Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1928, Page 89

SPORTS SECTION he Sunday Star. j Basket Ball, Soécer '; Turf, Hockey, Polo WASHIN +TON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1928, Ceorgia Tech Wins Dixie Gridiron Title : Tennessee Noses Out Florida, 13 to 12 ® o Nation Is Represented on Lawrence Perry’s All-A Every Section of GEORGIA L. 1S 206 VICTIM OF TORNADO 35,000 See Lumpkin, Thom- ason Lead in Keeping Atlanta Team’s Slate Clean. BY HORACE RENEGAR, Associated Press Sports Writer. | TLANTA, December 8—Georgia Tech’s Golden Tornado . swept to undisputed championship of the Southern Conference today by crushing its ancient rival, She University of Georgia, 20 to 6. The Georgia Bulldogs, however, pro- vided sufficient thrills. Thirty-five thousand saw Maffett, Georgia end, take a pass over the Gold and White goal line in the first period to give his feam a 6-to-0 lead. It was the first time this season any team has held a margin over Tech. Thompson, Lumpkin Stars. Stumpy Thomason, halfback, and Pather Lumpkin, sophomore fullback, however, could not bs denied. It was the ramming, battering Lumpkin who made a 3-yard dive for a touchdown in the second quarter, and in the next period he rammed over left guard for another 6-pointer, Thomason, after giving the crowd a wonderful exhibition of broken field running and pace changing, added the third touchdown in the same perioa. He center for 4 yards and a touchdown. This march started on Tech’s own 42-yard line when Thoma- #on took Harvey Hill's punt and ran it back to midfield. From there he led A drive, aided by Mizell and Lumpkin; straight across. ~.Tech was on the offensive most of (Continued on Third Page.) . VOLS BARELY ABLE T0 DEFEAT GATORS €rowd of 17,000 at Knoxville Sees Thrilling Battle on Gridiron. .BY ALAN J. GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor. N he Votmtesss'of Tegnemen, i lun of ‘epnessee, pla) with all the dashing and daring skill of youth, scut- tled the Southern Conference championship hopes of Florida today in a th climax to one of the great- ‘seasons. sons of Tennessee, with charging lige and.three in the back- field, ripped into the defense of the country’s highest powered scoring ma- chine, tore 1t apart in the first half with a bewildering attack and had the stuff to turn back Florida’s desperate counter %fll only a single Ppoint shy of the count. ‘Tennessee’s final margin was 13 to 12, 80 close that chills were running up and down the spines of Volunteer pertisans as Florida darkened the air with passes in the final part of the game, yet suficient to wind up the home team's season in triumphant fashion. Gov. Horton a Spectator. A wildly excited crowd of 17,000, in- cluding Gov. Horton of Tennessee, filled every available inch of Shields Wat- kins Field to see the Volunteers not only spoil Florida's hopes of sharing the Southern title with Georgia Tech, but strengthen their claims to a share g; 2§hz national gridiron spotlight for Those vouthful stars in orange and | white, witn a brilliant backfield trio in Gene McEver, Buddy Hackman and Boxby Dodd, all sophomores, carried on Where their predecessors left off to give Tennessee the distinction of finishing :l: second successive undefeated sea- | n. Only a Thanksgiving day scoreless tie with Kentucky keeps the Vols from claiming an equal share of Southern title glory with Georgia Tech, which closed its campaign at Atlanta today by beating Georgia before moving on to represent Dixie in the Rose Bowl game at Pasadena New Year day. As it stands, Tennessee, under the | coaching of the old West Point star, | Maj. Bob Neyland, has played 20 con- secutive games over a three-year period without defeat, winning 18 and tying 2 | others. The complete three-year record | under Neyland's skillful guidance shows 25 victories out of 28 games, with only a defeat by Vanderbilt two years ago and the brace of tie games to mar one | of the most consistent records of any | college team in the country. Neyland rose from a sick bed, where he has been confined by flu for several dGays, to see his young charges outdo themselves today as they got the jump on the brilliant Florida array, took the Jead in the second period and kept it to the finish in spite of the most de- termined counter charges of “Cannon- ball Clyde” Crabtree and his crew of fighting Gators, Florida, unbeaten previously this year #nd with a speedy, well drilled outfit that had rolled up the astonishing total of 324 points in eight games, entered the game a top-heavy favorite, colors fiying and confident of victory. Thelr banner was still flying and they