Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1925, Page 87

" DEAL NOW BREWING FOR CRACK PITCHER Tour With Giants Is Feature| of Griffs’ Long List of Spring Exhibitions. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, itor, The Star, LTHOUGH apparently barren A of results, it develops that considerable was accomplished al days New the Washington club offi- 1d that there may Sports Editor, spent in cials last week be more to com ] t night by Presi- | th that a practical- | te iti pring train- games for the Nationals has been | anged, with the New York Giants as opponents in a majority of them, and it is learned from a reliable, but | source that one of | cussed in Gotham | n an cven chance of | N ot distant fu- ture—probat « olidays. What the ive deal involves in the way <. or the identity of the trnding club, was not divulged even by intimatfon, but a bit of deduc tion based on the numbher and length | of the conferences held by the local epresentatives with various owners nd managers in the hotel lobbies of the metropolis indicates that the dicker, if it goes t . will bring to the Griff a <oned pitcher of the highe: —one capable of strengthening the champions as much as either Coveleskie or Ruether, acquisition whom last Winter meant the difference between Wash fngton winning and not winning its second straight pennant Grifftmen Involved Not Named. The name or names of the talent that would have to be given up by the Nationals also is obscured in mystery, but it is a safe bet that no | performers vital to the success of the Capital pha would be let go. In | other words there are players on the local roster who might be calculated to bolster a rival which finished com- | paratively far down In the race, who might well be spared by the club hich landed on top ut very much assistance from ther Negotiating for another exhibition tour with the Giants unquestlonably | was a_smart business move on the | vart of Griffith. After the hectic set | of contests that the “little world | series” of last Spring produced it was | reely predicted that the men of larris and McGraw never again would meet in pre-season. or any other kind of games, unless the for- tunes of the diamond brought them together in another Tall c but both camps fully Tt wa dent C valged ark C. G 1y comp erary of petition it af- | preparing for | ar champi & Into ac t no better arrangement from ® financial standpoint was possible. Series Last Spring Scored. When the 1925 Spring exhibitions | t under wa and it looked as if the | Giants were ng to pile up an over- | whelming majority of vietories over { he club that had vanquished them in | he 1924 world series, the tour was | -oundly denounced on all sides, par-| ticularly on the score that the spec- GRANGE_ & acle of a world champlonship outfit being drubbed by the team it had tri- | umphed over the Autumn before -ould undermine the confidence of the sublic in the annual t | What happened, he Nationals, starting +Jly gathered strength wind finish pulled with the Nation: and in a whirl up to even terms Leaguers, who paid the penalty in injuries to several of their stars of “bearing down” before the players were properly conditioned. Giants Made "Em Hustle. It is a widely recognized fact that ny club, especially one composed irgely of veterans, such as the Griff- | en, has a tendency to let down the | vear after c; a pennant. That e Natio : last season | attributed by keen observers to the | sct that they ppy aggre- | zation like the Glants to contend with | t the outset. They had to hustle for | they were worth to prevent Mc minions from getting the bet- ter of them. This served to bring hem to the wire in the pink of con dition, and as a result they were on heir toes from the outset of the sea- ¥ %dh, and by keeping their heads up )ntrived to breeze over the line with pienty to spare All¢old, a total of 20 practice games vave been listed for Nationals, in 1ding 13 with the Glants, although two of the latter have not been defi nitely closed, and there is a prospect t several others will be added. Dates For Practice Tilts. Ar arranged now the Boston Braves will be met at St. Petersburg on March | with a return game on the follow- | ng Saturday, March 13, at Tampa. ‘ontests with the Gilants at Miami on Sunday, M h 14, nd the next day ¢ Palm Beach are on the books as “pending.” On Thursday, March 1, the Phillies | will be the guests at Tampa, and in .iurn play host to the Harrismen at Bradentown the following d&y. irday, March will find the 1 {ionals in Sarasota for a “home’ game with the Glants, and on either March 23 or 24 the Cincinnat! Reds are to be encountered in Tampa. Saturday of | hat week, Mdrch 27, the Glants will | ppear in Tampa and stay over for | mes the following Monday and Tues- Qay, which