\-*
--
i
: :
If
B atfa lion
P 0 R T
THURSDAY; DECEMBER 1,1949
!■ ,*
■f:
• .
Page
our Take Six
ces; Smith Listed
BY FRANK ECK
AP Newsfeatures Sports Editor
New York, Dec. 1 (AP)—The nation’s top four football
- ^iernauts—Notre Dame, Oklahoma, California and Artnj
—appropriately enough gained six places on the 25th Asso
dated Press All-America team. (A&M’s Bob Smith made
juggernauts—Notre Dame, Oklahoma, California and Artny
sso-
.. ... I the
honorable mention list for outstanding backs.)
Notre Dame, the No. 1 team by the widest of margins,
dominates the 1949 team with three men. They are the Irish
co-captains, End Leon Hart and Tackle Jim Martin, and their
rugged bull-necked fullback, Emil Sitko.
Oklahoma’s representative is WadeWalker, a 203-po]und
nio,"
1
th«« midwest, the others from
section beinir Tojhnomaker of
that
Min
nesota and Walker of Oklahoma.
each
team
KCt*
since
team
tackle from Gaatonio, N. C. California's Bears, the Rose yowl
hosts, have Rod Fran* at guard-for
the second straight year and Army
made the mythical array with
its brilliant all-
around athlete.
Quarto r buck
Arnold iiallffn.
. Two repeaters
tai l the backfield
are the prl*u tri
ple threat men
from the south
west and south,
Doak Walker of
Southern Metho
dist and Charlie
Justice of North
Carolina. re
spectively. This
is the third straight All-America
for Walker and the second for Jus-
ticq. -
The other three places went to
Clayton Tonnemaker, Minnesota’s
245-pound center; Guard John
(Bull) Schweder of Pennsylvania
and Epd Jim (Froggie) Williams
of Rice. ' -
With Notre Dame gaining three
places the team strength lies in
0 4
©o your shopping today
iirom the advertising col
umns of... '
]. 3 . i . ■ ' . ■ | I
The Battalion j
and remember . . i
Say "I saw your ad in
The Battalion.”
SHAFFERS
Book Store
MAICII YOU*
"-'iix
Use our check list to
pick your gifts: __
□ Radios
• 45 RPM Recdrd
r ' Players
- q 45 RPM Records
□ Record Albums
□ 78 RPM Records
□ Accessories
DROP IN TODAY!
Shaffer’s Book Store
North Oate
• .r a..
The mat upd aouthwest
placed twp played on the first
With the south and west const
one spot apiocc. j __
All Men Are Heniora
It murks tho first time
prewar foothnl! that the entire
is made up of seniors, whltjih fs
significant in 'that future
Americas, hnrrihg unforscen con
flicts, will inciitoc down to earth
collegians insteld of players who
have performed all over the grid
iron map with^ Army and Navy
service teamsr ibefore concluding
their collegiate careers.
The 1949 team, chosen after
recommendations]by more than 260
spocts editors, AP staff writers,
college coaches and radio broad
casters, is a truly yeteran group.
The team age is 22.$\vears arid the
weight average 199.4 pound i.
The youngest player chosen is
Leon Hart, also the heavies.. Yet
the 21-year-old 248-pound giant
—he’s six-four—from Turtle Creek,
Pa., is the one unanimous selection
in that not one dissenter
be found.
SWC, Players Named
Besides Walker and Wil
several other Conference performers
were named to the ’49 All-Amer
ica squad. End J. D. Ison of Bay
lor was placed on the second team
and was the only player t() gain
more merit than that offered
honorable mention list.
Bruisin’ Bob Smith, Aggib full
back, was the only wearer )f the
Maroon spangles to gain ncogni
; M
y M
1
>* (
IT
The Battalion Presents
.,.. .. yyy
i
-.V
!.i ! l ‘
$ J)
My.
I
Q
|JAMES WILLIAMS
Rice
-l
11
1 n
could
Hams,
tion. He was listed amon
by the
g the
backs who won honorable m mtion.
Smith was the only soplomore
from the SWC to be honored, most
of the players being seniors.
