| Show If Walter Camp who generations gen ren- has been recognized as the II supreme football authority in the United States had seen our Mare Island foot football ban team In action hereon here hereon I on the Pacific Coast partisans of ot the team believe that he be would have baTe picked the whole blooming team to represent the first eleven of the All All- American Service team as recommended recommended recommended mended by him in Colliers Maga Magarine of Jan As it was Camp picked Capt John P Johnnie John JOhn- I nie Beckett as one of the th Star All-Star tackles for tor the first eleven a and d picked picked pick pick- ed cd one of the ends for the second eleven It is an unusual distinction for any football player on the Pacific Coast Coast to be recognized as entitled to first honors by any Eastern football authority and especially by Walter Camp because very naturally the Eastern writers dont don't come In personal personal per per- Bonal contact with our western teams earns and have to depend for tor their I Information on brief newspaper dis dis- dis patches The fact therefore that two of the he members of our undefeated MarIne Marme Marne Mar- Mar me Ine ne Corps football team were picked by Walter Camp Is a tribute to fo their supreme merit The Mare Island Marine Corps football football foot- foot ball all team soundly trounced every opponent during the 1917 season and nd started the new year ear in fine shape by cleaning up the famous famous- Camp Lewis team on Jan 1st at Pasadena during the Rose Hose Carnival there liere |
