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By Joe Williams

THOSE ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

AN OLD HABIT HARD TO BREAK (Batting for Eddie Ash)

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EW YORK, Dec. 4.—Analyzing the various AllAmerica teams which have appeared in print up to now and reducing them to a consensus basis you find that of the score of young men who have been invested with the starry toga only three dominated the balloting. The three are Clint Frank of Yale, Byron White of Colorado and Joseph Routt of Texas A. & M. They swept the election. Every responsible selector picked them. They must be good. Or at least good to their parents. As for the rest, some were held in high, if not harmonious esteem, while others received only scattered individual accolades, being mentioned on one selector’s team and ignored on all the others. To the uninitiated who cherish the fantasy that some delphic wisdom dictates these annual awards this may be more than a little puzzling; but to the confirmed football addict the glaring descrepancies are thoroughly understandable. He realizes the selectors are merely trying to do something that can’t possibly be done—single out eleven ultra superior players from a group of possibly 1100, all of about equal ability.

To the initiated and the uninitiated alike it may seem strange that the selectors continue trying to bring about occult miracles, and it must seem even stranger that the newspapers and magazines persist in mirroring these earnest, but doomed, attempts at convincing -clairoyancy. Ls ve) The most convenient explanation is that any sort of habit is hard to break. Casper Whitney originated the madness in the ancient Harper's Weekly back in the dim 80's. A few years later Walter Camp lifted the idea and because of his prominence in football gave it added authority. When Camp died everybody started doing it. Now the only way to become distinguished in football is not to be named one one of the all-teams. = » ” TILL the practice is harmless enough—as harmless as it is pointless —and if it does nothing else it makes for spirited controversy among the Old Blues when they gather around the bar. . . “What do you think of that Rice leaving Schmaltz off his first team? What that guy don't know about football would fill a library.” . . “And how about that Parker putting O’'CGoofy in his backfield? He musta gone to Speafish himself, or something.” . . . and so on deep into the blurry tupors. : A arilly the selectors like to go into the football jungles and fetch back some anonymous speciment of evanescent immortality. The idea I suppose is to indicate how thoroughly the field has been combed, to suggest bv long range action a plausible geographic validity. On one of the responsible all-teams this year appears the name of George Karamatic of Gonzaga at the fullback position. This is probably the first time Mr. Karamatic has received the slightest national notice as a football player. Maybe he has been playing incognito. Anyway he qaulifies as the annual mystery man of the all-Americas. " And vet Mr. Karamatic may belong on sheer ability. You never can tell. Gonzaga is a Class B team as its record show. The Bulldogs—as I believe they are called—were beaten 50 to 6 by Oregon and 27 to 0 by Santa Clara, just to mention a couple of their reversals. To be AllAmerica on that kind of team Mr. Karamatic had to be very, very good. The question is was he that good? ; The chances are he wasn't, but the brave selector who picked him can roll back the years tec 1927 and point to the case of Dutch Clark who quarterbacked for a relatively obscure college in Colorado. Clark was put on one of the all-teams. Nobody outside his immediate sphere had heard of him. He was smugly accepted as another of those desirable unknowns that provide an illusion of completeness.

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VERYBODY who follows football knows Dutch Clark today. He joined the professionals and became a tremendous figure in put-it-on-the-line sport. Today they are calling him the greatest quarterback of all time. He may not be exactly that but there 1s no denying he is a remarkable player. Moreover, he must have been authentic All-America as ascollege player, even if he did play in a Class B league and faced only minor opposition. Sometimes the big frog in the small is genuinely big. I this ats Colorado contribution—Mr. Whizzer White— would qualify as the sleeper of the all-teams, despite the fact that he led the nation in scoring points. Statistics of this sort, as a rule, don’t mean much. It's simple even for a fair ball carrier to click offi touchwns against weak defenses. Se The Whizzer may be everything a great back should be; he may be more entitled to All-America rating than any other back in the country: but in the rush to get aboard the white band wagon the selectors haven't forgotten about Dutch Clark and how magnificently he stood up in later years. This memory made the Whizzer's selection practically unanimous. A majority of the selectors had overlooked the Dutchman but they were going to be sure they didn't overlook the Whizzer. Not a rational approach to the problem but probably a correct decision.

