Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-29
EAST and WEST
TEAMS PUT ON
GREAT BATTLE
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. W.p>-
Another demonstration that ALI
America football talent isn't con-
fined to any section of the country
was afforded in the sixth annual
Shrine East-West game here Sat-
urday
Forty-four players from % COL
| leges in all sections of the country
comprised the two all-star teams
gathered for the annual charity
game, but when the final gun sound
ed the unknowns carried off as
many laurels as the widely -heralded
All-AmericanS.
The two All-American guards, Ted
Beckett Of California and Botchey
Koch of Baylor, were the bulwarks
in the Vests staunch defense which
STAYED off the East's attack for three
quarters, but it took two comparative
,nknowns to turn the tide of victory
TO the west.
With four minutes left to play,
Buster Mills, Oklahoma halfback,
kicked field goal from the l9-yard
line which gave the West a 80 VIC
tory. Johnny Kitzmiller. Oregon's
great halfback who held the ball,
made possible this score by his stel-
lar play.
Until Kitzmiller entered the game
the West had shown almost no Of
fensive strength, and three times
had been pushed back almost to its
own goal line. The East threatened
to score in each of the first three
periods. reaching the 13-yard line in
the first quarter and 10-yard line in
the second quarter and the 15-yard
line in the third quarter.
The East's best chance to score
was spoiled early in the second pc
riod when Frank Baker, North
Westerns great end, allowed pass
behind the goal line to slip between
his fingers.
1t was a punt to the East's one
yard line by Kitzmiller which even
tually enabled the West to score the
winning field goal. Eddie Baker of
Pittsburgh, thinking the punt would
roll over the goal line, did not play
the ball at all. Instead the ball,
with reverse english on it, bounded
straight up in the air and Beckett
and Frank Wilson, Olympic Club
end, grounded it.
On the return kick, Kitzmiller
brought the ball back 20 yards to
the East's 20-yard line. Three plays
gained nine yards. On fourth down
with yard to go, Mills kicked the
winning field goal from the 19-yard
line. Mills played one OF the great
est defensive games of the day be-
fore he won the battle with his per-
feet place kick.
Kitzmiller proved the greatest Of
fensive star Of the game even though
he played little more than two
periods. He carried the ball II times
and gained 81 yards. His best run
was % yards, the longest of the
game from the line of scrimmage.
Len Iron Legs) Macaluso, Col
gates fullback who led the nation
in scoring with IA points, proved a
powerful line plunger gaining So
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ball. He, however, had no more
drive than Kermit Lange, a COM
plete unknown from Baker Univer-
sity, small Kansas school. Lange
carried the ball only few times
but he always gained, and was never
stopped by one man. Once Lange
broke through the line and collided
with Hank Bruder, Northwestern
star, and laid him out cold.
One of the best players in the
game was AL Tassi Of Santa Clara,
who came into the game late, but
who was making spectacular tackles
all over the field while he was in
action.
Probably the outstanding star OF
the eastern team was Milt Ganten-
bein, Wisconsin end, who caught
pass which netted so yards and who
was a pillar on the defense. Len
Hart, Colgate halfback, was another
eastern player who stood out with
his passing, defensive play and elu-
sive running in the few times he
carried the ball.
It was the Vests first victory in
two years but gave this section its
four triumph in six games played.
4 crowd of 10000, the largest ever
to see the game, attended.