For centre, there is no doubt that Calahan of English High is the most capable man. His playing is as aggressive and lively as any boy's in the League; for he makes himself felt in tackle and end plays, and opens up holes in beautiful style for his backs. The best man for substitute centre would be Brayton of Boston Latin. Warren of Cambridge High is probably the best guard the League has ever developed. He has unlimited sand and endurance, understands the theory of his position perfectly, and is a most valuable rusher and interferer. Close behind him in prowess comes Eaton of English High. Before this year he has played centre, but now he has turned out to be a powerful guard. English High's surest play was to rush Eaton through the other guard. When the referee would call "third down, three yards to gain," Eaton almost invariably would make it first down. Far behind these two guards, but next best, is Talbot of Brookline.
For tackles, one is easily decided on; that is Seaver of Brookline High, who has played a steady, sandy, reliable game throughout the year. The other tackle is harder to choose. I give the place to Purtell of English High, because, while not so valuable a man on the attack as Martin of Hopkinson, his defence is much more reliable. At end one man has shown a decided superiority in all the duties of the position; that, is Hallowell of Hopkinson. He keeps his eye on the ball every moment that it is in play, gets down on kicks beautifully, and I doubt if the aggregate gains round his end in all the League games would amount to ten yards. The other end I give to Beardsell of Cambridge High. He is not so brilliant as Lewis of Brookline High, but is much steadier and more aggressive. Lewis is apt to weaken when his team is losing ground, while Beardsell can be depended upon at any stage of the game.
Everybody admits that Arthur Saul, of Cambridge High, is the best quarter-back of the year, and everybody is full of praise for his plucky work. Not since the days when Bob Wrenn played quarter for this same team have such hard tackling and clever passing been seen. In only one thing does Sherlock of English High, his nearest rival, outclass him; that is in running his team. But giving signals, while very important, is not essentially the duty of a quarter-back, as in many of the 'varsity teams some other player calls them. And Saul is far and away ahead of all the other quarters in every other respect.
The trio of backs I would select are Whittemore of English High, Maguire of Boston Latin, and Watson of Cambridge High. On offence, it would not matter much just who took the middle position; but on defence Whittemore and Maguire should play rush-line half-backs, and Watson full-back, for he is the surest man to tackle and handle punts. All three of these men can kick well; but the brunt of this work would fall to Maguire, as he gets the ball away much more quickly than the others. Whittemore and Watson could both buck the centre, and all three are exceptionally good 'round-the-end men. For substitute half we have Aechtler of Brookline, who is just a trifle behind the others. It is his weak defence that deprives him of a regular place.
Maguire should be Captain of this team. After his work with the Boston Latin team there can be little doubt of his capability. To be sure, Calahan was Captain of the winning team, and did all manner of fine work in that capacity. But his team was much better supported by the school, and had the services of a thoroughly competent coach, while Maguire did all the work of getting his team together. Moreover, Maguire has the advantage of position and of experience, having been Captain part of last season. And Calahan has never been really put to the test, as his men have always been victorious, and never even in danger of losing a game. In Maguire the team would have a courteous, energetic, brainy Captain, and, above all, a Captain for whom they would always instinctively do their best work.
The standing of the teams in the Senior League is as follows:
| Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | |
| Won. | Lost. | Tied. | Won. | Lost. | |
| E. H. S. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 14 |
| Hop. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 36 |
| B. H. S. | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 16 |
| C. H. & L. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 40 |
| C. M. T. S. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 36 |
SCORES OF GAMES PLAYED.
| English High | 4 | — | Brookline | 0 |
| English High | 18 | — | Hopkinson | 6 |
| English High | 4 | — | Boston Latin | 0 |
| English High | 16 | — | Cambridge High and Latin | 0 |
| English High | 14 | — | Cambridge Manual | 8 |
| Hopkinson | 6 | — | Boston Latin | 2 |
| Hopkinson | 6 | — | Brookline High | 4 |
| *Hopkinson | 6 | — | Cambridge High and Latin | 8 |
| Hopkinson | 16 | — | Cambridge Manual | 6 |
| Boston Latin | 6 | — | Brookline | 0 |
| *Boston Latin | 0 | — | Cambridge High and Latin | 4 |
| Boston Latin | 6 | — | Cambridge Manual | 0 |
| Brookline High | 18 | — | Cambridge High and Latin | 0 |
| *Brookline High | 4 | — | Cambridge Manual | 0 |
| Cambridge High | 0 | — | Cambridge Manual | 0 |
* Protested; ordered to be played over; forfeited by Cambridge.