The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-06
NEW PRO LEAGUE
LISTS CRIDDERS
UNDER CONTRACT
Impressive Rosters Seemed
Assured For An-Amerl-
can Conference
BY WALTER BYEKs
limited Press Sports Written

CHICAGO. Jan. o.-U.H-The ALI
America football conference sew
erelv criticizing the National foot-
hall Leagues college draft system
announced today its eight CLUBS al
ready had signed approximately
200 players and probably Woulo
not need to draft any players 1o1
their first season next fall.
The eight franchise owners OF
the All-American, planning to
launch pro footballs second major
league next season alongside OF the
N. F. L., met behind closed doors
today. They worked on player con-
tracts and considered a new draft
system, proposed by their coaches
as lone which will not aggravate
college athletic directors.
The coaches, under chairman
Ray Flaherty Of Dan Topping S
New York team, recommended TO
owners that a secret draft, limited
to college seniors who have ex-
pressed their desire to play profes-
sionally, be set up contrast to the
National Leagues aH-inclusive
draft of 300 players annually.
Nal Stevens, formerly Of Yale
and New York university and now
head coach of William Cox's ALI
American Brooklyn club, called the
N. F.. LIS selection system silly
and in direct conflict with the wish
es of college coaches"
Stevens pointed out that the
coaches of the All-America confer
ence, with the exception of Fla
herty,, who formerly bossed the
Washington Redskins, all are col
lege men who should know what
universities and colleges want in
relationship to professional foot
ball."
Mrs. Eleanor Gehrig, widow OF
the former Yankee first baseman
and League secretary, said ap-
proximately 300 players had been
signed by the league, which aver
ages out to about IS men per club.
The coaches named 1879 signed play
ers today.
Following is the All-America set.
up, club by club, with few of the
big-name stars who have been sign
ed:
Brooklyn-Top players: end JACK
Russell, Baylor; tackle Martin Ru-
by, Texas A. & M; backs Glenn
Dobbs, Tulsa; Bill Daley, Mime.
sofa Michigan; Dominic Principe
Fordham; Lake Leicht, Oregon
State; Bob Paffrath, Minnesota.
New York -. Players to be an.
nounced later.
Buffalo Top players: Tackle
Darrell Palmer, T. c. u, backs
Paul Governalli, Columbia; Steve
Juzwick, Notre Dame, and Harry
Hopp, Nebraska.
Cleveland-Top players: guard
Vince Banonis, Detroit and Chi.
cago Cardinal of N. F. L.; tackle
Jim Daniel, Ohio State and Chi
cago Bears; backs Otto Graham
Northwestern; Bob steuber, Mis-
souri, and Chicago Bears; Edgar
Especial Delivery Jones, Pitts
burgh; Eddie Prokop, Georgia
Tech; Gene Fekete, Ohio State.
Chicago = Top players: Tackle
Harvey McCollum, Tulane; guare
Norm Very, U. S. c.; end RALPH
Haywood, U. S. c.; backs; Billy
Hillenbrand, Indiana; Elroy Hirsch
Wisconsin,; Chuck Jacoby, Indiana
Don Kruger, Northwestern.
Los Angeles-Top players; tackle
, Lee Artoe, Chicago; back Angelo
Bertelli, Notre Dame.
San Francisco-Top players: enc
Bob Titchenal, Washington Red
skins; backs: frankie Albert
Stanford; Len Eshmont, Fordhan
, and New York Giants.
Miami-Top players: end Hamp
ton Pool, Stanford and Chicago
Bears playing COACH; center Johr
Tavener, Indiana; Bill Goodwin
Georgia, and John Steeber, Ala
bama,