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Sunday, December 11, 1927. Page Fifteen EAST, WEST AND SOUTH SHARE ALL-AMERICAN HONORS 2 THE BILLINGS GAZETTE DIXIE EVEN Hi SOUTH W.1S East Captures 4 Places, Middle West 3, South and Far West Each Brilliant Squad. By ALAN J. GOULD (Associated Press Sports Editor) New York, Dec. 10.

W) The fleeting star of all-American football fame, after following a westward course for the last few years, shifts toward the south this season to brighten up a new gridiron constellation. East and west, where the pace usually la swifter, share the major all-American honors for 1927, from a numerical standpoint, but the contributions of the south to t3 all-star array, greater than ever before, form the most striking feature of the third annual conseasus, compiled by The Associated Press from the opinions of more than 200 qualified observerscoaches, officials, sports editors and staff experts who covered every sector of the battlefront. On the first team, an eleven so all-Amerlcan In character that no college has more than one representative, the east captures four places, the middle west three, the south and far west each two. The all-Amerlcan squad, 33 players altogether. Including the shock troops of the second and third teams, reveal the east and mlddlo west tied, with 10 places each, while the south, Including the southwestern area, grabs eight end the far west five, Twenty-three universities and colleges are represented In this galaxy.

To get an Idea, of how the south has progressed It Is only necessary to note that It contributed only three to the all-Amerlcan squad last year. Including one first team nomination, and four In 1925. Thus this season the south Inserts more stars Into the picture than It has In two prevlois years combined. (ieorRla Is Honored. The University of Georgia Is the chief contributor; In fact the Bulldogs lead all other colleges by gaining four places on the mythical lineups.

Minnesota has three, while Michigan, Army. Pennsylvania, Southern California and Dartmouth' have two each. The Georgia phalanx Is led by Capt. "Chick" Shiver, a first team choice at end, along with the south's other representative, Capt. Bill Spears of Vander-bllt, at quarterback.

Herdls McCrary, crack Georgia fullback, gains a post on the second eleven, while Tom Nash, Shiver's running mate on the Georgia flanks, pnd Gene Smith, guard, are on the third team. Not since little Center college leaped to national fame some years ago, placing two of its stars, Weaver and McMlllin, on Walter Camp's 1919 all-Amerlcan team and another. Red Roberts, on the 1921 mythical list, has the south had as much to cheer about as it has had this year with Georgia, Centenary and other teams leading a touchdown parade. Such teams as Georgia Tech, Alabama, Van-derbllt and Tulane have "done their bit" for the south, but this year marks a new MYTHICAL ELEVEN AVERAGES 185 POUNDS WITH EVERY MAN A CAPTAIN All-Americans for 1927 Last 3 All-American Teams FIRST TEAM COL'liE POS. Age Wght Hgt HOME Bennle G.

Oosterbaan Mich 'n End 21 190 (5:00 Muskegon, Mich. Mortimer E. Sprague Army Tackle 23 210 6:02 Dallas, Tex. William A. Webster Yale Guard 21 200 (1:00 Shelton, Conn.

Larry Bettencourt St. Mary Center 21 1H7 5:07 Centerville, Cal. John P. Smith N. Dame Guard 22 170 5:10 Hartford, Conn.

Edward Hake l'enn'a Tackle Philadelphia Ivy M. Shiver Georgia End 21 Macon, Ga. William Spears Yaml'lt Quar'rb'k 21 1.m 5:07 Chat'nooga, Tenn. Morley Drury S'rn Cal. Half hark 21 6:00 Lon Beach, Cal.

Gilbert Welch IMtts'h Halfbk 23 1(9 5:11 Park'burg, W. Va. Herbert Joestlng Minn. Fullback 22 6:01 Owatonna, Minn. 1927 Oosterbaan, Michigan Hake, Pennsylvania Webster, Yale Bettencourt, S.

Mary's Smith, Notre Dame Sprague, Army Shiver, Georgia Spears, Vanderbllt Welch, Pittsburgh Drury, Southern Cal. Joestlng, Minnesota Syracuse Navy Geo't'n N're Dame Illinois Army Alabama Michigan Northwestern Southern Cal. Minnesota won an appointment to the United States Military academy in 1923 but was "rejected on account of defective eyesight. WILLIAM A. WEBSTER, Yale, guard, all in even figures with 200 pounds weight and six feet height, came to stardom In his final year after a series of misfortune.

