Evening star., 1949-08-13
Pros Use Co||egians
Own Split 10 Gain
Top Win Of Series
By ChorIes chamberlain
Asseeiotsd Press Sports Writer

CHICAGO. Aug. 13.-Most OF
the All-Star collegians. already
signed with pro football clubs,
rushed to training camps today
to begin preparing for their play
for-pay careers.
It's a good thing many of them
are in a hurry. Apparently, they
have a lot to learn.
The most inept and bewildered
All-Star group in the 16-year his
tory of the football series was
buried. $50, by the Philadelphia
Eagles last night.
The National League cham
pions, feeding A players into the
scramble in an effort to keep down
the score, couldn't help but roll
up the most decisive edge since
the games were inaugurated in
1894 Forty-eight All-Stars were
used out OF a stockpile Of 65.
A throng of 93,780 fans wit
messed the massacre in Soldier
Field.
Only three fine goal-line stands
and other bits of defensive sparkle
stood in the All-Stars' favor.
Split-T No Aid to ALI Stars.
Their heralded offensive Wea-
pom. the split-T formation. proved
ineffective. Their aerial attack,
behind such aces as Norm Van
Brocklin of Oregon and Frank
Tripucka of Notre Dame, netted
a minus three yards with three
competitions in Is attempts.
With such ball-carriers as
George Taliaferro of Indiana,
Smackover Scott of Arkansas,
Jack Mitchell of Oklahoma and
Bobby Stuart of Army in action,
the All-Stars showed their way
through the Eagles for a mere lis
yards rushing.
The Eagles uncorked 10 first
downs to five, 228 yards rushing
and 1870 passing.
But more emphatic than fig
ures was the All-Stars' inabality
to penetrate beyond midfield but
once. That was in first-period
drive that ended in lost tumble
on the Eagles 80.
Longest All-Star run came on
the last play of the game. Harper
Davis, Mississippi State halfback,
filched an Eagle pass in the end
zone and returned it 80 yards as
the gun sounded.
Show Speed After Game.
Twenty minutes later the heroes
of last falls collegiate football
were showered, dressed and en-
route by bus back to their sleeping
quarters-some Of the best speed
exhibited all night.
The Eagles, we'll drilled on the
split-T alignment which Head
All-Star Coach Bud Wilkinson
employed for Oklahoma's best
showing in gridiron history last
season, played alert, aggressive
ball, but still were far from their
usual sharpness.
Their biggest laugh was adopt
ing the split-T themselves to
score two touchdowns in the sec
ond quarter. They stole the ALI
Stars stuff to spring Steve Van
Buren, on a wide sweep to the
right from one foot out and rush
Craft through defensive left tac-
kle from the four.
In jamming over II points IN
the second quarter. seven in the
third and ID in the last, five diff
ferent Eagles went for touch
downs-Van Buren,, Craft, Pete
Pihos, Noble Doss and Neill Arm
strong. Cliff Patton added a To-
yard field goal.
Most satisfying conclusion to
the game-which kept the Ma
tional League champions ahead
In the series with nine victories
to five, with two ties-was the
absence OF serious injuries to
either group.
No Serious Injuries.
All the fine prospective pro
rockies will be sound of limb when
they join their teams. They in
clude such fellows as Tripucka,
Scott and Center Charles Bed
narik of Penn-an imposing trio
plucked by the Eagles themselves.
Statistics.
All-stars. Eagles.
First downs 10
Net yards rushing ---,--1l6 22S