The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-11-30
MIDWEST MEN
DOMINANT ON
ALL AMERICAN
Sections Teams Won Most
Laurels; South Lands A.
Places on Team"
By GEORGE KIRkSEY -
j,;ted Press STATE Correspondents

NEW YORK Nov. 30.-(uP(.
1Iidwcstern football giants domi-
nate the All-American squad Of 80
Dliycrs selected yesterday by the
| nited Press from a group OF l55
of the nations outstanding stars,
singled out because Of the con-
stout excellence of their play IN
tig-timc competition,
Through a turbulent season,
which has left only fou teams
Princeton, Minnesota, TEXAS
Christian and Southern Methodist
unlcaten and united - midwest
teams played the toughest sched-
ule$ and carried off most of the,
major laurels. As a result of the
consistent high level Of midwest
en- plav, six players from that
section-four Of them Big Ten
stars-gained places on the first
team.
The southwest landed two of its
hackfieid stars ON the first TEAM.
The east, the south and the Far
west placed enc player each on
the first team.
Places on the squad of 33 MAY
ers were divided as follows: Mo
vest II, Far West 5, East D,
South 4. Southwest 4, Rocky
Mountain |. The remaining .122
players given consideration were
accorded honorable mention.
One of the principal yardstlckS
for measuring players ability
was the class Of competition has
teen faced and how he stood up
under the rigors of a succession OF
hard games. This system natural
" eliminated many great PLAYER"
from small teams - players who
might be the equal Of stars of ma
ior TEAMS if given the chance.
Injuries ruled out several stars.
notably Andy P;incy, Notre DamT
halfEaci whose play in the last
half of the Notre Dame-Ohlo
State game was one Of the great
est individual exhibitions Of the
year. But aside. from the saper~
human performance against ONO
State. and two touchdown passes
tossed against navy, Pilney could
not measure up to All-Amerlcan
standards. He might have made
the Grade but for the unfortunate
injury which keep him inactive IN
Notre Danes last three games
Other players falling in the same
class with pilncy included GARY
I evan. Princeton: Dave Smukler,
Tennle; Harry ShufOrd: South,
crn Methodist; Bill Wallace and
Tohn NcCaulrv. Ric". Glen SC,dej,
Minnesota, and Bob Hamilton,
Stanford. 49,, :.
The All-America backfield Isl
composed Of Sammy Baugh, Texas
Christian. quarterback: Jay ber-
wanger, Chicago, and Bobby Will
son, Southern Methodist, half
backs; Bobby Grayson. Stanford
fullback.
Berwanger, Chicago's "one-man
team" is named as the greatest
individual player of the year. The
blonde Iowa boy, playing with a
weak team against the toughest
competition in the land, consis-
tentlv was able to lift Chicago into
a dangerous foe by his Herculean
efforts. He single-handed beat IL
linois. He almost conquered Ohio
State, one of the years finest
teams, alone. giving his team
1870 lead going into the final pc
liod. He can punt, pass, block,
run, tackle and he does them all
with such natural skill that he de-
serves ranking with jim Thorpe,
Ernie Nevers, Ted Coy and other
gridiron immortals. :,
Two Southwestern stars, Baugh
and Wilson, who meet today IN
the T.C.U.-S.M.U. game give the
backfield that modern dynamite
touch which can break up a game
in one play. Baugh, who has CON-
pleted so per cent of his passes,
is ranked as the greatest passer
ever developed in the southwest,
where the forward pass is more
highly specialized than in any
other area. In addition to his un-
canny passing skill, Baugh is a
great runner, blocker and punter
He has averaged 80 1-2 yards on
his punts in 10 games.
Wilson, 145 pounds of concen-
trated poison, has proved his bro
ken field elusiveness from coast to
coast over two seasons of play. He
led S.M.U. to victory over Ford
ham last year, and he was the star
of the Mustangs triumph over
U.CL.A. this year. He is rugged
individual despite his size and has
stood up under terrific pounding
in 10 games. He is also a brilliant
passer, good kicker and a defen-
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