Evening star., 1936-01-12
BY ALAN GOULD.
Associated Press Sports Editor.

o percentage is able to capitalize foot
ball skill or reputation in athletics,
professionally or otherwise?
Conditions, as well as the styles in
haircuts, have changed radically since
1889 when Caspar Whitney picked
the first generally recognized all
America team and handed on the
idea to Walter Camp for embellish-
ment. Until the turn of the century,
30 per cent Of the all-America talent
came from four Of the Eastern ivy"
colleges - Yale, Princeton, Harvard
and Pennsylvania. Prior to 1900, only
Cornell, the Carlisle Indian School
and Chicago were able to crash" this
company.
Then, as now, the gridiron heroes
were In much demand, but on a diff
ferent basis. Coaching jobs at
tracted some of the old-time stars,
but generally they yielded to busi-
ness inducements. Nowadays, at least
rs per cent of the all-America stars,
after graduation, turn promptly to
coaching or professional foot ball.
Headlines Not Sufficient.
THEY have to possess something
besides q headline reputation,
however, to make the professional
grade. Many pro stars did not enjoy
all-America spotlight in their college
days. But Red Grange, the cele-
brated "galloping ghost" of Illinois
helped draw gridiron crowds for 10
years after graduation, and the all
America ranks have sent such other
aces to the pro wars as Ernie Nevers,
Dutch Clark, Benny Friedman, Red
eagle, Ken Strong, Harry Newman,
Ernie Pinckert, George Henry Sauer
Pug Rentner, Bronko Nagurski, Fred
Crawford and Don Hutson-to men
ton a few of the standouts of the
last decade.
Let's see what has happened to the
"all-time" all-America team, taking
for purposes Of examination the II
stalwarts put into the hall of fame
by the late Parker H. Davis, a ma
tionally known and respected au-
thority. Three have died - Walter
Eckersall Of Chicago, quarterback
Frank Hinkey, end, and Ted Coy,
fullback. both of Yale-but the others
are alive, hale and hearty.
The Oldest. Hector William Cowan
Princeton '8s, is nearing his 10th
birthday. A farm life has helped
keep him active and alert. He was
president of the Dairymen's League
for IL years. Now he is in demand
at foot ball functions, along with Will
liam (Pa) Corbin, captain of the Yale
team that rolled up the staggering
margin Of 69s points over IS opponents
in 1888. Both refute the idea that
Drawn, not brains, played the main
role in the days of turtle-neck jeries
and flying wedges.
Pass Makes Major Change.
T AVERAGED about 1873 pounds
during my college days" says
Cowan, all-time all-America tackle
I'VE relied on speed and skill just as
much in the 80s as they do now
Basically, there Is not much that.
new in foot ball except the pass. It''
been dolled up"
Of a much later period and bigger
mould Is Wilbur (Fats) Henry, the
other all-time tackle. Henry starred
for Washington and Jefferson in tn,
years Immediately following the wal
and returned to his alma mater a.
graduate manager of athletics IL
1882. He was 230 pounds of rowing
dynamite.
The all-time guards, Walter (Pudge)
Heffelfinger of Yale and T. Truxtor
Hare of Pennsylvania, bring bacl
memories of the mauve decade
"Pudge," in the publishing bushes!
in Minneapolis, startled younger gen
erations by his ability to don the mole.
skins and demonstrate age is NJ
barrier to physical prowess. Hare
picked four times for all-Americs
honors by Camp. gained a reputation
as writer of boys fiction. but nov
is counsel for q utilities corporation
in Philadelphia. Equally hale anc
hearty, in the insurance business a
Detroit, is Adolph Germany Schultz
Michigan '08 and the all-time center
The surviving all-time end, Hunt
ington (Tack) Hardwick, Harvard
is, Is in business in Boston. TIL,
halfbacks, Harold (RedD Grange ant
Jim Thorpe, Carlisle's greatest con
tribution to the Indians gridiroi
fame, starred In separate eras of pr,
foot ball. Grange dissipated tn,
boom time fortune he collected, ex
ceeding $500, 900, but Thorpe neve
came close to that kind of money
The redhead now is slated for coach
ing job at his alma mater, while tn
Redskin does odd jobs around Lo
Angeles.