Evening star., 1923-12-09


picking certain players for all-star
teams is easy: but it is not SO easy
TO give substantial reasons why
others are not picked. In short. it
practically is impossible TO select
more than two or three men for any
eleven who stand out 50 far that
they generally are recognized as bet
ter than all others. For instance,
yesterday four coaches of different
institutions We're asked to give their
opinions as to the qualifications OF
certain men for certain positions.
No two agreed because their ideas of
what constitutes the best qualifications
! Tor great player differ.
No Argument as to Two.
Let us begin with those players on
whom all seem to agree as being the
best in the section. There are two
and both are at Virginia Military In
stitute. Barbour at tackle is said to
be the best linesman. not only in tho
south Atlantic section. but in the
south, and White at fullback IS the
other man of such outstanding quail
ficationS that nobody questions his
right to a position on any sectional
all-Star combination. Not that these
were all the good men in their posi-
tions. because others were exception
ally good and would have Sraced any
team.
In Whites position at fullback
Y 'aShtngton and Lee had Cameron.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute had
Buchanan and Maryland had McQuade:
Cameron had reputation as one OF
the best line plungers in the south
and a hard runner with the ball under
any conditions. Because he was such
an exceptional man in carrylny the
ball and because he possessed De
fensive qualifications rare in any
c,l1; frny1 l.
back to halfback to play on the first
team. In the game in which Bu-
! chanan and McQuade were opposed
the former seemed the better. but Tor
all-round value during the season the
| latter was much superior and de-
serves the place next to White.
Lots of Clever Tackles.
And several other good tackles be-
| sides Barbour We're to be found on
South Atlantic teams. Graham of Nir-
! ginia Polytechnic Institute. Tilson OF
| WASHINGTON and Lee. Burger of Mary
land and y. Magill of Hopkins and
! Thompson of Georgetown were very
gaff and went through his season
probably with the greatest consist
ency. Thompson also was exception
ally good, but is picked for guard
position on the first team, for wh1cn
he is better fitted than for tackle.
!
who never is especially conspicuous
| to the spectators. but who is lnVai-
liable to his team. He could not DO
the spectacular work that Barbour
could in catching passes and RUNNING &
with the ball after catching it, but
| he charged hard, took his man out
we'll on offense. and was the MAIN
I stay of the V. p. l. line. Burger also
was good at handling passes and
| this factor would go long way
toward getting him position on the
first team were it not that Barbour
was just about as clever in this depart
ment of play. Magill of Hopkins is
| rather light for tackle and is picked
/ for an end position on the second
team. Give him little experience
J as a tanker and he would be .gopd
| enough to play end on any eleven
| in the south.
TiIson of Washington and Lee was
much the same kind of player That
| was Graham and he with Burger. a
| man of Barbour's type though rot
, so big. would make a mighty good
pair Of tackles to play second strin g
| to Graham and Barbour, respectively.
1t might be mentioned here that Bar
bour weighed 240. yet was as active
as the average 1S0-pound man. his
! tremendous weight and strength
made him almost inmorabie ani his
si-sl.i,y Ieniers.i innI ali tine MFRS