The Washington times., 1930-12-10
PLAYERS SAY.
WORD FOR
SELVES
COrum's An-America
BY BILL CoRUM

BY BILL CoRUM
Don't cheer, boys: some poor
devil may be dying, but there's an
other All-American.
Man, that teams so tough every
time / wrote down another name
the typewriter shuddered. So
tough I won't ever dare take the
blankets off all Of 'em at once.
All these boys have got letters,
but I said to 'em: Don't write,
telegraph" So further along in
this piece you can read what they
have to say for themselves.
Let us begin with our fullback,
Lafayette Rebel Russell, q Pawnee
bad man from PawhuSka, Okla.
AS Tex Rickard used to say, II
amt never seen i'm, but I've heerd
Of him." Competent football
judges in the Big Ten claim that
Reb cracks a line harder than any
man they have seen in years, and
don't forget they have been look.
ing at such as NagurSki, Molenda,
Savoldi and McLain.
They tell . story out
through the Valley Of the
time that Russell came up to
Nebraska University at Lin
coin, driving q big Cadillac
car with . trailer ON behind
ON which rode . spotted
paint pony.
The idea was that any girl he
took riding would never have to
walk home. She could ride the
pony. Always q gentleman, La
fayette.
When Russell Got Hot
When Russell got hot they
didn't have to cali signals on that
Northwestern team. They lust
handed him the hoghide and their
good wishes and let, him tear.
Here's what he has to say about
the best game he played this sea.
son and the best opposing player
he faced:
played my best against
NOtre Dame because that was
the best team we met. 1
gained Sc Of our ia yards
against 80 yards gained By
NOtre Dame from running
plays. Carried the bali 10
times In the first half and
went 6S yards with it. Carfdeo
was the Smartest player we
hooked up with.-REB."
NOW / sing o song Of Sington,
He came out of the coal fields
from down around Birmingham
"a high open-faced Jewish boy
with hands like hams, legs like
the drivers on a locomotive, and
a heart like Man o. War. He
signed his name Frederick Sing
ton" in the registrars office and
lowed as how he had heard
something about o game they
played there at Tuscaloosa called
football. /
Led Him Against Varsity
So, while he was still q fresh
man, they led him out against
the varsity one afternoon, and
before they could get him down
and sit on him. he had Strewn
the Crimson Tide from one end
Of the practice field to the other
and was going to work on the
grandStand.
Ever since then he has been
the big BAN in Alabammy, which
is the red scourge of Dixie and
maybe the best football team in
all the land. Six feet and about
two. 225 pounds at run Of the
mine weight, and all man up,
down. and croSswiSe, officials who
have worked behind him tell me.
he would be half a line on any
football team. and that when he
goes down, three go with him.
This is what he has to say for
himself:
Appreciate the honor Of
your naming me on your
team. Consider my game
against Georgia on Thanks
giving Day my best. Bobby
DOuUS OF 1SmmCSSeeS was tine =
best individual I played
against and Vanderbilt the
best team. VIII you send me
a copy Of your paper in
which the team Is picked.
Many thanks, FRED SING
TON"
University of Pennsylvania foot
ball players will take oath that
Milo Lubratovich, Of Wisconsin.
is no descendant Of the Venus Dc
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