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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, DECEMBER 6, 1925-SPORTS BSECTION. Coaches Name an All-America Eleven : Southern Conference Hits Pro Foot Ball GRIDIRON LUMINARIES OF ALL SECTIONS IN ROCKNE-JONES-WARNER COMBINATION Plansky, Georgetown Back, Accorded Place on Third Eleven. Written in Collaboration By Tad Jones of Yale, by Knute Rockne of Notre Dame, by Glenn Warner of Stanford. AVING personally observed nearly 1,000 players in action, representing 30 college foot ball teams from Texas to Minnesota, from New England to Southern Cali- fornia and from Seattle to Atlanta, the Intersectional Board of Foot Ball Coaches undertakes its annual all-America assignment. with confi- dence and a feeling that, by reason of its own observations and the recommendations of agents in every section, no player worthy of high consideration has been ignored. That the deliberations of this board were impartial, unselfish and intersec- tional to an unusual degree will be admitted, we hope, without a dissent- voice, but if any evidence of such intentions were necessary it would be interesting_to cite the following: One year ago Notre Dame was hailed as the national foot ball champion, and four of its players were named by this board for all-American honors; today, recognizing the 1925 record of Notre Dame as comparatively good, never- theless none of its present players are considered worthy of position on the first, second or third best teams of the current season—not a name in the firet 33. Opinions Not Biased. Geography alone fills this assign- ment with many difficulties and the danger of an unpopular verdict—the latter eventually being always prob- able by reason of the intense desire of every community to see its own sons honored, with little information— except by long-distance evidence—of the prowess and performances of stars in other sections. The findings of this board, which are based on the performance of the individual, in games played this year, need no further preface and are pre. sented without apology, but with a complete understanding of the senti- ment and laudable partisanship of all foot ball followers—from the smallest colleges to the largest universities. Our respect for public opinion re- guarding Grange compels this board to make its position clear in connection with his record. Wera we selecting a team composed of the most spectacu- lar, most colorful and best advertised players of the moment, the name of Harold Grange would outshine all others. Were this board determining its selection on past performances, em- bracing all games in this player's col- lege career, we might very well award 1rst honors to Grange—as, indeed, we did in 1924. But examinations by a disinterested critic will show that Grange did not accomplish in 1925 the achlevements that were his in 1924. And similar examination of records would disclose that while Grange has falled at times to maintain his extraor- dinary pace, other backfleld players have progressed to greater glory. Grange Below 1924 Form. That Grange is an extraordinary player is not only affirmed. by this board, but proven beyond all dispute by the foot ball records and the ac- claim of the public. That he was one of the best players of the 1925 season is evident by his position on our second all-star team. To infer that his acceptance of professional foot ball has had the slightest influence on the deliberations of this board would be manifestly unfaly to the reputa- tions and sportsmanship of its per- sonnel. The All-American team is based on records made in games played during the regular season schedule and nothing else. Any event transpiring subsequent to the final game, whether favorable or other- wise, would not alter the records of the season. Two of the most essential require- ments for a backfleld star are ability 10 Interfere and play defense. Grange showed neither to any extent this year. In fact, in the Illinois-Chicago game he failed to lay his hand on a rival. Nebraska, Chicago and Michi- san made Grange ineffective. At no time was he dangerous until he passed the line of scrimmage, and frequently he was thrown for a loss. His per- fopmance against Pennsylvania was spectacular and worthy of unlimited praise—but one good game will not! Cp offset several poor ones. Tllinois did not enjoy an unusual year, whereas the four backs chosen over Grange were the inspiratignal and scering leaders of four winning teams: Washington, champions of the Pacific Coast conference; Michigan, champions of the Western conference; Dartmouth, an undefeated team that crushed Harvard, Cornell, Brown and Chicago, and Stanford, victor over California after five years without defeat. Wilson, Friedman, Oberlander