The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-05
(Reg. U. S. Patent Office) By JACK CUDDY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Dec. 5- (UP) = Grid bits on a plate of leftovers from the late but definitely not lamented 1914 football season:
 The hardest hitting back in the land-all America Felix (Doc) Blarl- chard of Army, the buckin' broncho from the Bayou country, cited by many as the greatest fullback to grace collegiate gridiron since Big John Kimbrough was operating for Texas A. 6 M.
 The best game - Geirgia Techs IT to IS victory over Navy in which the under-rated Engineers dug in to when the Midshipment were within a foot of a touchdown in the final minute.
 The greatest comeback-by Ten nessee's valient volunteers, who didn't even play football in 1943, but started from scratch with 9 gree nteam and finished the season undefeated. Watch them go against Southern California in the Rose Bowl.
 The most unusual backfield com bination-Pennsylvania's double edged single wing in which a left handed passer operated on plays to the right and 8 right handed passer tossed them on single wing forma- tions to the left.
 The most advanced idea-Coach John (Ox) Dagrosa's "subterfuging defense' at Holy Cross in which the defending team shifts, calls signals and lines up differently each time to combat the many facets in the streamline 'T"' offensive and its various versions.
 The biggest upSet-North Caro- lima Pre-F1ight's 21 to 14 victory over Navy in the first game of the season for the Midshipmen after sports fans almost unanimously had handed the nationa l mythical championship to the kids from "Crabtown" in advance.
 The most forgotten team-Wake Forests Deacons, who sat on the side lines when the Bowl game in- vitations were being handed out after putting a fine young civilian team through nine game schedule with only defeat by Duke to mar its record.
 The most humiliated team-Texas Mhristian's Horned Frogs, who won the Southern Conference title and Cotton Bowl invitation against Ok lahoma A. & M. then proceeded to lost to Southern Methodist, the last place team in the circuit.
 The biggest offensive show - Armys 59 to 0 defeat over Notre Dame in which the Cadets gave out with everything to settle a lot of old scores, handing the Irish their most one sided beating of all time and gaining their first touchdown in the series since 1888; their first victory since 1881.
 The most colorful Illinois with its "stopwatch" backf1eld of f1eet-footed track team stars. who ran rings around heavier and sup posedly more powerful opposition.
 The most versatile back-the 167- pound Les Horvath of Ohio State, without whose line smashing, open- field running. passing and bunting, the Buckeyes probably would have been also ranS in the Big Ten Con- ference instead of perfect record champions.
 The top hneman-Don Whitmire of Navy, the ever-smashing tackle. who kept the Midshipmen in the running against Army, until forced out Of the game with an injury.
 The most rousing welcome = the turnout of the Boston Irish for the first trip to New England in history for Notre Dame. They were well rewarded, the Irish Ramblers from South Bend beat Dartmouth GA to 0.
 Best case for the office of defense transportation-the Colossal waste of energy by Army in Drubbling Villanova 84 to o. Some one should have asked the backfield after the first touchdown, lis this trip really necessary"
 Biggest responsibility for 1945-- squarely upon the shoulders of young Mr. John Green, the newly elected captain of Army's unbeaten Cadets, who will have his hands full topping the teams l944 record.