| nesota, and Lannon, Iowa. Tackles— Shirey, Nebraska, and Shoenbaum, | Ohio State. Guards—Zaenas, Ohio

|. U. PLAYERS NAME STAR BIG TEN TEA | State, and English, Nebraska. Center S—————— | —Richardson. Iowa. Backs — Kin-

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Dec. 4. (U. nick, Iowa; Wasylick, Ohio State; P.) —Four Ohio State players, three | Dodd, Nebraska, and McDonald,

Ohio State. from Nebraska and Iowa and one from Minnesota were placed on the SMOKE EATER all-opponent team chosen by the In- CINCINNATI, Dec. 4 —Paul diana University eleven, it was an- | Gehrman, recruit pitcher of the nounced today. { Cincinnati Reds, is a member of the The selections: Ends—King, Min- ! Bend, Ore., fire department.

Butler Opens Season Tonight

ARAN,

Butler University’s basketball team goes under-fire for the first time tonight against Oakland City at the Butler Field House. The Bulldogs will have a veteran quintet on the floor. Bill Geyer and Chester Jaggers are expected to start at forward, with Bill Merrill at center and Laurel Poland and Arthur Cosgrove at the guard posts. George Perry, above, junior forward who has been nursing a knee injury received during rhe football season, probably will get in the game as will Wilard Fawcett, another letterman. w

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1937

Their Last Chance The Rose Bowl, Sun Bowl, Orange

Sugar Bowl games New

Year's Day will give the experts one

son’s football predictions.

| last chance to go wrong on the sea-

Tech Loses to Kokomo Cats In Loop ( Game

| Mooresville Beats Washington; Manual Defeated by | Ben Davis, 43-20. |

PREP GAMES TODAY

Park School at Culver (3 p. m.) Greenfield at Shortridge. Broad Ripple vs. Westfield at Tech gym. Cathedral at Brownsburg. Sacred Heart vs. Lizton at Hoosier A. C. gym,

Four Indianapolis high schools, making their first starts of the season, were defeated last night in out-of-town basketball games, only Shortridge among city teams coming through its initial test success-

fully. The Blue Devils won from Noblesville, 37-27. Technical dropped a bitterly fought North Central Conference battle to Kokomo, 31-26, as the Wildcats extended their victory string to four straight. Mooresville defeated Washington, 30-28, on a last-minute spurt. Sheridan won from Broad Ripple, 23-13, and Ben Davis easily defeated Manual, 43-20. Clever ball handling featured the North Siders’ victory over Noblesville. The Blue Devils, led by Fred Krampe with 13 points, got off to &4n early start and led throughout. They were ahead at half time, 23-14. Technical showed flashes of championship form, but was unable to cope with the greater experience of the Wildcats. Lanky Charles Gabriel led the Cats to a 10-1 first quarter margin and Technical, despite a counter-rally headed by Hickey and McDonald, failed to close the gap. | Leerkamp Leads Continentals Washington's red hot duel with Mooresville was tied at 20-20 and 24-24 before the Pioneers pulled ahead in the closing minutes. Louis Leerkamp scored 11 points and Bob McCalip seven to keep the Continentals in the running. Experience again was a decisive factor as Ben Davis chalked up its third victory in six starts at the expense of a green Manual five. Seven Ben Davis players participated in the scoring spree, Ralph Bius registering 11 points to lead both teams in scoring. Marshall Snoddy was responsible for half the Manual total. Sheridan's Blackhawks used only five players in defeating Broad Ripple. The locals committed a total of 18 personal fouls, and Sheridan took advantage of these to increase their victory margin. Other games last night: Akron, 24; Silver Lake, 23. Advance, 20; Jamestown, 18. Mentone, 26: Atwood, 8. Vevay, 28: Aurora, 24. Atlanta, 19; Sharpsville, 18. Alexandria, 35; Wabash, 22. St. Mary's (Anderson), 29: (Huntington), 14. Amo, 14; North Salem, 12. Bainbridge, 40; Linden, 37. Clay (Miami), 27; Bunker Hill, °1. Bedford, 33; Jasper, 24. Bourbon, 32; Argos. 25. Brownstown, 33: Edinburg, 15. Beaver Dam, 46: Burket, 32. Bloomfield, 37; Solsberry, 21. Burlington, 14: Carrollton, 13. Sullivan, 30; Brazil, 20. Carthag=, 17: Knightstown, 16. Garrett, 34; Columbia City, 29.

