Show AN PELT GWEN GIVEN END POSITION N ALL STAR AR le enver nver ver Football Expert Makes Of- Of Rocky Mountain Conference Selections for 1916 Romney and Douglas uglas Get Honorable Mention ALL CONFERENCE TEAM FOR 1916 I I CENTER CENTER Colorado Agricultural College GUARD GUARD-Allsworth Allsworth Denver University I Worth GUARD Worth Colorado School of Mines TACKLE Heitzman TACKLE Colorado School of Mines TACKLE TACKLE-G TACKLE TACKLE-Garside Garside ide Colorado College Van END END Van END Van P t University of Utah END Robinson END Robinson Colorado Agricultural College I BACKFIELD Taylor BACKFIELD Taylor Colorado College BACKFIELD BACKFIELD Anderson Anderson Denver University I BACKFIELD Hutton Hutton Colorado Agricultural College I Mahoney BACKFIELD Mahoney Denver University I EDiTORS EDiTOR'S NOTE This NOTE This department nt today presents what will be the of- of cial aJ star all team for the Rocky Mountain conference the conference the selection of foment lement ent F. F Crowley of Denver Crowleys Crowley's pick will appear in the 1917 of- of ial cial guide and is is therefore the one which will carry the most weight not yi the conference but all over the United States He has seen every inference team in action and officiated at least once for each J In n his days he was one of the best and headiest players ever seen since since I before before in the conference He Ho is now assistant attorney general of the theSte ate Ste of Colorado and during spare moments he is the football critic for forC C Denver Post By CLEM CROWLEY ca B By The Tho Td s 's News Nem DENVER Dec Dee 2 Im I'm Im I'm not a Solomon nor have I the knowledge e In oracle but I h have ve again atte attempted p the annual task of sele selecting an All AIl Rocky Mountain conference team because it itis PT is an interesting diversion t to say the least T Then en Q too it serves as the means of getting up up football Pt arguments during the off season fr I have studied the relative merits of the players play play- J i ers cis on all teams within the conference even more moreA A carefully than in former years and therefore feel that the team which I have selected is a worth worthy one oneL I L and easily the strongest that could be named in inthis inthis I this region Most of the coaches and officials I with whom I have discussed such an eleven before L making the final selection seem to bear me out I m v My selection is offered at any rate for what OWLEY it is worth It follows Center center there were two real con con- This during the season Shepard Shepard- he Aggles an and Thomas Thom s of Colo- Colo ollege The Aggie captain is isled led ed because of all around work I Laan aS an edge on the Tiger Shep- Shep n Is a U. good passer a good of- of v md nd defensive l player layer flis one I an inability to tackle in ill freid made him look ba bad in the thet I t Contest hut but taking into consid- consid o his other fine qualities he is isled led e-d to the position pOl Thomas of Colorado lorado college for a new comer corner d ball ban and will be later King of Utah also dwell He ii is handicapped by a of weight Hilton of Denver is I od defensive man but a a. poor 1 rf Had Young of the Mines lines re- re e l at c center h be would have given a hard fight tight for the n Conference lone one guard Allsworth of or Denver ap- ap to be the Hie best In the conference Y lor the Mines is iR given the other The former Is one of ot those unostentatious players who does hN hlf without any great show toward and g-and and stand He Is aggressive alert alertas as never yet vet hH had time et taken gu out In game He broke through the I forwards many times on defense Denver Aggie contest while on ofie ote or- or I he ie e was wall picking his man in a 1 clever frt r A Against Colorado college he of ot the greatest games a line line- las ever played in Colorado Springs f ept up his work in the Mines Nines conor con- con L ot or the tho Mines while not as heavy I worth Is III another fierce tierce aggressive He Hea a la an Important cog In the machine both on the offense and andr r e eT Nichols of ot the Aggles is another player but he has baa b been s shifted t 4 leb Irli g guard d to t tackle le owing to the 1 Injuries suffered by the Farmers has not had bad a fair chance to show IF r thae as a guard Buard OUI s Good Tackles ackle klell there are several good men nan an of ot the Mines Garside Colorado Utah Eschenburg Colo- Colo I and Dotson Aggles give given an n array of ot talent to select from I lan ban th the Miner is chosen as he is IB experienced player with plenty of d I foot ball sense Along Alon with Worth ir ns s the nucleus for Cor the success of ot V fies pes eB shift and has been a consist consist- former toe for his team all dUrin during the Upon 1 df defense he ho is fast and ag- ag g d a good tackler tackier c re on at the e of- of 1 I never the play Is not coming m i he ho will break through and knock knocke he e secondary line Une of ot defence He HeYs Hes Ys s 's doing something every minute I tel Is Ia on the toot football baIl field and it him a good reliable tackle de e his running mate has football and Is a a. fast taste hard fighter and has od o t work for his team this year s of Utah is another good tackle tackled d fill 1111 in perhaps as well as the Md I berado men but unfortunately he hen n unable to play before Colorado such an extent as to give a good 0 0 Is js ability Dotson of ot the t year man nian His stripped weight and he Js is perhaps the future for tor any coach to have In inC r C next e year r ff f Is o the an that the t. t University of f fo Cob Colo- rado could boast of ot this year year and were it 1 not for the fact that he was playing with the tail tall end team he might have been In Ina ina a position to