will bring to >journ of the Griffmen at their train- ng base. Harris and his men will brez in time to reach Waycross, € ime for a battle with the Rochester | JInternationals on Saturday, April 3, nd the next day will move to Fort fenning to meet on the field named .fter him Hank Gowdy’s Columbus \. A. club or a team recruited among o soldiers at *the Army Zufantry ere. l'fl?,‘d;‘: April 5, will find the Ni {jonals . again mingling with the (:iants, this time at Birmingham, and he rival big leaguers then will pro- (oed morthward together, playing Iesday and Wednesday at Augusta, “hursday at Atlanta and Friday at Norfolk, with the two final skirmishes i Washington on Saturday and Sun- e, April 10 and 11. The teams then "l have one day of respite before the ! \zue season opens on Tuesday, April | % “¥ith the Natlonals appearing here | }ana the Giants in New York. | { EDWARDs warterback Tllinots Zef? Tackle- Michiqa*g OBIRIANDER + VILSON-Ryit i bock- Zef? Halfback.-Dartmouth Washington GIANTS LET WEBB GO. NEW YORK, December 12 (#) The New York Giants have announc- ed the release of Outfielder Earl Webb to Louisville of the American -Asso- clation. Webb goes to Louisville in part payment for Outfielder Albert Tyson. NEBRASKA PICKS STINER. LN, Nebr., December 12 (®). —Linnie Stiner, right tackle, has been elected captain of the 1926 Nebraska foot ball team. He is a’junior and his home is in Hastings, Nebr, COLLEGE BASKET BALL At New York—Navy, 30; Colum- bia, 29. At Urbana—Illinois, 23; Butler, 22. At South Bend—Notre Dame, 3 Minnesota, 14. At New Haven—Yale, 24; Upsala, 18. At Hanover—Dartmouth, 38; M. I 221, : s At Columbus—Ohje State, University, 7. 33;. Ohio | Left Guard Ohio State $18,000 IS REFUNDED WHEN GRANGE IDLES By the Associated Press. DETROIT, December 12.—A Grange- less Chicago Bears team was defeated, 21 to 0, by the Detrolt Panthers be- fore a paid attendance of 4,111 today. Announcement that Grange would not play was made late yesterday, with the statement that ticket pur- chasers would be refunded their money if they so desired. The ¥efund, it was stated tonight, was approximately $18,000. The victory gave the Panthers third place in the National Foot Ball League standings. The score by periods: Panthers . e o B ¢ Bears .... .0 0 0 7—21 0—0 OUT OF VIRGINIA LOOP. DURHAM, N. C., December 12 (#). —Newport News and Petersburg will not enter the Virginia I.eague for the 1926 season. PERRY’S ALL-AMERICAN GRID SELECTIONS Leit End Left Tackle... Left Guard. Center. .. Right Guard Right Tackle. Right End.. Quarterback.. .. Right Halfback Left Halfback. Fullback Left End... Left Tackle. Left Guard. Center.... . Right Guard. .. Right Tackle Right End. Quarterback.... Left Halfback... Right Halfback Fullback FIRST TEAM. ‘Wilson. .. ..Oberlander ‘Flournoy. SECOND TEAM. Romey..". Erickson. Diehl. Brown. .. Stipek. Parker .Thayer. .Friedman. Dartmouth Michigan ...Ohio State (captain) Princeton vore -California Dartmouth ..Tulane ....Jowa Washington Dartmouth Michigan Wisconsin Dartmouth .Pennsylvania .....Michigan .Princeton .Colgate Alabama | | L SPORTS ELEVEN PERRY PRESENTS HAS AMAZING STRENGTH Backfield and Line Have Power and Versatility. Writer Aided in His at the outset: The team is ficiency in their respective positions, during a tour in the foot Due acknowledgment must also be made of advice and information ten- dered by the following coaches in various sections of the United States: Maj. Charles Daly, U. S. A., assist ant coach at Harvard; Dr. John W. Wilce, Ohlo State; Herman J. Stege- man, University of Georgia; Andrew L. Smith, California; John W. Hels. man, Rice Institute, Texas; Myron Witham, University of Colorado, and Charles Brewer, University of Mis- souri. Tully a Great End. Tully of Dartmouth was evervthing that a high-class modern end should be. This, among other things, in- cludes expert facility in receiving the forward pass. Tully certainly was gifted in this. Of all the ends in the country, he was the leading touch- down.scorer. He was fast down field, a deadly tackler and heady and en during. Edwards Ts Powerful. Edwards of Michigan was very often hurt, but even so, he is entitled to rank as one of the great tackle of the past decade He defense, while on offense he not only gave protection to his forward passer and provided interference on running in carrying the ball on tackle around play. No Better Guard Than Hess. Hess of Ohio State throughout the season was a very bulwark to a gritty, hard fighting eleven, which practically all its games with valuable players crippled on the Hess was a rock on defense and on attack was one of the prime factors in interference. He was fast, as 2 mod ern guard should be, and with his speed combined great power thorough knowledge of foot ball. McMillan a