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Show Stars Who Helped Make 1912 Football History PhotOF by American Press Aesoclallon A LTHOUGH the football season J of 1912 is over, the enthusiasts enthusi-asts of the strenuous gridiron game will continue to talk of the brilliant work of many players for some time to come, especially the men who have been awarded a place on the different All American teams. Among those whose work has stood out at end are Bomiesler of Yale, Ashbaugh of Brown, Felton of Harvard, Har-vard, Very of Penn State and Hoef-fel Hoef-fel of Wisconsin. At tackle position the playing- of Englehorn of Dartmouth, Storcr of Harvard, Butler of Wisconsin, Gu-yon Gu-yon of Carlisle and Devoie of West Point stood out above all others in the position. There was a scarcity of good guards this year. The men whose playing shone in this position arc Howe and Brown of the Navy, Pen-nock Pen-nock of Harvard, Huston of the Army, Schenk of Princeton and Munns of Cornell. Ketcham of Yale is the unanimous choice for center on the All Amen- cans. His playing stood out above (j that of all others. He was almost a team himself. Parmenter of Harvard, Har-vard, Bluethenthal of Princeton and KTCWAM1 Des Jardiens of Chicago also did some brilliant work in middle position. posi-tion. There were a number of good quarterbacks this season. Among those who proved themselves good field generals are Gillette of Wisconsin, Wis-consin, Pazetti of Lehigh, Crowther of Brown, Bacon of Wcsleyan, Donas Do-nas of Notre Dame, Gardner of Harvard Har-vard and Marshall of Pennsylvania. Thorpe of Carlisle and Brickley of Harvard were the two greatest halfbacks. half-backs. They were also the two most brilliant players of the season. Other Oth-er men who played well in the position posi-tion at half are Hardwick of Harvard, Har-vard, Baker of Princeton, Van Biper of Wisconsin, Craig of Michigan and Pumpelly of Yale The season produced no really great fullback. Those who played steady and sometimes brilliantly in the position are 'Wendell of Harvard. Har-vard. Dewitt of Princeton, Mercer of Pennsylvania, Mauthe of Penn State and Thomson of Michigan. |