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Show BASEBALL PLAYERS OLD IMOi STARS Eleven Picket! From Diamond Contains Names Notable in History. CHICAGO, Dec. 5. An "AU-Amerlcan" football team composed of men who have achieved fame as professional baseball players, haa been selected by a local critic. Every man on tho team played football, and some of them wero stars. Following Is the eleven: Lord, Colby, right end. Birmingham, Cornell, right tackle. Johnson. Carlisle, right guard. Overall. California, center. Reulbach, Notre Dame. left guard. Uoblltzell, aiariottft, left tackle. Brlcltley, Everett, left end. JIugglns, Cincinnati, quarterback. Thorpe. Carlisle, right half. Capron. Minnesota, left half. Mathowson, Bucknell. fullback. v Mathewson was regarded a star on the gridiron and to him. Capron and Thorpe, all good puntors, would be given tho kicking kick-ing duties. Tho ends selected woro halves at school. Harry Lord having been accounted ac-counted the greatest In the position that Colby ever eaw. Bnckley is on tho Athletics' payroll and Is a brother of Harvard' famous goal kicker. Chief Johnaon of the Reda was a valued member of Coach Warner's squad a few years ago. Overall not only was a good center at California one of the best on the coast when the old game was played but alEO was an efficient backfiekl man. Hugglns" work at running back punts and In open field tackling made htm a famous quarter at the University of Cincinnati. Birmingham was an active member of the Cornell team at one time and Reulbach Reul-bach waa an Hggr4jsslve lineman for Notre No-tre Dame. Hoblltzcll, who helped coach the eleven a Mr alma rrater this fall, was noted for ris cn rarity for going through and Nn-kllnjr runners behind t'ae ' r c |