The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-11-05
Three Warner Coached
Gridders Picked On His
AH-Time Outfit; Other
Greats Recalled
BY SAM JACKSON
APP Feature Service Writer

deserve places on any all-tme
All-America team.
Pop Warner, recalling all the
gridiTon greats, names Jim
Thorpe, Jim Peck. and Ernie
Nevers to his a1l-time team. Only
two stars of the last decade
Ernie Smith and Harry Smith of
Southern Calnornia-are on the
outfit.
OF his choices, Warner, now
advisory coach at San Jose State,
says:
These selections cover wide
range of years, which might in
Gicate that outstanding players
keep coming up with some regu-
larity.
"On the other hand, football
has advanced so much in recent
years-there are so many good
players today-that perhaps some
Of these earlier ones would not
be outstanding IN the modern
game. But they were standouts
in their time and their reputa-
ton has lasted through the
years.
His team:
ENDS: Frank Hinkey, Yale,
1892; Brick Muller, Califor-
MIA, 1921.
TACKLES: Fat" Henry. Wash
ington and Jefferson, 1919:
Ernie Smith, Southern Cali
fornia, 1880.
GUARDS: Fudge" Hefflefin-
ger, Yale, 1889; Harry Smith.
Southern California, 1899.
CENTER: Bob Peck, Pitts
burgh, 1915
BACKS: Jim Thorpe, Carlisle,
1912; Willie Heston, Michi-
gan, 1904; Red Grange, I'LL
nois. 1925; Ernie Nevers.
Stanford, 1925.
Let Pop" tell you about his
team:
HinkeY Great
''Hinkey, the great Yale end Of
the early COS, was not big fell
low, but he was very tricky and
a great leader and field general.
Muller, a member of Andy
Smiths first wonder team" at
California, was big and fast. He
participated in an early Rose
Bowl victory.
Fat Henry of Washington and
jefferson was one of the best
tackles I've ever seen. He was
one of the fastest big men ever
to play, and in addition to being
great defensive tackle was a
polished place kicker. For the
other tackle one must consider
Marshall Newell of Harvard.
who made Walter Camps ALI
America team for four years in
the early COS. but I believe my
choice would be Ernie Smith of
Southern California.
AT guard Fudge Hefflefinger
of Yale, who played in 1889 and
made the first All-America team,
was one of the first TO demon
strate that a lineman could get
into interference. For the other
guard don't know of any man
I'd rather have than Harry Smith,
of last years use. team.
Peck Aggressive
AT center I'd put Bob Peck OF
Pittsburgh. Germany Schultz of
Michigan. considered a great
player. was a bigger man than
Peck. but Peck was wonderfully
aggressive and a great leader.
In the backfield. except for
fullbaek-where I'd put Ernie
Nevers who played for me at
Stanford-I would not designate
individual positions. In addition
to NeverS I'd want Jim Thorpe OF
Carlisle. Willie HeSton of Mich
gan and Red Grange of Illinois.
Grange Tops
Grange was the greatest open
field runner. Thorpe also was &
wonderful open field man. He al
so had plenty of weight for line
plunging, was great at punting
and place kicking and had speed
and all round ability.
"Heston was a big fellow, pow.
erful, a good runner and very
clever. Nevers. the most consis.
tently good fuI1back. was fairly
fast, a clever open field runner
and a powerful line bucker. He
was a wonderful passer anc
kicker.
"Some coaches would probably
pick Walter EckersaIl in The
backfield, but I think these choic
es better all around. Harmon o.
Michigan might deserve a place
but he hasn't finished his playinl
career and you have to judge {
man on his complete record il
college.