La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 07, 1929, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextMOTORING NEWS (gntttite lEWUmQ CfHtatfTOr GENERAL NEWS VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1929 NUMBER 344 MID-WEST HIGH IN A. P. ALL-AMERICAN MYTHICAL FOOTBALL ELEVEN NAMED BY NATION'S EXPERTS Both Ends, Donchess and Feslei', Are From Youngs town, Ohio Pacific Coast Places Schwarz of - California on First String. ..T....203 ..T....210 ..!.. ..!(IU ..j .... i i3 ..c....i9:t , FIUST TEAM Pos. Wgt. Joseph Donchess. Pittsburg K....17A ; Wesley Fosler, Ohio State () K....J S3 Elmer Sleight. Purdue ...... Hvonko Nagurski, Minnesota Bert Schwartz, California Jnhn ('annua, Notre Dumc Ben Tick nor, Harvard () Trunk Caridco. Notre Dame () Q....172 Oetaylus (Toby) Uansa, Pitt II ....175 Christian Keener Cngle, Army.. ..II ....1 70 Bernard (Tony) Holm. Ala F....HI0 ,() Indicates juniors; nil others seniors. SECOND TIC AM Francis Tappaan. So. California K Ted Twomoy, Notre Dame T liny Montgomery, Pittsburg O Hoy Ulcgcls, California C Waldo W. Green, Yale. ...G i; Samuel Wnkcman, Cornell T Vernon Smith, Georgia : ... Alton K. Murstcrs, Dartmouth Q.., Ralph Welch, Purdue H... F.usene ML'Kver, Tennessee If..'. Thomas Parkinson, Pittsburgh. ...F.. list HOME (1:00 , Youngstown. Ohio .5:1 1 Youngstown, Ohio 6:02 Morris, III. 6:02 International Falls, 0:01 Berkeley, Cal. 5:11 Columbus, Ohio BMia New York City 0:07 Mt. Vernon, N. Y. 5:09 McKees Hocks, l'a. 5 : 1 0 6:00 Merryville, Ln. Full-Hold, Ala. THIRD TEAM . Frank linker, Northwestern . Jap Douds, Wash. & Jeff. John Law, Notre Danvo Tony Slano, Ford hum ...Hay Furrls, North Carolina Fred Slngton, Alabama Wear Kchoonuvor, Arkansas Albie Booth, Yale. .4-...;...Willts Danker, Tulane ...Benjamin Lorn. California Earl Pomeroy, Utah Honorable Mention ENDS Douglas, Harvard; Tan ner, Minnesota; Bates, AVcstern Maryland; Nemecek, New York University; 'Dairy tuple, Tnlane; Ar bellde, 'Southern California; Nor ton. California; Miller, Stanford; Curl mark. Army; Kihlott, Pennsyl vania; Hosonzweig, Carnegie; Pro- : vinclal, Georgetown; Boomu, Dart mouth: Scott, Virginia Military: Churchill. Oklahoma; Trusknwskl, Michigan; Van Slckel, Florida. TACKLES Perry, Army; Bar field. Princeton; Vincent, Yale; Munney, Georgetown; Brown, Tex as; Kemp, Duquesne; Miller, Le high: Brown, Bowdotn; Tack well, Kansas Assies; Tandy, Stanford; Grant, New York; llummon, South ern Methodist ; Van Bibber, I'ur due: Mlulnes. Colgate; Ackcrman, St. .Mary's: Diehl, Idaho; Swofford. Clcmsou; West rn, Iowa; Hadick, Marquette; It (chords, Nebraska; Volbert, Or.egii., .--'. - : - ' GUAUDS -- Bodenger, Tulane; Iturrager, Southern California; 1 Hare, Yale; Huberts, Iowa; Koeh, Baylor; Alkeson, Kansas: Itauman, Kansas Assies; Koepke, Navy: An derson, Northwestern; Drcshar, Carnegie; Poe, Michigan; Brown, .Vanderbilt ; Broiuberg, Dartmouth; List on, Georgetown; Shields. Ore son; Selby, Ohio State; DiMeolo. J'lttsbursh; Brumbolow, Texas Christian; Masai, Pennsylvlnla; Hunt, Cornell; Glllson, Colsato; Trueey, Fardlui in; Steele, Florida. CENTEItS Moynihan, Notre Dnine; Jonas, Utah; Erickson, Northwestern; Smith. Missouri; Hcineekc. Stanford; Jlawley, Davis & Elkins: Hughes, Navy; Andres, Dartmouth; Havens, Western til Dartmouth; Havens, Western Maryland; Kawal, Illinois; Gard ner, Detroit; Dye, Southern Cali fornia; Heall, South Carolina; Rob