were still fighting, desperately, even if ineffectively, in a palpitating final 5 minutes as Tennessee’s alert defense withstood the aerial shocks of the visitors. Line-up and Summary. Tennessee (13). Position. Florida (12). Hug . Left end .... . Van_Sic Left tackle Left guard JCenter ... Right guard s | Owens Right halfoack i 2 Sauls Horner . Fullback . Score by periods Tennessee 07 0 61 Fiorida 00 6 6-12 Scoring—By Tennessee: Touchdowns (Me- Ever and Hackman): extra point, Alley (pass from Dodd). By Florida: Touchdowns (Goodbread, substitute for Bethea, and Oyens) faree—Mr. Lambert (Ohio State). Um piré—Mr. Bagley (Wa. ton and Lee ] k ) (Sevance). H23d Jolncsman- o 0, R o e DONCHESS- - End - LrrsBurRGH MIZELL- e « 0 ° o . HARPSTER- Quarterback CARNEGIE TECH— Follback-Geored 78cH - AP. \ PUND- Center-GeoreiA TEcH TENNESSEE ELEVEN IS VICTOR IN NORTH By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 8—Castle Heights Military School of Lebanon, Tenn., defeated St. John's Prep of Brooklyn by a score of 25 to 0 in an intersectional scholastic foot ball game at_Ebbets Field today. Unhampered by a storm of wind- driven snow, the Southern boys rolled up four touchdowns, two of which were made by Hardin and two by McLain. Two touchdowns were made in the secend period -and -ene -each dn .the .last S o G P GETTO- Guard- Lrmrssurey ~ FESLER-End- - OwmioSia PosT- Guard- SianrForp - iwo, the tally in the third quarter coming on a 40-yard pass from Lassiter Hardin. BEST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE WILL GET RECOGNITION| KANSAS CITY, December 8 (#)— Scholarship as an integral part of the qualifications of a well rounded athlete was recognized today by faculty mem- bers of the Big Six Athletic Confer- ence when they took action to reward the best scholar-athlete of each school. The matter was one of several dis- posed of at the regular December meet- ing of the organization, now in its first BRAVES LAND TWO CARDINAL STARS By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, December 8.—Walter (“Rabbit”) Maranville, infielder, and George Harper, outfielder, have been sold outright by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Braves, it was announced in a telegram today from Branch Rickey, Cardinal business manager, who is at Toronto. Terms were not men- tioned. ‘The efforts of Maranville and Harper «contributed .heavily* toward winning a NOWACK- K3 o K 2, £ Cague: Tackle-/winvors- Tackle - Halfback Army POMMERENING - MicH - pennant for the Cardinals last season. The deal followed an unofficial an- nouncement from Toranto that the Na- tional League clubs had agreed to help the Braves by releasing to them such players as they felt able to spare. Maranville goes back to the club which he helped win & pennant and world serles in 1914. Although he played wonderful base ball at shortstop for the Cardinals and was considered the spark plug of the team last sea- son, he is 36 years old, and the club probably felt his usefulness was nearing an_end. The “Rabbit” started his professional career with New Bedford in 1911 and joined the Braves two vears later. He came to the Cardinals last season after | dia organiza- having joined the Cardinal tion via the Syracuse club. His se-aon‘ FOOT BALL YESTERDAY. batting average was .241. Harper, who is also 36 years old, has been playing professional ball since 1913, and had his first major league trial with Detroit in 1915. He came to the Cardinals early last season from the New York Giants in exchange for Bob O'Farrell. He batted .292 last season. Y gl ) PRO FOOT BALL. Frankford Yellowjackets, 7; New York Giants, 0. University of Tulsa, 27; Haskell In- Citadés, 12; Clemson, 7 Gonzaga, 13; ; Devitt School, 6. Georgia Tech, 20; Georgia, 6. Tennessee, 13; Florida, 12. Alabama, 13; Louisiana State, 0. Quantico Marines, 14; Loyola of New Orleans, 1 3. North Carolina, 14; Duke, 7. Creighton, 9 Chattanooga, ;Marquette, 6. , 19; Southern, 0. Mcmi, 20; Louisiana Cellege Southwestern, 32; Hendrix, 0. Clark Uniy Normal, 0. PRO Fochester, 2 New York versity, 26; Alabama State BASKET BALL. 9: Brooklyn, 22. Hakoahs' 36, Paterson 26. me rica Squad ALL U. S, COVERED INPIGKING LEVEN Expert Sees 28 Teams Play in 10,000-Mile Trip to Name Gridiron Stars. Lawrence Perry’s 1928 All-America ENDS FESLER—Ohio State DONCHESS—Pittsburgh TACKLES POMMERENING—Michigan NOWACK~—Illinois GUARDS GETTO—Pittsburgh POST—Stanford CENTER PUND—Georgia Tech QUARTERBACK HARPSTER—Carnegie Tech HALFBACKS CAGLE—Army PAUL SCULL—Pennsylvania FULLBACK MIZELL—Georgia Tech Lawrence' Perry selected his 1928 all-America foot ball eleven after traveling more