Southwest Conference ends on the
honorable mention list werb Ben
Procter, Texas, and Jack Wolcott,
Rice. Tackles named included Bob
Collier, SMU; Harold'KilmaJ, TCU;
John Lunney, Arkansas; Ralph
Murphy, Rice, and Rupert Wright,
Baylor. j '
Guards Ranked High I
Jack Hulliday, SMU; Bid Mc-
Fiuiin, Texas; Don Mouser, llaylor;
Thwon Rohertb, Arkansas; S. J.
Roberts, Rice; Curl Schwarts, Rice,
and Chuck Stone, Baylor, were
the guards .named on the honorable
mention rolls.
Four centers were named, Gone
Heubner, Baylor; Dick Rowan, Tex
as; Gerald Weatherly, Rite, anil
Joe Watson, Rice.
Backs who were honored, in ad
dition to Smithy were Limy Ber
ry, TCU; Adrian Burk, Baylor;
Leon Campbell, Arkansas; (tundall
Clay, Texas; Bobby Lantri
and Kyle Rote, SMU.
Position
END
EMU SITKO
Notr$ Dame
: ;•! M
Player and College
CHARLIE JUSTICE
North Carolina
Class
DOAK WALKIR t
avthern Methodic
LEON HART, Notre Dime SENIOR
TACKLE JAMES MARTIN, Notre Dame SENIOR
GUARD ROD FRANZ, California SENIOR
CENTER CLAYTON TONNEMAKER, Minn. SENIOR
GUARD JOHN SCHWEDER, Pennsylvania SENIOR
WADE WALKER, Oklahoma SENIOR
JAMES WILLIAMS, Rice SENIOR
ARNOLD GALIFFA, Army I SENIOR
DOAK WALKER, Southern Methodist SENIOR
CHARLIE JUSTICE, North Carolina SENIOR
TACKLE
END
BACK
BACK-j
BACK |
BACK I
EMIL SITKO, Notre Dame
. cl ip; '♦ 1 | •;
•o.lt.:'
Age Height
Weight
21
6-3
248
25
6-2
248
24
6-1 |
205
21
6-3 I
245
21
6-0
200
23
6-0
203
21
6-0 j
185
; 22
6-2
190
22
5-11
168
25
5-10
165
25
5-8 j
180
Home Town
TtTRTLE CREEK, Pa.
CLEVELAND
SAN FRANCISCO
MINNEAPOLIS ,
BETHLEHEM, Pa.
GASTONIA, N. C.
WACO, Texas
DONORA, Pa.
DALLAS, Texas
Sit
V ■ #i!
» I •
selected by
ted Press,
and Ari
KM
Baylor came
were D. leon,'
wingman; Don Mot
•ound guard, aiid
e precision mah U
dyfor’s T formation.;
Two fonlkfl,
Southern Me
iristian each
fielders Doak
iwls Put On
-Conference
>U> V. RATLIFF
All-Sot
jcoaches
IT
did nbt place although Bob Si
»race: for a bapkfield spot* H
mowledfed top line, appropriately
neihett op the team—End James WH-
lurph^ and Center Joe Watson.
smI
race: for a bapkfield spot*
tne ream—End
„ _ _ d Center Joe H ___ ,
h with two linemen and a back. They
ersn was named to- the honorable
I >'
,n Burk,
center in:
*
Rote of the Methodist* ai
Harold' Kilman an J ^
Liiriy Beny of the
The other spot
Jountain Lewi* (Bud)
[fexas, who got votes
iard and Uckle.
Williams, Watson am
ere unanimous cholcss
lucked one ballot.
Othem who
r i'
Walker
Roth
t ght race
for first team honor* jvcrc Bajh
Proctor, the great foxan
ileiVdr, ami Randy ^llfy
ramming Texas hal ‘
Weatherly at Ce
The second team has "
.luck Wolcott of Kloi
Bobby Collier of South
(list and John Lunnoy of
Tackles; Carl Schwttrs
Jack Haliday, Southern
ii<Im; Geral
gua
Uass-N-
the line-
Pieter add
wm
S
ethodlht
Gerald Weatherly of
center, and Smith, Clay, Bobb
I ant rip of Rice and beoi Chm|tbo!