erts, Tulane; Barratt, Ohio State; Nugle, Iowa Klute. Q.UAUTEKIJACKK Dodd, Ten nessee; Saunders and Duf field, Southern - California ; Clark, Colo rado Collese; MeLennun, Yale; J'harmer, Minnesota; CI u lick. Ho-A-urt; Holman, Ohio State; Mor row. Montana; Waldorf, M Issourl; Hart, Colgate; Kltzmillcr, Oreson; "Wertz, Ohio AVesleynti; Gilbert Southern Methodist; Wilson, Bay lor; Peters, Illinois; Evans, Mary land : Fogurly. Brown; Crabtree, Vlyridu; M. Glenn. West Virginia; iV.id. I larva rd. HALFBACKS Brazil, Detroit: 3 lufford, Washington: Glussgow and Pape. Iowa; Elder, Notre J -Mine; Masters and Gentle, Penn sylvania: Stennetl, St. Mary's. Call; forula; Harmenson, Purdue; Wur ren, Davis & Elkins; Mays, Har vard; Benedict, Duiiuesnej Witt .iei. Princeton; Inland, Texas Christian; Shelley. Texas; McEl reath, Baylor; Kelly. Kentucky; Sprlns. Navy; Hewitt, Columbia; Dowb-r, Colgate; Sisk. Marquette; Creeden. Boston Collese; Carr, Colorado Mines; Genvbts, Michi gan; Thoniiison. (ieorsia Tech; Sloan. Nebraska ; Crlder, Okla homa; Follett, New York Univer sity; Hootstein. Boston University; Van Nice. Chicago; H. Iteldiullz, "Wisconsin. I'ULLItACKS Savoldl, Notre Ihime; M urret. Army; Yunevieh. f'urdue: Batisch, Kansus; Schwartz, ashinu'ton Slate; Klelfhhacker, Stanford: Berslierm, NorthwcMtern; 3Mnklc. Buckncll: Clifton, Navy; Hill and Muslck, Southern Cullfor nla ; Lintzenk h, St. ixuts; Cox. Kaunas: Cawthorn. Florida; (!rost inan, Uutscrs; Johnson, Haskell. By Alan (tOtihl (Associated Press Sports Editor) NEW YORK (AI'J-As n tribute to the fertile football plains that produced such consistently brilliant teams as Notre Dame and I'urdue. t thi Middle West takes the lion's' ch.iro of honors in the fr'lfth An- i ittial Ail-American consensus. Com- ' Jilled by the Associated Press from ! expert nation-wide opinion and Jiuiito public today. ! On the first team, the "shock! troops" of an All-Amerimn squud of 33 players, five represent the Middle West, four the East, one t t h the South and Pacific coat. f i'iLUUui''U juJ -uinr i-'aiHe tv v of the finest aggregations r the year, each sained two places on the mythical eleven, a distinction no team In the country has been accorded In the consensus slnco Dartmouth ptacea three men on the first team of 1925. The East manifested strength in the squad as a whole by collecting 12 out of the 33 places, with nine going to the Middle West, six to the South, five to the Far West and one to the Southwest. In the nation-wide pull of opin ion taken by the Associated Press, 215 experts contributed their views. They represented newspaper sports editors and writers, Associated Tress staff observers, officials and coaches in every section . of the country. There was not an im portant game anywhere, scarcely a spectacular, feat recorded In any noteworthy college contest which was not- "ooycLcil'.'. orstifdicd by, some one or more of these experts.' The .resulls of the consensus show a distinct drift In Hie "class" of football tulen for the season of U2!i at least, to the Middle West, in contrast with the powerful show ing of the Fnr West In 1928. On the whole it was distinctly a "Mid Western Year," with such teams as Purdue and Notre Dame leading the purnde most of the way, while Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota registered noteworthy lntersectionul triumphs to add to tho prestige of the Big Ten group. Siar players of one of tho most