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PAGE TWELVE THE DAILY NEBRASKAN t t'i II II 111' B. p. a l hr ft- IK N i-r. All Missouri Valley Team Bf wy2 K aran End Hock, Nebraska Tacklo Woldllne, KaiiHaH Guard Loomls, Kiuihiih Aggies Conter WIlHon, MlHHOiirl Guard Holmes, Ames Tacklo Hulllgan, NobraHka End Mastin, Nebraska Quarterback Towle, Nebraska Halfback. ... I'urdy, Captain, Nebraska Halfback ltutherford, Nebraska Fullback Howard, Nebraska Tho work of choosing an all-Missouri Valloy conferonco eleven on paper 1b besot with many dangers. It Is a thankless Job, for It Is Impossible to suit everybody. Each school has Its favorites that seetn to outshine every thing else In the conference. The work Is hampered to a large extent by Uiu fuel that no one BuyrtliiK. writer has been able to see all the conference teams In action. Despite the fact that as a rule it Is difficult to pick the mythical teams this year the work is not bo hard. This is true because Nebraska has y far outplayed every conference team and in addition has conquered the great Gopher machine. Hence Ne braska has been given and deserves a propondorence of the all-Valley play ers In truth, It would not be saying too much to say that the CornhuBkers aro the all Missouri Valley team. Tho truth of this statement is apparent when you stop to consider that It would be Impossible to pick a team in the valley conference that could de feat the Cornhuskors. Seven out of eleven Nebraska stars on tho all-valley team may seem lopsided at first glanco but not after considering tho fact that In 1911 six Cornhuskors wore on tho mythical eleven. man in the valley at receiving forward passeB, some of Ills catches border on the marvelous. On defense ho is a hard man to contend with. Weldllne, tackle, Kansas. Tho captain of the Jayhawker eleven Is big, speedy and gooB down under punts In line shape, sometimes beating his end men down the field. On tackle-around plays ho Is a consiutant ground gainer anfl well deserveB a place on the all atar eleven. Loomls, guard, KanHaB Aggies. Loomls Ib another captain playing tackle. He has been placed at a guard position because he Is heavy and seemH to fit into that position better than at tackle. He is strong on tho de fense, stopping every play that comes his way. On the offense he can open IioIob and when called back, can carry the ball for big gains on line smashes. Ho played one of tho best games in the line seen on Cornhusker field this year. Wilson, center, Missouri. Wilson won a place on the all-valley team last year by his sterling game at cen ter. This year ho was shifted to full buck on the Tiger eleven because of tho luck of a good man for that po sition. His natural place, however, is at center. Ho plays a loose center, reinforcing the ends and back field in defense. He is a hard and accurate passor and gets a place on tho all star cast because of his fine work at center. Holmes, guard, Ames. Holmes played a steady, dependable game which is a vital necessity for a guard i on tho modern eleven. On the of fense he opened up good holeB for lino plays and is a strong defensive player. lugging the ball on tacklo around bucks. He Is powerful, smashes the lino fiercely and never fails to make a needed gain. On defense ho plays consistently. In tho Kansas game ho scored the only touchdown and is one of the best all-around tackles that over performed In tho valley. Towle, quarterback, Nebraska. Towle is the premier quarter of the west. He has outgeneraled every quar ter ho has played against, Including tho much touted TollefBon of Minn sota. He is brainy, fast and handles his team in masterly fashion. Ho ox- cells in forward passes and, playing safoty on defense, no player has over gotten by him. Full of "pep" him self, ho has tho knack of instilling co heslveness and "ginger" into his men. He is a flrst chiBs catcher of punts and bt'Bt of all, usob good judgment in selecting plays and men. Guy Mastin, right end, 170 lbs., sec ond year. Down tho field like a flaBh under punts. Aggressive, brainy, never boxed that's "Ding." Gordon Beck, loft end, 150 lbs., boc ond year. Ho picks 'em out of tho air. Tho surest man in tho valloy at re ceiving forward passes. Bock, end, Nebraska. The one man who had u chance to win a great game for his school and took advantage of that opportunity was Beck. He picked the pigskin out of tho air and won the Minnesota game. He 1b the surest vfAfMv rv-ie4r:iJ"r?flinpnBP'Y3.lvr .,,aE2j kaS6' Victor Halligan, loft tackle, 185 lbs., second year. "Give 'em Halligan!" Never fails to make tho needed gain on tackle around. Halligan, tackle, Nebraska. "Give 'em Hall-1-gan," to our knowledgo, has never been equuled in tho valloy on Mastin, end, Nebraska. Mastin wins his place among tho all-star aggrega tion by playing tho most consistent, steady and brainy game at end of any wing man In the valley. Being excep tionally heavy and powerful for an end he has been able to box tho tackle on the offense and thus has made pos sible tho long off-tacklo smashes of Rutherford and Halligan. He is fast, aggressive, a fierce tackier and rarely, if ever, boxed. In getting down the field under punts he is a whirlwind and usually nails his man In his tracks. Ho oxcolls In straight footbnll und Is excellent In sizing up plays. KBwK:xflBlNS9VlllH Max Towle, quarter back, 140 lbs., second year. The premier general of tho west. Runs the team in masterly fashion. Leonard Purdy, right half, 1G0 lbs., third year; captain 1913-14; all Mis souri Valley fullback 1911-12. Tho greatest defensive back in the valloy. Purdy, halfback, Captain, Nebraska. Purdy wins a place on the all-valley team this year by virtue of his being all-Missouri valley fullback last year and because of his superb defensive playing this year. An Injury early In the Beason has bumpered his lino smashes, yot despite a lame leg, when given the ball, rarely falls to make the needed distance. He is an ablo captain, holding his men together well and 1b ulways in tho game, wldo-awake and aggresive. He emminently de serves the captaincy of tho team of valley starB. Rutherford, halfback, Nebraska. Speedy, aggressive, unexcelled in pick ing holes, brainy and smashing the line on off-tackle plays like a cyclone, Rutherford is tho best all-around half back in the valley this season. In breaking up forward passes he has few equals. Ho Ib strong and goes into tho game for all he is worth. Ho A -4 4 9 :'