The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
West Pointers Dominate
Team For Second Year
With Five Players
By LEO H. PETERSEN
UNITED Press Sports Editor)

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NEW YORK, Dec. s. WD The
east-with Army's national cham
pions winning five places - to-
night dominated the United Press
1915 All-American football team for
the second consecutive year with
seven berths.
The crushing Cadets, whose
weekend victory over Navy wound
up their second consecutive unde-
feated campaign, were voted five
spots by sports editors and writer's
from coast to coast.
Every other section Of the colnl-
try drew one spot, Alabama for
the south, Oklahoma A. & M. for
the southwest, St. Mary's for the
west and Ohio State saving the mid
west from a shutout in that Sec
tons poorest showing In the his
tory of the poll.
There were two repeaters-fuu-
back Felix Doc) Blancard and
halfback Glenn Davis-while one
of their Cadet teammates, tackle
Dewitt Coulter, moved up from the
1914 second team.
Standout choice Of the voters was
blanchard, Army's powerhouse full
back, who received 1,040 of posi-
BILE 1,OS9 points. His seasonal work
resulted in his being named on all
but five first team ballots. -Four
voters ignored him, and placed
him on the second team.
Second choice was Davis, earn
ing 977 points for second honors
while Coulter copied third honor'
by leading the inemen with 3d.
points.
Selected by men who had seer
every important team in the nation
for the best cross-section of opinion
possible Davis and Blanchard hat
no contest in the backfield. But tn
other two ball-carrying berths de
veloped a hot battle in which Bol
Fenimore of Oklahoma A. & M
and Herman Wedemeyer of ST
Mary's bested Aabama's Harr,
Gilmer. Fenimore, with TAI points
finished one point up on Wedemey
er while Gilmer faded in tn
stretch and received 686 total.
The Personnel of The Team
End-Richard H. Duden, Navy
Last season a blocking back. al
end shortage forced his converslo
and he developed into one of tn
greatest defensive Wingmen II
acadamy annals. His specialize
were blocking punts and tearing u
the opposition's backfield. Six feet
two and 203 pounds, iDuden was tn
leading vote getter among the ma
TONS ends.
End - Henry Foldberg, Army
The Cadets didn't have to foe
around much with passes, consio
ering their ground attack neve
; once stalled. But when they'd re
lieve the monotony with an aerls
show, the six foot, one inch Hank
,, was a favorite and able large
His forte, however, was slammln
his 200 pounds into rival ball cal
Iriers.
Tackle - Dewitt Coulter, Army
That West Point line was regarde
: as one of the most impregnable !
l collegiate gridiron history. Coul
t err was one of the major reasons
e all six foot, three inches and u
t pounds of him. One of the favorlt
spots for those Cadet backs wa
through tackle, because Big Han
always had an opening. And d.
e fensively, the gap always wa
!. closed.
Tackle George Savitsk.
|, Pennsylvania. The biggest man G
the squad, but surprising agile an
> fleet despite his $50 pounds. Pen
developed into the cream OF tn
Ivy league, thanks to Big Georg'
His punt blocking set up two toucl
downs as Columbia was hocke
) from the ranks of the unbeatel
l. and Army was the only man alb
$ to stop him all season. And thu
by double teaming him.
Guard - Warren Amling, OH
y State, first choice at guard, he sa'
ed the Midwest from a shutou