Evening star., 1928-12-08
Carroll and Clark Named
With Them-Snyder Is
on Third Team.
BY ALAN ]. GOULD.
Associated Press Sports Editor.

near-sighted method and labelling them
1.-The All-America."
It was a simple task, at least compar-
ed with the job of surveying a nation
filled with such gridiron talent as it
is today, but the swing of foot balls
pendulum has brought well-earned rec
ognition to players over a wider range
of action than ever before. 1t has been
conclusively proved that no one section
any longer has a monopoly on star
teams or star performers. Whatever
shouting there may have been from
the eastern hilltops toward the close
Of November was abruptly Stilled after
events that transpired at the Yankee
Stadium under the direction OF Oregon
State and Stanford.
Nowhere has the Matchmaking process
In college foot ball been so Strikingly
emphasized as in the all-America con-
sensus compiled by the Associated
Press in the four years since the death
: of Walter Camp, father of the all-star
idea.
This consensus for 1928 represents
the opinions of more than $50 expert
enced observers. the compilation oil
countrywide opinion. 1t has been
gathered first hand by the Associated
Press staff of sports experts, men who
have covered all the big games IN
every section and been so situated as
to best collect the verdicts OF sports
editors, coaches, scouts ana omclals'
East, Far West Strong.
It's sitting, analysis and final COM
epilation shows the Far West, mcludlng
the Rocky Mountain area, on par
with the East for the first time In
An-America history. The supremacy
= in individual honors always enjoyed
by the East heretofore, though by
dwindling margins, now Is wiped OUT
altogether.
on the first team, four places go to
the Fast. four to the Far West, with
the Rocky Mountain area included for
the first time; two to the South ana
only one to the Middle West, experience
ing an "off-year'' in All-America rank
ing. On the All-America squad OF 50
PLAYERS as a whole, including second
and third elevens, the East again is TIED
by the Far West with nine places each,
while the Middle West has seven, the
Selth six and the Southwest two.
WEwenty- institutions are repre-
sented. Only have more than l man
on the squad of 33. Only /, Georgia
Tech. as powerful an array as Dixie
has produced, can claim the distinction
of putting 8 players on the mythical
OUTFIT, Stanford, Army and FLORIDA
have 2 each in the list
The battle for places on this years
All-America has been just as keen as
the struggle for team honors. The task
of selection has been Just as olIncut
as that of picking d championship team
in a season that has had its full snare
of stunning reverSals, its rise and tall
of team as well as individual fortunes.
Star tackles like Capt. Sprague OF
the Army and Capt Hibbs OF South
ern California, great backs like Al
Marsters of Dartmouth and Redman
Hume of Southern Methodist had the
bad luck to suffer injuries or mlsnaps
that impaired their effectiveness ana
consequently lowered their All-Amerlca
rankings.
Clark a Scoring Star.
Nowhere was the race any swifter
than. that for the backfleld positions.
1t is noteworthy, therefore, that, Earl
Harry Dutch) Clark, ball-carrylng
terrof and halfback extraordinary OF
Colorado College, gets into the BACK
field combination with Red eagle OF the
|. Army. Chuck Carroll OF washington
and Ken Strong OF New YORK oHt-
Versity to give the Rocky Mountain us
first chance shot at au-Arnerlca l"ille
and glory. 49,, roat.s+
nlaver the Rocky Mountain area ever
has produced, gains the quarterpacK
position only after sharp contest iroIl d
formidable group of rival candidates:
including Howard Harpster. prloe OF
the Eastern general staff; Clyde Crap
tree. versatile star of the Florida ALL
gators: Freddy Vovde of Minnesota,
Howard Maple of Oregon State ana DO"
williams of Southern California.
none appears to combine all the eS-
sentials of foot ball greatness SO mucn
as clark. Clark, alternating this year
at quarterback and fullback, perhaps
lacks the polished generalship ana pass
inc artistry of Harpster, but the frying
TNItchman'' is considerably more use
s fuI AFT bucking line, skirting the enoS
D or backing UP line. Unusually rug
s Ced. Clark in two years OF keen conpc-
tition has not failed to score at leaSC
one touchdown in every game. E1iS
average gain this year was sllgnEly LaU1s
than 10 yards for every time he hanoleo
s the ball. ,,,.,,;
ton and Christian Keener (Red) eagle
Cf the Army come as close 10 peHls
unanimous as any All-America this sea-
S Eon. Both have performed with con-
\ sistent brilliance, as brightly IN deteat
S as in victory. Yet they are Wloely az :
s ferent types. Carroll is more on Clark S
s StvIo hig and powerful, a stonewall on
s defense. kicker, paSSer and SnlIIy run
ner. eagle can also kick and he passes
with unusual skill but the Army cap
1ain-elect for 1929 is noted chief1y 1or
his elustveneSS in a broken field, an
art at which he is proclaimed the great
est since Red Grange was running wild.
eagles speed and foot ball intuition are
s his biggest assets.
South Rich in Backs.
There are other great halfbacks this
wear. few so thoroughly equipped as
4 Paul Scull of Pennsylvania. am extraor-
s binary dropkicker, and Warner Mizell
of Georgia Techs triple threat Scull
MISC is q wonder on defense, but neither
he nor Mizell possesses the running
ability of eagle or the fiery aggressive
q ness Of Carroll.
s. The Middle West, which produced
4 three of the four All-America backs two
81 wears ago, had its share Of stars, but
q none quite up to the standard set by
Grange, Friedman and JoeSting in re-
cent seasons. Glasgow of Iowa, Ben
nett of Indiana, Welch of Purdue, Lusby
q of Wisconsin, Eby of Ohio State, Sloan
of Nebraska, Brazil and Connell OF
Detroit, Chevigny and Niemiec OF
Notre Dame, all were in the limelieht
but not sufficiently TO crowd such super
stars as eagle, Carroll Mizell and Scull
The South also was rich in backfleld
material, with Mizell and Crahtree per-
haps the best all-around performers
but not many steps ahead of Peake OF
Virginia Poly, Banker of Tulane, Bucky
Moore of Loyola, Armistead of Van
derbilt, McEver of Tennessee anc
Thornason of Georgia Tech
Although he played at halfback or
new YurS UniyerSity's team, Kenneth
(Aike) Strong is Of the bulk. power
and all-around ability ideally suited t.
dll the fullback position allotted him