and do it more gracefully. TAX
the wonderful end, Windle, away fror
Joplin, and Potts's work would no
reach its high point as it does wit
this star in action. Taken all in al
both are good players and deserve
wonderful lot of admiration.
N AS for the other players, they hav
done well. A great deal Of cred
can be bestowed upon them, but fo
one reason or another they DO nc
just quite possess the qualification
that 90 to make up this Mythical All
Southwestern Still, after all is sal
and done, can only express my car
did opinions, and for tnose who hav
not made the first or second team, th
country at large knows the value {
their work, and perhaps in the ne,
season they will find their, name
among the first MYTHICAL Eleven.
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