Variety (December 1925)

Wednesday, December f, 1828 m ALL-EASTERN TEAM m a sfii»<»n topheavy with upsets the »ele<-ti»n of an "all" eleven Is Lade that much harder. This fall, with Its inevitable weekly Saturday ahocks. is a paralyzer when it comes to giving an opinion on the beet men In their rispective positions. Ab fnr as the East is concerned th^re can be little or no denying that the season brought forth noithtr exceptionally brilliant tarlcles, •uards or quarterbacks. There ^ere nun who turned In consistent performances ui those aforemention- ed line positions, but nowhere alonp tiiis coast line was there a signal toller who deJlnltely stood out. It's ttnusual for the East not to bp able to point to nt least one qunrtcrhack as having All-American qualiflca- tlons, but those who would dosisntite a picker of pluys for auiiremo honors Biust look elsewhere than on the ^r^antic roster. '1 5:c!e;*ting an AU-Kastoni team Variety has combined ncw.>^pai)fr accounts of past games with the opinions of players, as well as in- tently listen inK to the lirst hand lor« of coaches. It's an ainalKama- tlon of data that needs abundant gifting for the reaching of any defi- nite conclusion. The final summing up ruined an evening and sponsored ieadaches. However, starting with the back- fleld and getting bark to the quar- terback dilemma. It Is becau.se of the lack of predominating men In this position that Tryon (Colgate) la named as the director of thi.i mythical lineup. Here Is a back gifted with a remarkable head and not unfamiliar with the responsibil- ity of having to call plays. I'ossesa- ing all the fundamental requisites of an outstanding ball carrier, this By Sid Silverman mythical honors. Th« comment of men who have played against him makes him a back among backs at once, besides which there are the eyewitnesses who have come back raving. A year ago Hanover's great Swede was a demon lino smasher and ball heaving artist who ranked with the best. This fall he has added "class" to his kicking and become shifty on his feet. Always a bull for work. Oberlander becomes more than monotonous to opponents who have become "fed up" in the lirst quarter and Is a rock upon which i)ractically any kind of an offonsivc nii^ht be based. Tully {Dartmouth) and Lea (I'lincoton) are the choice for ends because of the ranjjo of requirements which they cover and, speaking in the vernacular, due to their "cagi- ness." Both are "cagey" ends, able to slii) in or outside of a tackle, and both ;ire (exceptional on the receiv- ing end of passes. TuHy is, per- haps, thi' more brilliant of the two due to bis place kicking ability and his snaring of passes from out of almi>st any ontantclement. Both men rover jiunUs to a nicety, are hard to I)ox, use their hands well and have ihe knack of sifting through to get the runner from behind. Hanson (Syracuse) and Thayer (Pennsyl- vania) assuredly class with the first named pair but are physically short of reaching the expertness of play of the Jormer duo. liaxter and Horn (Army) are both ends capalile of turning in play that defies im- provement, but their work is not sufficiently steady to rank at the top. The Yale and Columbia games necessarily limit their r.cope for honors. At the tackles are placed Parker VARIETY'S ALL-EASTERN SELECTIONS boy achieves an added brilMan'c In his work to the extent it is im- pos.';lliIe to Ignore him as regards eastern honors. This would be so whether he were high scorer in the East or not. and he is. Tryon is BUiKsrb on his feet when running, leads the Interference well. Is a steady defense man, passer and Is an ex?eplional klcUcr. A true triple threat. Prjcticaliy the same might be said of Slagle (Princeton) al- though the latter Is pounds lighter than the Colgate man. One of this Princeton youth's main assets is his consistency. Slaglo has proven nis clei)ondal)ility in the two years of varsity football he has played and the ability to enhance an all around performance In a crisi.-? dur- ing hir, hardest games is the "edge" Which gives him the call over the other baeks who may equal him in ball n.lvaneing ability. He is nn- - Other triide unit who combines run- ning, passing and kicking as the pos:;i!.ir> resuH from any f.irniation. Op'l'te his lack of weight he Is WHl kn..wn for his sfnminf* and his abdity to shed punishment. Wyckoff and Oberlander Wy.koff (Georgia Tech) Is In- cluded by taliing a liberty because Of the reputation he carries through- out 111,. .South and upon the game he Played au-ainst Penn State at the Yankee Stadium early In the fall, "ere is .1 pi.