The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-13

Halfbacks-Berwanger, Methodist.
 Fullback-Grayson, Stan1
 This team is unique in football history in that it is the first time, since Walter Camp picked his first All-America, that three Smiths or indeed three players of the same name-have graced the team.
 In awarding the Walter Camp gold football to these players, the judges declare "the season rolled along through more flaming color and more rapid-f1re action than has been seen in any past cam paign."
 The overpowering strength of the Southwest is acknowledged, but at the same time the judges point out that history football was played in every section of the coun- try. 'The strength of so many teams was due," say the judges, ito the increase of coaching knowledge, not only in major universities, but in minor colleges and schools: there is no longer any small, select group of coaches who know it all, for there are now hundreds of coaches who know at least most Of what the masters know"
 It is noted that high-grade foot ball material has flowed with a special strength to the Southwest ern colleges-young men of the big, fast, rugged type that modern football demands.
 One Fastener
 The completed team has players from nine colleges. Stanford and Southern Methodist are the only teams to land two places. Section ally, the East has only one player, the midwest no more than three (counting Ohio State, Chicago and Minnesota); all the rest, except for Stanford's two representatives, are Southern and Southwestern.
 Southern football, which cap ts1r0d four places year ago, has taksn fifth place, and with it has won, for the first time in football &AAotOIys u11AuCoI1OA1CA in the top flights of the game.
 Grayson of Stanford is the only man on this years team whose name appeared on last years list.
 Final selection of the backfield was the most difficult task the judges faced. Pilney of Notre Dame gets credit for the seasons finest backf1eld performance in the game against Ohio. Baugh of Tex as Christian is awarded the palm as "the best forward passer of the year." Other runners-up to the four men finally selected were: Gdodard of Washington State, Cheshire of U. c. L. A., Beise and Roscoe of Minnesota, Pickle of Mississippi State, Meyer of the Army, Buivid of Marquette, Shakes peare and Pilney of Notre Game.
 Standouts
 Riley Smith of Alabama won the quarterback position with citation which characterized him as "the years finest blocker" Wilson of Southern Methodist is rated "the best running back of the year., and Berwanger of Chicago is called "the ablest all-around back" AS for Grayson, the judges handed him this bouquet: He has been star tor three years, but 1885 was his big season."
 The four backs, grouped together, are termed among the best that ever found places on an All-Amer- aca eleven"
 The guards were the weakest Of klne line positions this year. 'The seasons run of guards was not up to 1884," say the judges, who made their selection of Weller and Smith from 8 field which also included Montgomery of Princeton, Oech of Minnesota and Wagner of Michigan State.
 Tackle play was exceptionally good this year, the judges declare. Tn the list of players that almost made the team were Orr of South ern Methodist, Widseth of Minne- sota, Paterson of Auburn, Lutz of California, Toll and Ritter of Princeton and Erickson of the Army.
 Nominations for leading ends in- kluded besides the successful Tins ley and Moscrip, only three candi- dates-Lea of Princeton, Schuler of the Army and Millner of Notre Dame.
 One of Three
 Similarly at center, the judges Found their choice extremely lim- tied. Only three candidates were possibilities, Lester of Texas Chris tian, Jones of Ohio State and Gil- bert of Auburn. Lester is credited with giving added pace to his mag nificent performance of the pre- Rious year.
 The judges in summing up the seasons play in the East, find no teana except Princeton. In the rDeep South, Alabama and Lou 1siana State were the two outstand- Ing teams, while the Southwest had Texas Christian and Southern Methodist, two teams so brilliant that the judges frankly declare them fable to match the pick of the country"
 Tn discussing the outstanding lessons of the year, the judges point out the late-season downfall of the lateral pass. '.It became too dam aerous, was smeared too often, and cost possession of the ball too many times against fast charging tackles and watchful ends, to hold any hfoh ulace in attack"