Evening star., 1940-12-07
Harmon, Kimbrough,
Drahos and SEVERN
Again Selected
Nine Seniors and Two
Juniors on Top Team:
East, South Strong
BY HERB BARKER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


the greatest concentration of foot
ball talent in its history. the Middle
West dominates the 18th annual
all-America team, selected today by
the Associated Press on the basis
of Nationwide survey of expert
opinion.
Led by the powerful Western Con-
ference, where Minnesota, Michi-
gan and Northwestern set a rapid
pace. the Midwest places three men
on the first team and 10 men, all
told. on the all-America squad of
33. divided among first, second and
third teams.
Trailing the Midlands are the
South and East, with seven players
each on the full squad; the South
west and Far West with four each,
and the Rocky Mountain sector with
one.
Four Are Repeaters.
Completing another season of
spectacular play, four members of
the 1889 all-America ensemble are
selected again-Tom Harmon, Mich
igan's sensational halfback; John
kimbrough, smashing fullback of
the Texas Aggies; Nick Drahos, Cor
nells great tackle. and Paul Severin,
North Carolina end.
Serving with Kimbrough and
Harmon in the backf1eld are Frank
Albert, Stanford's clever field gen.
eral, and George Franck, speedy
halfback of Minnesota's undefeated
tuggernaut.
Filling out the line positions are
Erwin Buddy Elrod of Mississippi
State as Severin's running mate at
end; Bob Reinhard of California,
serving with Drahos at tackle; Bob
Suffridge of Tennessee and Warren
Alison of Nebraska at the guard
posts, and Chet Gladchuk, huge
Boston College star, at center.
Nine Seniors Selected.
OF these, all except Albert and
Relnhard are seniors, furnishing a
sharp contrast to the situation a
year ago, when six juniors won
places on the all-America. Albert
and Reinhard are juniors.
AS chosen, the all-America team
has all the necessary qualifications
of speed, skill, brains and durability.
The line, anchored by the 242-pound
Gladchuk, averages 202 pounds.
kimbroughs 222 pounds brings the
bacKfleld average up to 100.
Whatever arguments may develop
elsewhere, there could be no dispute
over the right Of Harmon and Kim
brough to rank with footballs all
time greats. Both were marked from
the start; ingenious defenses were
designed to stop their marauding
torays, but with small success.
When Harmon piled up % points
In Mlchigan's final game with Ohio
State, he completed an intercollegi-
ate career that has been equaled
by few players.
A superlative, powerful runner.
good passer, kicker and blocker
and defense stalWart, Harmon
caught the headlines from the start.
Kimbrough Great Standout.
In year of great fullbacks, Kim
brough stood out like a beacon light.
During the early part of the season
klmbrough was used principally as
blocker and decoy, although when
the Aggles needed a few yards thev
continued to hand the ball to John
and await developments.
One rival coach puJ it this Wav:
Say all you want about the block
Ing klmbrough gets but I'll tell YOU
that he makes as much without aid
as he does with it"
great team player, Kimbrough
also is defensive standout, both
on pass defense and as a line-backer.
Albert. field general for the ALL
American backfeld. is the key man
In the tricky offense Clark Shaugh-
messy has taught Stanford and which
has had the Far West in a dither
all season.
Albert kicks off, does the punting.
kicks the extra points and handles
the ball on almost every play from
the old-fashioned tight-up-a gainst-
center position which features
Shaughnessy's IT, formation. He
calls the plays, does practically all
the passing, runs with the ball occa-
sionally and is good blocker and
hne defensive player. He is a left
footed kicker
Franck earned the fourth back
neld place only after stern COM
petition from all sectors, with Bruce
Smith, his Minnesota teammate,
among the leading challengerS. On
the whole, however, Franck rated as
the most valuable all-around per-
FORMER on the Gopher team, which
swept through a gruelling schedule
without a setback.
Elrod Outstanding FIankman.
End play this year was not up to
the standard of other seasons, but
Elrod, a main cog in the tough left
side of Mississippi States powerful
line, would have been a standout in
any company He rates as one of the
greatest defensive wingmen the
South ever has seen, and that sec
ton has seen some great ones.
A good paSS-catcher, brilliant
downfield blocker and savage, sure
tackler, Elrod suffered a fracture of
tWO DOllcS III ilIS IlSIlI manu- III UllQ-
season yet played out the schedule
as sensationally as he had begun it.
For two full seasons, he never was
circled or run over for a first down.
Opposing backs have lost more
ground at his end than they have
gained.
1t was not until the Duke game
that SEVERN clinched his place on
the All-America for the second year
in succession. Troubled by injuries in
several midseason games, the North
Carolina star came back with a
smashing finish. 1t was his magnifi-
cent defensive play that saved North
Carolina in the unexpected victory
over Duke and the close tussle with
Virginia.
Drahos' Repeat Undisputed.
For several reasons, probably
mostly psychological, Cornell's great
outfit ran into two defeats at the