Supercenter. McMillan of Princeton was a super- fine center, perhaps the best the writer has ever seen. Not only an inspiring leader, he was a deadly rover on de- fense, never misled and a sure tackler. On both attack and defense he was all over the fleld, alwavs a powerful menace to the opposition. He was as deadly a foe to sweeps and forward passes as he was to line bucks. When this has been said about a pivot man nothing remains to be said. Carey a Colorful Guard. Carey of California was the slash- ing. interfering type of guard the modern guard must be if he is to scope all the possibilities of his position. General opinion on the Pa- cific Goast is that he is the greatest guard ever developed in that section Certainly, it may be_sald from the standpoint of personal observation that his play was characterized in high degree by finesse and power. Weir Always Played Two. Weir of Nebraska was a tackle so formidable that in all games two men, and In certain plays more than two tackle was ever called upon to meet greater odds than Weir faced week after week, and in the fact that he emerged -undaunted, head up and al- ways the genius and mainstay of the Cornhusker line may be found ade- quate testimony as to his greatness. He is a natural tackle if there ever was one, in temperament ideal, in physique impressive, in speed and power inspiring. Oosterbaan an All-Time End. Oostebaan of Michigan was one of the great ends that the game has pro- duced. He had five lanes of action in receiving forward passes, and in all | he was a perpetual terror to whatever opposition. Swift as a deer, strong as a bull moose, keen in his diagnosis of plays, the picture of this end in action abides among .the vivid memories of a thrilling season. Grange, That's All. Of Grange of Illinois so much has been said that the highest compliment that can be paid him is simply to men- tion his name and let it go at that. Wilson Coast’'s Best Back. Wilson of Washington is a 190- pounder who combines the speed of a sprinter with the sheer physical power of a heavyweight wrestler. Gifted in all branches of foot ball of- fense, he backed up the line on de- fense in a manner that not only check- {ed the onrushing players. but made them willing to yield. Wilson by all West Coast and ranks with the best in whatever section. Oberlander Had Everything. Oberlander of Dartmouth is one of the best backs that ever played foot ball. If one comes right down to actual accomplishments on the foot ball fleld this player must be regarded as a bet- ter all-round back than Grange. ing the forward pass amounted to sheer genlus, but in carrying the ball and on defense he rates with the best. Flournoy Deserves Place. Flournoy of Tulane, whom the writer takes the liberty of placing at full- back, was the leading scorer of the country. In all he made 128 points for his eleven. He had the keenest sort of an eye for openings in the line, and he came into them like a bullet. In the open fleld he was as elusive as a ghost—in brief, one of those inspir- ing backs who bring spectators to their feet every timé they get the ball. As a punter Flournoy was un- equaled throughout the country. His average for the season was 50 yards a game. It is doubtful if there ever was a punter who overmatched this New Orleans boy. Of this player Herman J. Stegeman, athletic director of the University of Georgia and former Chicago player, writes as follows: “T have seen few backs in recent years who- possess the qualifications ‘that this man Has for an all-star team. He is‘the best punter I have seen in the writer's opinion, exemplified the most expert all-around pro was not | only unerring, strong and lancing on | attack, but himself was very valuable | played | sidelines. | nd a| that | men, were pitted against him. No | odds was the outstanding back on the | His long-distance accuracy in throw- | Selections by Seven Experts From Various Sections. BY LAWRENCE PERRY. O F the all-American foot ball cleven of 1925 one thing may be said composed not only of those who, in but assembled ir a playing combina tion, would bid fair to defeat any eleven that could be organized to meet ; It is submitted without reservation as one of the strongest hypothet cal outfits of all time, chiefly because of its amazing backfield strength and the power and versatility in the line. The team is formed on the basis of the writer’s personal obs i ball season of more than section of the country, except the Southwest, was leading teams were seen either in games or hard scrimmage practice. 