Evening star., 1929-12-08

There are various angles, two
anyway, in which those who select
q national galaxy approach their
task. The late Walter Camps idea
was to organize paper team
which, could it be assembled
and placed upon the field, would
be likely to defeat any other outfit.
To this end he would assign play
erS to positions other than those
in which they had played and, in
fact, resort to any eXpedient de-
signed to produce playing cham
pionShip outfit.
Some critics follow this scheme, but
more, realizing the impoSSibility Of ma
terializing their mythical elevens, pick
have shown the greatest knowledge and
the greatest proficiency therein.
Follows Second Plan.
It would seem to be the better way
If only because when all IS said and
done these all-America teams are
nothing more than honor rolls. You
might take team so organized and pit
it against q combination composed OF
men Of lesser reputation, and the edge
In the way of superior proficiency, might
well be Offset by better coaching, more
exalted spirit. by any one OF several
factors that enter into a foot ball game.
So the all-America team which the
writer herewith submits Is presented
merely as list Of honor, and with any
theoretical consideration as to what it
might or might not accomplish on the
field of play, the writer has no concern
whatever.
And since it has become the fashion
Of coaches to throw in shock troops at
%t1m - W nR r0GATVtnO another
combination for the second quarter, the
writer feels himself justified IN naming
an alternate team In connection with
his all-America. feeling that only In this
way can justice be done to many f1ne
players who deserve citation on any
honor roll.
Reasons for Selections.
Here are reasons for the all-America
selections:
DONCHESS-On of the greatest
ends that ever played foot ball. A vet
eran varsity man, tried and true, anaz-
ing on offerise and able to I'LL any bill
at least creditably on defense.
NAGURSKI-He has played both
fullback and tackle this year. as in past
years He Is q great crashing and de-
fensive back, but In the line at tackle
he exemplifies the best in all require
ments of modern tackle play-a mag
innocent plOCk6I, BIdnQ man OoWA
field, an interferer, everything.
CANNON-One 'of those mobile
guards that have developed with the
modern game, and pretty close to the
finest of them all. He plays his posi-
ton by the card in all its details, and
when he flashes out of the line he is
spear head for many dreaded plays.
TICKNOR-One Of those slashing,
aIl.knowing pivot men who single-hand-
ed smashes an offense. An uncanny
nose for the man with the ball, splen-
did diagnoStician Of plays and adequate
in all the accepted fundamentals Of
swapping the ball and the like.
More Great Forwards.
SCHWARZ-Anotherm mobile guard. a
berserk in the line and lancelike in the
clear. A ranging. rip-tearing lineman
on defense, and on attack a sSceader
Of devastation.
SLE1GHT-A man whose play has
defined him so clearly as a great tackle
in all departments of position play that
there viii hardly be dissenting voice
among compilers of all-America teams
to his selection
SCHOONOVER-Prob the great
est forward-pass-catching end the game
has seen. Fast versatile, gifted in all
departments of position play.
CARIDEO-A quarterback who full
fills to the point of nicely everything
that the Notre Dame offense requires OF
cool, poised, reSourceful. discerning. An
extremely dangerous man when he car
ries the ball.
BANKER-A great blond whirlwinC
who can do everything with foot bal
and hits the line with the crushing
power Of a runaway locomotive.
GLASGOW-One OF the greatest run
nj kan TUaefarVa GnY1faPAnRA has
produced in years. He, too, should ap-
pear. on all-America teams by whom
ever selected.
Greatest Since World War.
PARKINSON-A great ball carrier
Few men have shown so signal an abil'
ity to avail themselves OF interference
or when it has been disintegrated, to gel
along without it. A great ball carrier
one of the greatest since the Worl'
War
With an aIl-America team and alter
mates thus selected, necessity remain
for naming many players, specialists II
the various positions tnat make up
foot ball team, whose play this season
has been of a character definitely IL
place them in an all-America class.
There will be those who will hold tha
some of these men should be on thu
elevens named above and warrantablI
reasons could be cited to support theil
claims. But when all is said and dom
these mythical teams represent the bes
Judgment of those who select them, {
Judgment based in the case of tn
writer upon national journeys through
out the country In the past two year
in which he has seen In action all bu
one Of the players he has named.
Roll Of Honor.
Now follows a list Of players who ar
entitled to be listed in the all-Americ
category of 1929.
BACKS-Marsters, Dartmouth; Muir
rell Army; Saunders Southern Cali
fornia: Lom, California; McEver, Ten
nessee: YuneYich, Purdue; Rebhol;
Wisconsin. 6ausch, Kansas; Wopc