Evening star., 1923-11-25

for three each and Eastern tor two.
Good ends this season were rare. Of
those few who attracted attention. Cor
don kessier of Tech and Ray Sullivan
of Western appeared the best. Both
were good at boxing tackles, active in
terfererers. capable in aerial attack,
fast through the field under kicks and
sure tacklers. They We're apt at smash
ing interferences and heading of plays
sent in their direction. Dulin. Western,
and Wood. Tech, also were sturdy
flankers, but did not quite measure UP
to the pair selected for the first team.
Clark of Business rose to stardom at
times,
There was no dearth of worth while
tackles. each of the five teams possess
ing boy or two capable at that inl-
portant position. Jack Cline of Tech.
Bob Greenwood and Cy Cummings OF
Business. Harry Lamar and Ashley
Hawken Of Western. Charley NanMeter
Of Central and Claude Newman of East
crn all served with distinction. Green
wood and Cline, though, seemed to be
just a bit better than the others men
toned.
Greenwood started the season in the
hackfie'd. but soon was shifted TO his
rightful place in the line. where he really
performed better than last wear, when
he was generally accorded q tackle
position on mythical all-high teams.
cline played we'll enough in 1922 to
= he named for Il second all-high eleven
and this season showed marked i'm
provement.
Both boys were unusually depend
able on defense Few line thrustS got
by either OF them. Greenwood was
good enough 10 dispose Of his op-
posing lineman and then swing to
either flank to stop would-be end
runners, feat he frequently ac-
lieh l., ,f RI liDt
roSing the oppositfon's attack was
almost uncanny. AS result ne prob
ably made more tackles than any
other boy in the series. The Teen
boy was clever. too, at blocking
kicks, and in that way helped his
team con Siderably.
Lamar and Newman. although not
quite as capable as Greenwood and
Cline, were too good to be kept off a
Ijrst-team selection. They are, there
fore. accorded the guard positions.
where they would be very useful. Van
Meter and Hawken are given the sec
ond team tackle jobs, while Cum
mings is placed ut guard on that
eleven.
There were few guards worthy of
the name. The only boy who meas
ured anywhere near to the high
school standard established in past
reasons was Teehan OF Tech. He
took care of his job fairly well in
each of his eleven's four series games,
. MS WDrk In the lenlTdl CRASH DelHS
especially good. However, the two
tackles placed in the guards seem
ingly knew more foot ball than the
Tech center Tanker. Navaiser of
Business and stephens of Western
We're faShy at times.
There really is not first class
center in the series. Those who did
well on defense either passed poorly
or failed to keep their opponents
from sitting through in attack ok;
10 be the best of the lot defense
lively and was the equal of Capper
Of Western on offense. Hissey;
pssner ssn whiIe phnt Caiker Ik Business si best @
center. came up to the mark in but
one game. Eastern was forced to
experiment at the position all through
the season.
All but one of Techs backs are
selected for the first team backfield
ard the exception is put on the Sec
ond team. In Capt. Charley Pugh,
successor to his two brothers in the
leadership of the Manual Trainers,
Tech had the outstanding back Id
player of the series. This young:
athletes play was remarkable in
each of the four games in which he
participated.
Quite light compared to the backs
of other teams, Pugh knew how to
Put to work every ounce of his scant
;tvoirdupos. Behind Techs we'll or
panized interferences he was able to
: skirt ends. and once past the line of
ScrimmaEe was very difficult to stop.
; Ills tackle thrustS were sharp, too.
> and he kept his feet well. Pugh was
4 triple -threater of no mean ability,
rs he passed well and dropkicked
neatly. But above all. Pugh showed
that he is a natural foot ball player
in outthinking all others on the field.
Mechanically, Charley Hageage of
Western was little behind Pugh.
This stocky halfback could hit a
line with force, dragging his tacklers
with agility. He lacked the kicking
ability and the finer foot ball craft
of Pugh, however. Both Pugh and
:, ,jAageage were strong defensively.
For q time it seemed that Mike
Gordon of Central would qualify for
: he first all-high team, but he de-
I pended more on his speed than any
thing elise Once started. he was
hard to catch, but too frequently he
was thrown for d loss.
N Gordon, though, demonstrated that
with interferences better than Gen.
trail was able to. give he would have
been troublesome in all: of his games
: and earned d place. on, the honor
Tom Hook of Eastern. who was
named on the first team last year.
( other good running backs were
Whelchel of Western and Harper of
+ Central
& For the fullback's job, Morton
Gooch of Tech has no rival. This
3 StoGky boy was a most versatile ball
runner. being able to smash line
!. with vigor or dash around ends in
great style. He also was quite apt
vat taking forward passes. When
= given the ball. Gooch rarely failed
Ito pick up ground. and as an inter-
sS.ferer paved the way for many good
gains by his teammates:
Defensively. too. Gooch was strong.