^ygr who would make any bn. uneld formidable. A strong runner. e,,ually adopt at piercing a '""• or slicing oft tackle, Wyekcift Is a Knee action ground eater who, be- ^^us" of his size. Invariably picks P one or two yards following the impact of a tackle. He also throws or Piuits, I, a deadly tackier and «"stauM himself at a high pitch re- Paniir^^ of incessant pounding. "IN was particularly tnie against c/dek.s contingent where Wyckoff 'u two-thirds of the afternoon's Rn ■;■ " """^^ "°^ *>« forgotten that ^f kne named Georgia Tech's leader "f the greatest fullback he has ever n. Oberlander (Dartmouth) in probably the one player in the coun- y rerts'f.nahly sure of unanimous (Dartmouth) and Slerackl (Penn- isylvaria). Polh are smart men, fast down the field and bulwarks on defense. An Injury to Slerackl .">lowed up this player In the latter staTes of the season l-ut his matinees a.trainst Brown, Yule and Chicago warrant him top considera- tion, especially as there were few of the type scampering on grid- irons in these parts this fall. Pnr'^er is a quick dlagnoser of I>la> s, gives his backs every ad- vantage when In possession of the ball and Is .«;cldom completely taken out of a play. Hoth men are fight- ers to the ground with Parker's ex- • piTience counting In his favor If j there is a choice between the two. .loss (Yale) and Kearney (Cornell) are a shade behind on a general summing up. Joss had a terrific linrden to carry. Inasmuch as he was receiving none too much he!]) from the adjacent end all year, while his si:':e and natural power coukl not help but count In his favor. Kearney, on the other hand, is of the short, stocky type. Ex- tremely active he makes good use of powerful hands, i.s fast on his f<et,. a stiibborn defender and a player who seldom falls beneath a high standard of position play. The gTi.ird as.'-ignments go to Piebl (l"t;ulmouth) and Sturhahn (Yale). lOach of these men was f^Iilendld at opening holes, rugged on defense and po.ssessed enough speed to swing Into the lnterf"rence If called upon. P.csides which each had a nose for the ball, were ever alert and rate aa highly dependable. Carey (Cornell), and I>>nts (N'avy), were of the same type, not so beady, perhaps, but always willing. Carey, although lacking the poll.sh of experience, is given the call over others because of his aNlity aa a drop or place kicker. Of smaller stature than the other guards named he was nevertheless found to generally outplay the opponent pitted against him. A Great Cantr* Tn the middls of the line there wa.o no centre In the eaat wbo rated SPORTS with McMillan (Princeton), This mammoth ball passer migrated from guard to centre at various stages of the season but seemed most at home over the ball and when playing a roving defense. A terrific tackier, McMillan add'?d to this asset by an uncanny ability to be where his tackle woidd do the most good. A ball hawk of the best it seemed that he was always within five yards of the pigskin, revealed a sure instinct for figuring out plays and when holding the ball fed bis backs exception;^lly well. A centre than whom there has been no greater nl . these parts all year. P.obinson (Pennsylvania) gets the second call because of his average playing against none too g«-ntle op- position. Isol.ited slips in p.assing detiacted from his general sc-ore 1 ut he ranged wide and showed marked ability to use his head. McPhall (Dartmouth) impresses as the best of but a fair quota of quarterbacks. He was well able to take care of himself In an open field, his selection of plays never brought severe criticism, and pi-ob- ably, with such a great team around liim was made to look addilionallv .good. Bunnell (Yale) seemed to be in line until his Princeton and Yale games whence he dwindled away to be lost among the pack. Keefer (IJrown), played hard football throughout a torrid schedule, prov<'d himself a hard man to stop and revealed ability to break loose If given any kind of an opening by the opposition. Besides which he was a good passer and a sturdy defense man. Plansky (Georgetown), burned up more turf on the Polo Grt)unds than any other set of backs play- ing there all falL A member of Georgetown's championship relay team, Plansky was a furious starter and an ill omen if getting beyond the scrimmage line. Big and fast, he