St. Mary's

Avilla, 28; Wolcottville, 13. Berne, 25; Portland, 21. La Grange, 32; Lima of Howe, 25. Leo, 31; Auburn, 26. Warren, 20; Roanoke, 15. New Haven, 30; Elmhurst, 23. Shipshewana, 33; Topeka, 13. North Side of Ft. Wayne, 26; f Ft. Wayne, 24. Cadiz, 40; Spiceland, 33. Maxwell, 41; Charlottesville, 30. Culver, 40; Berman, 23.

Central

SHORTRIDGE FIVE TRIUMPHS IN OPENER

6 Lettermen on Squad Bolster Cathedral Net Hopes

Introducing the Irish of Cathedral for 1937-38. Kneeling (left to right), Capt. Bill Hurrle, forward; Paul Moxley, forward; Paul Deery, forward; Jack

Conner, guard; Don Potter, guard, Dienhart. Griffin, forward; Bill Perry, guard; center, and Bernie McKay, guard.

and Coach Joe

Standing, Francis Quinn, center: Tom

John Mattingly,

The Irish, defeated by Lebanon in their first

game last Saturday, 42-39, play at night. McKay are lettermen, and Coach

Brownsburg to-

Hurrle, Griffin, Quinn, Perry, Conner and

Dienhart hopes

that this sextet of veterans will enable Cathedral to regain its place at the top of Indiana Catholic teams. Last year the Irish lost in the second round of the state Catholic tournament, won by St. Mary's

of Anderson.

Francis Quinn, center.

Irish Play Second Game

Times Photos.

