The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-11-24
ODELL OF Penn
STAN DOUT ON
UP. ALL-EAST II
BY CARL LUNDQUIsT


UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Nov. 24.-(UP)-Foot-
ball players who could keep their
heads up in competition with the
best peace time performers comprise
the 1913 All-Eastern team selected
today by the United Press.
Though the general standard of
play throughout the east was below
pre-War level, practically every
team had it's standout perform
ers, particularly the service elevens,
Army and Navy, and the two top
Ivy League squads, Dartmouth and
Pennsylvania. These four teams
the class of the east, were as good
or better than elevens which have
represented their schools in other
recent years. The service schools
had their normal complement of
talent, while Dartmouth and Penn
sylvania were bolstered by trainees
in the governments Marine and
Naval college programs.
Because it was a year when the
offense dominated the show and
high scoring games were the rule,
the section had bumper crop of
top backs and it was almost a coin
tossing proposition to narrow the
field for final selection.
Considering his all-around value
to the powerful Penn Quakers
Bob Odell rates the nod as the
best player in the east and his Sc
lection at quarterback posed nc
problem. He directed his team on
offense, was a superlative blocker
and ball carrier, a timely passer
and on defense Coach George Mum
ger said of him. 1.-The guy never
missed a tackle in three years"
Selecting the other backs was more
difficult, but Glenn Davis of Army
and Harold Hamberg of Navy were
their respective teams spark plugs
and rated an edge over the others
for the halfback posts. Davis as
break-away runner and Hamberg
as a "spot-passer" had no equals
and kept their teams scoring
proclivities in high gear. The full
back, George Sutch, of Rochester
went into premature obscurity when
his team finished its schedule a
month early, but there was no bet
ter line crasher or power plungel
in the east. The second team
backs, Don Kasprzak of Dartmouth
Ray Scussel of Yale, AL Postus o.
Villanova and Hills Hume of Navy
showed general versatility and util.
ity and could rotate INTERCHANGEABLE
with the first quartet with little
difference in performance.
Cassimir MySlinski, the keystone
of an Army line which was mobile
and mighty as the occasion de-
manded, was a solid choice fol
first team center. There was a
plentitude of good guards, but Don
Alvarez Of Dartmouth and John
Jaffurs of Penn State pleased the
most exacting critics and got few
citations for all-America considera-
ton. Cleo Calcagni stood out con-
sistently in Cornell line that wasn't
always what it should have been,
while Don Whitmire was superla-
tive on both offense and defense
for Navy and both had little COM
petition for the tackle positions.
Frank CULLEN of Penn was end
man" of the strong Quaker line
and performed brilliantly in sew
eral of his teams most important
victories. generally being considered
the best terminal man in the Ivy
circuit. At the other flank, Paul
Walker of Yale, a youngster who
came up so fast he wasn't even
listed in the official squad roster
at the start of the season, made
the Eli veterans take back seat
Fast and rangy, he was capable of
all the things required of good
end.
Jack Martin, Navy's center, who
has been strongest in late season
games, his running mate George
Brown at guard and Edward Muir
ply. Army guard form the middle
of the second team line Herb Mel
son of Penn and Francis Merritt
another of Army's IN" men were
the tackle choices.
Tom Rock of Columbia, gamest
player on a squad that lacked
everything but fight. could have
been an end on anyone's team. He
scored three of the five touchdowns
Columbia made all year and was a
hard man to go around on sideline
plays. John Monahan of Dart
mouth helped Kasprzak rank as the
ivy circuits top pasSer because of
his receiving ability