Show TELEGRAMS TELEGRAM'S OWN AMERICAN ALL ALL 1916 FOOTBALL TEl TEj Gridiron Stars of Every I Section of the Nation Are Given Recognition Due Them By PAUL BURMAN I Hero Hera is The Telegrams Telegram's Own all all- American team for fop 1916 j This Hs team is representative of the tio entire country I Stars in every section are given iven rec rec- rec I This his gets away from of picking stars almost entirely from all all- one section as is s done in most American selections The selection of a a. real representative i tie tive team presents obstacles few lew ew other years have developed The abundance of fine backfield mate material ma ma- te ial makes it difficult to select a a. backfield which could not be duplicated dupil- dupil by another quartet picked from Irom the dozen odd men While the selection of the line does Inot I 1 not present such difficulties the season produced produced-a number of good forwards I Beginning With the toe backfield Oliphant the great eat has been placed I at fullback A terrific line plunger I yet et ta fast Zat t enough to get away well vell on I I end runs rune an adept with the forward pass Oliphant was the greatest backfield backfield back back- j field tar star t ot f 1916 I right half Although Oliphant played I he possesses all the attributes of a asterling asterling I sterling fullback Second choice is i given to Horween Hoi of Harvard a brilliant brilliant bril bril- brilI I back and a consistent kicker I Doane of ot Tu Tufts ts and Wyman Vyman of Minnesota Minne Minie- sota soth were among the T Dest est oest fullbacks Minne-I Minne of the year I The quarterback position goes oes to i Fritz of Cornell a soot field Sen general ral ground aground round gainer ainer and aud consistent kicker Bart McComber has second j I call Curry of Vanderbilt Cannell of Dartmouth Sparks of Michigan 1 and Smith of yale Tale were good The selection of two halfbacks brings out two young stars who I have made their names during the I present season season Harley Harley of Ohio State who almost single handed pushed his team into the conference j jl i championship and Casey of HarI Har- Har I l 1 I vard yard Pollard of Brown Le Gore of ot Yale and De Hart of ot Pitt Driscoll j f. f Northwestern Vidal Tidal of the Army Berry erry rry of Pennsylvania Maulbetsch l of Michigan Il bian Cofall of Notre Dame Driggs I of Princeton Gilroy of Geor Georgetown of Dartmouth and Noble of I Washington were almost equally as good I Baston of Minnesota was the best end end f the year ear The Gopher was a I at and intercepting r fo r ard rd passes and had an uncanny I of ot getting down the field Held on J Jp p nt j With Basten of Georgia I Te h. h a man who played in the backfield backfield back back- field all ll season is s selected He fe 1 is a n tRo could rival aston laston at his own I game gam ase behind this nair come Whelan Whelan l lan p of Or t Georgetown Herron of Pitt Highly of Princeton Harte and CoolId Cool- Cool i j. j Id Be f Harvard Laun Latin of Iowa and of Tennessee wl positions go to De Dc Vitalis HaJi lI- lI ter at Brown who not rot only II I wonderful ful in I I J a garne his Ills j t but qt proved to be one of at the sensational sensational sensa sensa- kickers of the year ear and Seagrave grave j of Washington paid aid to be the most powerful player on the the- the coast coast West Vest of Colgate was an excellent tackle as was Beacham of or Tufts Hausel Haus- Haus cr er of Minnesota and Cody Coda of Vander- Vander hilt bUt were tackles of exceptional ability i The guard positions go to Black of Yale Yate and Ho Hogg g of Princeton powerful active men who could take care of the center of ot the line permitting the center centerI I to leave his position Black in addition addi addi- tion Hon is a great fighter and field ge geaT oral pral Noun Nourse of Princeton Sinclair pf bf f Minnesota ota Dadmun of Harvard Vandervoort Van- Van of the Michigan Rehor of ot J I Michigan and o of Tulane are other great preat guards of the season Peck of Pitt is the best center of the year H He is of the roving type He lie has a habit of breaking up the best formed interference petting getting down on punts almost as quickly as his ends and forming interference interference- for his backs Almost in the same class with Peck is McEwan of Army and a close third is Gennert of Princeton Carroll of Col COl- gate Firkins of Ames and Wray of ot Pennsylvania were all centers of the highest class lass |