Evening star., 1934-11-27
TRIO TO END GRID
CAREERS AT c. ".
Seven Oklahoma Men Also
Play for Last Time in
Game Thursday.
1HREE George Washington play

NAAASAII NhSOA6 " PAhy
ers and seven Oklahoma
Sooners will wind up their
intercollegiate foot ball COM
petition in Griffith Stadium Thanks
giving day, when the Colonials and
the big, red-clad Southwesterners
clash in the finale of the 1884 college
season.
The lads singing their swan songs
two days hence are Ed Clark, l98-
pound tackle and G. w. captain;
Henry Strayer, guard. and Bill Par
riSh, end also Of the Colonials, and
the following Oklahomans: CaSsiuS
CASH Gentry, the Sooners great
tackle and punter who is headed for
more honors after winning a third
all-America selection last year, Beede
Long, blocking back and a stellar de-
fenslVe man, Rob Robson and Art
PanSze, fleet running backs, George
ParriSh, an end mo relation TO G
W.s terminal guardian; jeff Coker.
another veteran Tanker, and jim
Stacy, 200-pound guard who per-
formed here TWO years ago, when the
Sooners fought the Colonials to a
thrilling TT deadlock.
Clark. Strayer and Parrish have
been bulwarks in the powerful George
Washington line for two years, and
all have played three seasons. They
took regular positions last year and
ever since have proved highly yalu-
able cogs in the great unit developed
under the coaching OF Line Coach
Len Walsh
Clark Stone Wall.
IOT flashy player, but one who
IN Is as dependable as any ever
to sport the Buff and Blue in
recent years, Clark has been a stone
wall on the right side OF the line.
al which point many of G.. VS. op-
pohentS have directed their thrusIs
opposing plays coming from what is
known IN grldiron parlance as the
weak side seldom have caucht the
pond California giant mapping. L. S.
Y. tired to penetrate Clark's sector
without success.
StFayer, a converted halfback. has
peen the speediest line blocker of
recent G. w. history. Built short and
Solld, this York, Pa. boy was fonn6
luea4 .or running guard when Coach
jim Plxlee was looking around for
capable reserves two years ago. He
was taken from the ranks of the bali
toters much to his dislike at first but
ne soon found genuine pleasure in
oeing able to clear the path for some
one else
Parrish, the second of his family tn
carry the Buff and Blue on the foot
Dall neld, is concluding brilliant ca
reer. A valuable utility man in his
sophomore year, he saw service at full
pack, tackle and end. When the
coaching staff started a hunt for re-
placements to fill the shoes of Wavne
chambers and Fred Mulvey early in
the 1888 campaign. Parrish volunteered
lor one of the jobs and immediately
mace good With his hard and efficient
WORK Few local college ends of late
years have eXcelled Parrish defensivelv
and none has shown more spirit. This
l9O-pound Texan keeps battling for 60
minutes in every game.
Better protection for Leemans on his
KICKS Is the object of much practice in
the Colonial camp. A blocked kick
enabled North Dakota to win last
trloays game in the mud and rain
ana another paved the way for Van
derbllt's touchdown three weeks ago
Faulty blocking by both backs and
llnemen in each case was responsible
for the opposing players getting
through to smother Leemans' effort.