and Nevers showed no weakness in any branch of the game, agd were largely responsible for the s¥ecess of their respective teams. They were all conslstent. They, were all great inter- terers; all great on defense, and aid not need the assistance of teammates to make their value felt. Wilson Powerful Back. Wilson of the University of Wash ington weighs 185 pounds, and is un- lonably one of the strongest backs of the year. He is a great forward passer, a good, dependable punter, and. in our opinion, the hard- @8t man in America to stop on the off-tackle play. On defense he has few it any backfield equals. Wilson is a dangerous man in the open, and hits’ tackles with the force of a_ fullback. On delayed passes, split bucks and criss-crosses Wilson 18 & good actor, and you have to be a good actor to play the modern game. In the Washington State game he intercepted a pass and ran 90 yards for a touchdown. In the Oregon game it was his interception of a pass that stopped the Oregon march on Wash- ington's 5-yard line. n every ‘game that Washington played it has been touchdowns by ‘Wiison, or his passing that has made touchdowns possible, that told. He is tricky, and in the victory over Stan- ford one of his unexpected kicks went 48 yards. .In the Washington victory over California, one of his quick kicks caught his opponents asleep and rolled for 60 yards. Oberiander’s performance through- out the East and his work against Chicago stamps him as one of the best backs of all time—deserving of mention with Tholrpe. gelcla‘lon and Mehan. Defensively Oberlander is almost if indeed not perfect. Ile throws a forward pass as accuratell, as gracefully and almost as far as a player throws a base ball. His kicking and running were Dartmouth's threat and he goes into the line with smashing abandon. Aside from Oberlander's mechanical ability 10 @ ball with extraordinury he shows a sense of timing that A%s been unapproached by any co- temporery player. "Two members of this board have ROCKNE-JONES-WARNER ALL-AMERICA TEAM POSITION Left End Sturhahn McMilian Diehl Chase Born Priedman Oberlander Wilson Nevers Right Guard Right Tackle SECOND TEAM Sitseoart Ohio_State Northwestern California Drake Princeton Tulane Illinois Alabama Shij lb&ekflinenr Hess seen Nevers of Stanford University at his best, and along with numerous old-time observers agree ihat Nevers is one of the greatost fullbacks in the history of American foot ‘a'l. In many respects he surpasses Thorpe of Carlisle Indian fame. Nevers is a powerful line plunger of the old-school type and yet in an open field he has few superiors. This Western back is one of the best punters and forward passers of a generation and his work on the de- fense and in interference was a great factor in Stanford's victory over Cal- ifornia—the first under American foot ball rules in 20 years. During 1924 Nevers had bad ankles and was of little value until the New Year game at Pasadena, when his massive shoulders, powerful legs and super-driving power, bucked Notre Dame from midfield to the 1-yard line almost single handed. This year. his ankles mended, Nevers was much the same stalwart who all but stampeded the famous “four horsemen.” Friedman of Michigan not only gives the all-American line-up an unusual quarterback, but one of the best directors of play in many years. Fielding Yost, the Michigan’ coac] has stated that at ne time h Friedman failed to execute instruc- tions as delivered to him. He has shown a keen tactical mind in run- ning his team, and in addition is a deadly interferer and seldom fails in tackling. Agalnst Illinois, Friedman tackled Grange twice, practically on the line of scrimimage, although he himself ‘was in the safety position. The Michigan quarterback carries the ball well under all circumstances and is adept at returning punts. His greatest asset is forward-passing and he was the high individual scorer of the Western Conference, al- though he never called himself to carry the ball for a touchdown. He threw a maximum of forward pasaes, but few were intercepted. Friedman is phenomenally cool, accurate and deliberate and of great inspirational value to his teammates. He is our unanimous cholce for captain of this all-star aggregation. Qosterbaan Is Marvel. In the end positiona the board picks Born and Oosterbaan over Shipkey and Sloan, although not by any great margin. Oosterbaan, teammate of Friedman, was in a class by himself. All three members of this board GRID LIST OF V. M. . CONTAINS TEN GAMES By the Associated Press. LEXINGTON, Va., December —Two elevens not encountered this year appear on the 10-game 1926 foot ball schedule of Virginia Military Institute. announced by Graduate Manager B. B. Clarkson today. The Flying Squadron will renew relations with Davidson and Rich- mond, these two teams taking the places of Emory and Henry and Lynchburg. The schedule follows: September 18, Wolford. September 25—Richmond. Tech, at pel Hill vember 13, Kentucky, st Charles- ton, W. Va., or n, Ky. ., at Roanoke. November 25, V. P. = RED GRANGE LEADER By the Associated Pregs. CHICAGO, December 5.