was further dangerous as a re- ceiver of passes and his average performances on the sea.son well merit this rating. Kreuz (Pennsyl- vania), was a demon until an in- Jury laid him low. Hia plunging and kicking ability make him a prominent figure In any backflcld group. Corking defensive displays and being a glutton for punishment but further enhance his general value. Team as a Whole Therefore it will be seen that In this squad of 22 men, and the first team i>articularly, there Is con- tained about all the desirable angles of an Ideal eleven. The ends are fast, cover abundant territory and are too "cagey" to be trapped, the tackles are defensive giants, would work well with these wingmen and the combination could outsmart opponents. The guards would be sure in opening holes with these tackles along side of them, while McMillan would invariably be through to take care of his man in the secondary defense if the guards were called upon for a brief block and then had to swing into the in- terference. Behind the line are four triple threat men, all sure of getting a man when running interference and capable of doing almost any- thing with the ball behind such a line. On defense the tackles would be a constant source of worry to an opijonent, Tryon or Slagle would play safety and to return punt.'^ while McMillan, Oberlander and Wckoff, backed by Slagle and Tryop, would bo certain to break up any forward passing attack. VARIETY PICTURE MAN'S STABLE BOOTIEGS-BUT KEEPS OFFASTHORSLS ms AMATEUR STATUS Chicag<), D,',-. K Joseph Trlnz, ntsoelaed with tTTF Lubllner and Trinz houses who purchased a small sti-ing of raie horses during the last llawlhonic meet has develoied bis stable into one of the most prominent in Western turf circles. The stable Is headed by (!bl Scout, rated as one of the best sprinters in the west and a eon- .sistenl winner. The utheis include .\rabian. Morning Cloud, Itival. Special, Driftwood, HIaze, Dobson, Mollie R., Alboralc. l.eightou. Little .Tennie and Kyroek. Jockeys K. lIoa'.:;land and H. lAing are attached to tlK< establishment. Mr. Tiinz left last week to be in attendance at the opening of Jefferson Park, New Or'.eans, where his stable will race during the winter meeting. Wtntnmstnwn. Mass.. I>e»», 1,—^ P.(>otleet;lnK to support his wife and to help defray the costs of eduiation was the exidanatlon given by Clar. ii.e M. •Skyball" Uniils, fiiant tackle on the I^ens- selaer Polytechnic Institute football !-'quad the oa^t season, when ar- raigned in district court at Wil- liamslown, M.iss. last .veo'u -'n a eli.arge of trans;iortini; 11 luor. Pouis pleaded guilty and was fined $200, which was paid by fellow students. He w.is caught In a Williams college dormitory while attempting to dispose of 20 quarts of liquor which he bad sniug!,'led Into VVlllIamstown in his automobile. liouis stands seven feet two inches In hia stocking feet. New Garden's Construction Gives Rickard Fullest Use In order to get the widest po.ssible use of his building Tex Hlekard has had the main floor of the new .Madison Square Garden built on a plan which, if successful, probal ly will be f..no\v.d by other great amuse- ment halls throughout the country. The floor structure Is 12 Inches thick, built with hollow tile blocks, each block supported on ell her side by reinforced concrete. Above the floor la a coating t)f waterproof material and above that is a layer of cork, four inches thick which al.so earricH a coat of waterproofing. With this as a base the entire arena area is covered with a gridiron of pipes carrying the brine for Ice-making purposes. There are over 85,000 feet of this piping Imbedded In the floor. Dry sand was t.amped around the pipin;; and It was covered with • mixture of concrete and steel filings. Steel as a good conductor of heat. assists in the freezing process. When all the piping, waterproofing an4 cushioning were in place the finished floor, consisting of marble chip* and cement, was laid down and polished. If both the machinery and the design work out as well as the engineers expect it will be possible to hold a dance in the main arena on one evening and an ice hockey game the following evening, the Ice being ready for practice several hours before the game. The ice can easily be melted and the flou^ drained and cleaned In time to permit dancing, boxing or any other use of the building during the afternoon following a hockey game. The same machinery used for Ice-maklng