Evening star., 1939-10-04
Faber Of Terps Sure
Center Shoulders
Biggest Burden
Left Tackle, Says Hoyos'
Hugerty; Quarter, Ayers
Reinhurt Of CIV.
BY LEWIS ATCHISON.

Who has the toughest Job on q
football team? DR.. Jack Faber,
Maryland's eminent scientist and q
keen student Of the pigskin pastime,
votes for the center. Left tackle"
says Jack Hagerty, high lama of the
gridiron at Georgetown. Dutch"
Bergman, Catholic University strate-
gist, calls EN- all tough, and Bill
Reinhart Of George Washington,
splits his ballot between the coach
and quarterback.
The center" pointed out DR.. Fa-
ber, abandoning his hot pursuit of a
microbe temporarily, "sees the game
upside down to begin with. He's got
to make a perfect pass on every
offensive play or gum up the works.
He charges after the other linemen
have started and is expected to keep
up with them. He moves forward
blindly until contact is established,
but isn't excused for muffing a block.
"Defensively he's got to back up
the line. protect his zone against
passes, and help break up interfer-
ence on running plays. He's got to
be fast enough to keep up with back
field men, and strong enough to alb
sorb punishment in the line. He's
got to play everywhere without a
mistake at the risk of losing the ball
game. He must be thorough in every
thing he does. and If he doesn't have
the hardest job I don't know who
does"
Hagerty Picks Left Tackle.
"You know the old saying" quoth
Mr.. Hagerty taking the stand. Get
a couple of good tackles and then
build the rest of your line around
them. Check on the plays thrown at
left tackle some time and you'll un-
derstand why I call it the toughest
position. He gets the brunt of the
offensive-or about IS per cent of it.
Hes got to take care of the wing
back, end and sometimes the right
tackle, defensively. He must use his
hands on one and hops on the
other-or split them, and then he
isn't sure the tackle won't come
through and mousetrap him. You've
got to have good, tough boys for the
job, and they've got to be smart
enough to know how to play various
of1enses-and stop them.
After left tackle I'd call quarter
back and center the next most diff
cult assignments, but they have a
cinch compared with the tackle. He
still gets my vote"
All Tough, Says Bergman.
"Linemen take more of a physical
licking, observed Mr.. Bergman, "be-
cause of the continual pounding,
but when a halfback gets his medi-
cine 1t comes in large, painful doses.
Take Davey O'Brien, for example.
He sidesteps, changes pace, wiggles
his hips and doesn't get a hard
knock often, but when he is hit it
hurts Waitll some of those 200
Founders catch O'Brien-he's an
elusive target, but sooner or later
they'll get him, and he'll feel it.
THE two easiest positions"
averred the sage of Brookland, ARE
quarterback and end. In the old
days a quarterback avoided con-
tact as much as possible, and they
don't do much more today. The
theory was that a clear head was
more important than Drawn, and
Rockne and others of the old school
would bench a quarterback who
tried to get into scrimmage. The
end, of course, has only one side
to look after, and doesn't get banged
around like other linemen.
Then again, it all depends on the
opposition. One team may make
it hot for the right side of the
line, and another may rough the
center. Others may have ends fast
and rugged enough to worry your
safety man on punts. You've got
to consider that angle,
Reinhart Wants Good General.
Mr.. Reinhart could not be swayed
from his position. and insisted on
naming the quarterback for the
toughest job.
After ALL" he said, "the quarter
back makes the coach's stuff look
good or bad, and he makes or breaks
his own players. He's got to figure
out how to take advantage of his
opponents weakness while covering
up his own, and that means calling
the right play at the right time.
And if he's the blocking back he's
got to carry out his own assign
ments in a way that will inspire
confidence In his fellow players.
I'm the final analysis, If your
quarterback doesn't handle his job
well he makes the whole team look
bad, and that's severe strain for
boy. OF course, the day is gone
when any job is easy-they're all
tough, but I think the quarterback
lot is little harder than the rest"
After carefully reading this over
our shoulder, Willie, the ONCE
urchin, offers one loud dissenting
ballot.
Them guys is crazy. The tough
est job is trying to get ducat to