spectacular . of all college cam paigns stood out as conspicuously as did the select few teams. No All-American selective process is safe from debate of the groggiest variety; nevertheless the consen sus Indicated little doubt about the majority of contenders for honor positions. ; Thfeo of the players on the team were overwhelming choices Frank Caridco. Notre Dame's great quarr terbaek; Bronkn Nngurskl, the powerhouse of Minnesota's dun; and Joe Donchess. lean, hard -hitting end of the Pittsburgh Panth ers. Toby Uansa of Pittsburgh was by far the leading halfbacks in the balloting. . Oarideo vas the choice of 123 ex perts for tho position of fleld gen cral, outdistancing such Eastern aces as Al Mursters of Dartmouth and Albie Booth of Yale, each of whom faded at the finish, largely through injuries, after dazzling starts. Donchess was selected , for one of the end positions by 121 voters, but his running-mate and fellow townsman, rangy Wesley Fesler of Ohio State was not far away with a total of Youjigstown, Ohio, thus has the rare distinction of furnishing both All-American ends. Nagurski presented the problem of being u leading candidate for fullback as well us tackle. He re ceived 1 1 5 votes altogether, but he Is placed in the line because a majority of his supporters. 60, pre ferred him in that position with the understanding that he might be brought back for ball-currying pur poses til " pinch. The Big Nag was clearly one of the greatest all around players produced In many a season. At the flanks, Francis Tappaan, most consistent player on the Southern California eleven. was the only man who gave Douches and Fesli-r any sort of a contest. He polled 61 votes. Vernon (Cut--fish) Smith of Georgia and Frank Buker of Northwestern had a close, contest which Smith won by n nar row margin. 2'J to 27. The Southwest Conference un questionably produced one of the best ends of the year In the giant Wear Schuonover of Arunsas, a great pass receiver as well as blocker and luckier, but his total of 16 votes was not enough to give him higher rating- than a ptace on the third team. "Bed" Sleight, 203-pound dyna mo of the great Purdue line, led all tho tackle contenders with 82 votes. He has the fiery "10 -pound Nagurski as his running-mate, with Sim Wukniiun of Cornell mid T'd T.' yuu;- f T'vlm i'liinc ruiy f-r IKg wn Nss J h!k s""Jj NOTe owe GUARD j-ib.- Pin 66uR6H i .1 .'n-?",,;,.? . 1 UROyS l ,.; i " t emergencies. The latter two, with 55 and 56 votes, respectively, easily clinched the second team positions over "siicH steady '-peTrarftTcrs n Douds of Washington Jefferson, Kington oT Alabama and Vincent of Yule.. Douds polled 43 votes. Notre Dame' finished the out standing guard on tho list in Jack Cannon who, with 88 votes, led his nearest rival, Bert Rchwurz of Cali fornia, by 30. Schwarz carried off tho first team prize in n. close con test with Hay Montgomery of Pittsburgh. called "the perfect guard" by his coach, and "Flrpo" Greene, Yale's big captain. Mont gomery polled G3 and Greene 51, with Johnny Law, Notre Dame cup lain, not fur behind with 42. For the first time- since 1U23, Harvard places a man on the first team through the brilliance of Ben Tlcknor, outstanding choice for center. Tlcknor's marvelous a II around work especially in the Yale game, evidently save him the call over Boy lleisols, blond captain of the University of California. The Crimson star polled H'i voles to 