The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-03
'GOPHERS GET 2 ON UNITED PRESS
 Al ALL AMERICA
Dudley, Smith, Sinkwich and WestiaII in
 Backfield
BY HARRY FERGUSON United Press sports Editor

seen every important team in the nation-partlcipated in the voting, The result represents the best oross- section of opinion it is possible to obtain,
 The South placed four men on the team, the East one and the far West one. Minnesota, generally rec- ognized as the top college football team in the nation, placed two men on the first team, something no other school was able to do.
 The voting this year reflected the absence Of any dominant player or players. Vast year Tom Harmon of Michigan and John Kimbrough of Texas A. &s M., came close to being unanimous choices. This sea- son the race for the various posi- tions was close, Under Q point sys- tenn, based on being placed on everybody's first team, Q player would receive 1898 points. No one came near that total, The closest to it was Bill Dudley, Vlrginia's s baekfleld star, who boiled 60e points, Second to him was Chub Peabody, Harvard guard, with $40, Ernie Dlandin, Tulane's giant guard, waa third with 6oS.
 Look 'em Over
 The personnel of the team:
 End-Hold Rast, Alabama, Played this year in the great tradition of Alabama's ends, who include Don Huston, now 6 shining star in prof. essional football. Rose to his peak In the Tulane game when he played Q crashing defensive end, called sig nais, caught one touchdown pASs and another pass that set up Q score Rated as one of the best blockers in the South and is c eanny field general. Holds q private pilots lic. ense and probably will be in the AiE corps next year.
 End-BUb Dove, Notro Dame Selected Ny Coach Frank Ieahy to snare the passes thrown by Angelo Bertelli, Passes that he caught led to the winning touchdowns against Carnegie Tech and North western and started the Notre Dame rout of Arizona and Indiania. AL though hO was only Q sophomore last year he started every game and did the same this year. His dc. tenslve play has been almost flaw. less for tWoyeaTs, but this seasoT he blossomed Into an ottenRiVl threat as well. Led all ends in tht voting by considerable margin, Tackle-Ernie Blandln, Tulane The best tlp-ogf on this giant wht weighs 2Si pounds and stands siI feet, two inches Is that he has haS seven offers from professional foot ball teams. He combines speed witk his heft. His best game probably was against Alabama.
 Tackle-Dick Wildung, Minnesota Considered to be the equal Of Minn. esota's great tackles In ieSS-Dlck Smith and Ed Widseth. Expert or diagnosing plays of opposition anc gettink to the right place at the right time, Appeared in Minnesota starting lineup as Q sophomore something almost unheard of C far as Bernie BieF1nans teams are concerned. Can charge or float ai the occasion demands, and in two years never has turned in Q bae game.
 Guard-Chuh Peabody, Harvard May become one of the few Harvard men to enter professional footbal as he already has received nibblel from the pros. Is c vicious tacklel and blocker. In the Navy game Pea. body hit Bill Busick SO hard that the Middle dropped the ball on hi: own eight-yard line. Tn the Hrowr game he tackled Q punt receiver anc scooped the ball out of his arms al. most in one motion, Was best line. man on the field In every game Harvard played this year. Coact Swede Larson of Navy said Peabody seemed to be 10 feet tall ane seemed to weigh $40 pounds the day we played Harvard"
 Guard-Ray FrankowslSl, Wash. ington. Built low to the ground anc 1t is almost impossible to knock hin off his feet. In the California game Frankowski tackled Al Dorian & hard that Dorian fuTnbled and wal out of competition for three weeks Frankowski recovered the tumble Against Washington State he alsS recovered tumble and spent a gooC part of ehe afternoon knockinl down opposition passes.
 Center-Dorald Jenkins, Missouri A key man in the Missouri system of going for long gains. He get down the field so fast that he caH help in the blocking. On offense h. drives hard. On defense he call defensive signals, backs up the lin and makes almost half the tackles He was an outstanding Mneman il a line that held Nebraska to s; yards and Oklahoma to 52.
 Quarterback-Bill Dudley, Virginil A great offensive back and bette than the average on defense ans blocking. He runs, throws and kicks A senior, he is only 1o years old Gained 057 yards running this yea for an average of six yards every time he carried the bail Completed 57 out of l07 passes for total gaiT of 857 yards. an punts back for { ! SSeesA VA IVA yNAAS 0AA4 AAAuAC ~ yards on such miscellaneous thing as pass interceptions, catching passes and running back kickoffs.
 Halfback-Bruce Smith, Minne' sota. Handicapped by injuries par of the season, he played in all o Minnesota's five games agains Smiths passing and running werl chiefly responsible for the victor. over Washington. His passing star ted the rout of Iowa, and agains Wisconsin his running and passing figured in four of the six Minnesota touchdowns. Averaged i05.2 yard per game, passing and rushing.
 Broken Jaw
 Halfhack-Frank Sinkwich, Geor' gia. Leading runner in the natios with 8 total of l.iO2 yards gaines rushing, only 20 yards short Q whizEer Whites all-tiIne record Suffered Q broken jaw in the Soul Carolina game, but gained 105 yard rnsing and threw throe telsehdq~