000 miles. visited, and 26 o 10 years. He is a man. He is a hard the open and in the severest game his schedule ran 65 yvards from serir nage formation. Defe a par with any back in He is the only player in the receive the unanimous selection fo position of some 35 coaches.” Of the second team may be sa that there is not a play named as a member who 13 not qualified to | place the man on the all-America who occupies his position Every man is in the first rank, and the margip ! tween them and the all-Americans <light, indeed. Hubert a Bright Star. Hubert of Alabama deserves spe cial mention as a quarterback, the position he has played for the last two vears. Defensively, however, he plays { the fullback position. His work as | director of team play been faul less, and he has had a great influen upon his teammates in pointing o their offensive and defensive faults. | His presence upon the fleld reall mounts to that of an experienced coach. He passes well, carries the ball well on plunges is a fine in terferer. great field goal Erickson a Star Lineman. Erickson of Washington is a glant in bulld and in strength, and ranks with Carev as the best lineman. the West Coast developed this year. Nevers Is Great Back. So with Nevers of Stanford. critics place him alongside, on and Tesreau. e of the great backs of the countr itho any question. ‘Woods Full of Good Backs. backs see: entitled to first-class | Kelly of Montana s one of |them. “Had he played on a bigge: team he would probably be & natior |ally known figure by this time. A { any rate he must be rated high ‘ Molenda of Michigan may certainly | be 0 rated, a great bulllike plunge: |fast and indomitable. Gilbert of the same team flashed into the public eve in later games, and if he keeps on will rank with the be: Kutsch of | lowa started brilliantly, but slumped |with his team. Fry of this team never did slump, and finished the season as he began, an A-1 performer. Imiay of | California is a corking back, and so is Mack Brown of Alabar Dignan and Gilligan of Princetor | Dixon of California, Wycoff of Georgla Tech—he was put out of the all.-Amer {ican running Dy injury; Chilson of | Colorado Untversity, Boberg of Utah University; Hyvde, Colorado Aggles: | Thomas, " Ttah Aggies: Spears of Drake. Whiteman of Missourl, Rhodes ot Nebraska, Ivan Williams and Red Barron of Georgla Tech; Lautens er, Tulane: Brittgn, Illinoi Chicago; 1 nsin, § of Minnesota, Marks of Indiana; row, Ohio State: Joesting, Minnesota Gustafson, Pttsburgh: Flanagan, Notre Dame; Almquist, Minnesota; Gregory Michigan; DIffy, Virginia: Wilson Washington and Lee; White, V. M. I Borelli, Muhlenburg; Shapley, Navy Hewitt, Army; Wilson, Army: Trap nell, Army; Wilson, Texas Aggles Saxon, Texas University; Pease, Co lumbia; Welsh, Pittsburgh; Marek Ohio State; Manning, Fordham; Kreu and Rogers of Penn: Plansky o Georgetown: Foley, Syracuse; Drury, University of Southern California McPhail, Dartmouth; Tesréau, Wash ington; Ames, W. & J., and Graham Fordham, are leading lights of a huge backfield galaxy. any no season Friedman a Comer. Friedman of Michigan set apart from the backs for specia mention. He shoots forward passe. with the same accuracy that a base ball inflelder throws to first and in another season if he continues to throw as supremely well as he has done in the past two and runs as consistently well as he did in the game this vear against Wisconsin he will stand with the best, if he does not head them. Keefer, of Brown is another back who deserves to be singled out for speclal mention He shone brilliantly on a losing team and that speaks volumes for his ability. Plenty of Gocd Ends. Of ends there were plenty. Dilwes of Marquette is a wonderful wingman and on a higher and more success ful eleven this year might have wo | the Mighest honors. Tuttle of Minne sota was fine and so were Leary of Fordham, Sprague of the Army, Su plee of Maryland—one of the best— Sage of Dartmouth, another gre performer; Bacchus of Missouri Hanson of Syracuse, Lampe of Chi cago, Healy of Colorado U.: Shipke: of Stanford; O'Rourke of St. Marys Adams, University of Southern Call fornia; Kassell of Illinois, a cracker jack wing man; Cunningham of Ohio State. | Of tackles there were comparative |1y few. Putty Nelson of Wisconsin rates high, and so do Brown, Dlinois Nelson, Towa; Chase of Plttsburgh Rives of Vanderbilt, Henderson, Chi- cago; Holland, Virginia; Gates Princeton; Joss, Yale. Not Many Great Guards. There were a few great guards | these being Irish Levy of Tulane Sturham of Yale, Bernoski, Indlana; Walsh and Hanson of Minnesota: Kilgour, Harvard; Krasuki, Iowu: Godwin, Georgia Tech; Mahan, West Virginia; Hawkins, Michigan; Buck- ler of Alabama—the South’s greatest lineman, some think; Smith of Kan sas; McGee, Kansas Aggles, and M- Glone, Colorado Universit; : Of centers the leading exponents o this position were: Lowrey, North- western: Gray, Penn State; Griffen Towa; ‘Wallace, Oklahoma; Under | wood of Rice Institute, Volk, Colo rado Mines, and Mclver, North Ca olina. A should