Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-09

SPORTS
PARADE
BY HENRY Nc LEMORE

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utter foolishness of the all-America
football team business wasn't re-
vealed in its full glory by the game
between the Eastern Collegians and
the professional New York Giants
last night, then I'm a two-horned
ibex and should spend the re-
of my days in zoo.
The pureS and impures struggled
for a full hour on the NANCY turf
of the Polo Grounds, and when it
was all over who were the stars?
The great Larry Kelley of Yale?
No sir! The mighty Monk Meyer
of Army? No mani The terrific
Bobby Larue of Pittsburgh? No Sirl
The stars were two gentlemen
named Mickey Kobrosky and Stu
art Smith. You never saw their
names in any all-America lineup,
or even listed with the "hOnOr-
able mentions" Yet K0broSky at
Little Trinity, and Smith at little
Bucknell, have been playing foot
ball in the east for four years.
It Is logical to assume that they
have been bang-up performers
all these years, yet somehow they
managed to escape the eyes of
the all-America selectors- This
seems strange, because everyone
who picks an an-America always
introduces it with a boast that
no player, no matter how obscure
the college, was overlooked. Which
of course, is a laugh. With SO
many boys playing the game, a
selector is lucky to partially cover
the name" schools.
New York hasn't seen a Sweeter
back than KobroSky in years. A
terrific runner, a good kicker, and
a superb pasSer, he overshadowed
any back on the field, even the
illustrious Tuffy Leemans of the
Giants. And speaking of Leemans,
he was completely overlooked by
the All-America boys when he was
a student at George Washington.
Yet I have it from Washington
sportswriters that he was every bit
as good in college as he is today.
Smith was great workman last
night. His duty was to back up
the line, and he did a smashing
job, making his more famous COM
radeS appear puny. He was all over
the field, tireless, making tackles
from end to end.
The two most noted players on
the field were Kelley and Meyer,
and the little soldier man was much
the better of the two. Kelley was
inept on defense, getting knocked
out of the way whenever the pros
decided to work his side of the
line. And he was no scorching
flame on the offensive. He missed
a perfect pass that might have
tied the score, and spoiled beau
tiful quick kick by knocking it
over the goal line when even your
little Freddie could have downed
it on the Giants 1-yard stripe.
The professional who most in
trigued me was Tarzan White, late
of Alabama. It is reported that
Tarzan turned down a good job
in Hollywood las a stand-in for
gorilla) to accept the job with
the Giants. He stands feet 8
inches, weights 22O, and is cover
ed with a luxurious coat of fur.
Last nights game was his first
as pro and he was very pleased
with the rugged manner with
which the professionals played.
Everybody on this club is very
rough and tough" he said through
a weeks growth of beard. And ]
hear the other pro clubs are even
meaner. That's mighty nice. There
nothing I relish more than playing
for keeps"
Tarzan then explained what he
means by keeps" Anything you
yank off an opponent, such as an
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