The Washington times., 1928-12-04

1t Is the presumption OF MRS.
Walsh's boy today that undoubt-
edly he has gone wrong. reading
from left to right and from front
to rear. AS matter OF fact. the
man doesn't live who can name the
II best backs Of the year from the
staggering list at hand and make
everybody like his work.
There has been no attempt, how
ever. to apportion backfield stars
by the positions they occupied
Strong ran to their right but /
don't see what that has to do with
it. They were the best runners Of
the season and what we are try
ing to do is arrive ait selection,
OF the four leaders and place them
fn one backfield. happen to
think they were eagle, Strong,
MizelI and Scull.
This alignment shunts Harp
oter to the second team, where
possibly he doesn't belong.
However, some one must suffer
for the extreme prOdigality of
backs this year and Harpster's
position in this respect is no
worse than that of scores of
fine ball players who don't
make the rifle anywhere.
Long as the following list may be,
Il isn't complete, at that Cuisinier,
Wisconsin; Brazil, Detroit; Glasgow,
Iowa; Holmer, Northwestern; Ben
nett, Indiana; Welsh, Purdue; Giles
pie, Villanoya; Thomason, Georgia
Tech: Banker, Tulane; McEver, Ten,
nessee: Weston, Boston College;
Nagursxi, Minnesota; McLafn, Iowa;
Wittmer, Princeton; Schober, Penn
Byivania; Niemiec and Chevigny,
Ectrs Dame; French and Guarna-
ria, Harvard; Miles, Princeton: Sloan,
Nebraska: Maple, Oregon Aggies;
Eleishharker and any one of
three other Stanford backs; Clark,
Colorado; Follet, N. Y. IT,; Karcis,
Carnegie Tech; Williams, Southern
California; Trauger, Iowa State; Bay
singer, Syracuse; Couch, Utah;
Thomas, Southern California; Gebert,
9Marqette, and Peake, one of the best
n the South.
Somebody obviously must take the
Ap here, and Harpster, dropped be.
Fond the first flight, simply is CIV
ng way before what appears to be
The natural superiority OF four
others. He cannot run with Strong
ind eagle. He cannot punt with
Scull-nobody can do that-nor can
be catch passes. support the line and
tick goals with the great Pennsyl-
Fanian. Mizell can do everything
5arpster can do and few other
hings strictly on his own.
1t seems almost criminal to
place Hoffman no higher than
the second team and what
Maple, Oregon Aggjes, and Stan.
ford backs in general showed
mere would appear To indicate
that they must belong some.
where on some team. However,
carroll generally is rated above
them on the coast. He rose
grandly above the misforfunes
OF losing team. just as eagle
Glm IN the Army-StanfOrd game.
With that Cardinal line i'm trent
Of him. eagle would be running
yet. No aII-American team is
plausible without him.
Crabtree gets In there on sheer
lbility. He is light, only 154
pounds. but is said to be a great
Ilocker just the same. Next 10
dizell. he Is the hardest man to
top In the South. He gets bv on
iure speed. In addition. hes passes
;ccurately with both hands and
:icks equally well with both feet.
i guy like that must have some.
hing.
Somebody. of course. must be re.
ponsible for all the scoring Florida
as done and Crabtree sounds like
he man. They say McEver is quite
ball layer at Tennessee, too.
Canuef 0r RraZiIc The fors,,,.