will b« used for alr-cooUnt The floor also is equipped with brass sleeves for fastening down goaiV posts, barricades, circus equipment or anything else ot ttao kind that may be required. INSIDE STUFF ON SPORTS Stadium for Football With Corbett Promoter The New York American I>eague baseball club Is reported to have received several offers for the use of its Yankee Stadiimi next fall as .a home for professional football. It is understood that Jack Cor- bett, promoter. Is the most likely tenant, following the baseball sea- son. Inasmuch as he has long be< n known to Col. Ruppert through his (Corl^tfs) holding of the Atlanta ba.seball franchise in the Southern Ix-ague. According to the story It Is Cor- bctt's Intention to Install Johnny Mohart, former Notre Dime back- field star, and currently playing with the Chicago "Rears" (pro eleven), as his active manager, with Mohart tn recruit a representative gri<llron team of former college stars. Including "Red"' Grange, as a home team for the fall of '2S Saturdays will undoubtedly see the field sub-let to contending col- lege elevens with Sundays and holidays holdtnf tho pro teams as the attraction. If You Don't Advertiae in "VARIETY- Don't Adv«rti«e Phoney "Jack Conway" Smoked Out Following the admission before the N'(:w York .State Boxing Commls* sion by Ray Helgeson, sporting <'ditor of tho New York "Dally Mirror," that the "Mirror' staff h;id been publishing their "exposes" and sensa- tional boxing and sport editorials under tho sirrnnture of a mythical "Jack Conway." Jack Cw^'^'V of Variety retfilned Goldsmith, Goldblatt & Hanover, of 1540 Broadway, to bring proceedings against the Hearst tabloid for using his name. The "Mirror's" ghost was finally chased out in the open after the idioney Conway had critici:cd the P.oxinj Commission because It took no action on an alleged alfidavit from Italian Jack Herman which tho "Mirror" published. Conway was summoned by tho commission and when nobody appeared, Ray Helgeson was sutpoened. Ho admitted under questioning tho "Mirror" had no ('onway and was using the signature as a pen name for the staff. The "Mirror," shortly after it discovered that Times square circulation was jumping, began to feature the "Jack Conway" signature. This wa« fidlowed up by po.-*ters showing "Conway" wearing a mask and mustacho and labeled "The World's Greatest Roxing Authority." Saranao Waive* Ice Ctassica "^ ~7" ~" There will bo no national or interna tiotial Ice skating championship* held at Sarunuc I..ake, N. Y., this year. An announcement by the Sara- nac Lake Amateur Skating Association states that the re.sort has waived Its claim to the races out of c()urt<:ay to other cities that have l<mg felt they should have a <;h;in( e at the classics. The statement that the resort stepiied aside In favor of other cities Is taken with a gr-aln of salt by some persons, wbo believe the real Vviason may have been the lack of Interest and .support a^own by local residents and winter visitors. / Fake Tipster Advs. One of tho daily racing sheets, probably denied the malls, \n running wild In the matter of tijister advs., making the racket an out and out sucker game. The advs. will rend something like this: "I picked Dolly Dimples at 8 to 1; Hell's Hells paid JK.GO to $2' and etc. The horseo named had won the day before bnt pool room people know the tipsters did not pick those particular horses at all. And yet there seems to bo an unending line of IJarnum bettors who patronize thi^touts. One-Third of Gross, Yankee Stadium'a Rental One-third of the gross receipts is the lixtd rental for the Yankee Stadium in New York, for all fall events, followlnt; the baseball season. This princliiaily takes In the football games. It is said that when Colonel Ruppert, owner of the Vankees wa»- approached for terms for a pro game of football with "Red" Grango 08 the star draw, the Colonel as'Ked who "Red" '^Irange was. It Is reported Grange will take the Chicago Pears to Florida for two football games, possibly playing against the New York "Giants" (foot- ball), with Grange receiving $50,000 e:ich game, guaranteed, he to tako care of his team's expenses and salaries. Advance Sale for Grange "Red" Grange's publicity did not count for nought In the east. .Scheduled to play Dec. 6 at the Polo Grounds. tlcl<ets went o;i .sale Sunday with a wild scramble for choice locations resulting. The New York RanebaU Club omclal.-? prcdbied a sell-out ty Wodneaday.