—The All- | Western Conference foot ball sglec- | tions of Walter Eckersall of the Chi. cago Tribune, prominent critic, were annoupced tonight, with Red Grange as leff halfback and captain because he “is the greatest running back in { the history of foot ball."” | The eleven players chosen by Ecker- | mall, himself a noted quarterback in | the 1900s, and for many years a pop- ular foot ball referee and writer, are as follows: OF ECKERSALL TEAM Dosterbaan, Michigan, left end. Edwards, Michigan, left tackle. Hess, Ohio State, left guard. Lowrey, Northwestern, center. Walsh, Minnesota, right guard. Henderson, Cl 0, right tackle. Frieimiar, Michigan, qoasterback. man, Michigan, ack. f;nnx:‘hllnoh. loté Baitback, cap- Harmon, Wisconsin, right halfback. McCarty, Chicago, fullback. ‘Three of Eckersall's selections wery captains of their team this year, Low-. rey, Henderson and Grange, and Friedman is next year's captaln at Michigan, while Harmon will captain the Wisconsin eleven. ledman is the most accurate place kicker in the conference, says Eckersall in glving the reasons for his choices. McCarty is the hardest hitting back in the conference. Oos- terbaan gives every indication of de-| veloping into one of the best wing men in the hi 'y of Michigan foot ball, he says. ess was the out- standing guard in the big ten, while Walsh was given the other guard po- sition because few gains were made over or through him. | E made his precense felt in every Michigan game, he said, while Henderson, the other back, was one of the best players in the Maroon line. Lowrey led the Northwestern team to its most successful foot ball season strice 1900 and his head work played an important part in the defeat of Michigan, 3 to 2. - Harmon has been a reliable per- former all. season, Eckersall said, and is a great triple-threat player. PLAYER Oosterbaan Weir (Capt.) ‘Washington Stanfo! THIRD TEAM Left End Left Tackle Left Guard Center B issenger Parker Du't-::tb Wagner ozt Plansky having seen the Army in action, agree that Born was the second best end of the season. Oosterbaan stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and welighs 190 pounds, is fast as a sprinter and impregnable on defense. When it comes to boxing a tackle the Mich- igan end is an expert. Catching for- ward passes is his specialty and in this particular department he is un- questionably without a peer. ‘With basket ball tralning as a foundation Oosterbaan keeps rival forwards puzzled, combining a sharp change of pace and elusive change of direction. - On two occasions this vear when sewed in by opponents. the Michigan “glant speared forward passes with one hand. His work ‘dov:nneld under punts is nearly per- ect. Born of West Point was the flash- iest end of the year. His work down- fleld under kicks is comparable with Oosterbaan. Without a question, Born was the fastest man across the line of scrimmage seen this season. He has perfect control of his body movements at all times and his de- fensive play was superb, particularly his work on the tackle. Good Tackles Numerous. \ In the tackle positions, selections are close. Lingenmeyer of Missouri Wwas the sensatlon of the Missouri Valley Conferince, while Sprague was a great Ificotor in “;‘est Point's best games. wever, the edge goes to Chase of Pittsburgh, who, like Ooster- baan, stands 6 t 3 inches and Wwelghs more than 200 pounds. Chase is very aggressive and as powerful as his measyrements would suggest. Not only good on defense but a power on offense, Chase is an inspiration to his teammates and keeps them on their toes. The Pittsburgh_tackle is an ideal teammate for Weir and is built larger, It 1s no surprise that Weir of Ne- braska retains his allAmerican rat- ing for the third year in a row. Those who have seen his work would never dispute this award. He fs panther- like in his agility and a discouraging defensive power to all opponents. Weir has a keen analytical mind, and in spite of his power and size, has A& record of 15 seconds flat in the bigh hurdies. He is of a cool, de. termined temperament and one of the best tackies ever produced in any section. Sturhahn of Yale and Diehl of Dart- mouth get the guard positions. Both weigh more than 200 pounds. Stur- hahn is another giant, standing 6 feet 3 inches, and is a terrific line charger. He is equally effective in and out of the line, particularly in a defense against the