Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-06
GRIDIRON STARS
NOT LUMBERMEN
by Latest MALL

L
! CHICAGO. - A local follower of
football, taking to heart the whimsi-
cal remark of an Eastern humorist
that 'today's football hero is tomor-
rows lumber shower" prepared a
statement here showing the prospects
fof 35 gridiron heroes of Western
schools who viii abe graduated in the
spring, and there was not lumber
shower in the lot. -
Complete information from all the
schools was not available, but the list
is regarded as representative, and
many Of the real stars who have strut
ted their brief span across the grid
Iron are innludssls SAeinessiagysDetns
merce and the law claim the majority.
The list follows: Il.
Engineering, 8; business, z; law, g.;
coaching, 3; miller, / forestry, q; az.
riculture, D; dairy expert, 1; medicine,
]. s IT. ~ ..-,. 49,. "
Elmer O. oliphant, idol of Purdue
students, who shook off Wisconsin
tacklers for 20 yards and frightened
Chicago into framing a defense for his
special benefit, will not shirk the
grease and oyeralls of the early stage
of a mechanical engineers experience.
Herman of Minnesota, Gallagher, Mis-.
souri,; Glossop, Indiana; Scrlorofsky,
Kansas; Patterson, Michigan, and
Gaunthier and Clifford of the surpris-
ingly effective Michigan Aggies, are
others who will follow engineering in
its various special branches. 80
Some Of the strongest players Of
many seasons will hang out their mod
est shingles as lawyers. McGinnis
largely responsible for Iowa's remark
able showing this season; McAlmon'
and Shaughnessy. of Minnesota, Pierce,
Chieago's redoubtable fullback;
Groves, Missouri; Wilson, whose 155
pounds worked like 200 at center for
Missouri; .Dorais, popular candidate
for All-American quarter. Pontius, a
defensive stone wall for Michigan Che
has picked Chattanooga, Tenn, for
his future Thome), aud Simons Of
Drake, whose name is. linked with
Purdy as one of the greatest backs
ever developed in the West.
The comparative obscurity Of "busi-
Eess" will call seven stars-Harris,
Chicago, a very destructive player,
who will go into the house-wrecking
business; Fitzpatrick, who starred as
substitute nalf-back at Chicago, in
tc. which school some millions of John
D. RCckefeller's money has gone, will
work for an independent oil company
at Independence, Kan; Purdy, Ne
braska, one of the greatest ground
gamers the Missouri valley ever knew,
will become builder at Beatrice,
Neb.; Tanberg, wisconsin, whose al
mirers say he can plunge through a
stone wall; Briggs and Geissman of
Ohio State, and Wilson, Kansas, will
adopt various commercial lines. Cess
man, who has taken the course in ag-
riculture. expects to coach for awhile
before he ultimately goes into bust
ness.
Norgren, Chicago, whom Walter Camp
placed ON his All-America team last
year; Davis and the versatile Flem-
ing of Indiana, who has starred in
every position on his team, expect to
coach. 1t is intimated that some of
the men in the other lists could be
persuaded to work along this line.
Robertson of Minnesota and Rowe
OF Illinois will become expert farm
ers; Aldworth, Minnesota, AMI Allmen-
dlnger, Michigan, will engage in for
estry; Butler, Wisconsin, whose home
IS at Montclair, N. j.. expects to be-
come a municipal dairy expert; Tor
mey, Wisconsin, will take the medical
course at Harvard, while Loomis, Kan
sas Agricultural, having learned all
about grain, will become miller.