63 for Kcigels, who made a sen sational come-back to win high honors this year after his memor a bio ba c k wa rd ru n in the N e w Year's Day game. No other pivot men "were even- close to"thesc- two; Siano of Ford ham. barely gaining an edge In the voting over Tim I Moynihan, Notre Dani.e, who siif- ! fcred a broken leg in next to the last game. S I lad the All-Atryrlcun ballots been cast the firs week of Novem ber, it is doubtful whether Albie Booth of Yale or Al Mursters of Dartmouth could have been kept off the first team with a crow-bar. .They were the most tulked-ubout I ball-carriers of the year but in juries in the Yale game put Mur sters out of actioii and. Booth, uIko hurt, failed to star 'against . Har vard. These developments, coupled wil h the consistently sensational work of a number of other backs, helped determine the choice of Carldeo of Notre Dame, Toby Uansa of Pittsburgh, Bed Cagle or West Point and Tony Holm or Ala bama for the All-Amoricau back field. I Curldeo'H 123 votes for quarter back compared with -16 for Mur sters and 26 for Booth. Dutch Clark, the 1928 A!l-Am,orleun field general, was distanced but the all around star of Colorado College, on a oompiirutlvf ly ; mediocre team, again demonstrated his remarkable prowess. Uansa, 'Pitt's "cUnuix runner," was almost as highly favored among tho halfbacks as Caridco was among the quarterbacks. Tum bling Toby collected 105 votes. Ca ttle, hi his lust year, retained the honors he won a year ago only af ter a close race with "Pest" Welch, Purdue, captain and triple threat. Tho Army redhead polled 71 votes to 6 1 for Welch. Tennessee's hurd runuing bull-lugger, Gene McEver, wllh37 votes, barely beat out Billy Bunker of Tulane and Benny Loin of California for the second team i place. Banker pulled 27 ami Lorn polled 31 voles. While the ballots proved ihcjmu- Jorlty choices conclusively, they ! a Iso Indicated strong support for ' Iowa's great captain, Willis Gluss i gow, along wil h such other fine performers us Jack Elder of Notre 1 l.mme, Cy Lelaiid of Texas Chrin- linn, who broke up any number of games with dazzling runs; "Mack" TAvi.KiG ore Lft&r profile at everrcy batted lARR ... 1 osm & Sift A . tMkfcOr i ( - i - s iT Thb pams t"i e tXiER bG'vr HIS PECS To ."We BAG"- t v al i I I in A A- H'i iij-. ,l 1 1 k i tr a i. rn W-Wv 1. . Vll-4Flvi TCMMIQ ("HiMi'lOMJlP Wife i-'J-J Uflt if. fWMt Ruv Htennett of St. Mary'H, Dick Gentle of Pennsylvania and Merle Huf ford of Washington, tho one bright spot In- otv ot)iiTwluo.dralj year for the Huskies. The piucing or Nagurski at. tackle lel'l lltH fullback honors to Tony Holm, tho Alabama battering-rum, who collected 37 voIch ami beat out "Pug" Parkinson of Pittsburgh, with 27 votes and "Powerhouse" Pomeroy of Utah, with 16. These were the outstanding choices, al though It was noteworthy that Jon Kuvoldl, second-string Notre Dome fullback, commanded considerable support. Hlnltte of Bueknell, who rolled up 0 points In his- final game to take the Eastern iih well as nulfonal high-scoring honors, al so was highly regarded. Former A. P. all-star loams fol low: I02H Franklin, Kl. Mary's, end. Pommoronlng, Michigan, tackle. Burke, Navy, guard. Howe, Princeton, center.-.