pass. Sturhahn is superbly aggressive both on de. fense and offense. Diehl is flashier than Sturhahn, but makes an ideal teammate, Fast, powerful and very flashy, the Dart- mouth forward was constantly doing damage in the backfleld of his rival, Diehl comes out of the line excep. tionally fast—is a fine interferer and perhaps the best running guard of the year. McMillan Brilliant Center. The center of the line has three sterling candidates in McMillan, Lowery and Cravath. Lowery is the best in the Middle West, while Cra- vath of Southern California is the leading pivot' man on the coast this McMillan of Princeton, a 6-footer, Wwelghing more than 200 pounds, Seemp to outrank all rivals. He is &n inspiring player and a beautiful passer. McMillan is very versatile and an exceptional diagnostician, who always backs up his line to perfection. He 1s not known to have made & bad pass throughout the recent season. ‘Henerable Ends: Dilwig, Marquette. Leary Fordnam, Byracuse. Tha K!k S mfi M'Kibb'n, Vanderbilt. Baker. "Kaneas. urru; : Flora, Michigan." ‘é:,i .‘n:m Sente Cl's. . " Virginia. ~° jrev-ster. Tex. Christ. wis, W. Va. Ay’ rickeon, Washingt'n. Icke . . 3 o Sy Secs re. . Tulane. Kramer, So. Calif. o€ ' Latayetis. Wagner, Colo. Afwien. g Tavlor, Wiiaht, Hano 3 t: e wan, Stanfory bertso gv-fi'on. St. M Walsh, Minnesota. Centera Stevens, 9. Ronamy, &‘l&hln!lch. ! Georgla 1 rela . Pon o Michigan. . ‘Notre D. o Fenn Sinte. ulchjnson, Nebr. {chie, Butler. ki, Wiscansin. Dandson, K Volk. Colo. Brown. oerd: r annas Mines. Edwards, Not: me. e Alabae, oley. S’;#\IR. _— xutlschrwer, Aiane. lark h\"nmnu. eans, Creigh: tt, "Oklahom: mb., g‘nb'r'm a. LTI iy man. Princeton. ter, Brown. imauist Minnesota. utach. Towa. rmop. Wi rtl.:n. X | PLANSKY IS LAUDED BY JONES OF YALE| Tony Plansky, the Georgetown full- back who has been mentioned in many all-America selections, was picked for the first team by Tad Jones, the Yale head coach. In discussing Plansky, Jones said: Plansky hossesses _everything that a fullback or a foot ball player needs. Unusually fast, a fine : kicker and passer, Plansky hits into the line with complete aban- don and rounds out his game. with defensive strength of the highest order. 4 Plansky is an unusual athlete. e welghs nearly 200 pounds, but to appreclate his possibilities én a foot ball fleld it is only necessary to mention that he Is the present holder of the A. A. U. decathlon title, in other words the best all- round track athlete in the country. He repeatedly drags tacklers wlith him an extra few yards. He never Seems to tire aithough he hits op- ponent with tremendous force. The ease with wWhich he drop- kicks or carries the ball is sug- gestive of the graceful wprinter— and he does 100 meters in 101-§ seconds. I cannot heip but di- Eress a moment to quote the track records of this unusual ‘foot ball player. Discus throw, 107 feet and 11 inches; shot-put, 43 feet: broad Jump, 20 1, besides records in the hurdles and other events. While ry complimentary to Plansky this does not do his track records justice. He has thrown the discus 127 feet, the javelin 185 feet, has put the shot 47 feet, and has broad jumped over 22 feet. LITTLE AND HILLTOP TEAM T0 BE GUESTS | Georgetown's 1926 triumphs on !ho" gridiron will be celebrated at the Rac- | quet Club December 17, when Head Coach Lou Little and the members of the Varsity squad will attend a testi- monial dinner given in their honor by Washington alumni of the Hilltop school under the auspices of the “G' Club. A dinner was decided on yesterday 23 the best means of paying tribute to the coach and members of the team which by its great record run up during the season has besn ranked | among the first five eleven< country by a host of sports writer: Roy Waldron, 'l4, president of the “G" "Club, has been designated us chairman of the committtee handlini the affair. He announces that two of the foremost characters in national intercolleglate foot ball will be speakers. Presentation of gold foot balls to the players also {s on the program. As only 200 diners can be accommo- dated at the Racquet Club and at least 60 of the places will be taken up by members of the squad and other Buests of honor, Georgetown alumni Who expect to attend should mail thelr applications at _once. accom: | panied by checks for $5, to Roy Wal dron at the University Club. V. M. 1. CHOOSES FAIN AS 1926 GRID LEADER LEXINGTON, Va., December 5.