The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-28
s IS THE ARMY AND MEAS 1o45 ALL-AMERICA
Nine States Are Represented On Nations Teom
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By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Sports Editor


 New York, Nov. 27--Army saves you a lot of trouble in this edition Of the All-America foolishness. You simply name the first string, so here Is NEA Services All-America team of 1945:
 Left end: Richard J. Pitzer, Con- nellsville. Pa, 6-1, 195.
 Left tackle: Dewitt E. Coulter, San Antonio, 6-3, 220.
 Left guard: Arthur L. Gerometta, Gary, Ind, 5-10, 19O.
 Center: Herschel E. Fuson, Mid- dlesburg, Ky. 6-1, 215.
 Right guard: John F. Green GO, Shelbyville, Ky, 5-81s, 190.
 Right tackle: aAlbert M. Nemetz, Prince George, Va, 6, 190.
 Right end: Henry c. Foldberg Dallas, 6-1, 195.
 Left halfback: Glenn w. Davis, Claremont, Calf, 5-9, ITO.
 Quarterback: Arnold Y. Tucker, Miami, Fla, 5-9, 175.
 Right halfback: Thomas E. Me- William, Meridian, Miss, 5-11, ITS.
 Fullback: Felix A. Blanchard, Bishopville, s. O., 6, POS.
 This years NEA All-America has certain distinct advantages over preceding A-A teams. Every player knows the coach by his first name. As a matter of fact, they will call him by his rank, colonel. They know each other the same way. What is more important, they know the signals and plays.
 This team also has the advantage of possessing blockers in the back field and other necessary pre- requisites, such as team play, etc. Other All-America teams were like the old Cuban army with plenty of officers and mighty few enlisted men.
 There were the inevitable four tailbacks, selected because of their ban-carying propensities.
 This is team that practically, not theoretically, has won IT straight, is unbeaten and united in two campaigns. It has Smacked every outfit that has been sent against it by margins of from 16 to 83 points. In successive seasons it has scored 1O7 points against Notre Dame while being unscored on. In two falls it has compiled 884 points as against 68 for opposition such as Navy, Notre Dame, Michigan, Duke, North Carolina, Pennsyl- vania, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest.
 Periods were mercifully abbrevi- ated. Powers of yesteryear now hesitate to book the cadets.
 There were quite few superla- tive players at other institutions this autumn.
 Backs like Herman Wedemeyer of Saint Mary's, Bob Fenimore of Oklahoma A. and M., Harry Gilmer of Alabama, Cal Rossi of UCLA and Pete Pihos of Indiana; ends on the order of Capt. Dick Duden and Leon Bramlett of Navy, Hubert Bechtol of Texas, Max Morris of Northwestern and Bob Ravensberg of Indiana; tackles like George Sa- vltsky of Pennsylvania, Tom Hughes of Purdue, Harlan Wetz of Texas and Russell Deal of Indiana; guards of the capabilities of War ren Amling of Ohio State, Ali Hem stad of Washington, L. A. Binga- man of Illinois and Jim Caring ton and Geronimo Deramee of Navy and centers along the for nidable and rugged lines of Pancho Mancha of Alabama, Capt. Paul Duke of Georgia Tech, Dick Scott Of Navy and some more.
 Indeed, you don't have to leave the reservation to find thoroughly capable replacements for at least three members of the Military Academy's starting team. Barney Poole is rated evenly with Dick Pitzer at left end. Joe Steffy is Art Gerometta's match at left guard. You can't tell the differ ence when either of the Bobs- Stuart or Chabot-is performing at right halfback.
 But no Army regular could be taken out without disturbing the pattern of combination that pro- fessional coaches concede could beat the top money clubs. It would be like cutting a chunk from an expensive suit of clothes and sew ing in patch of fine material of different color and texture.
 The south has particular reason to be proud of this All-American team.
 Eight of it's members register from the deep south and another from southern California. There are 9 states represented on the Army A squad of A. Nine states supply the All-America team of 1945. Texas and Kentucky each having two.
 This is another excellent reason for the military taking over an- other private enterprise.