than 10,000 miles, from coast to coast, and watching the play of 28 of the country’s prin- cipal teams. He has seen personally every man named on his all-America. BY LAWRENCE PERRY Y HILE various views obtain as to the theory under which he Y who sclects an all-America icotball eleven should make his choice it is and always has been the writer's idea that a team of the sort should be regarded not so much as a Hall of Fame as a combina- tion of men who, could they actually be got together, adequately coached and placed upon the field, would be quali- fied to defeat any eleven men who could be picked to meet them. In other ‘words the writer believes that an all-America team should be regarded as a playing organization and not an honorary group. Often a team formed in accorgance with the first theory will not differ from the merit group idea. And sometimes it will, al- beit the difference cught not to be great. One thing the writer does believe is that the critic so far as is humanly possible should see the men he selects if only because in any team which is picked on the basis of opinions, sight unseen, the author of the symposium is bewildered the it mass of con- flicting n which comes to Hardly a coach of whatever team, for example, will pick an all-America un- swayed by predilections in behalf of oné or more—usually more —of his own men, or players of his own section who have impressed him greatly. The ideal way is to see as many teams of the various sections as is feasi- ble and then to check cne’s personal impressions with the mass of to: coming in from far and wide concern- | ing various players. Stars on Smaller Teams. It always is a question W good man on smaller colleg | would stand as high were he to play upon a more important team belonging to some one of the major groups who annually give to foot ball defensively and offensively, its highest expression. An analogy might be noted to the many blazing stars of smaller basc ball leagues who, when called to the major clubs, become average players or else do not make good. The pace is swifter, methods are more scientific and exact. Or again the star of some small team may go against a big fellow who either is unprepared or in a slumf and his exploits are the sensation of the day. Of course such a man has to b2 good to perform in this way; this cannot be denied. But it is a debatable question whether he would be able to carry on so brilliantly were he to be pitted against the big teams when they have been geared up to major efficiency. It must, for purposes of selecting any na- tional galaxy of players, be assumed that he would not. In some cases, say specifically in the case of Snyder, the flashing Maryland back, Injustice probably will be done. None the less, in view of all things, the chance has to be taken. As a bacl und to his 1928 seléc- tions the writer has the experience of having seen 28 teams in action either in games or in scrimmage in every sec- tion of these broad United States. . He has s2en every man he has picked and this, at least, should make the team a unique organization. Striking situations encountered in the task of making these selections re- late chiefly to the lack of Ali-America material in the great Middle West where usually so many candidates are found and on the Pacific Slope where similar poverty has been observed. And the absence of great forwards through- | out the country also may be noted. The 1928 All-America. Outstanding characteristics of the men making up the writer's team this year are: FESLER—A lance-like end of the frent speed, unerring ability as a tack- ler, strong blocker and accurate receiver of forward passes. A player of inspir- ing temperament. INCHESS—Has every quality that an end should have together with a splendid morale and unflagging endur- ance. No runner ever passes this Pitts- PO |G—The dynamic ele- ment in the Michigan line around whom the cosches rallied those forces which finally converted a lowly Michi- gan eleven into one of the proudest in the Western Conference. NOWACK—A fast, stalwart, discern- ing tackle who throughout the season has exemplified all the technical, men- tal and physical qualities of his posi- tion. He has ruined many a ball carrier this season. POST—One of the shifty, modern guards. On offense very dangerous in guards out ph{u and defensively a shrewd diagnostician, a hard and ac- curate tackler in all parts of the fleld. GETTO—A man through whom the hardest play seldom has gained. As a tackler he has no superior and his skill in sen: the trend gnd nature of plays is uncanny. ..~ PUND—AnR_accurate pa: 2_har (Confinued on Third Page.