The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-11-25
Inspirational Leadership Is
Common Bond Among
All Players on United
Press Mythical Eleven
By GEORGE kIRksEY
by United Press)

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From the nations multitude OF
football stars, the United Press
Yesterday selected an All-Ameri-
can team composed Of IL dynamic
players who carried on courage
ously through the hunpty-dumpty
season OF 1896.
The common bond Of these II
gridiron stalwarts is iES2rational
leadership in victory on defeat.
Every man except one met defeat
and none played on q team with
a perfect record. They stood out
among more than $50 men recon-
mended by coaches. scouts, STRIPES
and players FROM coast 10 coast.
The midwest and harvest land
cd tire" men each. Two were from
the south, two from tn" east and
one from the southwest. Ihrce
Dlayers made the team for the sec
ond successive year-Ed WidScth,
Minnesota tackle: Gaync!l TirSley,
Louisiana State end; and Sammy
Baugh. Texas Christian quarter
back So.
-Four triple-threat players-Aee
Parker and Baugh. Duke; Ed Cod
dard. Washington State, and Sam
Francis. Nebraska compose the
backlield. but ty:Ilc threat aDiIlty
alone wasn'tSCnOugh to get them
on the team.
Baugh led his team, through
three tough games on a crippled
leg. pitching touchdown passes
which won him praise as IN" great
est PLAYER ever developed IN
the southwest. Hc completed 81
passss cut Of l76 for Is touch
d6wrs and 1874 yards. In tire"
of these games. he wrecked tn
opposition with bulls eye throw
for touchdOwnS in a point a min
ute barrage against Baylor. Texas
and Centenary before limping 1"
the sidelines. As a kicker, he ay-
eraged almost 40 yards a punt.
Parker led Dukes slashing Of
fense 10 victory in every game ex-
cept one. and in that line loss ne
played his greatest game. In the
end Tennessee nipPed Duke 10
l3. but Parkcr'S star was UNI
dimmed.
He averaged Go yards in carry
inc the ball from scrimmage. lie
kicked eight times for q 49, av-
erape. His i05-yard touchdown
run against North Carolina was
the years longest dash. i
Goddard was the Spearhead OF
Washington States attack which
reached It's zenith in annihilating
IICL.A., 1871. His defensive play
largely was responsible for hold
ing Southern California TO a tie.
He limped 20 the Sidelnes against
Idaho. and came back later 10 lead
a whirlwind attack.
Francis kicking and passing
won him fame as the midwest's
finest back. He scaled his great
est heights against Pittsburgh:
Single-handed ne led the second
half charge which brought the
from behind 70 beat
Indiana, 1873. /
EnCs-Larrv Kelley, Yale, and
Camel Tinsley, Louisiana State.
Unscoppable Larry Kelley's lead
ership in bringing Yale from the
very edge Of defeat 20 1928 tri-
umbh against Princeton was one
OF the most remarkable feats OF
the season. Famed for his. pass
catching genius, Kelley, IN the
Harvard game, answered the crit
les who said ne WIS a sucker on
defense. He, yielded three yards
at his wing in so minutes OF
play. 49,.
Tinsley, larger, wiser and fas-
ter edition of the great hankman
who won national honors a year
ago, is one Of the reasons for Lou
isiana's unbeaten record. His work
has been consistently outstanding
in every game. even IN the tie
game with Texas. he is one Of
the greatest wreckers of interfer-
ence in the game
Tackles-Ed Widseth. Mime
sofa, and Averell Daniel, Pitts
burgh.
These twin bruisers battered to
the front in the same irresistible
manner. Widseth, greatest line
man OF the Big 10. was Gibral-
tar on, defense-hafGest man TO
block In toe midwest. His own
brdising blocking had much to do
with Minncsota's high scoring sue
cess.
Daniel. too. was a stone barrier