Evening star., 1952-10-21

got Tommy Byrne pitching Browns to lend his
About the only explanation for this editors
that Byne left-hander At rate
World Series and ached onto the big loot while the Browns
finished SEVENTH although customary they lower.
Now Of the national weeklies has talked Grange
into putting his under the title of II Couldn't Make the
Varsity Today and couple of thousand which
his credit only obquey support this public confession of
modeSty.
GAILoPING GHOST of Illinois is accorded
co-author sort lead pony lest Grange
say silly" Jump fence and
head for the barn. Actually despite the operative
doesn't positively Il Couldn't Make the Varsity Today
Way down toward the end of his piece he make this
that don't think the Grange 1923 could
Job the 1852 Illinois varsity"
Only feebly it here does Grange explain why he
rates himself inferior to todays ball carriers There's
reference Red that modern burst into the line
snapback CENTER required
three four But then he admits it's different game
now and that he'd have to alter style in phases The
whole yarn blends with the title thin
In paper cup at Griffith Stadium.
Grange day only defense was seven
line backs either box
ment c1n the 1925 Penn game, played in downpour my
od-stye uniform of rubber and wool up
pounds of extra weh The high school coaching that boys
received in the 192Os expert today etc.
argument constantly by pointing up the
advantages of modern dress aluminium plastic and
on), rule changes elongated football instead the old
fat job, etc. etc.
GRANGE COULDN'T MAKE the 1852 varsity? He could
make the Illinois varsity Michigan States Maryands
too. Anybody who him knows it, The only question
is: Would he make the offensive defensive team?"
Grange scored IL touchdowns sophomore in 1928
Al-America He AAmerica in 1924 and 1925,
He always has been associated in the public mind scoring
threat Yet when he joined the the Chicago
proved to be semi-hop ball carrier but wizard
tense Nowhere in his II Couldn't Make the Varsity" piece did
he refer to his prowess defensive back.
But the weakness of Oranges argument appears to be
pointed when he the 1851 Illinois team
would have old 1923 club about $780,
for the Iin of year they'd played the
Horsemen" team of Notre He mentioned that Mary
land Princeton Michigan State could lar
to do in mythical pit the modern against
old rules substituted player couldn't
at least until the quarter? Scarbath and Aggans
had to heave that old, pumpkin shaped football? Man
doesn't say.
Of the modens and the old gaers Baugh for instance
nearly spans 1886 coegian and the
he pro- He's still pro-a 16-year in
the National League Nobodys him out of a job
Mel out of Washington State in the late 192Os
and the best center football until Bulldog Turner
along many many years later still shooting
bes when Helm great pro- Johnny Blood at Notre
while in the Horsemen land Grange) and
he still holding his when by Reds estimation mod
ern" football born. Arnie Herber Ken Strong
lot of the old guys still making varses long after their
college peaks.
AS author, Grange did much better when he carry
Ing the ball playing defense He didn't need ghost in
those days, either because he the Ghost"