At Brownsburg Tonight

Six lettermen and a quartet of husky reserves make Cathedral's net | Armory

Attica, 29; Covington, 28. Montmorenci, 24; Clark’s Hill, 20, Jefferson Twp., 24; Colfax, 15. Sidney, 24; Claypool, 22. Center Grove, 26: Greenwood, 24. Royerton, 34 Daleville, 22. Fillmore, 22; Belle Union, 19. Jackson (Clinton), 36; Forest, 22. Fairland, 41; Mount Auburn, 24. Fairview, 40; Gings, 10, Guilford, 23: Moores Hill, 21. Green Twp. (Parke), 21; Marshal, 14, Columbus, 43; Franklin, 30. Crawfordsville, 37; Veedersburg, 15, Decatur Central, 23; Plainfield, 19, French Lick, 29; West Baden, 27. Frankfort, 26; Muncie, 22. Greencastle, 34; Connersville, 15. Greensburg, 24; Madisen, 16, Huntington, 40; Warsaw, 20. Bluffton, 40; Hartford City, 19. Jefferson of Lafayette, 29; Richmond, 25. Lebanon, 47; Monon, 22. Marion, 18; Logansport, 15. Rossville, 31: Michigantown, 28, Anderson, 21; Newcastle, 12. Peru, 35; Central Catholic of Fi. Wayne, 32 (overtime), Rochester, 40: Elwood. 25. New Salem, 34; Raleigh, 25. South Side of Ft. Wayne, ville, 24. Lawrenceburg, 42; Rising Sun, 28. Seymour, 32; Salem, 26. Lyons, 32; Spencer, 21. Martinsville, 23; Shelbyville, 10. Clinton, 34; Garfield of Terre Haute, 29. New Richmond, 29; Waynetown, 23. Vincennes, 23; Washington. 10. Williamsport, 26; Pine Village, 21. Tell City, 29: Dale, 25. Petersburg, 25; Cannelton, 16. Jasonville, 28; Hymera, 20. Rosedale, 40; Tech of Terre Haute, 26. Valparaiso, 39; Washington of East Chicago, 25. Emerson of Gary, 24; Roosevelt of East Chicago, 19. Wallace of Gary, 31. Whiting, 28. North Judson, 33: Crown Point, 18, Elkhart, 40; Bristoe, 30. Central of South Bend, 52: Washington of South Bend, 17. Riley of South Bend, 38: Angola, 21. Nappanee, 35; Mishawaka, 30. Goshen, 31; Hyde Park of Chicago, 24. Michigan City, 19; Delphi, 12. Hagerstown, 42: Fountain City, 17, Economy, 23; Spartanburg, 17. : Dunkirk, 38; Winchester, 36. Liberty, 49; Brookville, 33. Holton, 28; Osgood. 17%. Eden, 30; New Palestine, 27. Hillsboro, 36: New Market, 34. Silent Hoosiers, 33; Bargersville, 32, Jackson, 39; Clay (Howard), 19. Jonesboro, 41; Sweetzer, 22, Lapel, 18; Pendleton, 16, Lawrence, 42; Speedway, 22. Lowell, 31; Boone Grove, 24. Leesburg, 28; Etna Green, 18, Marengo, 26; Georgetown, 15. Beeoh Grove, 34; Mount Comfort, 26. Monrovia, 38; Cloverdale, 30. Mitchell, 16; Oolitic, 8. Mulberry, 38; Kirklin, 17.

28: Rush-

prospects for 1937-38 brighter than usual, according to Coach Joe Dienhart, The Irish dropped a wild and woolly 42-39 decisioh to Lebanon in

Morton Memorial, 17; Batesville, 16,

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Kautskys to Play Ft. Wayne Team

Basketball players who have shone in competition on Hoosier college and Western Conference courts will be in the lineup for the Kautsky A. C.'s when they open the 1937-38 professional season at the Armory tomorrow afternoon at 3:15 o'clock in a National League engagement with the Ft. Wayne | General Electrics, Bob Kessler, one of the greatest shots ever produced at Purdue, and Harlan Wilson of Central Normal, who ranks high among the speed demons of the circuit, will occupy the forward posts. George Chestnut of Indiana State is manager Kautsky's choice for center and Leo Crowe, protege of Coach George Keogan of Notre Dame, and Cy Proffitt, who learned his basketball under Tony Hinkle at Butler, will be the guards. Western division titleholders in the National League last season, the visitors are headed by Scott Armstrong, another former Butler star. The Chevrolet Commercial Body and Kingan teams are slated to meet in a preliminary contest at 2 o'clock.

Grinnell to Quit Missouri Loop

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec. 4 (U. P.) —Grinnell College has notified faculty representatives of the Missouri Valley Conference of its intention to withdraw from the circuit, effective June 1, 1939. Athletic directors of the conference awarded the 1937 football championship to Tulsa University and set dates for spring sports events. The confeernce indoor track meet will be held at Des Moines, March 7. Washington University, St. Louis, will be the scene of the indoor meet May 20 and 21, the tennis and golf competitions May 19 and 20, and the