— Seventeen members of the Virginia Military Institute foot ball team have been awarded monograms by the ath- letic couneil. The letter men elected John M. Futpn, jr., left end, of Bristol, Va., cap- tain of the 1926 team. Fuin, a regular ‘wingman for the past two years, will renlace another Bristol product, Snail Caldwell, as. leader of the flying squadron. The athletic council voted unani. mously to engage Head Coach Blandy Clarkson and Back Field Coach Biil Raftery to take charge of the 1926 eleven. Manager P. R. Woodward of Suf. folk was awarded a goid foot ball in recognition of his efficlent service. Berkley Mills of Richmond was elected manager of the varsity for 1926, and R. P. Willismson of Green- ville, Ky., was elected manager of the freshman eleven. Carter Page of Cul- peper was chosen manager of fresh- Fman base ball, vice J. H. Chapman of _Roanoke, resigned. The following players received var- sity_monograms: P. E. Caldwell, W. R. White, K. C. Harmeling and J. M. Fain) jr., all of Bristol, Va.; H. K. Kulp and C. T. Moorman of Roaroke. 5 Deitrich, Sayre, Pa.; A | A ~ AS COACHES Fine Spirit Prevails at were the outstanding features of t Conference here today. In order to grant its rule against pla; g post-season uest of the authori es of A developments along that line. every possible action should be take: The following resolution adopted by the conference speaks for itsel Text of Resolution. ‘“Whereas the growth of profes- sional foot ball is fraught with great danger to intercollegiate ath- letics and demands instant and vigorous action on the part of those interested in preserving ama- teurism in the great college sport, be it resolved, that this conference hereby places itself definitely on record as heartily opposed to the professionalizing of the sport; that it urges all of its members through their athletic authorities and coaches to use every means in thelr power to impress upon col- loge foot ball players the evil ef- fects of such professionalism; and further urges that every posmible influence be brought to bear to prevent athletes, before or after graduation, taking part in, or in any way encouraging, professional, foot ball; that we object most serfously to the em t by our members of men who have thus mold their services, either as coaches or as officlals; that the executive committee {s herewith in- structed to bring in &t the next annual meeting the following by- laws in order to prevent this: That no foot ball player who, after Sep- tember 1, 1926, takes part in & foot ball game as a member of a professional foot ball team, shall be eligible to act as an official in any foot ball game in which any member of the Southern Confer- ence is one of the contestants, nor shall any institution, a member of the Southern Conference, employ as a member of Iits coaching staff any foot ball player who after September 1, 1926, plays a® a mem- ber of any professional foot ball team.” 1 Stand Is Unanimous. The sen nt of the conference undoubtedly Is such, in regard to pro- fedsional foot ball, that it is willing to go to any lengths to prevent college | players taking part in such games either before they graduate or after they graduate. In fact, it 15 ques- tionable if any matter has ever been taken up by the conference in which has been shown such unanimity of opinion and such detormined inten- tion to use every means avallable to vrotect what it believes to be its best iterests and the best interests of its athletes. The conference was devold of any especially interesting controversaries. The Summer base ball «uestion, in former years the jubject of much heated discussion, tioned, d no question of any kind was raised by one school concerning any other school. ‘The conference vsted to give the executive committee power to sus- pend any member of the conference for violation of conference rules or for refusing to abiie by decisions of WOULD BAR PAID PLAYERS OR OFFICIALS Unanimous in Taking Steps Against ‘‘Menace.” Meeting and Schedule Difficulties Are Adjusted. BY H. C. BYRD, THENS, Ga.; December 5—Granting of permission to the University of Alabama to play at Pasadena on New Year day and an attempt to prevent inroads of professional foot ball on the college pastime he annual meeting of the Southern al ermission for Alabama to accept the invitation to play on the Pacific Coast the conference had to unanimously suspend games. This was done at the re- abama, it being felt that the recognition thus given Southern foot ball justified such action. In\the stand taken against professional foot ball the conference put itself on record in a definite way in regard to its feclings over recent It was the sense of the conference that n to safeguard college foot ball and to prevent growth of the professional gante. fecting athletics were passed which were contrary to the constitution and by-laws of the conference. They oc- casioned considerable discussion, but when officlals of the Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges stated formally that the rules were passed in the bellef that the rules had the