After propping at Hotchkiss he reported at Yale and proved himself aggressive lineman from the outset but spent almost as much time in the hospital as on the' football field until this year when he played on In spite or his familiar injuries. He was stamped by his coaches and fallow players ns a mental as well as physical player. JOHN P. SMITH, Notre Dame, guard, weighing only 170 pounds and the lightest man in the line, is of the type who when asked by Coach Krui? Rockne if he was not a little light for guard replied, "Yes, and I'm a little tough too." Stocky and quick. Smith developed the useful habit of salting Jump on his opponents.

This was his third and best season at South Bend, "ie was hard to get off his feet unl iiid much tackling down the field. LAWRENCE BETTENCOURT, St. Mary's, center, Is a roving center whose activities are limited only by the playing field. He counts that game lost in which he does not block a kick and achieved his ambition at least once In six games this season. Although he has no chance to carry the ball from center he has scored 12 touchdowns since h-.

has been playing for St. Mary's. He 1925 End Ooo6terba.an, Michigan Tackle Weir, Nebraska Guard Diehl, Dartmouth Center McMillan, Princeton Guard Sturhahn, Yale Tackle Chase, Pittsburgh End Tully, Dartmouth Quarterb'k Grange, Illinois Halfback Wilson, Wash'ton Halfb'k Oberlander, Dart'h Fullback Nevers, Stanford NEW DENVER MANAGER. Jack Knight, veteran infielder, who was with Sacramento In the Pacific Coast league for the last two seasons, lias been appointed manager of the Denver team of the Western league. Knight was with the Philadelphia Athletics from 1905 to 1907, and later played with Boston, New York, Cleveland, Washington and many minor league clubs.

He was on the Denver pay roll in 1924-25. Knight succeeds Joe Berger as manager at the Mile-High city. Hanson, WlcShorst, Connaughton, Boeringer. Shively. Sprague, Wlnslett, Friedman, Baker, Kaer, Joestlng, Speed, Brawn and Brain Plentiful in 1827's All-Star Team Chosen for Associated Press.

By BRIAN BELL. (Associated Press Sports Writer.) New York. Dec. 10. VP) The all-American football team of the Associated Press for 1927 will never win a game but only because it will not have a chance to play.

From end to end and in the backfleld the team is made up of stars as an all-star team should be. Averaging 185 pounds, the 11 players stand on an average of one inch under feet or 11 inches over five feet. The line scales 190 pounds to the man while the backfleld weighs in at an average of 175. The team has everything in a football way. Speed in abundance is supported by plenty of brawn and that there is no lack of brain is witnessed by the fact that 10 of the 11 choices were captains of their teams this season while the eleventh Is a captain-elect.

Can Pass Well. The 1927 galaxy of stars is especially well equipped to play a passing game. All the backs Spears, Drury, Welch and Joestlng can throw and catch passes. Oosterbaan and Shiver, the ends, also specialize at both ends of the overhead attack. Bettencourt.

the center. Is lust THIRD TEAM Tom Nash, Georgia Leo Raskowski, Ohio State Harold Hanson, Minnesota Ken Rouse, Chicago Gene. Smith, Georgia Leo Nowack, Illinois Iivlne Phillips, California Almqulst, Minnesota Keener Cagle, Army Charles Carroll, Washington Amos Washington Jeff. SECOND TEAM POS. George Cole, Dartmouth End Jesse Hlbbs, Southern Cal.

Tackle Ray Baer, Michigan Guard Claude Grlgsby, Georgetown Center John Barnhill, Tennessee Guard John Smith, Pennsylvania Tacltle Raym'd Mathews, Tex. Chris. End Joel Hunt, Texas Aggies Quarterback Alton Marsters, Dartmouth Halfback Glenn Presnell, Nebraska Halfback McCrary, Georgia Fullback FANS START DRIVE. Baseball enthusiasts of Greensboro, N. have started a drive to raise $10,000 which will assure the city of a berth in the Piedmont league for next season.

