Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

NY all-America foot ball eleven
" must be hypothetical. inaSmuCh
"A as the selected players for the
J most part have played against
varying adVerSaries and have
played the game under diverse meth
DDS of instruction and under general
conditions that are not akin to condi-
tons elsewhere.
The critic who chooses most wisely
makes his selections on the basis OF
his opinion not only as to the value
of a given candidate as a member of
the team with which he has been
AFFILIATED, but as a factor in any outfit
anywhere.
Choosing an eleven in this way, it
! is necessary that the players be seen
in action, either in a game or hard
scrimmage. to the end that the critic.
in view of the opportunities he has
had of observing leading combinations
I North, East. South and West may be
in a position to determine whether the
all-America prospect is entitled to ma
tional prestige.
Locale Is a Factor.
In other words, some player may be
a blazing star only because he has
played upon an eleven situated in a
region where the teams he encounters
are not of the class of those against
which other players have entered into
Stardom. But any one who has fol-
lowed the great Autumn game for an
appreciate number of years with crit
ical interest would have wasted his
time had he not developed at least d
faculty for recognizing the real thing
in the way of a foot ball player Wher-
ever he sees it.
SO in submitting his 1927 all-Ameri-
ca team the writer begs to state that
his selections have not been based on
replies to missionaries to coaches
who naturally are inclined to be preju-
diced-but upon what the writer has
been able to see for himself in the
course of a tour of the country involv-
ing more than 10000 miles of travel
ing, in which he saw. either in games
or Scrlmmage, 20 eleVens including
Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Cornell.
Dartmouth, Army. Navy, Holy Cross,
Bucknell Catholic University, New
York University, Allegheny. Carnegie
Tech, Pennsylvania. Colorado Univer-
sity. Denver University. Colorado Col
lege. Colorado Mines, Utah, Stanford,
st. Mary's, California, Oregon, Wash.
ington, Minnesota. Wisconsin, Michi-
gan. Georgia Tech and Georgia.
of the All-America players the
writer personally has seen every one.
He has seen all but two of the men
chosen for the second All-America.
All-America Eleven.
ENDS.
Nash, Georgia. and O0sterbaan, Mich.
g. TACKLES.
Hibbs, Sou. Calf. and RaskOwski,
Ohio State.
GUARDS.
Hanson, Mimi. and Webster, Yale.
CENTER.
Reitsch, Illinois.
QUARTERBACK.
Drury, University of Southern Calf.
HALFBACkS.
PresneIl, Neb., and Welch, Pittsburgh.
FULLBACK.
JOesting, Minnesota
The Second AH-.America.
The second All-America. which fol-
lows, contains a splendid assortment
of players, and it is absolutely neces-
sary that two sets of backs be named
for this eleven. Any other course
would be a sheer injustice to eight
great backfeld stars. So here it is:
ENDS.
SILVER, Ga, and MOeser, Princeton.
TACKLES.
Smith. Pa, and Perry, Army.
GUARDS.
Crane, Illinois, and Wright, Wash
CENTER.
BettencOurt, st. Marys.
QUARTERBACK.
Spears, Vanderbilt.
Conner, New York University.
HALFBACKS.
Gebert. Marquette, and Caldwell, Yale.
Marsters, Dart. & Hunt, Tex. A. G. NJ.
FULLBACK.
Wilson, Washington.
HOFFMAN, Stanford.
Nash Great End.
Nash of Georgia is one of the great
est ends-perhaps the greatest-that
ever played on the wing of a Dixie
eleven. SILVER, his team mate, per-
haps has more accomplishments out.
side his position, but when it comes
down to all-around end play Nash
would seem to have the call.
OOSterbaan is too we'll known to re-
quire many words in his behalf. lie
makes the team this year because
of his super-eminent offensive ability.
On defense several ends were better
than he this year, but in point of
general ability there can be no other
choice.
! Raskowski shone with stellar bright
ness in comparatively weak line,
and that spells greatness indubita bly,
He was strong, rangy. a great dag
nOstician and always was in the heart
of a play no matter where it was.
Hibbs was an ideal tackle. quick,
| lancing charger who opened great
holes for his backs on attack, and
on defense spilled many a formation
in it's inception. Fast on his feet.
game, resourceful and technically
gifted in his position, he was also a
beautiful punter.
Mainstay of Fine Line.
Hanson of Minnesota was the main
stay of powerful line, a man who
stood out in company such as that
of Gary and Nagurski. Joesting
owes something to Hanson, and SO
does the entire eleven.
Webster of Yale earned a great
reputation in the historic seat of line
play, where the standards are of the
| highest. He was a ranging type of
guard, very keen and fast and strong
on offense. Defensively. he was the
worst lineman in the world to en-
counter.
Reitsch of Illinois was a sure passer
and splendid diagnostician. He, as
much as any of his team mates
more than most of them-.helped