Evening star., 1941-11-27
Battles and Grange
Called Co-Leaders
As Ball Carriers
Thorpe AII-Around Ace;
Schulz, HeffeIfinger,
Henry Top Linemen
By GRANTLAND RICE,

Picking out the greatest football
players from any single campaign
is tough enough, but when they
ask you to go back through the years
for an all-time selection it even Is
a rougher road. E.
Several such queries have come
In lately, so this seems to be as
good a time as any to take the
plunge while waiting for the end
of a waning season.
/. The best center I ever saw was
Germany Schulz of Michigan, 6 feet
4. 245 pounds. and faster than many
backs and ends. A Wolverine star
for five seasons. before some one
thought of the three-year rule.
2. never saw a guard who could
have been as good as Pudge Heffel-
finger of Yale. who was Commute
storm in a big pro game when he
was 50 years old. Ask Bo Nc
Millin. who played in the game with
Pudge.
3. The best tackle l ever saw was
Fat Henry of w. and J. Ask any
one who played with or against Fat,
including Lou Little.
Battles, Grange Great Toters.
4. The two best ball carriers ever
saw were Cliff Battles and Red
Grange.
5. The best power back I ever
saw was Bronko Nagurski, who ran
his own interference.
6. The best blocking back I ever
saw was Marty Brill of Notre Dame.
7. Under all conditions over a
span of years the best passer I ever
saw was Sammy Baugh.
8. The best pass receiver I ever
saw was Don Hutson Of Alabama
and Green Bay.
g. The best combination of end,
tackle and backer-up I ever saw
was Cal Hubbard, 270 pounds Of
dynamite.
Thorpe All-Around Leader.
10. The best all-around back I
ever saw-runner, line breaker,
kicker, passer and defensive star
was Jim Thorpe. Close behind was
Ken Strong.
IL. The best drop-kicker I ever
saw was Charley Brickley of Har-
ward.
IL. One of the most valuable play
ers for his team l ever saw was Ace
Parker of Duke and the Dodgers.
13. The smallest good PLAYER I ever
saw was Chigger Brown of Sewanee
weight. 110 pounds, and four-year
star. Next, Tick Tichenor of Au-
burn and Georgia, all-Southern;
weight. lis pounds.
IA. The most durable football team
I ever saw was Sewanee. 1899, q
team that travelled 1000 miles
played and won five big games in
six days against the pick Of the
South, using only l3 men on the
trip.
Bowl Bids in Balance.
On top Of this another searcher
IN the fogs and mists wants to know
the hardest game to pick on this
next Saturday.
You can start with one today at
College Station, Tex, the same be-
ing Texas against Texas A. ano
NJ. Oregon and Oregon State, plus
Vanderbilt and Tennessee, both car
rying bowl significance, are two
other games that have had the
coaches guessing.
A victory means Rose Bowl trip
for Oregon State, but Oregon is
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array that won't be easy to handle
Vanderbilt. after bruising after
noon with Alabama, has just as hare
an afternoon against Tennessee
team at home that has been moving
up rapidly week by week.
There may be closer selections
than these three mentioned, but II
so they should finish in dead heats
Tradition Makes Hot Fights.
When such traditional rivals a!
Army and Navy. Harvard and YALE
California and Stanford or Georgis
or Georgia Tech meet the under.
dog must always be given gooc
chance. This means the spot u
get even for an otherwise moth
eaten year.
Navy comes to this game witt
two fine teams, not one, and Army
may face melancholy moments IL
the last period. But this is durable
Army platoon, and it has the speed
to furnish a bundle of trouble befor'
the day is over.
There are enough good backs OF
both teams to give the years great
est crowd all the action looked TO
upon any field. Always remembe
that one or two good breaks o
one or two bad breaks can make {
monumental difference in a game o
this sort.