sanction of the conference, and that on appropriate representations from the conference that this was not the cpse undoubtedly the; conference would be met more than half way in an adjustment. A committee was ap- pointed to confer with officials of the Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Arrangements for the annual basket ball tournament were discussed, and it will be held, aa usual, at Atlanta on February 26 and 27 and March 1 and 2. The 16 best teams in the con- ference will be picked to take part in the tournament, with the considera. tlon that any school must play at least eight conference games to be eligible. An entrance fee of $100 was established to prevent teams entering and then not appearing, as hoppened in the case of two last year. ‘The annual track and fleld meet was awarded to the University of North on May 14 and 16. The cross-coun- try run was awarded to the Uni- versity of Georgia. Next Spring will be the firat time any school in the Northern section of the conference has had the track and, field games, and undoubtedly the meet will have & much larger representation from schools in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. Fine Spirit Prevails. More and meore the conference is coming to be a get-together organiza- tion, with the meetings used for the arrangement of schedules and work- ing out of other difficulties in the ‘knll.uon- between institutions. This lmlfll has been productive of new alignments and has been the occasion of froning out of several schedule difficulties. Also a feeling seems to have been engendered that it is the | duty of conference institutions-to help | one another out of their various dit- | ficulties. Foot ball schedules have been re. arranged, new games scheduled, basket ball and base ball games ar- | ranged, and track meets contracted for since the members of the con- ference gathered here last night. foot ball game between Wash! Fall, a triangular track and field meet between Georgia, North Carolina and many members of the conference figure, an agreement of the University the conference. An atempt to put through a regulation preventing freshman teams engaging in gamee with other scheols was overwhelm- ingly defeated. All other changes were made either as interpretations or clarifica- tions and will have practicully no ef- fect on the general conduct of ath- letics or athietes. It was deelded, however, that the expense of taking care of ‘a squad during the 10 days of preliminary practice, prior to the opening of school, might be taken care of by the institutions. Matter to Be Ironed Out. Willis and J. C. Smith, Jr., of Charles. ton, W. Va.; N. B. Barkley, New Or- ; J. 8. Mondy, Richmon: v Gfroerer, 8t. Elmo, Tenn.; J. O' 2 <3 . A. Rugh, Bollvlil:. Tampa, Pa.; E. M. Yates, Flint Hill, Va.; L. D. Kelly, Longview, Tex., and R. A. Kearney, Phoebus, Va. CANTILLON TO PILOT. 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For formal flings: Cut- aways, dinner coats, full dress. - Four - piece All accessories from hats to shoes. Prepare for Xmas Our Gelf Scheel Is & ity SRR L A ROGERS PEET COMPANY, NEW YORK, EXCLUSIVE AGENTS MaER P Carolina, to be held at Chapel Hill| Clemson; basket ball games in which | e of Maryland to meet Tulane in foot ball in” New Orleans in 1927, a re- arrangement of the foot ball sched- ules of Virginia, Washington and Lee and Virginia - Polytechnjc Tnstitu are some of the definite things t! have come out of the annual mee that adjourned this afternoon. | Officers Are Re-elected. No_former meeting of the confer- ence has been prodictive of the good | tellowship and desire to co-operate | that has this one. A spirit of harmony and cooperation has been so much | In evidence that ft has been almost too ood to be true. But this is just | i one of the benefits that the conferénce has brought to Southern athletics. | All officers were re-elected, and ar President, B. V. Sanford, Georgla: | vice president, H. H. Edmonds, South | Carolina; secretary-treasurer, W. D. Funkhouser, Kentucky: members of | the execufive committee, Reed, | Florida; J. B. Crenshaw, Georgia Tech: | ‘White, Tulane; Hobbs, North Carolina, | and H. C. Byrd. Maryland. PROS DEALT A BLOW IN MISSOURI VALLEY | By the Associated Press. 8T. LOUIS, December 5.