Greensboro was without baseball last season having turned Its franchise over to Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount did not go so well and Greensboro was given back the franchise. The backers will post their $1,500 guarantee with President Bramham and make other arrangements for putting a team in the field. HONORABLE MENTION. ENDS Crowley, Georgia Born, Army: Sloane, Navy; Haycraft, Minnesota: Grange, Illinois; Schub, Washington; Rankin, Colorado Aggies; Lecrone, Oklahoma; Donchess, Pittsburgh; Scott, Yaie; Burgher, Idaho; Moeier, Princeton; Franklin, St.

Mary's; Lesko, Pcnn. State. TACKLE3 Randels, Nebraska; Coltrin, California; Nelson, Iowa; Kern, Pittsburgh: Perry, Army; Sprott, Texas Aggies; Freeman, Stanford; Gary, Minnesota; Fitzgerald, Tufts; Cardwell, Virginia; Douds, Washington Jefferson; Quarrier, Yale; Pickhard. Alabama: Hood, Georgia Tiraely, Louisiana State. GUARDS Mathews, Indiana; Bowdoin, Alabama; Wright, Washington; Post, Stanford; McMullen, Nebraska; C.

Diehl, Idaho; Hodgen, Oregon; Miller, Missouri; Cervlnl, Holy Cross; Van Miller, Amherst; Tips, Washington Lee; Davis, Centenary; Blake, Princeton; Pauly, Washington Jefferson; Woerner, Navy; Smith, "Ole Cecil, Colorado; Dumont, Colgate. CENTERS Charlesworth. Yale; Butcher, Tennessee; Sharp. Vanderbllt; Schwartz. North Carolina; Ayres, Iowa State; Reitsch, Illinois; Stadelman, Oregon; McCreery.

Stanford; Mahoney, Penn State; Howe, Princeton Vickers, Colorado Aggies. QUARTERBACKS Mann, Southern Methodist; DrvIs, Colorado Aggies; Baruch, Princeton; MacPhail, Dartmouth; Connor, New York University; Hoban, Yale; McDowall, North Carolina State; Williams, Southern California: Maple, Oregon Aggies; Crofoot, Wisconsin; Meeker, Washington State; Weiss, Iowa State; Eby, Ohio State; Shober, Pennsylvania; Hoekelman, Cornell; Vandenberrg, Colorado College: Schachern, Geneva; Ellis, Tufts; Baysingcr, Syracuse. HALFBACKS Caldwell, Yale: Thomason, "Georgia Lom, California; Snyder, Maryland; Ellis, Alabama Poly; Gebert, Marquette; Gilbert. Michigan; Mehrie. Missouri; Welch, Purdue; Hyland, Stanford; Smith.

University of Colorado; Tesreau, Washington; Paul Scull, Pennsylvania; Barnes, Virginia Military Institute; Hume, Southern-Methodist; Peake, Virginia Poly: Timm, Illinois; Smith, Mercer: Lane, Dartmouth; Howells. Utah; Flanagan. Notre Dame; Wlttmer. Princeton; Roepke. Penn State; Nork, Georgetown; Allday, Centenary; Banker.

Tulane: Cole. Arkansas. FULLBACKS Brlante, New York University; Booth, Pittsburgh; Miles. Princeton: Murrell, Army; Armistead. Vanderbllt; Dodson, Tennessee; Howell, Nebraska; Hoffman, Stanford: Clark.

Colorado College; Lewis, Northwestern; Diehl, Bucknell; Flennlken, Geneva; Clifton, Navy; Flamank, Missouri. In Automobiles as in Football "All American" Is the Word high water mark for the brand of football played below the Mason and Dixon line. This prominence of the south, as well as the broad spaces of the southwest, has added to one of the merriest whirls of all-American selection. Increasing the difficulty of picking any eleven from a host of closely matched and "ballyhooed" talent In every section. Sprague and Joestlng Survive.

The two survivors of the 1928 Associated Press all-star team, Captain-elect Mortimer Sprague of the Army at tackle and Capt. Herb Joestlng of Minnesota at fullback, retain their places, while Bennle Oosterbaan, Michigan captain and end, 'returns to the wing Job he held down on the 1925 mythical array. Joestlng was a decisive choice among experts for the fullback berth again, although he did not quite measure up to his 1928 brilliance, but the battle of ballots was not hot and heavy Insofar as the rest of the backfleld was concerned. Morley Drury, Southern California captain and ball-carrying ace, was as close to being a unanimous selection as any star, but he Is shifted to halfback, his natural positlort, from quarterback, in order to make room on the first team for Bill Spears, Vanderbllt's triple threat and one of the greatest backs the south has ever produced. Gibby Welch, hard-running Pittsburgh ace, gains the other halfback position.