'A4* A
bt Arkansas, backs;
Rice hud an unusua 1 situation
—"two All American c» liters,^, aii
tho sports writers often saiiL It
Watson hadn’t boon on the team
Weatherly undoubtedly 'yquM have
been the first AH-Conft rcnce cen
ter.
Campbell was the ,haid luck; kid
of the year. He I wps called the
greatest fullback in the country'in
early season but InjuHis laid tjim
low, keeping him out iif mofftrof
the games., Some of tie coaches
still remembered him, however, ‘
lacking the all-conference, f
Smith Only So)h
Aggie fullback Smith is the, only
sophomore to place of the first
two teams. Even juniors arc
scarce—Kilman and Role being the
only two on the first swing eleven
End Wray Whittaker is
ly other Maroon perfqrn
the honor squad,; the H
the honor
sjtion.
. —ention
orm Bailey, Mi
Stone, Texas; Stanley
ms, Baylor; Zohn Milam, S
rn Methodist; Wray Writtali
AAM.
TacklejK-Ken J
c !^
nnstlan;
eyj WIL
, South-
rittaker,
ew;
'MURAL
NE WS
There will l»e a meeting of the
' Tho annual era** country titek
meet will tto next Thuriday, Dec-
ember 7. Athletlo officer* are ad
vised to check the entiV and flni*h
rule*-in order to obtain the outfit
entry point*, Bob Al|en reported.
Men participating.,
are adv|«i*d to begin t«
IT. the carlie*t po«*lh|e -d
Alien explained.
" The Intramural Football pro*
gram at the Afinex was completed
last week and the final standmfi'
are as follows: . 1 J *
League A Won Loot Tied ;Pct.
Company 7
Flight 9
Cpmpany -
Company 3
Flight 11
Flight 13
Company 5
X >i. ;», .
League B
Flight !10
Company 8
Vets
Company ®
Company 4
Company 2
• .
I
All-America Second and Third Teams
SECOND TEAM ! POSITION THIRD TEAM
J. D. ISOM, Baylor J END TOM ROWE, Dartmouth 1
BOB GAIN, Kentucky L.TACKLE 1 ALVIN WISTERT, Michigan
DON MASON, Michigan State [.....GUARD JACK LININGER, Ohio St*te
JIM C4STAGN0LI, Stanford j...CENTER VERN STERLING, Santa Clara
STANLEY WEST, Oklahoma .:.....i GUARD BERNARD BARKOUSKIE, Pittsburgh
RAY KROUSE, Maryland...., L TACKLE LOUIS ALLEN, Duke
BUD SHERROD, Tennessee [........END ROBERT WILSON, Wisconsin
CHARLES ORTMANN, Michigan; BACK .. BOB ZASTROW, Navy
BOB CPLERI, California ..j.... BACK ......EDDIE PRICE, Tulane
HILLARY CHOLLET, Cornell i BACK ^ JOHN PAPIT, Virginia
BOB WILLIAMS, Notre Dame .'.BACK ...JOHN KARRAS, Illinois
Tackle Chapin Named Lineman
Oi the Week for Texas Contest
BATTALION classified ads —
AP All-Southwest Conference
.830
.830
Mi
.464
.332
.000
.000
Won Lost Tied f/ct-
6 0* 0 i.000
4 2 0 .664
4 2 ; 0 J .461
3 3 0 '.500
1 5 ^ z
•V
League A Play alls
Co. 7—26, Fit. 9—0.
Flnah
•i
Co. 7—0, 2 pen. Fit. 10—0, 1 pen.
■ • • ' ' 1 . •
'4 -VJ
Pos. Player SjctiO§ll
E—JAMES WILLIAMS, Rice...... -li
E—J. D. ISON, Baylor ! U
T—HAROLD KILMAN, Texas Christian..]:..
T—RALPH MURPHY, Rice....: j.
G—LEWIS McFADIN, Texas ‘....I
G—DON MOUSER, Baylor
C—JOE WATSON, Rice..; : 1.4...
B—DOAK WALKER, Southern Methodist..;.
B—ADRIAN BURK, Baylor j.,;.
B—KYLE ROTE, Southern Methodist ]....
B—LINDY BERRY, Texas Christian ,L..
.4..
SR. ,
SI 1.'
