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ence race he was outscored onl.
by Doak Walker.
The 21-year-old, e-foot, 1856
FOUNDER from Waco, Tex, is ,
modest player to say the least
After kicking a field goal tina
beat Texas in the last 10 seconds
all Froggy talked about was thu
great line play of his teammates
Sitko Was Irish Nemesis.
Getting back to the backs, 6
name famous in wartime football
comes to mind with the mentor
OF Fullback Emil (Red) Sitko
Seven years ago he was fresh
man at Notre Dame. That's be-
cause three of his football years
were with the Navy. He was ont
of the villains in Notre Danes
only defeat in 1943. the last
time a Leahy coached team wa!
beaten. All Sitko did to helr
give the Great Lakes Navy team
q 1914 victory was act as a de-
fensive bulwark. Several time!
he was the last player In the way
Of q Notre Dame ball carrier ane
the goal line. And each time 1T
had to make the tackle he made
1t.
The 25-year-old. 18o-pount
back from Fl. Wayne, Ind. ha'
led Notre Dame players in rush
ing this season for the fourth
time. Previously he was a half
back. He bulled his way through
the line so successfully despite
his size-he's only five-eight-
that Leahy this season switched
him to fullback. His nickname o.
"Six-yard" Sitko fits him well
Like Jim Martin, who switched
from end to tackle, Sitko has beer
q varsity regular in his four year,
at South Bend.
There's no telling how many
points Doak Walker Of Southern
Methodist might have scored this
season had he been able to play
every game. He missed the Ken
lucky game but came back II
time to kick the extra point tha1
beat Texas. 7-6.
A specialist in kicking, passine
or running, Walker is a triple
threat in the true sense OF thu
word. He led the Southwest majo,
schools in scoring this season.
A l6S-pound Texan from Dallas
Walker had one Of his real gooe
games against Missouri. The Mus
tangs won 1927 with the help o.
three Walker touchdowns and foul
extra points. He gained los yard'
Around Chapel Hill, N. c., the!
say Charley (Choo Choo) Justic'
is the greatest thing since the for
ward pass. Like Walker, he car
run, pass. and punt. Twice he lee
North Carolina teams to thu
Sugar Bowl. Like most OF thu
other players on this years ALI
America he played varsity ball al
q freshman when the relaxed war
time rules permitted the frosh II
play.
Justice Is Ace Punter.
In four years of action for thu
Tarheels, Choo Choo. a forme'
star for the cambridge (Md.
Navy eleven, averaged one touch
down a game. Last year he lex
the nation IN total offense ant
this season he Is one OF the tol
punters in the country.
Justice. captain Of his team
undoubtedly will go down as tn
greatest back in North Carolin'
history. The son of railroad
man, Justice is the lightest playe
on this years team. The native o
Asheville. N. c., weighs l6
pounds.
Justice paced the 'Tarheels t
q perfect Southern Conferenc
record when he tossed for tw
touchdowns and Tailed a thir
in the 21-20 victory over Duke
q game N. c. had to win. Justict
still hobbling slightly on an in
jured ankle that kept him out
the Notre Dame game, was prett
much the whole show althoug
his great pass-catching end, Al
Weiner, did a tremendous job, to-