Evening star., 1937-11-24
Performance Over 3-Year
Span Governs Selection
in Many Instances.
BY JAMES PHELAN,

W YE HAVE an oversupply of
M good centerS, fullbacks and
" " quarterbacks on the Pacific
Coast this year. but are
snort on outstanding tackles and
guards. There are plenty halfbac cks
capable OF qualifying for an all-star
berth and we can raise an argument
over the selection of the ends, not
from lack of ability, but from the
closeneSs of the decision to select the
leaders.
The players performance over the
last three years has been the deciding
factor in several cases in selecting our
an-Pacific Coast eleven. When the
pick was close, we have favored the
consistent performer. The 1887 all
Pacific Coast team is a fast, heavy
aggregation that could travel on the
ground or in the air. On defense We
could not ask for better combination
Big Bob HerWig, California, gets the
call for the pivot position over Erick-
son. Washington, and Dougherty
Santa Clara. All three are great
players, but Herwig never has turned
In poor game in three years.
Guard Choice Problem.
HE guards present a problem
Steve Slivinski, 2lO pounds, WASH
ington, and Bob Campbell, 200 pounds,
washington State, get the first call
over Frank Mates, Washington, and
Ward Stockton, California
The outstanding tackle on the coast
is Vic Markov, 212 pounds, Washing
ton. He has speed and takes care of
his territory on offense and defense
and can travel so minutes every Sat-
urday. Alvord Wolff, Santa Clara,
draws the other tackle job because of
his speed, doWn-field blocking and
ball hawking. Nihil, Oregon State
College, and Foskett of Oregon, alsc
are outstanding tackles.
Stanford furnishes one end in Grant
Stone and California the other in
Perry Schwartz. Strong blockers and
great defensive play are the feature
qualities of these two excellent flank
ers, Dick Johnson, Washington. and
Joe Wendlick, o. S. c., are right on
the heels OF the flrst-string pair and
excel in pass receiving.
Power Marks Backfield.
REHIND this line, backfield set-up
of John Meek, quarterback; Joe
Gray, halfback; Dave Anderson, full
back, and Sam Chapman, halfback.
would possess every quality with the
exception of speed. Chapman and
Anderson have enough swift" to keep
the defense honest on the fanks.
Chapman can handle the kickoff and
pun1ting duties. There is no better
de:<nsive back on the coast than Sam
Chapman. Gray is the best passer
in the West A reserve backfeld of
very much the same type can be
made with Newton, Washington,
quarterback; Bottari, California, and
Hoffman. U. S. c., halfbacks, and
Cruver, Washington, fullback
1t is not easy to leave off such
stellar backs as SCHNEIDER, U. S. c.;
Groves, Stanford; WaskoWitz. WASH
ington; Coffs. Stanford; Littlefeld,
w. S. c.; Kolberg, o. S. c.; Kara
metic. Gonzaga; Poppovich, Montana;
Pavelko, Santa Clara; Miller, Wash
ington; Fay, Stanford, and Rowe and
Graybeal of Oregon.
Honorable Mention" List.
WORTHY of consideration in the
line are such fine ends as Peters,
Washington; Knapp, Idaho; Hibbs,
U. S. c.; Bates, w. S. c., and Dol
man. California.
Other linemen who rate plenty
praise and comment are guards Ram
sey, o. S. c.; Farasyn, Santa Clara;
Amato, Oregon Radovich, U. S. c.,
and Evans, California.
The tackles given thoughtful con-
sideration for excellent performances
we're Cope. Santa Clara; Schwartz,
U. S. F.; De Varona, California, and
zagar, Stanford, who has been set
back this season due to illness.
The 1887 all-Pacfic Coast team
averages over 200 pounds from end
to end and the backfield would tip
the beam close to the '1e5-pound
mark. A mighty strong representative
group for this or any section of the
country.
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