Evening star., 1936-12-06
ONLY BIG SQUADS
HOLD SWIFT PACE.
Guckeyson Would Be Picked
Nationally if a Member
of Major Eleven.
RY GRANTLAND RICE.

7 OUD voices once again break in
on December's peace. They are
all concerned about the lack OF
~ credit given various foot ball
teams from one coast to another. This
season has been such a medley that
any ranking is almost impossible. Many
teams that blew themselves to fast
start faded badly down the stretch.
Others that broke badly from the get
away finished brilliantly.
The point is that modern schedules
have become too tough for most teams
to face and remain at any high peak.
Only big squads had any chance at
all to handle the job week after week.
and even the big squads had their OIL
days. There were fine teams that had
few reserves, such as Auburn and
Tulane. They had no chance to move
through the schedules they drew and
keep their earlier strength.
Any one who started out allotting
credit would have to cover most Of the
map. It is still our opinion that the
four best teams. due in part to big
squad strength, were Minnesota,
L. S. u, Washington and Pittsburgh.
But when you begin rating Yale, Penn
sylvania and Dartmouth In the East.
or others from different sections, you
wade at once into snarl.
It has got so now that any team that
can win a majority of its games must
be given credit for good season.
As Bob Zuppke said while back,
I'VE might lose em all and still look
good" That's the way it is now.
From Scouts Note Books.
"REsT all-around backfield I saw
- this year was Pennsylvania's. witt
Murray, Kurlish, Elverson, Warwick
and Miller-all big, fast men. Kurl'
ish and Murray made one Of the bes'
backfield combinations when you con.
slider both attack and defense, kicking
passing and the rest Of it."
From another: I'm glad I got thu
chance to look at Singing Sam Baugt
Of T. C. U. In the Rice affair he per.
sonified generalship, which has II
recent years seemed to me to have de.
Perforated or rather been ignored
Baugh appears to excel in using hi
head; I might just as well have beer
watching Charlie DAILY in that respect
He is a great passer, splendid, &C.
curate punter, every punt going outside
at it's maximum distance, two of then
averaging 70 yards. the rest averaging
about As yards past the line OF scrim'
mage, there being strong breezt
blowing lengthwise which was with
and against him for two periods OF the
game. He carries the ball well, Is a
nice handler of punts, an average
blocker, awfuIly good as pivot on de-
ception plays and against passes.
Maryland's Guckeyson Obscured.
"HE MUST have very big hands. He
~ intercepted bullet-like 30-yart
diagonal pass, the point OF the bal
hitting square in the palm Of his out.
stretched left hand and held 1t there
on the dead run, while he pushed on
tacklers with his right hand for nice
run-back.
"Once he struck Walls. his end, with
q pass at 80 yards on the dead run
right in the back-Walls turned q
fraction of a second slow-which shows
his accuracy when shooting at . fast
moving target"
Don't overlook Farley, the big
guard at v. MI. He easily Is the best
guard I saw all year-a big, tall. fast
and active lineman who knows his
stuff. He may not be picked for ar
all-America, but he is the type that
every pro team would like to get. On
one of the more publicized teams. Far
lev would be a nationally known star
The same goes for Guckeyson Of
Maryland, one Of the seasons great
est backs"
The country is full Of these unknown
stars who happen to be OH the beaten
path of publicity, or who happen to be
On weaker teams that haven't chance
TO get under way. You could dig up
an all-star bunch from this list, which
would be practically an even money
choice against stars much better
known.