to be picked on this mythical I eleven Praise for Van Pelt Coming Coining to the ends two men stand out I I pre eminently in this position Robinson of the Aggles an and Van Pelt of ot Utah The former is one of ot the gr greatest ends who whoever whoever whoever ever h ban hav i played in the Rocky Hocky mountains His lila ability 1 is such that one cannot write an and do him justice Big experienced having an athletic mind and being fast tast as asan an any halfback practically in the state this man has been the chief part of ot Coach Hughes' Hughes machine On d defense there Is hardly a n half halt back In the state that has gotten jotten Otten around him while white on offense he heis II is 18 no 00 to large that he lie can block the tackle or he can take the ball on the million dollar pla play and by his Ills own ability wiggle wiggle wiggle wig wig- gle through opposing tacklers for many touchdowns His running mate Van Pelt is a tall aggressive a hard foot footballer baIler His work in all tho the games Aames sUits BUlis year ha stamped his as being a good man to pall pale I with Robinson Against the Aggles bothon both bothon on off offense and defense he was all over the field tackling hard breaking interference interference inter Inter- ference some other place or making holes for the fast Cast Utah backs to sift through In addition to this he Is a kicker of ot fair ability Backs Are Numerous The season sean was prolific with good backs Never In the history of football In the Rocky mountains have there been so many stars In the backfield The writer believes the following backs will represent the strongest combination possible Taylor College I Anderson r Denver r Hutton Hutton Hut- Hut Colorado f ton Aggles g l and 1 Mahoney b Denver benver r Taylor stands out as foremost ground gainer of or the year ear Playing his last season season sea sea- son he has been at the most important part of the success of the Colorado College College Col Cob lege team On both offense and defense this player Is a star Anderson of ot Denver closely ly follows the Tiger In point of allaround effective effective- Continued on page 3 BOYS WHO WERE HONORED WITH PLACES ON BIG TEAM THIS YEAR I oi Th J Q OU 9 o 0 I I L o I VAN PELT GWEN GIVEN I I I Continued from pave pa 1 1 i r ness The el s has n never had time taken o out in the past two years s and it I is almost impossible to hurt him In the Colorado College and Mines games game his open field running was wonderful to behold be be- behold be- be hold holO Hutton of the Aggles is chosen because of Ins Ihs generalship and defensive work The Aggie seldom runs with the ball but lt lie lie- has the head to call the PlaYs lla's for the tte theother theother other backs hacke to make ground He has lIas carrie car car- rie ned ried l the Ag Aggie le eleven to a championship with virtually not riot a awell wen well conditioned man manon manon manon on the team alter after the tho Colorado College contest At times his Judgment has ht been uncanny and to him along with Robinson Robinson Robin Robin- son the give ghe the tUe greatest credit for their victories a Mahoney l of 01 Denver cannot b be left of off orr orran an Rocky All-Rocky mountain team this year He has been a star from the first time tune he put on a a. suit and in the last lut two games ames has shown his great offensive and defensive pl play pUy y Ho Ire won the Colorado game ame gave the Aggie the scare of their ther lives and against Colorado College and the Mines along with Anderson played these two teams off their feet Under the present Estem there are no halfbacks of fullbacks fullback or quarterbacks quarterback The men line up In various positions back backof of ot tho the line and a man plays play at what was called caned the quarterback under the old rules and yet set performs the duties of or A fullback Mahoney Mahoner can CAT lilt hit tho the line run the ends end catch punts throw forward passes and In fact do Clo anything that a star back should be able to do Credit to Romney I Romney of Is Js a good back It Is If unfortunate that he has lias shown snore more on 00 Colorado gridirons this season sean Davis of I Colorado Color College has not played his game this season At times ho ha was the same name old Stub but his work worle lacked consistency consist consIst- ency Scott and Rothrock of the Aggie Aggles have done well and the Miners In C C. Schneider have the coming star etar of ot this region of Colorado College Isone hone is h isone one of ot the best beat line plunges in the conference con con- ference In this eleven and you ou will find th the strongest offensive and defensive eleven elen elenIn In the tho n Rocky ky mountains The team could coull I pla pIa play the old style line smashing game anI and an I then turn n completely around and o open up tip rl with I nn an aerial attack that C could d do not b be stopped slopped With either cither Mahoney or Anderson Ander Ander- son passing the ball nd and the two bIg suds Van Pelt and Robinson down the field to receive It BOlt and Ta Taylor lor cutting In now and then you can r realize the power of or this team with the tho forward pass The ends al also o are largo large enough to bo box bor any tackle find end therefore the en end t runs of or Anderson and Mahoney would woul t feature with Taj Taylor Talor lor hitting the line or og making his lila usual cross bucks bucks- Either Anderson or Van Pelt would boot and Heltzman would Kick goals after touchdowns On defense Mahoney would t piar Anderson Andersan hacking backlog up the line and Hutton and Taj Taylor lor laYing HP nat secondary backs It is possible to pick flaws s tn In most any ant team but th the writer believes this eleven would be the strongest strong In the conte conference no |