Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-06
EIGHT OF ALL-EAST
GRID STARS PICKED.
Kerr Regards Selections Best
Ever for Annual Tilt
With West.

By the Associated Press.
Y T AMILTON, N. Y, December g.
- Described by Coach Andy Kerr
as the strongest nucleus he has
l. i ever assembled for this classic
eight stars of Eastern foot ball
have been lined up for the annual
game between the East and West, at
San Francisco, New Year day. The
contest is for the benefit of the San
Francisco Shriners' Hospital for Grip
pied Children.
The men already listed for the East
eleven are Joe DonchesS, end, and Ray
Montgomery, guard, University Of Pitts
burgh; Hal Booma, Dartmouth, and
Deb Seacrist. Washington and Jefferson,
ends; Johnny Cox, captain and center;
Spook Dowler and Indian Yablok, backs,
Colgate, and Lloyd Brazil, University
of Detroit, halfback.
This is the best start I've ever made
for this game" Kerr said. Every one
Of these is a flrst-class man in his po-
sition, and If were picking an ALL
Eastern eleven wouldn't have to go
much beyond this group to get 1t.
Seacrist Of Washington and Jefferson
has record that is probably without
parallel in foot ball history. In six
years of prep school, freshman and var
sity competition he has never once had
time called for him. With DonchesS
and Booma we have three Of the finest
ends of recent years. Montgomery and
Cox are two of the fastest linemen
know, and Brazil, DoWler and Yablok
are fine backfield players"
Kerr will select three more men to
complete his squad: The full roster will
join q similar number selected from
Middle Western ranks by Dick Hanley
Northwestern coach, at Evanston later
IN he HQnInV
hold some practice at Evanston, but the
brunt of the preparation will be done at
Stanford University after the arrival OF
the men on the coast.
Vests Team MobiIizing.
SAN FRANCISCO, December g.
Mobilization of a force Of Western
gridiron stars to meet the best the East
has to offer in the annual New Year
day classic here was in full progress to-
day, with announcement by Coach
the Western aggregation, that six foot
ball aces hailing from the undefeated
St. Mary'S team and the brilliant Uni
versity of California eleven had ac-
cepted places on the squad.
Refusal of the University of Pitts
burgh to meet the st. Mary's team here
December 81 in a game proposed by the
GaelS leo the latter 10 oecl0e against q
poSt-season contest and thus left the
st. Mary's stars eligible for selection Of
his team.
First to accept posts on the Western
all-stars team we're Capt. Armand
Seghetti, st. Mary's center; "Hoot'
Herrin, st. Mary's guard: George Ack-
erman, st. Mary's tackle; Capt. Roy
RiegelS, California center; Bert
Schwarz, California guard, and Bonnie
Lom, California halfback.
Leading foot ball players of other
Western strongholds also rallied under
the Western banner Carl Gilmore.
Oregon States star fullback; Russell
Striff, all-Coast end candidate of Ore
gon State, and the noted Gordon Diehl
of the Idaho Vandals sent word they
would join the squad soon.
Other players invited included Sloan
of Nebraska; Paul JesSup, Washington S
fighting center; Mayes McLain, Olym-
pic Club fullback, and his teammate,
Paul FrederickS.
The East-West clash is staged here
annually for the benefit of the San
Francisco Shriners' Hospital for Grip
pied Children.