Eagles Capture
Third Straight
Divisional Flag
New York, Dec. 1 •A’l—Stivei Van
Euren twisted through a strong
Pittsburgh defense Sunday to lead
the Philadelphia Eagles to a .‘{4-to-
17 victory and a third straight Na
tional Football League Easterti Di
vision title.
The former Louisiana State half-
buck also raced into the NFL rush
ing leadership as the Eagles wdn
their ninth game in ten starts.
. Over in the AU-Amcrica Confer
ence, George Rutterman, pitched
three touchdown passes in Buffalo’s
38-to-14 victory at Baltimore.--
It was the slim quarterback’s
final regular-season appearance in
the Younger League. He was sign
ed to play next year for the New
(See EAGLES, Page 41
mm’'-
2: Skii
' ' •'C,
We pay the highest prices for Used Books—
We mainiain wholesale and retail lists the
yrar 1 outi .1.
I GET OU8 PRICES BEFORE SELLING
| Mir: EXCHANGE STOhi.
S< ' 11 ;>) 1 <*'XU:, Ai | .
mmm i m
Tuck Chapin, 215-pound letter-
)nun tackle, has been named Line
man of the Week by The Battalion
sports staff for his fine defensive
efforts in the TU game. Although
playing only in the secondi half of
the fray, the Alamo City athlete
playoffs where they lost to a
powerful Odessa eleven. Chapin
lettened three years in high school
and in ’47 won a numeral on the
Fish team under Coach Charlie
DeWare. 1 I .
Majoring in animal husbandry,
FA v . L 1 ^ 1 majoring in apimai Husbandry,
contributed much to the Maroon 1 Chapin plans to be a rancher upon
line play. ! graduation, has one more year of
r .. ... J., , . , , , eligibility left, and should devel-
Chapin, while in high school, on * ^tlv hv S p flS nn
played 'Under; Aggie Athletic Di
rector Bones Irvin when Irvin
was coaching Thomas Jefferson
High School in San Antonio.
The Jeff team of 46 advanced to
the finals of the state schoolboy
4—
op greatly by next season.
Both guards, Carl Molberg and
Max Greiner, along with end Ced
ric Copeland played the first half
of the Teasip game both on the
offense and defense. All three were
outstja&ding.
We Do All Types of Alterations
And Repairs Such As...
■ , - ‘ ■ i 1 r' 1 j'
■ I i '■ .Mil I ..
• Replace Knitted Cuffs and bottoms
on Jackets, etc.
if .1 ' 1 ■. -4 ‘ •; j
• Re-Line Jackets
• Replace Zippers ! . ] ']j
-.1 I | : ! •
See Us First—We Can Do It.
ORpER YOUR SLACKS AND SHIRTS NOW
We Deliver in a Few Djiys
•- j ' 4
Zubik & $
*
ons
■
DNIHIKM SMCCIAUSTS
North Gaite
i '
j
Comfortable Formality!
ARROW
DRESS
SHIRTS
"Iflik" $4.50
"Nomou"—Th« N«w
Mraod collar styU
$6.50
Whether yoa'ro prom
chairman, gl«« club
man, or itag at uvu,
you will be comet and
comfortable m Arrow'* formal
thirl*, drew He* and codon.
See your Arrow dealer
for your Christmas and Now
YoarS formal wear needs.
..
ARROW SHIRTS
Tin • UNDIRWIAR • HANDKIRCHIIPS • SPORTS SHIRTS
mammammaama
It
T
:
■ .. ■
21 1S5
21 1 m
it 1 ' zr
21 210
20 235
22 195
24 231
22 168
21 190
20 190
21 , 175
II III
Team
Rome Town
Waco, Texas
Asiiland, Ky.
Shamrock, Texas
Waco, Texas
Iraan, Texas
Vernon, Texas
Temple, Texas
Dallas ■,
Gfston,.Texas
San Antonio
Wichita Falls, Tex 1
Wff**™
—-
8
F;
■
u
, . -looking, comfortobl# and ht^k-
m* 111
-W69f His A|r6w-5hor4ham $6.50.
msTux-w*,.
FOR TAIiS-wMr
■f-'A
:
v •
' ir- -
k,
We
f
vrm
1