-Post. Stanford, guard. Speer. Georgia Tech, lacklo. Vim Slckel, Florida, end. ('lark, Colorado College, quarter back. Cugle. Army, halfback. Carroll, Washington, halfback. Carroll, New York University, fullback. onslerbnuu, Michigan, end. . I lake, Pen nsylv.i nlii, tackle. Webster, Yale, guard. Holteneourl, St, Mary's, center Smith, Noire Dame, guard. Spruguc, Army, tackle. Shiver, Georgia, end. Spears, Vanderbilt, quartcrliack. Welch, Pittsburgh, halfback. Drury, So. California, halfback. JoesHng, Minnesota, fullback. I DUO 1 lanson. Syracuse, end. Wlckhorsl, Navy, tackle. Ciirinauglilon, Georgetown, ugard. Moeringer, Notri- Dame, center. Shlvley, Illinois, guard. Sprague, Army, tackle, AS'llisteH, Alabama, lend. Friedman. Michigan, quu rt en back, f linker, Norlbwi'slern, liairbaAk. Kaer, Mo. CaMforiJii, hairituck. JoesLlug, Minnesota, fullback.' I Witr. 1 Oosterbiiuu, Michigan,, end. Weir, iNehraskuriaekJe. ? I )chl, Dartmouth,, guai-d. McMillan, PBliiCjeion, center, ( , Stnrhahn, Vab guard.'"'14 t 'btiHe, I'll (Hburgb, tackle. Tolly. Dartmouth, end. Grange, Illinois, quu ri crime k, Wilson. N'aMbfngtoii. Iia If buck. Oberlander. I Ml it mouth, half back. Nevers, Kl an ford, fullback. Highway Proposed tp Link Alaska, Canada And Tne Pacific Coast An tutiM'uatloiuil highway cop iiectlng Ciillfprnia and ihb Pacific Northwest with British .Columbia, thb Yukon territory and Alaskn. This is tho objective of legislation pending in congress, according to tho Oregon State Motor - a mho ela tion, which lias endorsed, the pro posal. Hills hnvo beon -Introduced authorizing an investigation of the feasibility of such a project and providing an appropriation of $25, 000 for a .cpiiMnilHUlon of three to study tho Vlan. , The proposed route would1 con nect existing roads along tho Paci fic Coast slates into British Col umbia wllh Alaskan roads, tho gap to be covered between Iho cna-dlnn-Unlted Stales line and' Fulr ba nks, Alaska, being some 2,000 miles. The United Slalus depart ment of Interior, tho FCunudlun government, and I ho Territory-of A laska are col la born ting in the plans under, way. ' A Canadian road now lends from (lift teriiiluus of the Pauiflc high way as far as Hazelton. an outpost of civilization a thousand 'miles north of the border. From Hazel ton, a dim trail leads on north ward to Tebigruph Creek with but 2,000 ni-'.;i.0'Mi 'Inhabitants, Two hundred miles further Is White 1 1 orse, where I be V ukos Is first encountered. ( -Then comH tho long stretch of uninhabited wild coun try reaching all they way to Fair banks. The whole of Hie proponed road would be Inuido of tho coast ran go nnd tmrallel to the coast at an avcruge distance of bo mo 60 or 70 miles. iThe region Is seml-arld, practically untouched by man, and aboundti Hi- wild game find unuuuaL Hconery. : - . '.' ; . - - : Ijist year 300.000 autonvobltcn ; carrying 1,000,000 peoplo crossed : tho Candlhri, border 'at tho Pouco j Porlal. Many of these ., pooplo i might have : jienetratod the doop j Interior had- transportation' boon .available. 1 ( The A me i-lean Automobllo , as-1 isoclation, representing over a mil- . lion motorists, Is uctively support ing the project find tho Western Motor Clubs Conference. In which-' the automobile clubs of tho eleven western -stnlos, British Columbia, . Cunudu and the Hawaiian Islands I hod membership, endorsed tho 1 plan at Its recent annual mooting. Tho Automobile ussoclution points out that the construction of such a highway would result In im measurable, good in the develop ment of the territory iravorsed by ll, and In further cementing tho bonds of friendship between tho