The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-03
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IT OVER
by JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-One reason
IN why 1t is futile TO take edi-
torial pot shots at the annual all
America football selections is that
they are quite harmless in effect and
no lasting Importance is attached to
them. At least I hope not. Certain
ly the players thus honored should
not take themselves too seriously.
doubt II even the various experts who
PICKED all-Amerioas a year ago can name
their teams for you without checking back
through their files. Carideo of Notre Dame
is the fair haired boy this year. He is
practically the.countrxs unanimous choice
for the quarter back position 1t may be
that he is destined TO join that group Of
footbzIIers loosely identified in the sports
pages as immortaIs. But more than likely
ne will drop back into comparative
uhscurity along with the great army Of
college stars who fash and fade as the
years roll BY.
Football fame is the most ephemeral Of
all Only few Of the stars survive il
retrospect The Thorpes Hestons. Ecker
Mullers Time has woven legends OF
lnyincibiiity around these names. Just as
lime has done with great fighters OF the
past and great ball players.
n
other great footbaIlcrs have come along
ia recent years-and fighters and ball
pIayers-but in most controversies the old
euard stiu gets the highest ranking.
n
1--WE years ago Fielding H Yost,
[ one of the patriarchs Of the
came, picked an all-time football
team that was made up as follows:
Ends: Harwick Harvard, Muller
California; tackles, Fish liar
vard), Hart CPrinceton); guards,
Heffelfinger CYale), Hare (Pennsyl-
vania): center, Schultz (Michigan);
quarter back, Eckersal Chicago;
half backs, Thorpe (Carlisle), Hes
tcn michigan; full back, Coy
YalcJ
wear or so ago. Yost was asked what
rhanges. If any. he might make IN this
team IL he were disposed TO bring it up to
date. He said he didn't think he would
make anv changes. and the chances are
he will always feel that way about 1T.
The ans CT. in part, to the enduring ma
ture Of cb selections is the lasting effect
Of first impressions.
number of authorities equally. as pro
found and experienced as YoSt might
readily produce selections markedly uli-
ferent and it would not be easy 10 DEM
onstrate the incorrectness of their evalua-
with the old masters OF TIE
game the matter of all-star teams is pure
N a product of personal opinions These
Of things to the fact that they make in
feresting fiction They arc not supposed
10 be accepted with any seriousness.
Undoubtedly football has pro-
duced few players whose athletic
memory should be perpetuated. Ger
tainly Thorpe the Indian was an
outstanding figure on the gridiron,
as well as one of the greatest all
round athletes in history.
TNHE Indian was a marvel IN
Il many respects. You couldn't
hurt him. and this in spite OF the
TACT that he took very poor care Of
his condition. In his 40's he still
played a furious game of profes-
sional football.
There was a time when 1t looked as
il nc might make the grade as a big
league ball player. Some warned him
he ought to quit playing football. You
might get hurt" he was told. Thorpe
wanted to know how ANYBODY could pos
sibly get hurt playing football. He had a
mild sort of contempt for the dangers of
the sport and this is of the things
Warner probably held against him.
BROWN SCORES X. 0.
~ Times Special
FRANKFORT. Ind. Dec. 3.-Wil-
lard Brown, Indianapolis light
weight, knocked out Freddy Muir
ply of Cincinnati in the fifth of
scheduled ten-round bout here
Tuesday. Jackie Coogan. Indian
apolis bantam, and frankie Bazaar.
indianapolis, battled six rounds to
a draw.