Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, December 06, 1956, Page 58, Image 58

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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL
Salem,. Oregon, Thursday, December 6, 1956
Witte, Brodie, Steiger
On Look All-America
Team to Appear
OnComoTV
Show
: NEW YORK Special)-Lcd by
1 Stanford's ate quarterback John
' Brodie, the Pacific Coast Confer
ence landed three men on the 10.16
Look Magazine. All American
Football Team, it was announced
today.
Tackle John Witte of Oregon
State's Rose Howl-hound Reavers
and end Bill Sleigor of Washing
ton Stale were also selected to the
team, which will he announced in
the issue of Look out Tuesday
Brodie was cited for his deadly
passing accuracy by tho 780 mem
ber Football Writers Association.
which makes the Look selections,
and was compared to the Indians'
All America ace of three years
ago, hoijov uarrctt.
An overwhelming choice for the
tackle slot, Witte was singled out
by his coach, Tommy Prothro, as
having "more to do than any other
player" in keying the drive of tho
Beavers to Incir first Rose Bowl
appearance since III42.
Washington States' Bill Steiger
was named to the Look All Amer
ica Team together with such other
outstanding ends as Ron Kramer
of Michigan, Joe Walton of Pitt
and Tennessee's Buddy Cruzc.
Itcgrctfully, Look said in an
nouncing the awards, the select
ors were forced to eliminate "per
haps the two outstanding players
on the Pacific Const" halfback
Jon Arnelt of Southern California!
and fullback Don Shinnlck of
UCLA because Pacific Coast Con
ference penalties levelled against
their schools allowed them to par
ticipate in only live games.
For the first time in recent years
the Midwest did not dominate the
All American selections, but big
Alex Karras of Iowa - Oregon
State's Pasadena opponent on New
Year's Day was named to a key
tackle post. Michigan's superb
end, Ron Kramer, was rated as
one of the strongest and toughest
ever to play the game.
Continuing the tradition begun
by the late Grantland Rice, dean
of American sportswritcrs, the
Football Writers again chose
22-man squad with each player
holding equal first-team rating.
The 1956 All America Team will
be flown by Look to New York
aboard a chartered American Air
lines DC-7 Flagship !o receive
their awards on the Perry Como
television show.
While in New York, the squad
will be honored at a banquet on
December 7 at Leone's Restaurant
and on several radio and TV
shows.
Following is the line-up of the
1956 Look All America:
Ends: Ron Kramer, Michigan:
Joe Walton, Pittsburgh; Buddy
Cruze, Tennessee; Bill Steiger,
Washington Stale.
Tackles: Alex Karras, Iowa;
John Witte, Oregon State; Norman
Hamilton, Texas Christian; Bob
Hohcrt, Minnesota.
(lunrds: Jim Parker, Ohio State;
Kill Glass, Baylor; ham Valentine.
Penn State; John Harrow, Florida.
Centers: Jerry Tubbs. Okla
homa; Don Stephenson, Georgia
Teen.
Quarterbacks: John Brodie, Stan
ford; Paul Hornung, Notre Dame,
Fullbacks: Bill Barnes, Wake
Forest; Jack Pardee, Texas A Ic
M.
Halfbacks: Tommy McDonald.
Oklahoma; Johnny Majors, Ten
nessee; Jim Brown, Syracuse; Jim
Crawford, Wyoming.
Casaresf Matson One Yard Apart in NFL Rushing Race
PHILADELPHIA, Dm. C - By
the narrowest of margins, a single
yard, Rick Casares, of the Chicago
Bears, retained first place in the
race lor the individual ball carry
ing championship of the National
Football League over his town ri
val Ollie Matson, of the Chicago
Cardinals, with two games remain
ing for all teams except Baltimore
and Washington which have three
to play. ,
Casares gained 45 yards in his
latest game to bring his total to
819 yards on 192 attempts for a
4.3 average. Matson, who gained
70 yards last week has 818 yards
on 161 attempts and a 5.1 average.
