Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1906 — Dobbins For Ail State Team. [ARTICLE]

Dobbins For Ail State Team.

The Indianapolis News of last Saturday evening gives a list of high school football players of the state for this season whom its football editor thinks good enough for a place on a se'ected team made up of the 11 best players in the state. On this team it places, Homer Dobbins, of Rensselaer, in the position of right half back aud says of him: - .

Dobbins, of Rensselaer, is named as the other halfback on the strength of his end running ability. A team without a strong end runner would be practically 7 a ten-man team, aud Dobbins could fill the hole most acceptably". He is also strong on defense. He played a fine game against Englewood high school, of Chicago. Thursday. Shortridge, which last year defeated Manual, remembers Dobbins, who played a fine game in Rensselaer’s victory over the North Side team.

Of the entire team, five are from Manual Training School, of Indianapolis, one from Shortridge, of the same city, three from Brazil, and one trom.Muncie. The fact that six of the whole 11 should be selected from Indianapolis, shows what looks like a strong bias in favor of those teams. The state championship is awarded to Manual with Brazil put iu second place. Columbus, Auburn and Rensselaer are all the others mentioned and all are credited with having made good records, but that ( their schedules have not included the best teams in the state.