Show Tough Job to Pick All American Backfield From This Years Pears l' l Stars The backfield of a potential all American Amen Amen- can football team this year may well give g the follower of 01 the game pause In spite of the war which has taken dozens of great football players out of their colleges few years ears have produced such a wealth of ot good backfield mate mate- rial riat North orth South East and nd West contrib contribute ute stars of the first magnitude so the expert who expects to pick an all American American American Amer Amer- ican team teats will find his hands full when he starts to mal make e his selections In the East ho he will fin find l Oliphant the human tank of West Vest Point Berry of ot Penn a wonder on offense and defense and a great kicker McLauren of Pitt the human battering ram Ingram of the Navy a a. su super auber er Gilroy of Georgetown the greatest scorer corel of 1916 and McCreight the W W. J. J star In the South and Guyon of Georgia Tech rech are up the grid grid- irons In the West est Hailey Harley of Ohio State Klate is showing better than last year Sparks of Michigan may be he considered one ono of the best quarterbacks of the bea teason on and aud Brandy of Notre Dame has already written written written writ writ- ten his name in the football hall of fame Simpson of Wisconsin and Charpier of Illinois are arc both buth well above the average Finsterwald of Syracuse Is ono one of or the best line plungers in the last East Others Othel who have shown e exceptionally tion ally well are arc I Way of Penn State S S. and C. C Holbrook of Dartmouth Hodgers Rodgers of West Vest Virginia Virginia Virgi Virgi- nia and of Cornell |