Evening star., 1940-10-23
Penn.Michigan
Issue Likely Is
Up 10 Lines
Fritz, Wistert, Frick
And MendeIson Out
For AII-Americu
BY HERB BARKER,

NEW YORK, Oct. 23-The crowd
will be watching Tom Harmon and
Frank Reagan when the unbeaten
football machines of Michigan and
Penn collide Saturday, but the out
come probably will hinge upon what
occurs up front where the going is
toughest.
Both Penn and Michigan boast out
standing candidates for all-Amer-
lea line positions on the basis Of
play thus far. Outstanding in the
Wolverine forward wall are Ralph
Fritz, a guard whose fine blocking
helps make the Michigan offense
function, and AL Wistert, sophomore
tackle. who is handy equally on
offense or defense.
PENIS leading candidates are
Capt. Ray Frick, 6-foot. 3-inch
center, and Irving Mendelson rugged
guard Frick. a great leader, broke
through to wreck Princeton's run
ming game last week and opened
great holes on offense to make the
Quakers' SpinnerS go. Mendelson, one
of the best linemen Penn has had in
years. acts strictly on his own when
he gets on the field. He is given no
specific instructions by Penn's
coaches
Have Formidable Rivals.
The All-America road for Fritz
and Mendelson. however. is rugged
and tough. Blocking the way are
such other candidates as Tennessee's
Demon pair. Bob Suf1ridge and Ed
Molinski. whose play sparkled
against Alabama; Marshall Robnett,
rough and tough member of the
Texas Aggies' ensemble; Warren
Alison of Nebraska, who yielded not
an inch of ground to Kansas last
week: Ray Frankowski of Washing
ton. who was all over the field
against Oregon State, and many
others.
Frick will have to battle 1t out
with Robert Nelson of Baylor, whose
defensive work against Villanova
was of high order; Rudy Mucha,
who played 81 minutes of brilliant
defensive football for Washington
last Saturday: Lou de Fillipo, Ford
hams consistent captain, and Frank
Finneran. Cornell senior whose
steady play and brilliant defensive
qualifications, go generally un-
recognized.
Attracting attention among the
tackles last week, along with Wistert,
we're Fred Davis of Alabama and
Abe Shires Of Tennessee, who per-
formed on the same field with
honors about even; Mike Enich, a
standout for Iowa in the losing game
with Indiana: Jim Stuart of Ore
gon, whose fiery defensive work
helped hold Southern CALIFORNIA;
running attack in check; Nick
Drahos, Cornell's 1889 all-America;
Bob Reinhard of California, the
teams best punter. who put on a
phenomenal display of all-around
class. and Bernie Wiener of Kansas
State, a Commute performer against
Oklahoma.
Jim Schmuck and Alvah Kelley,
Cornell's ends. put on a smashing
show against Syracuse, but fine end
play was seen in every section last
week. Columbia's wingmen, Hugh
Barber and Joe Siegal, each played
60 minutes against Georgia and Al
Kruger of Southern California was
a tower of strength on defense and
made spectacular catch Of a touch
down pass against oregon.
Linemen Who Catch the Eye.
Among other linemen who caught
the eye last week we're:
Ends - Mcdowell and Marx,
Washington; Engle, Illinois: Jen-
nings, Oklahoma; Steuber, Missouri;
O'Brien, Notre Dame: Frutig, Mich
igan; Roach, Texas Christian: War
ner, Penn; Jett, Wake Forest;
SEVERN. North Carolina; MacKin-
ney. Harvard Ford, Temple; Bar
tholemy, Yale; Elrod, Mississippi
State
Tackles Garvey, Colgate; Sears,
Oregon State; Gallagher, Notre
Dame; Bauman, Northwestern;
Muerth, Georgia Tech; Pannell,
Texas A. and M; Blandin and
Dufour, Tulane; Preston, Wake
Forest; Kuzman, Fordham; Flath-
mann, Navy; Drulis, Temple; Brooks,
Yale; Odson, Minnesota.
Guards - Embick, Wisconsin,:
Lokanc, Northwestern; Scheftel,
Denver; Walker, Virginia Military;
Goree, Louisiana State; NOVEL;,
North Carolina: Burt, North Caro-
lima State; Young, Dartmouth;
Pierce, Fordham; Cherico, New York
University; Fife, Pitt; Dern, Yale.
Centers-Barnett, Duke; Buck,
Colgate; Guide, Vanderbilt; Feibish,
New York University; Since, Pitt.