Many critics found it difficult to omit from the first teams such stars as Al Marsters, Dartmouth sophomore, who passed, picked and ran to fame; Glen Presnell. Nebraska's battering-ram; Keener Cagle, fleet Army back; Flanagan of Notre Dame; Gilbert of Michigan, and Carroll of Washington. In the southwest, two of the year's greatest quarterbacks, Joel Hunt of Texas Aggies and Gerald Mann of Southern Methodist, were the keenest of rivals. To most unbiased observers. Hunt earned the palm and Is placed on the second all-Amerlcan team, as a result, but there was little to choose between them.

Ineligibility Robs Caldwell. But for being declared Ineligible for the Princeton and Harvard games, Bruce Caldwell of Yale probably would have been a certain first team, selection. At it was, many observers accorded him a first team place, on the basis of what he did against Brown, Army and Dartmouth, but the majority considered his failure to play out the season, plus his technical status of ineligibility, sufficient to prevent his being picked in the top flight. Oosterbaan and Shiver, a big majority agreed, were without peers in the end positions, but there were many close contests for the other line positions, par ticularly among the tackles. The giant Sprague, -Army's captain, and stocky Ed Hake, Pennsylvania leader, gained the tackle positions by none too comfortable Margins over such other stars as Jesse Hibbs of Southern California.

John Smith of Pennsylvania, rated close to a par with his temmate. Raskowski of Ohio State, Nowack of Illinois and Perry of the Army. Bill Webster, Tale leader, stood out conspicuously among the guards and was a general choice, but John Smith. Notre Dame, tire other selection, had strong rivals In Hanson of Minnesota. Baer of Michigan, Barnhill of Tennessee end Gene Smith of Georgia.

The Smith family was unusually conspicuous in the list of candidates. a Kattlp tfirk tnr t.hft cen ter berth, but Larry Bettencourt, versa- CENTRE COLLEGE LOSES SPOTLIGHT AFTER FLASH OF FOOTBALL FAME is such a good catcher and third baseman that he will probably enter the professional baseball game as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. WILLIAM) SPEARS. Vanderbllt, quarterback, made himself into an athlete.

He was such a fragile youtii that he saw something would have to be done If he was to be a football player so lie workoci ar exercises until he entered McCallie's school in his home town of Chattanooga, lenn. There he played football and baseball but found himself still too sT.all when he went to Vanderbllt. Working summers furnishing the motive power for barrows of slag in a foundry he finally increased his weight to 155 pounds and as he was even then a broken field ner and passer extraordinary they could rot keep him off the Commodores. He was good last year and better this season. MORLEY DRURY, Southern California, can play anywhere and has played almost everywhere on a football team.

In his day he has been an end, center, tackle and all the backs. His running has been characterized by a fidelity to his Interference. He always knowrs where the men running with him are cutting down their opponents. He is a fast and evasive runner and when tacklers finally get by the interference they find that he takes a whole lot cf stopping as he may not be through when they relax their efforts to stop 185 potmds of forward anovement. GILBERT WELCH, Pittsburgh, halfback, is a great running back.

He has adopted a plan of never putting off until tomorrow anything that can be done today, and converted two kickoffs into touchdowns this season. He ran 105 yards against West Virginia and 97 yards against Nebraska, stopping in each instance because there were no more yards -o go. He throws and receives forward passes without discrimination. He is a track and field star and is the track captain. He will be a candidate for the 1928 Olympic team.

HERBERT JOESTING, Minnesota, fullback, is as rugged as the trees he studies in the school of forestry. For three years he has pounded the opposition to Minnesota without fear or favor, although his senior year found him t.hining in interference and forward pressing as much as in ball carrying. An inch over six feet, he carries his 190 pounds easily and is hard to stop, with or without the ball under his arm. BLOCKS THREE PI NTS. Colorado Springs, Dec.

