Camp Picks His All American Football Team
A football critic overlooks Western players in naming the first All American Team. The piece notes the selections by camp observers and questions regional balance and recognition.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1911
Page
12
Capron Selected Over Mosl on Third Team
Walter Camp names Capron over Mosl to the third team and Rosenwald at fullback to the second eleven in his 1911 all American selections reported from New York on December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capron
MOSL
Rosenwald
New York
Walter Camp
America
College All American Picks Mix East and West
Camp selects an all American team with Princeton leading east with three picks while Yale Harvard and Carlisle share spots and no western player tabbed. He notes inconsistencies this season and urges rule changes including more downs and tighter ball handling. Camp’s second team includes Smith, Avery, Munk, Scully, Bluthenthal, Sprackling, Morey and Rosenwald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Carlisle
West Point
Annapolis
Collier's Weekly
Smith
Avery
Penn State
Munk
Cornell
Scully
Scruby
Chicago
McDevitt
Bluthenthal
Sprackling
Brown
Morey
Dartmouth
Rosenwald
Minnesota
La Crosse High Scores Season Highlights and Player Totals
La Crosse high school football finished 5th with a .714 percentage, scoring 153 points while allowing 13. Marshall led scorers with seven touchdowns and 35 points. Weimar totaled 38. Stavrum Jungbluth McKann Renner and others contributed across seven games including September 20 and November 30 wins and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Marshall
Weimar
la Crosse High
la Crosse Normal
Tomah Indians
Tomah High
Chippewa Falls High
Baraboo High
Madison High
Jefferson High
Os ‘Stavrum
Beens
Jungbluth
McKann
Ae Renner
Hundredmark
I Wiebrecht
Jack Johnson Retires From Ring Again
Dec 6 Philadelphia report says Jack Johnson has retired from boxing, declaring he is through with the ring and would not return even for a $10 a week job to eat. He aired the decision in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jack Johnson
Yale Star Halfback Named Son of Author In Camp Selections
Camp lists his third team with Ends Ashbaugh Brown Kal lett Syracuse, Tackles Buser Wisconsin Brown Annapolis, Guards Francis Yale Arnold West Point, QB Capron Minnesota, Halfbacks Mercer Pennsylvania Wells Michigan, Fullback Hudson Trinity, Center Weems Annapolis. Camp calls current game too complex for average quarterback and urges rule simplification including substituting limits and banning coaches from the sidelines while citing potential impact on forward pass and onside kick.
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Yale
Camp
Ashbaugh
Brown
Kallett
Syracuse
Buser
Wisconsin
Annapolis
Francis
Arnold
West Point
Capron
Minnesota
Mercer
Pennsylvania
Wells
Michigan
Hudson
Trinity
Weems
Wisconsin eighth annual high school tournament doors open
Appleton Wis Dec 6 The eighth annual Wisconsin high school basketball tournament will be held March 28 29 and 30 1912 under the Lawrence College Athletic association. Over forty high schools have inquired and eight teams will be admitted, with sections allocating three from central two from southern two from western and one from northern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Wis
Lawrence College Athletic Association
Mark Catlin
Lawrence
Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Manitowoc
Two Rivers
Oconto
Oconto Falls
Marinette
Sturgeon Bay
Green Bay
Kewaunee
Algoma
Grand Rapids
Marshfield
Wausau
Merrill
Stevens Point
Weyauwega
Antigo
Oshkosh
Waupaca
Shawano
Neenah
Menasha
Fond du Lac
Kaukauna
de Pere
Tomahawk
Wittenberg
Berlin
Marion
Milwaukee
Waukesha
Sun Prairie
Portage
Janesville
Jefferson
Elkhorn
Fort Atkinson
Brodhead
Port Washington
Racine
Beloit
Kenosha
Dodgeville
Albany
Columbus
Monroe
Madison
Watertown
Baraboo
Edgerton
Wauwatosa
Stoughton
Evansville
Mondovi
Sparta
Humbird
Ellsworth
Chippewa Falls
Eau Claire
Menomonee
Stanley
Last Minny league meeting decides its fate
President John Elliott travels to Minneapolis for a decisive Minny league directors meeting. Duluth and Superior hold franchise options and will announce whether to withdraw, potentially disbanding the league and prompting new regional leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minny League
Minneapolis
John Elliott
Outcases
Superior
Duluth
Duluth and Superior
la Crosse
Burglary at Tartt Residence in Prairie du Chien
W B Tart reports burglars entry at early hour Saturday evening while he was downtown. Upon return about 10 pm he found doors ajar, drawers rummaged, and items missing including a watch, a revolver, and a lucky coin. Some valuables remained. no arrests yet. Also local high school lyceum program set for next Friday evening featuring music, oration, tableaux, and various student acts. Several residents and visitors noted in nearby notices and social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
W. B. Tart
Mr. Tartt
South Bend Boxing Foes Battle Attell White Coylon Forbes
In South Bend Indiana a planned two month series featuring Attell White and Coylon Forbes draws opposition from the W C T U and local church groups who warn of a bitter fight. Promoters say the events will proceed as scheduled despite protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Attell-white
Coylon-Forbes
Hermit Life TagAdvocate Prompts Harsh Counsel
A quarrel over lifestyle choices grows heated as one side argues for strict seclusion while the other urges tolerance. The exchange centers on personal freedom and social expectations, highlighting tensions between conformity and individual choice.
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