Evening star., 1950-12-07


picks Sharman of USC'
THAT did it far Kennedy concerned He
out of his seat and sad Now you've thrown whole
basketball eam Sharman will baseball for the Brooklyn
Dodgers He's bonus ball player
GAS saying" Foster eve gambled both of
them they signed That's why we're not worried about
start because sharman got schnittke had
his chekbone fractured and during the two weeks he
out we lost six out of But they're both back and
have hunch We'll make move"
sCHNITTKER, A e-FooT-5 OHIoAN played offensive end
for the Buckeyes and started in the Rose Bowl last New
Years Day. weighed of football chiefly
Bay Cleveland decided try pro basketball
(Which sport you like better?" asked bystander
II don't know, answered the 22yearold II played
pro football"
WELL which did you like better in college?"
"They about the same" schnttker replied "You
to Ohio State football scholarship didn't play
much football When did, was on Big Ten champion and
that's always fun"
schnittkers at Ohio State was slightly fabulous
that He'd starred in both sports at sandusky High but the
Buckeyes wanted him football reported in 1946
he said many had back that forgotten
So quit football went for basketball Luckily made
the varsity in my freshman year"
AS sophomore the kid hot stuff. In his junior year
he made the secondeam AlAmerca AS senior he swept
the boards His most memorable performance
Ohio State from Indiana by one point after trailing by 10
the half schnittker 27 points sank 13 foul
shots tries break the old Big Ten record of for
and clinch the title.
AS FOR FOOTBALL, lie estranged it for three
years after quitting while freshman "In senior Wes
best fractured vertabra in his neck and suited
gambling with out. great
thrill playing in the Bowl weeks later playing
In the Garden with a championship basketball team"
Few athletes got offers than Schnttker he
approached graduation did you actually have
Holman big guy who varies between
210 pounds, shook his head II don't know he said
"Qute a few"
"We had hard time signing him." Foster admitted
breaking the conversation "In basketball the Phillips
Oilers Wilkes Barre and ST. Paul after him. In
football and Cleveland Anybody else, Dick?"
Schnttker shrugged Wel Goodyear and General Motors
basketball the Cards and Yanks in football But t
doesn't matter now does it?"
Foster laughed. "It doesn't matter Dick and
Sharman, incidentally the only two players we've
signed to contracts not year-to-year basis"
QUIET GUY SCHNITTKER nonetheless pulls no punches
speak fractured cheekbone from which he's
recovering the injury he's received in athletics football
basketball.
81 thought I'd played in rough league in the Big Ten he
reflected Basketball in the Big Ten really rough When
played outside school lark But have to admit
the league is tougher physically than the Big Ten
"Eow much better the pros?" he asked
81 don't know Schnittker answered, frankly The pros
bigger that's for certain In the Big Ten tall guy
pivot player. Among the I'm just average guy and
But I'll this much he added looking at General
Foster In the short time I've been I've seen
little that good college players wouldn't make
blind the final minute while holding
point lead.
"At Ohio State they'd off the squad for stunt
like that happened club he concluded
Sounded just like unor-grade Red Blak he did.