10. Blocking three punts in a single quarter. Arlie Beery. Colorado college end. aver-! aged ne every five minutes and paved 1 the way to 16 points In the Denver unl- versify game.

as good passing from five yards back of the line as he Is lh the center of it. Billy Spears can punt and dropkick and he could get a toe up from "Chick" Shiver if needed. "Bud" Sprague is also a man of parts and can kick off with any of the free booters. The 1927 constellation represents an array of versatile athletic talent. In addition to the best football players to be found there are a number who double in brass by playing baseball and basketball or attacking records of field and track.

The 11 players come from nine states, Connecticut and California being twice represented. Connecticut furnishes the two guards and while Bill Webster remained at home. John Smith went far away to Notre Dame. BENNIE G. OOSTERBAAN.

Michigan, end. takes his letters at Ann Arbor as he finds them. He has won seven and if he makes the grade in basketball and baseball in his last chances he will tie the record of Harry Kipke with nine. Oosterbaan's name has became synonymous with first class end play since he moved from Muskegon high school to Ann Arbor. Far famed as a receiver of passes when Bennle Friedman was tossing the ball he stepped into the other Bennle's vacant shoes this season and became first string tosser for the Wolverines.

IVY M. SHIVER, Georgia, end, was a smashing fullback when he went to Georgia but was made into a smashing end when he became eligible for the arslty. Standing an inch over six feet and weighing 189 pounds he stopped all the backs who had designs on the flank he protected. "Chick" showed great proficiency during the season at catching passes when moving under a full head of steam. He is a member of the married men's class in college football.

MORTIMER E. SPRAGUE, Army, tackle, is the only member of the team who was not captain and his teammates remedied that as soon as possible after me wavy game. "Bud," who packs 210 pounds of bone and muscle on his 6:02 frame, is the ideal tackle, big and fast. He was a star at the University of Texas before he went to West Point. He has fhown an uncanny knack at "doping' plays and most of the time has been where he could do the most damage to the opposition.

He is a shot putter and sprinter on the side. EDWARD HAKE. Pennsylvania, tackle. has played 17 games in a row for the Red and Blue and has not failed to start a contest in two years. Hake is the type of player coaches affectionately refer to ss "tough." Weighing 190 pounds he knows how to use every ounce of it in putting opposing linemen out.

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Centre accepted; in fact, met the Crimson in the Soldiers' field enclosure several times. In 1921 Centre chalked up one of Its greatest feats, defeating Harvard 6 to 0. Centre's reign around 'the top was short-lived, however. The sparkling McMillln, the great Weaver, Armstrong, Roberts and the rest were graduated, leaving the Kentucky school nothing mucfl save memories of other campaigns. During the past few years Centre has done but little in a football way.

Its teams have met defeat with all too much regularity and mostly at the hands of schools the Praying Colonels would have considered hardly more than set-ups in the winning days. Only recently Vanderbllt thumped Centre 53 to 6. In a word. Centre college has slipped out of the limelight about as fast as it had reached the purple heights seven or eight years ago. No longer does the little hamlet here close up shop and turn out en masse to welcome home the conquering heroes.

No longer doe3 the band play triumphant airs to Centre's mere handful of students in a snake dance through the main section of the town. Danville. Dec. 00. UP) Fickle fandom is quick to forget the stellar accomplishments of the past for those of the present.

Little Centre college probably offers as fitting an example of fleeting fame as any in the realm of football. A few years ago Centre sprang into the spotlight with a sterling eleven. It swept aside all before it. The Praying Colonels, as the team became known because It always knelt In prayer Just before starting a game, soon got to be the talk of the gridiron world. Coached by Charlie Moran, veteran National league umpire.

Centre turned out such twinklers as Bo McMillln. Red Weaver. Roberts, Armstrong, Covington and others. Some gained all-Amerlcan recognition. It wasn't long ere little Centre college, situated down among the Kentucky hills, was the most sought after school in the game.

Offers for games came from far tile pivot of St. Mary's eleven, of San Francisco, got the call over Claude Grlgsby of Georgetown, Dud Charles-worth of Yale, Ken Rouse of Chicago and Bob Reitsch of Illinois. Bettencourt. among his more enthusiastic admirers, has been compared to sucl famous centers as Peck of Pittsburgh and Schulz of Michigan. RICH MOTOR CO.

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