Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22
EXPERTS SAY
ALL-AMERICAN
TEAM DIFFICULT
Too Many Good Men For
Every Position Is Wall
of Pickers.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
(T. L. Staff Corrcspondcntj


football men say that an all-Ameri,
can team, consisting Of the eleven
best players in the game, cannot be
picked because there are three or
four equally good men for every po.
sition on a team that can hold only
eleven.
Theoretical football men say that
an all-Amcrican team should not be
picked because in principle it de.
stroy3 the moral that football is sap
posed to teach-'sacrificc Of indi-
vidual glory for the team.
The two arguments are sound and
beyond dispute.
Picking It team of eleven players
that could go on the field and de
feat any other eleven players in the
nation is one Of those tasks that is
admitted to be impossible, but there
is no death penalty for trying.
1t is no difficul task to pick
SO star players who have distin-
Suishcd themselves in one Of the
greatest seasons great sport has
ever enjoyed. But the difficulty
comes in classifying into first, see
and and third teams without know
ing in the process Of classification
that the second team might be bet
ter than the first and that the third
team might beat the first and see
Ond.
Nevertheless, in spite of logic and
arguments against the practice,
picking an all-Amrrican team has
become a whistle blowing finale to
the season and here goes the whistle
that Will summon the mob with mn
plcmcnts to assail the picker
First Team
lie, Broda, Brown; 1T, Lassman,
New York l.; LG, Connaughton
Georgetown; {. Butler, Pcnnsylvan-
ia; RG. Hess, Ohio States: RT,
Wickhorst, Navy; RE, Hanson, Svr-
acusr; QH, Friedman, Michigan;
LII, Rogers, Pennsylvania; RH.
Hamilton, Navy; FB, karcw, Ohio
State.
Second Team
lie, Born, Army; 1T, Raskowsli.
Ohio State; l.G', Cook, Washington
e, Bocringer. Notrc Dame; RG.
Nturham, Yale; RT, Cothran, La
taycttc; X. f., Oostcrban, Michi-
gan; OF, GuttormScn, Washington
III, kacr, Southern California; RH,
Baker, Northwcstcrn; F'B. Jocsting,
Minnesota.
Third Team
lie, Thaycr, Pennsylvania; 1T,
Spraguc, Army; LG, Mayer, Notrc
lame; c. DAVIS, DARTMOUTH; RG,
Carey, cornell; RT, saunders.
Army; RE, Shipkcy, Stanford; Oh,
Kelly, Montana; LII, Connors, New
York L.; FB. Flanagan, Notrc
Dame.
Consider Opposition
In rating the PLAYERS an attempt
was made to consider the quality of
the opposition against which the
players distinguished Themselves.
ConnGrs, of New York University,
quartcrbacks OF the year and prob
ably will be a cinrh for the first
team next year. Kelly of Montana
did not have to carry the load that
Bcnncy Friedman or Moon Baker OF
Danny Caulkins carried.
Broda, Hanson, Bora. OoStcrhaan
lhaycr and Shippcy were almost on
u par as ends, but Broda and Ham
son were given the first places be
cause of their team value. Oo8tcr-
baan looks cut of place in any see
end team, but he dldn t play an all
American end in the hardest game
that Michigan had against the navy.
Friedman was smcarcd also in the
( Navy game, but he was the rank
ing star of the season in Michigan ;
other games.
Giving the preference at tackle
guards to Counaughton and Hess
WAS the result of the opinions OF
coaches and officials who have sCcH
the other candidates in all sections
0i the country.
1t WAS hard to decide between
Butler and Bocriug"r for ccuter
Bocrngcr rising to his grcatcst
heights agains, the Army, hut But
Ter was the great star in every game
ON pcnn's schedule.
The backficldS are Just Il matte}
of opinion and there are countless
backs who cant be mentioned be
cause of the prominence that Il
backfield star attracts.