The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-10
By WILLIAM ABBOTT New York Evening World


 NEW YORK, Dec. 9.--The old boast that eastern football is superior to the western game fell before the marked superiority of the west in everything playing, technique, individual brillian- cy, coaching skill, and even officiating. The best players and the best coaches are now found on the other side of the Alleghanies. The pendulum has swung completely and the east now is looking westward for progressive ideas.
 In this part of the country the sea- son was marked by only average good football. There was no outstanding eleven like the Yale and Cornell teams of 1923 and the Penn State of few years ago. We would rank Yale, Dart mouth, Army and Penn about even; yet these teams, even at their best, in November, would not be the equal of Notre Dame, Chicago, Illinois or Mich igan in the middle west or Leland Stan ford and California on the Pacific coast.
 .- A Star Trio
 Individual brilliansy was almost as scarce as great teams. Garbisch, Army; Dooley, Dartmouth; Beattie, Princeton this just about completes the list of eastern stars who excelled in their positions.
 Because talent in the east was so uniformly even, the annual selection of eleven representative players for an all-eastern team is something like crossword puzzle. The idea of naming imaginary teams in recognition of unu- sual ability during the season. If the majority of coaches had their pick of all the players in the east this season we believe the selection would be- Ends Luman, Yale; Berry, Lafayette: tackles: Beattie, Princeton; McGinty, Penn; guards: Farwick, Army; Diehl, Dartmouth; center: Garbisch, Army; quarterback: Dooley, Dartmouth; half backs Pond,, Yale; Koppisch, Colum- bia fullback: Mcbride, Syracuse.
 It is our contention that if this eleven could be put on the field no other combination of eastern players could equal it. The team would be big physi- cally, fast, with fine kickers and yer satility on both offense and defense.
 Luman Good
 Luman of Yale was the best end of the year. He was an all-American end in 1923 and was even better this year. Captain Berry of Lafayette also stood out as a remarkable end, fast down field, hard tackler, clever han ding passes and star kicker. Othef leading ends were: Bjorkman, Dart mouth Bingham, captain-elect of Yale Stout Princeton Mahaney, Holy Cross Taylor, Navy; Cannon, Lehigh, and Wagner, Columbia.
 Beattie of Princeton was the best tackle the writer saw all year. In just one season, Beattie, by dint of hard, faithful work, changed from the back field into a sterling tackle who was the backbone of Princeton's line. McGin ley, big, aggressive player, is selected as Beauties running mate. The Penn star was seldom boxed out of the play-I and easily excelled all his opponents Other leading tackles were Joss, Yale Waldorf, Syracuse; Yeager, Lehigh Coady, Harvard, and Stolz, Navy.
 Outstanding Guards
 Farwick, Army, and Diehl, Dart mouth, were the outstanding guards. l They were both like a stone wall on the defense and opened big holes for. hahn, Yale; Ellinger, Army, and Dun ker Harvard, who got into action late in the season, were the guards.
 Garbisch is entitled to the selection at center because of his remarkable passing, Open-field tackling and kicking. The Army leader outplayed all his east ern opponents, although he met his | superior in Adam Walsh of Notre Dame. Lovejoy, Yale McMillan, Prince ton, and Dietrich, Lehigh were other fine cenSers.
 Eddie Dooley of Dartmouth is picked