FOR AN ALL AMERICA TEAM.
Choice of the Eleven Best Players of
the Season.
In choosing the players who shall
constitute an All-America football
eleven, it is first necessary for a writ-
er to decide whether he will pick a
team consisting of eleven star play-
ers, or Whether he will choose men
who would work together most har-
moniously and form a team strong in
organization rather than in the merits
of the individuals. If such a team,
when chosen, were to be matched
against any other particular team the
latter course would most certainly be
preferred. In the present instance,
however, this is not the aim in view.
But rather it is the purpose of the
present writer to choose those men,
who, in his opinion, have played the
pest individual game in their various
positions and who, after sufficient
practice and combined drilling, would
make a strong organization. In this
way only is it possible for a football
critic to give to the various players of
the season their just dues, and to ac-
tually name the eleven best.
To begin with the question of ends,
the man who first deserves a place is
Cabot of Harvard. He was almost
unanimously given a position on the
All-America team of last year, and
during the present season has played,
if anything, a stronger game than ever
before. His work against Princeton
and the University of Pennsylvania
was of especial merit. He seemed not
only a dead-sure man in defensive
work, to stop his opponents runs
around the ends, and a most efficient
player in the offensive game, but also.
was ever present to take advantage of
an opponent’s misplay and capture the
ball for his side after a fumble or
muff. After such a season’s work his
fellow-players could in no stronger
way express their appreciation of his
football knowledge and value than by
unanimously electing him to fill the
position of captain on the Harvard
team next Fall.
The second choice for end is a little
disputed between Cochran of Prince-
ton and Bass of Yale. In the opinion
of some critics the latter outplayed
his opponent at Manhattan field on
November 21st, but the present writer
is not inclined to take that view. At
the opening of the season, in practice
and in minor contests, Bass played a
game which has not been really equal-
led by any other ends of the year. But
as the season advanced his work grad-
ually deteriorated, so that judging
from his play during the season in
general he does not deserve to be
classed with Cochran: But if one can
make the choice upon the standard of
what a player might do when at his
best, Bass might be the choice. Coch-
ran, though somewhat handicapped by
his duties as captain, nevertheless
played a very strong game during the
entire season, and deserves to be rank-
ed among the best, and this assertion
can be fairly made in spite of injuries
which partially disabled him at times.
Moulton, of Harvard, has also played
a very strong game this season and
deserves to be mentioned in the pres-
ent discussion. :
CANDIDATES FOR TACKLE.
In considering the candidates for
the position of tackle, a disabled cap-
tain again commands attention. Mur-
phy, of Yale, was regarded as one of
the best tackles on the football field
last season and there are many critics
who have thought from his work in
the games of the past season that he
still deserves this distinction, if not to
a higher degree. It is unquestionable
that in certain games Murphy showed
that he could play a_ better tackle
than any other man in the country,
but the fact that in the latter part of
the season his shoulder prevented him
from appearing at his best, must not
be forgotten. In the game against
Princeton he was outclassed and ow-
ing to his injury forced early to retire
from the contest. It would therefore
not be fair to consider him one of the
two stars of the year for this po-
sition, though in the estimation of the
writer he is the. best tackle in the
country when in good condition.
Judging from the work actually
performed in games, Church, of
Princeton deserves first place. He
showed his superiority over his op-—
ponents both against Harvard and
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Yale and his value as a ground gainer
and tackler was immeasurable. For
the second tackle it is necessary to
consider three _ possibilities, Hille-
brand of Princeton, Rodgers of Yale,
and Uffenheimer of Pennsylvania.
Hillebrand is a new man but never-
theless held his own against Rodgers
in the New York game. Although the
latter was very strong in breaking
through to stop the interference or
the opponents’ plays, his effectiveness
in this direction was not as marked as
it might have been, had he more care-
fully tried to locate the runner and
judge of his direction rather than to
throw himself at full length upon the
ground and trust that the interference
might fall over him. Uffenheimer is a
player of some experience and in the
Harvard game demonstrated his abil-
ity to meet attacks. It is to be noticed
that in this game very few gains were
made through his section of the line
and for this fact he certainly deserves
much credit. The choice between him
and Hillebrand is therefore a hard one
to make, but probably the preference
lies with the Pennsylvania man.
THE CENTER TRIO.
A writer in the Boston Herald last
Sunday picked Wharton and Wood-
ruff, both of Pennsylvania, as the best
pair of suards and in the former case
the choice cannot be questioned. If the
Pennsylvania pair are, however, the
best, it seems remarkable that La-
fayette should have defeated Pennsyl-
vania and should have shown their
superiority in center playing. Rhine-
hardt is the star guard on the La-
fayette eleven, and when he and his
neighbors in the line can outplay their
Pennsylvania opponents, who are gen-
erally considered stronger men, he has
demonstrated great football ability.
For this reason the choice of Rhine-
hardt and Wharton as the best guards
of the season, seems the fair one.
The same writer in the Boston Her-
ald also has chos3an Chamberlin, of
Yale, for the position of center. If the
only question to be considered is the
ability of the man to play this position
regardless of his weight and size, this
choice is undoubtedly correct. Cham-
berlin, though a new man at the po-
sition, has shown great activity and
cleverness in getting into every play,
but positively is not big enough or
heavy enough to prevent opposing
push plays from riding over him. If
supported by two guards of sufficient
weight, his presence on the team
might be licensed, but as a star in-
dividual player he cannot be rightly
chosen. The two nen who have play-
' ed the strongest games at this position
this season are Gailey of Princeton
and Shaw of Harvard. Gailey was
considered last year to be the best
center of the country, but this year in
the Harvard game, he as well as his
two neighbors in the line, were out-
played by the Harvard trio. Inasmuch
as the two Harvard guards, though
good men in their positions have not
made the reputation of star players,
it seems that the merits of this su-
periority belong to Shaw at center, and
the present writer, therefore, would
choose this player for the position in
question.
AN EASY CHOICE.
About quarter-back there can be no
serious discussion. Fincke, of Yale, is
undoubtedly the best quarter-back on
the football field. He combines the
most essential qualifications for the
position, and in additions to the or-
dinary requirements he has consider-
able weight, and is therefore very ef-
fective in interference and tackling.
He is a good punter and an absolute-
ly sure man to catch punts when play-
ing back of the line. He is perfectly
cool and his passes are always ac-
curate and clean. Smith, of Prince-
ton, is rated by some as a Superior
man for the position, but in the game
against Yale at Manhattan field, and
in several other less important games,
he has committed the unpardonable
fault of fumbling or passing the ball
to the wrong man. Because he played
upon a winning team and practically
directed their plays by giving the sig-
nals is no reason for concluding that
he is a better man than Fincke, who
had to play under adverse circum-
stances and with less support from all
quarters.
It is again a natural thing for su-
perficial critics to pick Kelly and Ban-
nard as the best half backs, influenced
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