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burg. Capt. Bill Hurrle, senior forward, | is a bespectacled six-footer who plays without a mask to protect his | glasses. Instead he uses shatter- | proof lenses. Bill has had plenty of varsity experience, is a tough customer under the basket, and can hit | from any section of the floor. The | other first-string forward is Tom Griffin, another senior letterman. Francis Quinn, center, stands six feet two inches tall and uses his height to advantage under either basket. Bill Perry, one of the guards, is the only junior in the starting five, The other guard is Jack Conner, a veteran who earned a letter two years ago but was out last season because of illness. Outstanding among the are Paul Deery, senior forward, who is improving at a rate which may land him a regular berth before the season ends, and Bernie McKay, senior guard and a letterman. Others are Paul Moxley, forward: John Mattingly, center, and Don Potter, guard, all juniors. Before the state Catholic tournament next March, Coach Dienhart hopes to regain the services of Harry Caskey, aggressive forward who is ineligible this semester because of scholastic difficulties. Last year Cathedral, once the kingpin of Hoosier Catholic netters, was eliminated in the second round of the state meet. Their season record was 15 victories and seven defeats.

NICK PETERS VICTOR HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 4. — Nick Peters, 135, San Antonio, outpointed Wally Hally, 135, Los Angeles, (10); Andy Scrivani, 130, Chicago, knocked out Augie Soliz, 131, Los Angeles, (3), in bouts here last night.

LET ER BUCK

BOSTON, Dec. 4—Jock Portland, Boston Bruins’ defense man, dons his hockey pads when he retires at night to guard against injury. He's subject to violent nightmares.

reserves |

Capt. Bil! Hurrle, forward.

Babe Zaharias On Tuesday Card

special semiwindup on the wrestling card Tuesday should prove to be a “honey” if both

| contestants live up to past performtheir season opener last Saturday night, but Coach Dienhart feels that | shey will do better as the season progresses. Tonight they play at Browns- | Davis,

ances. Opponents will be Big Boy 237, the Ohioan, who can become “ferocious” when aroused, and Babe Zaharias, 235, the Colorado Greek, who more than likely will do his best to put “steam” into the match. Babe is one of three Zaharias brothers, all of whom annex the short end of the cheers. In fact, they are “meanies” of long experience. The Iowa stalwart, Young Gotch, 219, steps into fast company when he appears in his first main event and faces Irish Dan O'Connor, 222, Boston. Gotch is undefeated here in supporting bouts. Another bout also will be offered.

Training Table Change Sought

CHICAGO, Dec. 4 (U. P.) —Big Ten football coaches placed their pet scheme for a modified training table before Conference athletic directors today with more backing than they ever have mustered before. : Even so, the recommendation appeared too weak to pass the directors who have turned it down in the past as rapidly as the coaches offered the suggestion. Virtually every coach in the Conference favored a one-meal-a-day training table to feed their squads after each heavy practice. Most of them admitted for the first time they feed their players the day before and the day of major games. Under the new plan, they would extend the training table Monday through Thursday as well,

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| M. U. Clash to Southwest Title. |

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (U. P)—| The 1937 football campaign official-

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New Mark for: Season Is Set By Pritchett

Veteran Boosts Own Record To 766 With Games of 266 231 and 269.

The veteran Jess Pritchett today

had improved his own record to ese tablish a new high for city bowlers in league competition for the season, Jess toppled the pins for games of 266, 231 and 269 for a 766 total in last night's competition in the

{Beam's Recreation League games at

the Pennsylvania Alleys. The previous high mark was 760, which Jess hung up on Oct. 22 in the same loop. It was the third time this season he had topped 700, a feat previously accomplished by Leo Ahearn. With John Murphy helping with a 624 and Lee Carmin contributing 608, Pritchett's Barbasol team tofaled 3160 to gain five-man honors. Dan Abbott closed with 255 for 670 and led the Bowes Seal Fast to 3147, aided by a pair of 634 counts by Larry Fox and Ed Striebeck and Ahearn’s 615. Arch Heiss came through wilh 663, including a 266 middle game; Jack Hunt 650, Bill Brunot 642. Fred Mounts 640, Paul Moore 621. John Blue 613 and Jim Hurt 601, Barba~ sol, Bowes Seal Fast and Marott Shoes registered triple victories and Conkle Funeral Home, Coca-Cola and Falls City Hi-Bru took the odd game. The Barbasol scores: Snyder 189 Johnson 227 Carmin 179 Murphy 223 R24 Pritchett 231 68 Totals 1049

