Evening star., 1939-12-01
McAfee Given Almost
Unanimous Vote as
No. | Performer
Honors Widely Divided
As 81 Coaches, Scouts
And Writers BoIIot
BY BARTON PATTIE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 1.-Co-
Champions Duke and Clemson won
five berths on the 1899 Associated
Press all-Southern Conference foot
ball team, yielding the other posi-
tions to five loop rivals.
Dukes Blue Devils earned three of
the honor team spots; Clemson and
North Carolina, two, and Wake
Forest, Washington and Lee, Fur
man and Richmond, one each, the
widest representation on the post
season squad in years. The team
was selected on the basis of votes
from 81 coaches, scouts and sports
writer's in the four-State conference
area.
George Anderson McAfee, Dukes
southpaw triple threat back, was
the loops No. performer in the
opinion of the scribes and coaches
who gave him close to unanimous
vote. His rushing average from
scrimmage was 6.6 yards per carry
In 96 tries. He tossed Is passes,
completing nine for 1873 yards with
none intercepted, and caught 10
himself for total gains of 229 yards.
His average on 81 punt returns was
SO yards and his scoring total for
the year was AZ points.
McFadden Rated Second.
r,oa Nh o ,,,o, 1r,itI on nor oo,,f of
the ballots, was Banks McFadden,
Clemson's 6-foot, 3-inch star, who
proved he could handle every back
field assignment and handle it well,
especially when the pressure was on.
George Stirnweiss North Carolina,
and Rotten Shelley, Furman, won
the other two backfield positions
over such standouts as Sophomore
John Polanski of Wake Forest: Jim
Lalanne, North Carolina's kicking
and passing ace; Shad Bryant, Nc
Fadden's talented running mate at
Clemson, and V. M. Is Paul Shu,
who had been a member of both
the 1887 and 1888 all-conference
elevens.
Joe Blalock of Clemson, the only
sophomore to gain recognition, and
Paul SEVERN, North Carolina, nosed
out Bill Bailey of Duke in a 3-way
battle for the end berths. Bill
Burge. Richmopds lanky pass
snatcher; John Jett, 215-pound
Wake Forest Deacon, and Willard
Perdue, Duke, member of the 1888
all-star team, also had a number
of supporters.
Tackle Competition Tight.
The struggle over the tackle po-
sitions also was close, Rupert
Pate. Wake Forest, and Dick Boois-
seau. Washington and Lee, veteran
2O0-pounders, winning by slim mar
gins over Ed (Ty) Coon. N. c. State,
and George Fritts, Clemson. Coon
was a member of last years honor
eleven.
Frank Ribar and Allen johnson
swept the guard posts for Duke
with Jim Woodson of North Caro-
lima running third
Ed Merrick, Richmond's rugged
center. gained the nod over Dukes
Gordon Burns. These two fine
pivot men so monopolized the bal
loting that few votes were left for
the other centers of the loop.
The honor squad includes five
team captains - Pate, Boisseau.
johnson. Merrick, Shelley, and a
co-captain, Stirnweiss.
The loop as whole had probably
its best season since the secession
of the Southeastern members eight
years ago. Four teams lost only
one contest each-Duke, Clemson,
North Carolina and Richmond
with the Tar Heels and Spiders both
taking their blows on the chin from
conference brothers.
This made competition for posi-
tions so keen that Stirnweiss was
the only one of five eligible 1888
all-stars who made the grade
second time. The hefty line aver
ages 191 pounds and the back7eld
hits the scales at 1888. Six men
hail from the conference area, Penn
sylvania claims three and New York
and Ohio furnished one each.