Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-03
BEST FIFTEEN
AMONG SCHOOL
STARS HON0RED
Technical High Leads in
Award of Medals by Purdue
Alumni Association.
NAMED BY COMMITTEE
Br HEZE CLARK.

Fifteen high school athletes who were
the star players on the three Indian
apoIis high school ezevens during the
football season just closed have been
selected by a committee of ten men as
the players deserving to be rewarded
with the medals given by the Purdue
Alumni Association Of Indianapolis.
The play of these athletes during the
season was such as to make their selec-
ton easy for the committee, and from the
beginning all members Of the committee
agreed on the men named.
Those who viii receive the honor
neGals are: Robert WOoigar and
Perry Payne, both OF Technisa al High
school, ends; Carl Wundrum MAN
nall Harry Hungate (Technicai) and
Francis Suuu (ShOrtridge), tackles;
Ralph York (MaRual) and Charles
Mitchell (ShOrtridge), guards; Louie
ReickeI (ATanusl), center: Albert
Screes (TcchnicaD, quarter back;
William VERT (ManuaD, Hal Griggs
(TechnicaI), Lewis Riley (ShOrtridgel
and Emil HarmesOn (Manual). half
backs; David KngOre (Shortridge)
and Hughes UPdegran (FeehmeAI),
fun backs.
PLAYER at Manual Training High Schooi
and later at Purdue University, repre-
seuted the Purdue Alumni ASSOCIATION
and acted as chairman Of the committee.
Each Of the three high schools was rep
resented on the committee by two nen
B. II. Black and Z. j. German repre-,
sented Technical: X. V. zimmerman ana
r. B. Morrison were the Manual IRAN
ing High School members or the Com
mfttee. and NJ ". TatlOck and F. l.
Roach were Shortridge members OF the
committee Each daily newspaper WIS
represented on the committee. L. ~
STANLEY Of the Star, H r: HIll OF the
News and II. W. Clark Of the Times, be
ing the newspapermen who assisted ~
selecting the fifteen best Indianapolis
high school athletes.
At the close Of the meeting vote OF
thanks. was extended to kruu and the
Purdue Alumni Association for the effort
being made 10 promote good sportsman
ship among the football players OF the
three indianapolis high schools Nj
Krull assured those present that Il W.
the plan Of Purdue men 20 award mrd
ais each year to the fifteen best hiSl
school football players on the Indian
apolis schools.
THREE NAMED
SUPER STARS.
II was surprising how quickly the
members Of the committee agreed on the
fifteen men deserving the medals. First
the play Of three stars stood out so far
above their teammates that they were
rs to how-best u choose the fifteen hest
These three were Screes OF Tech, quarter
KilgOre Of Shortrid-e. fuil back. and
Reichel Of Manual, center.
In selecting the all-star combination
the committee members chose rue bach
field stars first. They named Sores
Wertz, Griggs. Kilgore, Upd4Eratf f
Harmeson and Riley, and no other backs
were named. but il was decided by al
present that each Of these men were
equally deserving OF the medals.
Then came the selection Of linemen
ReiekeI was named by every critic pres
ent as by far the best center. Foul
men were considered when the guar
positions were filed, these being YOrl
~ Mammal Wundrum OF Manual Mitchell
OF Shortridge and Bash OF Shortrid &c
However, It was decided that Mitchell
and York would be the best guards, anc
that Wundrum would be OF more value
TO the alI-star combination II named al
a tackle
1t was decided that three tackles were
so far ahead Of other men playing tina
position that all three should be selected
as men deserving Of the Purdue honOl
medals Wundrun OF Manual was on,
Of these, he having played both guarl
and tackle during the season, but thoss
clared no he-ter tackle than guard
Stull, the Shortridge star line man, wal
an athlete named by all the committed
as one Of the best tackles ever developed
In the high schools OF the State. Hun
gate. the Technical line man, was tbs
other tackle chosen.
The play Of two end men stood out
so far ahead Of that OF other wing meT
that all the members Of the COMMITTEES
Immediately chose Payne and Woolgar
the Technical ends, as the best men play
ing that position