The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-18

The eleven men nnAIiy SeleCleu for the Walter Camp gold footballs are credited by the judges with having "a greater combination of speed and power than any team named in years
 Dalrymple is the only man on the 1881 list who also appeared on the All-America last year. t
 Credit for the most spectacular play of the season goes to a star who is not selected for the team. "The greatest run of the year, say the judges, twas made by Ray Stecker of the Army in the game against Notre Dame." .
 The football season of 1931 IS characterized by the selection committee as ''bewildering," owing to the fact that many strong teams which began the campaign with dash, finished sprawled out. "Notre Dame started with q wild sweep and then fell before Southern California and the Army the judges comment. "Yale won no major game up to her Harvard test and Harvard had won every game until the Yale meeting, yet 1t was the Blue that fiuttered above tho Crimson when the two met.
 "Tulane alone, with It's speed and smoothness, finished Novem- Der at full strength. The wear and tear showed on Georgia, Notre Dame, Northwestern and Harvard to a marked degree, and all this must be taken into consideration when one starts 10 consider the work of individual stars. They often rise and fall as their teams rise and fall, for they are all a. part of the organization which they represent.
 Bad Blocking
 "There were more than the usual number of injuries this year, due in part to incorrect blocking. the hardest and toughest part of the game. The west coast again proved it's strength with victories ovor Minnesota. Notre Dame and Dartmouth. The south had one of it's greatest years. The midwest had a strong general average. The east was more spotty than usual
 The closest competition for the pr,xed gold trophies designed by Walter Camp came among the end selections. Dalrymple was out in frcat with something to spare. But Smith, Orsi and Cronkite were in a driving finish and Smith of Georgia was finally given the edge in consideration of the terrific schedule he had to face, which in- cluded ten hard games and almost mo respite from one week to an- other.
 The comment of the judges on their other selections Is as follows:
 Naturally the backfeld battle was close. If Shaver had been placed at quarterback, Gene Me- Ever of Tennessee would have drawn the fullback assignment. Morton of Dartmouth was nearest Wood in the east, but Wood rose to greater heights at times and his all-around effectiveness as team director was more consistent. Ray Stecker of the Army and Crickard of Harvard were two other out standing stars.
 Tt has been a long time since any All-America backfield had such A diversity of skill as Rentner, Schwartz, and Shaver can show. Each of the backs selected was forced to face a heavy schedule.
 What Line!
 The battle for line positions was just as keen as the battle of the backs. The final selection brought out one remarkable turn this is probably the heaviest All America line ever selected, and vet one of the fastest and one of the most aggressive. The average weight of the line from tackle to tackle Is 215 pounds and yet there isn't a slow-moving man in the group"
 Honorable Mention
 {. In addition to the eleven men named for the awards. the follow ing players were judged to be "of All-America calibre," and were considered in making the final choice.
 Halfbacks-Booth, Yale; Stecker, Army; McEver, Tennessee; Pinck- ert, Southern California;; Zimmer- man, Tulane; Auker, Kansas State; Roy, Texas; Mason, S. M. U.; Cick- ard, Harvard; Murphy, Fordham; Grossman, Rutgers; Mccall. Dart mouth; Caddel, Stanford; Tender Reider. Pittsburg: Viviano, Cor nell: Ferraro, Cornell; Hinkle, Bucknell; Weller, Haskell; Moffat, EJldulOIus
 F'ullbacks-Cain, Alabama: Felts, Tulane: Hillman, Stanford; Hewitt, Michigan; Manders, Minnesota.
 Quarterbacks - Morton, Dart mouth: Mohler, Southern Califor- mia: Downs, Georgia; O'Connell, Holy Cross; Cramer. Ohio State.
 Centers-Yarr. Notre Dame; Mil Ter, Purdue: McDuffee. Columbia; Chalmers, N. Y. U.; Niblett, Geor- gia Tech; Medanich, California;; Gracey, Vanderbilt; Lodrigues, Tulane.
 Guards-Baker, Southern Call fornia: Hoffman, Notre Dame; summerfelt. and Trice. Army: Brenda, Columbia; Scafide, Tulane; Mattox and Leathers, Georgia; Rotan, Yale.
 Tackles-MacMurd PittsburS; Krause and Murth, Notre Dame; Price, Army; Hardy. Harvard; Saunders. Tennessee: Edwards. Washington State; Leyendecker. Vanderbilt; Wilbur. Yale: Cole hover. Pennsylvania; Riley and Marvil, Northwestern; Rhea, Ne braska: Wright, Kentucky.
 Ends--Barres, Yale; Cronkite, Kansas State: Orsi. Colgate; Hay nes, Tulane; Cavaleri, Holy Cross; Kosky Notre Dame; Moss, Purdue;