The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-12-27

row Tor the Red and Blue and has not failed to start a contest n two years. flake is the type cf player coaches affectionateiy fe- fer to as tough" Weighing 199 pounds he knows how to use every ounce of it in putting op- posing linemen out. flake won an appointment to the United States Military Academy in 1929 but was rejected on account o defective eyesight.
 WILLIAM A. WEBSTER, Yala. guard, all in even figures with 200 pounds weight and six feet height, came to stardom in hia final year after series of mis fortunes. After prepping at Hotcft kiss he reported at Yale and prov ed himself an aggressive linemar from the outset but spent almos. as much time in the hospital a. on the football field until th.i year when he played on in spite of his familiar injuries. He wa stamped by his coaches and fel low players as mental as wei. as physical player.
 JOHN P. SMITH. Notre Dame guard. weighing only ITO pounds and the lightest man in the line is of the type of player who when asked by Coach Knute Rockne i he was not little light for guard replied, "Yes, and I'm a little rough too" Stocky and quick Smith developed the useful habit of getting the jump on his oppon- ents. This was his third and best season at South Bend. He was hard to get off his feet and di5 much tackling down the field.
 LAWRENCE BlTTENCOURT- St Mary's, center, is a rowing cen ter whose activities are limited only by the playing field. He counts that game lost in which he does not block a kick ant' achieved his ambition at leasi once in six games this season Although he has no chance te carry the ball from center he has TWO-TEAM AvERAGES-SAT scored 12 touchdowns since hs has been playing for St. Mary's He is such a good catcher ant third baseman that he will prob ably enter the professional base ball game as member of the St Louis Cardinals.
 WILLIAM SPEARS, Vanderbilt quarterback, made himself into a1' athlete. He was such a fragile youth that he saw somethins would have to be done if he was to be football player so he worked at exercises until he eli tered McCallie's school in hls home town of Chattanooga, Tenn There he played football am baseball but found himself stil DO small when he went to Van dcrbilt. Working summers fur nishing the motive power for ba' rows of slag in foundry he T nallv increased his weight to 15E pounds and as he was even theL a broken field runner and passei extraordinary they could not keel him off the Commodores. H. was good last year and better this season.
 MORLEY DRURY, Southern California, halfback, can play any where and has played almos' everywhere on football team. IT his day he has been an end, cen. ter. tackle and all the backs His running has been character stzed by fidelity tc his interior euce. He always knows where the men running with him ass cutting down their opponents. H. is | fast and evasive runner an when tacklers finally get by tn interference they find that hs takes q whole lot of stopping as he may not be through when they relax their efforts to stop lSa ponnds of forward movement.
 GILBERT WEIGH. Pittsburgh
 hlfback. Is 2 great running back Y lt, has adopted plan of neve' >fn~ off until tomorrow any