frank biflord. New Yorks bri
ant veteran, with 108 yards in his
latest endeavor, moved from fourth
to third place with 722 yards on
u( carries lor a 5.3 average
Hugh McElhennv. San Franrtsrn
dropped to fourth with an even 700
yards on 150 attempts for a 4.7
average. Alan Amcche, Baltimore,
held onto fifth place with 678 yards
on 131 attempts and a 5.2 aver
age. Brown Leads Passers
Eddie Brown, the Bears' stellar
passer, in the best passer In the
league as he has been most of the
season. His average gain in yards
dropped from 11.29 to 10.65 but he
still has a better than two yard
advantage over the number two
man, Bill Wade, of Los Angeles,
who has an 8.54 average.
Brown has thrown 139 passes,
completed 85 fo 1481 yards for a
61.2 percentage and has pitched
ten touchdowns. Wade has tossed
166, completed 88 for 1418 yads
and ten touchdowns. Bobby Layne,
of Detroit, advanced from seventb
position to third with a 7.95 mark ' fourth to third with 43. Harlon Hill,
on 223 attempts, 116 completions
and eight touchdowns. John Uni
tas, Baltimore, and Lamar McHan,
of the Chicago Cardinals, are tied
for fourth position each with a
X7.90 average.
Wilson Best Catcher
Billy Wilson, San Francisco, In
creased his lead as the best pass
receiver by snaring five last week
to give him 47 for 765 yards and
three touchdowns. Billy Howton.
Green Bay. lumped from third
to second with 44 and Frank Gil
ford, New York, moved from
Bears, is fourth with 42. Dave
Middleton, Detroit, and Bobby Wal
ston, Philadelphia, are tied for
fifth with 33.
Bobby Layne, of Detroit, again
leads the scorers with 90 points,
followed by Casares with 78,
George Blanda, Bears, 69, How
ton, 66 and Hill, 60.
Norm Van Brocklin, Los Angeles,
for the third week in a row, is the
top punter with a 42.7 mark. Sam
Baker, Washington, leaped from
fifth to second with 42.62 with Dick
Deschaine, Green Bay, third 42.58.
Huihlm Atl YG LG At
Casaret, Chi. Beara 192 S19 50
Matson, Chi. Cardi 161 SIS n 5.:
Gilford. New York ..... 137 122 89 5..
McElhennv. San Fran. ISO 100 86 4.
Ameche. Baltimore . 131 678 43 S :
Carpcnler. Cleveland l.M 644 30 41
Waller. Los Angeles S3 54 3 46 6 1
Webster. New York 144 S16 34 3.1
Moore. Baltimore 64 412 78 1.'
Olszewski, Chi. Cards. 124 468 34 31
Passing AttCmpYGPCl
Brown, Chi. Bean 13 83 1481 61 :
Wade, L. A. 166 88 1418 Sn I
Layne. Detroit 223 116 1772 2.(
Unitas, Baltimore u 135 75 lOtili n; :
McHan. Chi. Cards . 117 56 024 50 1
Tittle. San Fran. 172 98 131)1 57.1
Rote, Green Bay ..... 262 125 1882 47 :
Conerly. New York 15(1 80 1040 53 J
Thomason. Phil. 146 12 992 49 !
Van Brocklin. L. A. .. 92 44 580 471
Witte, Durden Rate
UP All-Coast Team
Stanford Places
3, USC 2;.l
From COP
"SAN FRANCISCO (UP)-Tacklc
John Wide of, Oregon Stale, who
gained a first team berth on the
United Press All-America team
last week, breezed Into tho same
spot on the U.P. All-Pacific Coast
eleven which was announced to
day. Joining his teammates on the
first string was half hack Earnel
Durden. All told, Coach Tommy
Prothro's Rose Bowl-bound team
won a total of eight spots on the
man AIl-Loast sqund.
Stanford dominated the first
learn by takrng three positions,
Paul Wiggin joined Wille as the
otner naif of Ihe tackle comblna
tlon, quarterback John Brodie
won Ihe signal calling job and
end Carl Isaacs became Ihe third
jnnian to Join Hie siartmg lineup.