English speaking peoples of thy Western Hemisphere. I, i i:i ;i;.i: i k.b n it wins ! EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 7 (AP) ' Chuck Unrden HI, Eugi ne, knock ed Jack Wenlworlh, H'l, Portland, In the eighth round of a scheduled j leu round main event here hist night. The right was an even slug i fe.Ht until tbn seventh, when llor d n cut Iho Portlandi r above the eye. Stnrn Law of Nalurt There In no liuiuiiiiily from I lit --uiiHcqiieiicc of sin; puiiiMimeiil win and nur to one tiud ull. . Uoaea Uu'lou, Studebaker In Real Hill Test In Washington Adding to Its brilliant record as p. champion hill climber, the Studebaker President Eight with' Ab Jenkins noted racing driver at Iho wheel has again demonstrated Its uncanny ability to surmount se vere grades with ease and dispatch, according to M. J, Goh, Studebak-er-Erskine dealer here. The presl dent'n latest hill climbing exploits were performed al Taconia, Wash., and Salt Luke Cily. " in a vlsh to Turn um several weeks ago, Jenkins learned, of Hie ort-repeulod boasL of Hie Incnl denier of a riv.il nnil;e of car ih it blv line n( curs could beat uny other uulouioblle In cum pet I live trial, Jen kin.-; Imiucdtalcly offen'd to climb hills in a stock President lor 'uiotiey, marbles or chulk." but the propped nf eoinie1llon vv.is short lived. The rival denier simply wasn't Intci'i'sled, "t'nduuulefl, Jenkins and his PreMldem g,,t busy nnd pi-cpared lo do a lilt I.. Hpcrtiicular bill cliinlilitg on t heir own account. On Carr Street bill, enioddcrcd tin- hnigliest grade Tocoua has lo offer. Jen Idlis look a newspaper repiesenla tlvc fmm a standing start at the bottom over the crent at tin mile an hour. He then carried nine pas sengers over Hie lop at 40 miles tier hour. Again he repeated, this time with fourteen passengers, breasting the cret'l at .1i miles an hour. Ac. cording lo Taconui Mreet depart ment records the grade of this hill is ty.fl per cent. The President, a ruuduicr, was a new car, strictly slock and borrowed for the occa sion from the local Studebaker dealer." IHB YOU KNOW THAT Bill (Iregor, University of Wash ington taeklo, is an bald as Nick ! Longworth, . . . They cull him i "Pop" . . . "Pop" Warner calls him. the best guard on the Pacific -coast. , . 1 Merle Hufford, Wash jinglnn halfback, doci) the 100 In I'J.H and he's turnkey by night In the King county Jail. . . . Bed t agle ea n t h row a puss nldearm i that would knock your anna off. , . . . Army coaches are on 'the ! Jul only for four yenrs, but have no alumni to cope with. . . . Vin cent Klchards thinks Kurd Kozeluh In the greatest tennis player in the world And Hue's no way fo prove he in 1 1 its long as tho rules forbid his playing Cochet und a couple of other Frenchmen. i:athi-;ivoiti,ook SAN FItAN'CIKCO. Dec. 7 (AP) he weather outlook for the week beginning I tcccmhcr 8 was announced hen today by the ; Pullet) Status weather bureau as i follows: fur western states: Iho outlook Is for occasional rains In Oregon und Washington, probably extending to northern portions of riillfornlu by the middle of the . week j ml generally fair weather elsewhere. Temperatures will he mar the normal. At a recent livestock show In Kansas 'Ity, "Iho Ideal Hog" was exhibited. The dispatch didn't 'say where the animal was found, but it's safe to guess It was tho j man who sits In the Pullman I smoking early hi the morning wluU 12 are trying to shave.