—Profes- slonal foot ball was dealt a blow by action of Missouri Valley Conference representatives here today. The valley representutives ruled that any one who had been connected | with professional foot ball as player, coach, official, manager or publicity agent could not be emploved by con- ference schools in any athletic ca) ity. The ruling was made retroactive | and called for the dismissal of such | men from present staffs. The outdoor track and field meet was awarded to Nebraska, Lincoln, and set for May 21 and 22. The Valley tennis tournament would be held at Lincoln about the same dates. The indoor track meet, held in Con- yention Hall at Kansas City for years, was tentatively abandoned for | this seaxon because of difficulty in| getting the hall for the desired dates. | In any event the officials planned to hold an indoor meet in 1927, as by that time fleld houses would be com- pleted by Nebraska, Drake and Wash- ington Universities. The wrestling tournament s awarded to Oklahoma A. and M. Col- | lege at Stillwater, March 12 and 13. | The swimming meet was awarded | {to Washington University, St. Louis, for the same date. The officlals ruled that any athlete of a valley school who participated as a professional, or on any athletic pro- gram with professionals, would be in- eligible for valley competitions. The ruling would not be retroactive a8 regards Wilcox and Hendrix, two University of Oklahoma athletes, who were suspended temporarily by their pchools for participating In a | boxing show. The men declared they | | received no compensation. | | 'In future, it was ruled, all ques- tions of eligibility should be decided by the conference eligibility commit- tee instead of the individual schools. The athletic directors continued | werk on foot ball schedules with the | prospect they might not complete them before tomorrow. Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma schedules have been announced. The Nebraska achedule: October 2, Drake. October 9, Missouri. October 16, open. 5 October 23, Kansas at Lawrence. October 30, Ames. November §,+Notre Dame. ovember 13, Kansas Aggies. November 20, no game. November 25, University of Wash- j{and the public. lenergetic, ATHLETICS PRAISED' AS COLLEGE ASSET By the Assoc ATHED are five reasons why intercollegiate athletics are essential to the proper college life of today, Dr. 8. V. Sa- ford, president of the Southern Con- ference, told representatives of that organization during his impromptu address in which he defended the principle of college ports and replied to_critics of both sports. The five reasons enumerated hy 1~ Sanford were as follows: ““1. Athletic contests improve the physical condition of the students. In the early days of athletic sport dents trained for the season onl now they train for all time. Students have been taught true lessons of loy- alty that demands constant training in season and out of season. ‘2. Athletic games Iimprove the morals and manners of the students These contests teach men how to make sacrifices, how to command, how to obey; they teach them to be temperate in all things, to know the value of teamwork, to be to be courteous and fair under all circumstances. They give the pubiic its finest iessons in clean sportsmanship, for the manners of a people are made on the grounds where the game is played. The respect shown for the sportsman's code is as refreshing an example of the progress of the race as was the gentleman's code exemplitied by the knights in the games increase the loyalty of the students of the college. 1 think our most loyal alumni are those who have represented the coj- lege on the athletic tield. They are the men who have been willing to give something while in college. In the last session of the Georgia Legis- lature there were 55 alumni of the university. They were all loyal. It cannot be denied that the most self- sacrificing, the most apgressive, were the athletes—those who had taken part in competitive contests. “4. They serve 1o create and foster an institutional solidarity afforded in like degree by no other agency. To some this may seem like a huiniliat- ing admission, but it is certainly a fact that athletics have in many in- tances constituted practically the only bond of common interest. How large an auditorium is needed to,care for the alumni who return at the an nual alumni reunion at commence ment, but where is the stadium tha | can accommodate the alumni who re turn at ‘homecoming'—the annual foot ball game? “5. They afford a laboratory tratn- ing for the development of character such as is not afforded elsewhere in the life of the undergraduat e 50,000 TICKETS SOLD FOR GRANGE CONTEST NEW YORK, December 5 UP)— Red Grange will make his metropo! tan debut at the Polo Grounds to- morrow afternoon when the Chicago Bears tackle the New York Giants in a National League game. Officigls of the New York club today report- ed that the ticket sale already had reached 50,000. Ten thousand tickets will be put on sale at the grounds tomorrow. Grange will face a formidable tean: of former all-American stars. Safety First! Original Bosch Horns $21 and $25—Distributed by CREEL BROS. |ington at Seattle. 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