Show I I Purman an Se Selects All American All Aier Grid rid Team Includes North South East and nd W West WestAll es All Branches of Sport Represented p nu I I II w W I I II I I a U aw I I I p I II r jV f 3 L c 4 k 4 1 C I o X I 4 t 5 t A C l tt fi a aA o a h Harley BOVE-Harley Harley Ohio State halfback Berry Penn Perm fullback Oliphant Army halfback Center Center Georgia Tech A ABOVE Harley ABOVE quarterback Below Below Bolen Bolen Ohio State end Cobb Syracuse tackle Sies Pitt guard Notre Dame center Culver Michigan guard Hauser Minnesota tackle Von Heimburg Navy end I Stars From All Sections of United States in Lineup i I IBy By Paul Purman j r selection of an American all-American TIlE THE I team for 1917 presents a number of I 5 obstacles not met with In ordinary years j I With Yale Harvard and Princeton playing only informal football and not notto notto notto I to be considered In the selections with many other teams depleted by the de demands demands demands de- de mands of war It might be imagined that an American all selection would settle down to a choice of oC players from the few teams which retained to a a. large measure measure measure meas meas- ure their 1916 strength This however Is not the case Stars who would have been stars under an any circumstances sprung up In all parts of ot the country many of them with teams of only mediocre caliber which made them stand out the more snore brilliantly against their more or less drab back back- ground As the 1917 season draws to a close four teams stand out as the great football football football foot foot- ball machines of oC the year In the East Pittsburg undefeated for tor its fourth consecutive consecutive con con- season o assumes s the leading con I dg role ft although t closely losely ios pushed bed toward the end which n e of f ar after the disastrous season by defeats Pennsylvania at va the I hands of Warners Warner's team and Georgia Tech rose from the rock nick and defeated such formidable opponents as Dartmouth and Michigan In the South Georgia Tech was farand far farand farand and away the greatest team and by some critics was considered the greatest scoring machine In the country I The Big Ten title was won rather easily by Ohio State Notre Dame de deserves deserves deserves de- de serves great credit b by virtue of Its defeat defeat de defeat de- de feat of the Arm Army In the Far loar West Vest St St. Marys Mary's defeat deleat of California placed the Oakland school at atthe atthe atthe the top of ot the heap After an early defeat at the hands of oC West Vest Virginia Gil Dobles Doble's Navy team developed Into a wonderful scoring machine machine ma ma- chine defeating all opponents by huge scores Great backfield 1 then men were rather corn oom- mon this year A number of ot experienced backs were carried over from the 1916 season and performed brilliantly For the halfback positions Oliphant of the Army and Harley of Ohio State are selected Oliphant is a clever open field runner a terrific line plunger and an uncanny uncanny uncanny un un- un- un canny master of punting and drop kick- kick Ing log His long experience makes him equal to any emergency and he is equally dangerous on offense or defense He is especially adept at running plays around tackle Harley the of the Middle West Is one of the greatest open field runners since and Is a wonder at either end of a forward pass pIa play In InI Inthe Inthe the Wisconsin and Illinois games this year vear when the efforts of the opposition I were directed to stop him he shifted his style of play and shot forward passes to the other back and to the other ends with accuracy At fullback is placed Berr Berry of Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania only an eyelash ahead of or McLaren of Pitt Berry Derry was perhaps the most valuable man to his team in lit football this year He lie is fast in a broken field an adept with the forward pass and a sure accurate kicker with which he combines tremendous plunging ability The quarterback position is awarded to of ot Georgia Tech who although I he has played halfback for two seasons combines all the tho requisites which go to tomake tomake tomake make a great quarterback Fast and I accurate a great field general and en endowed endowed endowed en- en dowed with a keen football judgment would make an Ideal running mate for tor the other backs I This backfield would combine all the essentials of a 0 champion football team The The- entire outfit is lightning fast All are exceptional In the open field Three I Harley and Berry are wonders with the forward pass Berry and Oil Oil- j I I I above tt the are average great t plungers at tf the kicking All are game far as' as I And all are football strategists with two or more years of ot experience The end positions are awarded to Von I Helmburg of the Navy and Bolen of Ohio State Bolen is very fast and Is a wonder on I getting down on forward passes and under under under un un- un- un I der punts He lIe starts fast and is strong In blocking and Interference and is an I accurate sure tackler tackier I Van Helmburg is very powerful and Is usually able to t take c care o of both o the I ed d. d ni opposition tackle ac le and end He I seldom ld permits himself to be bo boxed and Is fast getting down the field The Navy man manIs manIs manis Is a crafty cratty field general and ancl his ability to diagnose plays plas makes him a constant conI con con- s slant stant m menace to the opposition Si I The to tackle fee positions siW go to Cobb of oC oCI I Syracuse and Hauser of Minnesota BothI Both are pc powerful men an and have given trouble trouble trouble trou trou- I ble both to tackles and guards opposed I to them Hauser is specially especially dangerous danger danger- ous in opening the opposing line and In carrying the load of interference on tackle plays Cobbs Cobb's charge Is la terrific and on defense even the strong Pittsburg Pittsburg Pitts- Pitts burg attack woo was blocked on hs h's Side of I the line Sies of Pittsburg and Culver of Michigan Michigan Michi Michi- gan an are given the guard positions The former was the tho most aggressive guard of I the year and both men combined I strength and plunging power to assure I II the integrity of the center o of the tho line The rite center position is awarded to I I a roving center of or great it It Tie lie Is u down clown the fields on I |