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Football Men
B.\E11R, second-year man; Fullback. Teddy
|)layed an excellent game for 'Varsity tliis year,
doing the bulk of the work on both offense and
defense. It is unusual to see an unfinished player,
as Baehr confessedly is, play like our friend 4'eddy
did. His wonderful piiysieal strength made him
easily the most valuable man on the team, and his
line plunging was not cfjualled by any in the State.
On tlie offense no opposing line held terror for him
and on the defense no speedy half seemed able
to evade his fond embrace (he seldom tackled).
His playing was earnest and steady and he was a
marked favorite Avith players and spectators alike,
as ])roven by his unanimous election and the entluisiasm
with which everybody joined in tlie j'ell
of "Who's a Bear?"
Teddj', bj' his sterling playing, forced the "Uji- ^^|
Staters" to recognize him as an All-Ohio man, and
Ave feel sure that none deserve a berth on that
mythical eleven more than Teddj^ Baehr.
FISHBACH, first-year man; Right Half. Vic is
a man with what might be termed football intuition.
He has brains enough to size up a situation
and s])ced enough to take advantage of it, which
is a valuable combination, indeed. His clear headwork
and his great speed put him in the front
rank of the newly developed stars. His long runs
and clever playing Thank.sgiving Day were among
the brighter spots in that final game. Fish has two
3^ears ahead of him, and in that time he should
develo]) into one of 'Varsity's most dependable
ground gainers.
MONTGOMERY, first-year man; Left Half. "The
Tackier," as the King christened Jimmy, deserves
the title, as he was the most dependable man on
tlie team in this department of the game. He only
weighed a little over 1.30 pounds, but he could
bring his man down every shot. The interference
that he gave his teammates was also far above
the average. It was amusing to see him put men
twice his size out of the play time after time.
Montgomery is a comer, he handles himself nicely
when carrying the ball, and though liis weight did
not seem to infiuence his iilaj^ing, still the gruelling
work of the season has its effect on a man of his
weight. It is therefore to be hoped that he puts
on some avordupois between now and next fall.