New Britain herald., 1924-12-12
By Billy Evans


 difficult task,
 The football expert has no vtta' statistics concerning the play oi each individual to guide him in his selections.
 At the very best one cannot see more than 12 games during the foot ball season. If fortunate to see diff ferent teams in, action in each game 1t is possible to pass an opin- ion on only A elevens.
 Very often an outstanding star has an off day when you look him over and he appears very ordinary. Foot ball players, like all other athletes, have their bad days.
 Therefore, to pick an All-America team on 12 games as a basis is far from satisfactory. Two hundred major colleges play hundreds of games during the football season.
 In order 10 reach decision on the relative merits of the many star players scattered all over the coun- try, it is necessary to rely on the judgment of coaches, officials and scouts.
 Tn certain cases where there is an outstanding player of the Grange type, said player almost automati- cally gets d place on any All-Ameri- ca team. Hes the exception, how ever.
 h making my Au-America se- lectlons, I have been guided hy my own judgment atser seeing = of the leading teams in action, plus the opinion of the games greatest coaches and officials.
 For my ends l have selected Wakefield of Vanderbilt and Lawson of Stamford. AS second choice, Ma nancy of Holy Cross and Luman of Yale, There is little to choose be- tween any Of the four, all stars.
 Wakefield Is one of the best ends I have seen in years, Southern ex- perts rate him the greatest end the south has ever produced. And it must be remembered Bomar of Van derbit was an All.America s"lec- ton last year,
 The famous Glenn Warner, now coaching Stamford, writes me aS fol- iows concerning Lawson. "I1c is big vet fast, equally capable on defense or offensa, q wonder at catching for ward passes, Positively worthy 8 place on any AIl-America team
 Mana ~ of Holy Cross Is rated by most Of the authorities as the best end In the east with LUman 2 close second
 For th@ '7rkle position I favor Nc Giulcy of Pennsylvania and Beattie Of Princeton. Mckinley stood out in the two games I saw hlm play. ] regard mn as the best tackle of the year, Beattie who was at his best against Yale and Harvard, makes great running mate for the Penn star.
 Al tho same position on the seo- ond team I ike Weir of Nebraska and Hancock Of Iowa. Notre Dame players tell me Weir was the best forward they faced this year. Han cock is best Of the Big Ten tackles. , Selecting pair of guards was a tougher lob than tackle Diehl of Dartmouth ls unQuestionably one of the hest of the year His play in every game of the season, particular ly against Yale. was scintillating Almost alone he stopped the Blue offense three times in old pinch.
 Tarwick of fno Army gets the other guard. No're Dame players rate him the hest nnesman they faced in tho east.
 For second cnoioe, Slaughter of Michigan and Me han Of Wesr Nir- rtnia get the cal' Many officials talked 10 vere strong for 'Iahan Slaughter vas ore of thn Big Tens lest a. guard
 Five players shape up for the cen ter position; Loveioy. rale; Walsh %o'rs Dame Horren California Garhish, Army and Brown of Michi' Cau.
 Garbisrh is cHmlnated. having rayed eight years of college foot. all. Walsh If No'rs Dame de. rrsire,y ou'pIayed Garhisch Ther they met. It was about al e1or Nh,n Lo, atoy nj YaIa faced th' Army captain.
 ! Injuries k'p' Walsh ou' "t s"vera games. two broken hands. Incident ally. this handicap affected his pjal in thr latter games of the season That 'act alone keeps me from EiV Ing Walsh the position
 Which leaves Uorr,i Of Cahtor nia and Brown of Michigan. hav' selected Horrell as center. He va. star last year and is much i'm proved this season.
 Recently when Andy Smith va east scouting Penn in the Thanks giving Day game. he made the fol lowing comment to me on Horre1l:
 "HorrelI is the best center I hay , seen in my football career as coac' and player He Is All-America there ever was one"
 Tn a letter received from Glen l Warner. coach at Stamford, Califor ! r,ia's eyreatexf rival he said.