Wiggin and Brodie also made the
U P. AIIAmcrican second team
tnis year.
Arnelt Gains Post
Soulhcrn California posted two
men in me nr.it eleven, halfback
Jon Arnett and fullback C, n.
Roberts, Arnett was named to the
UP s All Amrrican third learn this
year although restrict rd lo five
games as the result of Inst sum
mer's conference probe.
Bill Steiger, Washington Stale's
grent pass-grabber, was named
lo the other end spot on the All
Coast first team. A fellow plaver
from the Northwest, Dick Day' of
Washington, took over one guard
spot and Galen Lanck of College
of the Pacific won Ihe other. Day
uHiiiianien tnckle.
Beavers making the third team
included end Bob De Grant, tackle
Dave Jcsmor and guard John Snif
fer). Jim Shanley, fleet Oregon back,
also was on the third team.
The honorable mention list In
cluded ends Noro Thiel and Du
ane Fournier of Oregon State;
tackle Chuck Austin of Oregon;
guards Jim Brnckins of Oregon
Stale and Harry Mondnle and Jack
Pocock of Oregon; center Nick
Mnrkulis of Oregon and backs
Tom Crabtree and Jack Morris
of Oregon and Tom Berry of Ore
gon Stale.
Tho third team was comoosed
of Bob De Grant of Oregon State
and Corky Lewis of Washington
at ends, Dick Foster of Idnho and
Dave Jesmer of Oregon State at
.tackles, Jotm. Sniffen .of Oregon
state ana lion uiikey or Califor
nia at guards, Frank Mattarocci
of California at center, Don SHin
nick of UCLA at quarterback, and
Kirk Wilson of UCLA, Jim Shan
ley of Oregon and Lou Vnlli of
Stanford as backs.
Beavers 13th
In UP Voting
NEW YORK (UP)-The final
1956 United Press college football
ratings (first-place votes and won-
lost-lied records in parentheses
Jim Mnthcny ol 1C,A was
named first string center.
The Northwest prevailed on llie
second team with seven pliivers
from the stales of Oregon 'and
nashington gelling the call. Three
spots went to Ihe Ilenvers center
Dick Corrick and hnlfharks Joe
Francis and Paul Lowe. Krnnris
and Lowe are tailbacks In Prnlh
ro's single wing, functioning as a
one-two punch.
new Alan Al Qunrlerlinek 2 each.
I ne line was manned by such
stalwarts from Ihe loll timber as
"..ic. ni Washington while
Phil Mclltigh, Oregon's voter,
end. took over one wing and Cali
fornia's Ron Wheatrrolt Ihe nlher
Rob Newman, Washington Slates
dangerous passer, was named sec
ond learn quarterback In continue
the Northwest landslide. Robhy
Mulgado of Ariicmn (Tempe) Slate
moved inlo a harkflcld post, while
tackle John NM,v n cop ,
guard Ksker lle.ru of t'CI.A
rounded nut the second eleven
Oregon Stale also predominated
n. the third team, taking three
posls. UCLA and Cahtornia each
captured two apiece.
Team
1. Oklahoma (261 (10-0)
2. Tennessee 5I (10-0)
Iowa Ml (8-1)
Georgia Tech (9-1)
5. Texas AAM (9-0-1 1
Miami iKIa.) (1) (B-O-l)
Michigan (7-21
Syracuse (7-11
Minnesota (6-1-2)
10. Michigan Stale (7-2)
Second 1(1 teams: II, Rnylnr, 46;
12. Pittsburgh. 36; 13, Oregon
.-iine, zi; h, Texas Christian. 18;
15, South California, 15; 16, Wyo
ming, 13: 17, Yale, 10; 18. Colo
rado. 9; 19. Navy, 8 ;20, Duke, 6.
Others: Texas Western, 5; Penn
Slate, 4: Ohio State. 3; Houston,
Army anil Arizona (Tempe) Stale,
Points
337
301
247
211
202
1.14
115
63
60
55
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Inspection of the trade-Ins mav he
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si . Salem
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