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1054 1049 1057—3160 Whitley Foster marked up a 616 to pace the Insurance loop at the Pennsylvania plant, Charles Bailey hitting for 604. New Amsterdam, Equitable Securities and Inspection Bureau annexed three games and Hoosier Casualty, Equitable Life and H. J. Spier scored two-out-ofe= three decisions. Bob Hughes, boosting his total with a 257 middle game, led the New York Central circuit at the

leads the division with three vic- | Indiana Allevs with 677 while Les

tories, a defeat and a tie. Texas ished its season, is second with three victories, a defeat and two ties. Closing conference games were scheduled in other divisions. | In the Southeastern Conference, | where Alabama already has won the | title, Florida played Kentucky and | Tennessee met Mississippi. On the

Coast, Southern California and U. C. L. A. clashed at Los Angeles with the loser taking last place in | the Conference, In other regions competition featured. Down South, Mississippi State played Duquesne and, in a strictly Dixie meeting, Louisiana Tech met | Centenary. Manhattan played Tulsa in a Southwest intersectional while out West San Francisco met Texas Aggies and Oregon journeyed to Tucson for a game with Arizona. |

intersectional

| Wise had 627. Christian, which already has fin- | new loop | the m { Raftery Nov, 5.

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Hughes’ count is a season record, surpassing ark of 668 hung up by Francis Car Shop and M. scored triple victories and Boiler Shop Electric Shop, Wheel Shop, Locomotive Tir Shop, Stores No. 1 and Peoria & Eastern captured two games. A 627 by Riggs was the highlight of the Indiana Recreation loop ses~ sion. Savory Sandwich and Polk Milk earned shutout triumphs while International Harvester Industrials and International Harvest Tractors were victorious twice. In the Shell Petroleum league at the Indiana plant, Kuhn was best with 487. Bob Wuensch’s 667 was best in the Construction League at Pritchett’s Alleys, Bill Tarrant opening with 267 for 657, and Jeff Atherton (Continued on Page 7)

DePauw Gridders Honored

At Local Alu

Nearly 250 alumni and friends

mni Banquet

of DePauw University were present

last night as the local DePauw Alumni Association honored the 1937

Tiger football team at a banquet

DeLoss Walker, associate editor of é—

Liberty magazine, principal address. Other speakers included Dr. Clyde E. Wildman, DePauw president; Dean William N. | Blanchard; Raymond Neal, football | coach; Donovan C. Moffet, athletic | director, and Jack Oswald, honorary captain, “You had a great season and accumulated big scores because you knew the rules and played within the rules,” Mr, Walker said. “The country will find the prosperity and security it seeks when enough folks learn and play the rules of life and | of sound economics.” President Wildman pointed out the value of football as an emotional experience and as a stimulus in the | development of school loyalty. He | said that at DePauw “boys on the | team play football because they love the game and not because they are | paid to play.” Dean Blanchard reviewed the history of DePauw athletics. Coach Neal introduced members of the team, which finished second in the Indiana Collegiate Conference with a record of seven victories and one defeat, and Mr. Moffett introduced the coaching staff. Charles W. Jewett was toastmaster. Richard Rink, a DePauw student, played selections on the

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Xylophone, and George N. Kadel, retiring alumni association president, led in the singing of DePauw songs. New officers elected are John D. Hughes, president; Mrs. Earl W. Kiger, first vice president; George Dirks, secretary, and John Burke hart, treasurer.

CUBS OPTION PITCHER CHICAGO, Dec. 4 (U. P.).—The Chicago Cubs announced today they had sent Gene Lillard, pitcher, to

| the Los Angeles Angels on option.

Lillard, converted to pitching from third base last year, was said to have had “a good year” last season with the San Francisco Seals.

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