The Key West citizen., 1938-12-03
Midwest Places Five Men On All
AmericanASSOCia Team
South Dominates First Two
Teams; Pitts Goldberg,
T.C.U.'s O'Brien And
Aldrich Make Team
By HERBERT w. BARKER

Associated Press Sports Editor
NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-The
Middle West. returning to foot
ball power after a one-Year lapse.
dominates the l4th annual ALL
America team. selected today by
The Associated Press on the ba-
sis of a nationwide survey of
expert opinion.
From that geographical sector.
no fewer than five players are
named to the first Team. along
with two from the East. two
from the Southwest and one each
from the South and Far West.
This however. fails 10 reveal
the entire picture. If the Mid
west captures the bulk of first
team honors. il remains for the
Old South. including the South
west area. TO earn a heavy plu-
ralifY on the AL rStar squad of
80. including first. second and
third teams.
Here the count shows Ia for
the South Southwest as against
eight for the Midwest. seven for
The East. three for the Far West
and one from the Rocky Noun
tain district.
In a season as spectacular and
unpredictable as any in football
history, the All-America debate
was complicated by the wide
spread use of two or more unit
teams by colleges fortunate
enough to have virtually unlim-
tied football manpower. There is
no question of this systems STRAIT
egical effectiveness but it served
to make All-America selections
just that much more difficult.
T.c.U. Gets Two Back Posts
Texas Christian, one of the ma
tion's top-ranling outfits, placed
two men, Robert David O'Brien
and Charles Collins Aldrich on
the first team, the other big team
berths going to Pittsburgh, Cor
nell, Notre Dame and Michigan.
The two eastern representa-
tives, Marshall (Biggie) Goldberg,
keyman in the ferocious Pitts
burgh attack, and Jerome (Brud)
Holland, Cornell's great negro
end. both are repeaters from the
1887 All-America.
Rounding out the All-America
backfield with O'Brien and Gold
berg, are two more seniors, Linus
Parker Hall of Mississippi and
John Spencer Pingel of Michigan
State.
This quartet combines passing,
running, kicking, blocking and
defensive skill to an extraordin-
ary degree and would need to of
fer few. if any, apologies. if con-
fronted with any All-America
backfield combination of the
past.
O'Brien Sets Pace
Whatever arguments might de-
velop elsewhere, there can be
few to challenge O'Brien's right
to a place on any all-star array,
His exploits as a passer brought
Davey his principal recognition,
But the fact is that on an all
around basis he has few equals.
His passing record this year far
eclipSes that complied by Sammy
Baugh, his illuStrious predeces-
sor at T.C.U., in his (Baugh'Sl
senior year In addition, O'Brien's
generalship, his running, his play
at the safety position, his defen-
sive work and his durability. all
have been major factors in Tex
as Christians spectacular show
ing.
In the Horned Frogs first nine
games. o'Brien figured directly
in 2l2 of the 234 points the Frogs
scored. He tossed Is touchdown
passes; set up seven more touch
downs on pass plays that reach
cd inside the enemy six-yard
line: passed laterally for three
more: scored three himself by
rushing. and added 26 more
points on conversions by place
kicks.
Little Davey tossed i58 passes
in the Frogs first nine games,
completed 81 for SIT average
and gained l,49i yards in the
process. His passing skill is fur
ther emphasized by the fact that
only four of his toSses were in
tercepted. Baugh. in his senior
year. compiled no such record.
In - games. Baugh passed 203
times with i04 eompletionS for
1876 yards and a .5l2 average.
Moreover. 20 Of Baugh's passes
were intercepted.
Goldberg Sparks Pitt
Goldberg. shifted 70 the full
back berth in Pitts dream back
field. is named 70 the Ali
America team for the second sue
ccssive year. despite the fact he
was troubled by leg injury in