Evening star., 1928-12-08

ingly effective in his big day against
Carnegie than was Capt. Bin Holman
OF Stanford against the Army, but over
the seasons SGreJch Strong was as con-
sistently good as any payer in the
country. Howell of Nebraska, McLain
of Iowa, Nagurski of Minnesota and
Miles OF Princeton had their big days,
while Snyder, Maryland ace, had sew
eral as he numbered Yale among his
victims.
POmmerening Star Tackle.
Great ends were difficult to find this
| year. The first choices for fiankmen,
ike F'rankain Of st. Mary's and Dale
| Van SicKel OF Florida'S tine team, rank
high, but do not dominate the field.
The biggest man on the team outside
of Frank Speer, Georgia Tech tackle,
Frankain nevertheless Is fast and rated
by Pacific Coast critics as the best all
| around end since the days of Brick"
Muller at California. Van Sickel is a
star at the passing game in addition
| to being good blocker and tackler.
| Phillips of California, Fesler of Ohio
| Stale, Brown Of Missouri, Messenger of
West Point and Donchess of Pittsburgh
were in the front rank all year.
The selections in an outstanding
| group of fine tackles are Otto Pom
merening credited with almost single
handed lifting Michigan out of its rut,
and Frank Speer, 225-pound bulwark
in Georgia Techs great line. POM
merening played throughout the entire
season without once yielding to a sub
| stitute, an "iron-man" stunt that In
itself gives him unique honor. In
Michtgan's march to the touchdown
that meant final victory over Iowa.
eight of the nine plays netting around
6 yards were driven through Pom
merening's position.
1t took such great work as that to
keep off the first team tackles like
Mike Getto, one of the outstanding
players in Pittsburghs mighty forward
wall, and Gordy Brown, rangy star
of the University Of Texas eleven.
Butch" Nowack, Illinois captain; AL
Lassman of N. Y. u, Mel Dressed of
Washington State, Wakeman of Cor
nell, Mooney OF Georgetown and Ban
tackles. Injuries handicapped two of
the best, Sprague of the Army and
Hibbs of Southern California while
Raskowski of Ohio State failed to reach
his 1927 form. Sprague was tWo-time
i All-America, the only survivor from
last years team, but failed to repeat.
Post Totes Ball, Too.
Much as die Pommerening of Michi-
gan, Captain Burke of the Navy sue
ceSSfully led his team out of early sea-
, son disaster and displayed the prowesS
that gained him a post as all-America
guard. The Midshipman's running mate
is Seraphim, otherwise known as 'Dy-
I Mantle" Post Of Stanfords powerful
line. There is little to choose between
Post and his teammates Robeskey or
Driscoll, to judge from what they did
to the Army at the Yankee Stadium,
but Post is the unanimous choice Of Pa
cif1c Coast critics, who have seen him
perform brilliantly all season.
Post and Burke both are rangy and
powerful, while the former can carry
the ball if necessary on one of POP
Warmers trick plays. Not far behind
them in all-around ability are Gibson
of Minnesota. McMullen and his Ne
braska running mate, Holm; Dumont OF
Colgate, Choc Sanders, full-blooded In
dian of Southern Methodist; Drennon
of Georgia Tech and Dimolio of Pitts
burgh.
Charles (Chuck) Howe is Princeton's
second AllAmerica center in four
years. The aggressive Tiger leader out
played every rival he met, and they IN
cluded the giant Barratt of Ohio State
as well as the rangy Kneen OF Cornell
and two or three Yale opponents
Howes fighting spirit gives him an edge
even If slight over such capable passers
and towers of strength as Capt. Peter
Pund of Georgia Tech. Nate Barragel
of Southern California, Heinecke ol
Stanford. Presley Of Clemson anc
Kneen of Cornell